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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Night Job

Night Job

Hesse, Karen
Karas, G. Brian

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FamilyGeneral Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $8.99

ISBN10: 1536246905
ISBN13: 9781536246902
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: Oct 21 2025
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.10 Width: 7.70 Depth: 10.40
Language: English
This title offers an extraordinary glimpse into an endearing father-son relationship, a livelihood, and an ordinary life. --School Library Journal (starred review)

When the sun sets, Dad's job as a school custodian is just beginning. What is it like to work on a Friday night while the rest of the city is asleep? There's the smell of lilacs in the night air, the dusky highway in the moonlight, and glimpses of shy nighttime animals to make the dark magical. Shooting baskets in the half-lit gym, sweeping the stage with the game on the radio, and reading out loud to his father in the library all help the boy's time pass quickly. But what makes the night really special is being with Dad. Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse's quietly powerful story of a boy and his father is tenderly brought to life by G. Brian Karas in this luminous tribute to an enduring, everyday sort of love.

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