Never That Far
- Author Carol Lynch Williams
- Narrator Erin Spencer
- Publish Date 1 June 2018
- Run Time 3 hours and 31 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and bereavement, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members.
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What to expect
After her grampa dies, the last place Libby expects to see him is sitting on the edge of her bed. But that’s what happens the night after the funeral.
Even more surprising is that Grampa has three important things to tell her: first, that she isn’t alone or forgotten—“The dead ain’t never that far from the living,” he says; second, that she has “the Sight”—the ability to see family members who have died; and third, that there is something special just for her in the lake. Something that could help her and her father—if she can find it.
Libby and Grampa try to help her father heal from his grief, but it will take all of Libby’s courage and her gift of Sight to convince her father that the dead are never truly gone.
Never That Far is set in the lush, rural landscape of central Florida and is a story that celebrates friendship, hope, and the power of family love.
Critics Review
u201cLibby is a likable character who is a vital part of healing her fatheru2019s enormous grief as well as her own. Though the story, set in Florida in 1967, is about death and grieving, Williams presents these themes in a sweet and positive light with a focus on family and healing. Verdict: A good read for historical assignments and short enough that it may be an attraction for reluctant readers.u201d
u201cWilliamsu2019 story of a twelve-year-old girl fighting to maintain her family connections is sprinkled with a gentle dose of magical realism that is both real and magical.u201d
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