Just One Gift

Written by Linda Sue Park · Illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng

Students explore heartfelt gifts, sparking unexpected connections.

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80 pages· 6,784 words· Est. 57 min read· ~670L

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In a vibrant classroom, students face a unique challenge: choose one special gift for someone important. As answers unfold, some spark lively debates, while others remain private. Through linked poems, discover how these choices reveal unexpected connections and enrich lives in surprising ways. What gift would you choose?

From the publisher

Exploring themes of community and gratitude, Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park captures the diverse voices of a lively classroom discussion in a thought-provoking story told through linked poems: Love that Dog meets Seedfolks!The assignment: If you could give someone special in your life a present–just one gift–who would you choose, and what would it be? Discuss. Certain students know their answers right away. A few find their answers more slowly. And while some responses spark lively conversation, others are revealed only in the privacy of journal pages. But all of the choices are as heartfelt as they are unexpected. In accessible verse that highlights transformative moments of connection, Linda Sue Park celebrates the ways–big and small, obvious and unanticipated–our lives are enriched by the people we encounter. Robert Sae-Heng contributes black-and-white art to this eloquent stand-alone read that is also a welcomed companion to the popular The One Thing You’d Save.

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