Park turns her wry eye on a serious subject, the death of a sibling. I really believed that there was a little girl named Phoebe trying to deal with the death of her younger brother. I cried throughout the entire book, even though there were times that I was laughing through the tears. Impressions: Mick Harte Was Here was so sad. Just as the reader thinks the family will fall apart the grandmother comes and finds a way to bring them back together. Phoebe’s father just wants to move on, but is crushed.

Phoebe wants to sit in Mick’s room and do things to remember him, but her mom just can’t take having to be confronted with anything that reminds them of Mick. Her entire family is heart-broken, but dealing with their grief in different ways and it takes much time for them to understand the pain that the other feels. The story is told through the eyes of his sister, Phoebe. Mick is killed when he is hit by a truck while riding his bicycle. Summary: Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park is the heart-wrenching story of what happens to a family when a child dies. Synopsis of Mick Harte was Here by Barbara Park: Thirteen-year-old Phoebe Harte and her parents must deal with the tragedy of her younger brother's sudden death in an after-school bicycle accident.Citation: Park, B. It also illustrates the grieving process for young people. This story helps drive home the message of how important it is for people to wear a bike helmet every time they ride. This story is fictional, but the topic of bike safety is very real. The document includes an answer key with the responses highlighted in yellow and the student version. These questions can be used for literacy groups, silent reading, or guided reading groups. Students respond to the questions in complete sentences. The story and questions promote reflective thinking. They encourage student to think about the author’s message. There are also inferential questions that require students to think and reflect.

The questions for this story include literal and easy to find responses in the text to promote skills in readers like returning to the text to find answers. There are 3 to 4 questions per chapter for the book. This product is a ready to print and use set of comprehension questions and answer key.

Mick harte was here by barbara park