The Red Corduroy Shirt
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1998
- Category
- Friendship
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780773730663
- Publish Date
- Sep 1998
- List Price
- $6.95
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Where to buy it
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 12
- Grade: 3 to 6
Description
That's the most beautiful shirt I've ever seen
When Jake admires Jerry Hom's shirt, a friendship is born between two boys who are hungry to belong, share, see their similarities, and marvel at each other's differences But new friendships are fragile as Jake discovers when he comes home wearing Jerry's treasured gift, the red corduroy shirt
About the authors
Joseph Kertes founded Humber College's Creative Writing and Comedy Programs. He was until recently Humber's Dean of Creative and Performing Arts and is a recipient of numerous awards for teaching and innovation. His first novel, Winter Tulips, won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. Boardwalk, his second novel, and two children's books, The Gift and The Red Corduroy Shirt, met with critical acclaim. His novel, Gratitude, won a Canadian National Jewish Book Award and the U.S. National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. His latest novel, The Afterlife of Stars, has been described by Miriam Toews as his "masterpiece" and was named a notable book by the NY Times Book Review. Kertes is the 2017 recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize.
