Reader Response: This book is a poetic piece that invites the reader to imagine the types of questions that you would ask a person before they left forever. Gibran's The Prophet is broken into life subjects that impact the people of Orphalese. The Prophet offers his last bit of wisdom before journey home on his long awaited ship. 

Evaluator Response: The language of this book is archaic. However, it provides the opportunity for the reader to interpret the text in a contemporary language for the sake of understanding. 

Teacher Response: It is important to expose students to classic poetry and allegories such as this that builds their appetite for literature of various genres.

Literacy Coach Response: This is book allows the student to exercise their skills in deciphering language and using context to discovering the meaning of a word