Reviews for Careers inside the world of sales

The average rating for Careers inside the world of sales based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-10-27 00:00:00 Julio Cisneros A young family with 3 kids: Jaron, Jerilyn and Jesse. Jaron dies. Jerilyn and Jesse write poems to express their sadness. Their reactions to their loss differ from each other. Jerilyn, older than Jesse, handles her emotion more maturely although she misses her older brother so much. Jesse is angry with Jaron for leaving him. The poems are short, simple but definitely poignant and at times, heartbreaking because they are supposed to be from child's perspectives. It is also interesting to see how Grimes was able to put a young girl's voice different from a young boy's voice as two writers of the poems. She even put them in the same headers depicting the natural bereavement cycle: shock, denial, acceptance, forgiveness and moving on. As adults, we might think that the children have lesser capacity to understand the loss of a loved one. This book seems to indicate that we might be mistaken in that assumption. My favorite among Jerilyn's poems: Dinner - Jerilyn Dinner used to be a noisy business of Mom mining for information about everyone's day and Jesse interrupting and Lucky barking for Jaron to drop a few tasty scraps on the floor accidentally on purpose and Jaron trying to cover by telling a joke so lame I had to laugh till Dad called us to order. Dinner is noiseless now except for the clink of knife and fork, or functional chatter like "Pass the butter, please." As for Dad, he's got enough order to last a lifetime. Grimes ends her book with a note: "There is no right or wrong way to feel when someone close to you dies. I found that out at fifteen when my father died. Some people cry right away, others don't. Some get angry, others don't. Some can talk about the person, while others find it impossible. Almost everyone asks why, but no one really has the answer. All we know for certain is that when someone we love dies, it hurts. The way you feel is the way you feel. You have nothing to apologize for. What matters most is finding a healthy way to get your feelings out. I hope this book helps you do that." This book is recommended for children ages 8-12 but adults will be able to appreciate the simple message and easy-to-read poems. Nice to grab on a lazy weekend and would like to have something to read quickly to lighten up the heaviness you feel inside your overworked brain.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-06-05 00:00:00 Mary Schneider A verse novel and/or collection of poetry for young people about grief. Two siblings, Jesse and his older sister Jerilyn, lament the death of their brother Jaron. The time span is on year from the time of death, and each sibling responds differently throughout the whole process of grieving, alternating perspectives. No right way to grieve, is the point. I loved the lovely sad small watercolor illustrations by Raul Colon. The color is lovely throughout. I read this for National Poetry Month with my kids, and thought it was good because, though sad, it's a rare and useful topic for kids. Grimes lost her father when she was fifteen. Why? Jesse Why did Jaron have to die? I asked till my lips burned dry. Mommy sighed and shook her head. "God scoops up the good," she said. Then, from now on, I won't be. Hear that God? Don't come for me. Why? Jerilyn Why give God a bad name? Why not blame the moon, if you must pretend to have an answer? We both know sense is like shadow. Chase it till you sweat, and all you'll get is a handful of nothing. Besides, what difference does it make? Just concentrate on breathing. from What is Goodbye? Nikki Grimes