Children's Fiction Mysteries & Detective Stories
Anywhere But Here
- Publisher
- Red Deer Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2002
- Category
- Mysteries & Detective Stories
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889951471
- Publish Date
- Aug 2002
- List Price
- $4.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 14
- Grade: 4 to 9
Description
The prospect of a boring summer vacation turns to adventure when eleven-year-old Marjorie discovers stolen pesticides on her family's farm. It's a mystery that turns the summer on its ear and an experience that makes Marjorie see her home in a startling new light.
About the author
Adele Dueck's books for children include Nettie’s Journey, from Coteau's "From Many Peoples" series, and Anywhere But Here, which was a finalist for the Young Readers' Choice Awards in Ontario and Manitoba. Her fiction has appeared in several children's anthologies, while her magazine articles – often about the humorous side of rural living – have been published in Western People, Farm Woman, Grainews, and Canadian Living. Born in Outlook, Saskatchewan, Adele lived in Drake, Lanigan and Saskatoon before moving to Lucky Lake, where she lives now.