Kindred Souls

Jake's grandfather, Billy, at the age of eighty-eight, shares a special bond with him, often recalling his childhood memories of living in a sod house. When Billy falls ill and is hospitalized, Jake decides to rebuild the sod house as a gift for his grandfather. Billy spends his last days in the sod house, cherishing the bond and memories with Jake. Patricia MacLachlan, author of the Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall, beautifully portrays the natural part of life that is death and the deep connections that make it bearable.