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Children's Fiction Bullying

The Ride Home

by (author) Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Initial publish date
Jan 2020
Category
Bullying, Country Life, Friendship
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459821446
    Publish Date
    Jan 2020
    List Price
    $0.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781459837072
    Publish Date
    Feb 2023
    List Price
    $10.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9 to 12
  • Grade: 4 to 7
  • Reading age: 9 to 12

Description

Key Selling Points

  • This book examines bullying in middle school and how everyone has a story to tell.
  • The entire story takes place during one bus ride home from school.
  • Gail Anderson-Dargatz has written many hi-lo or literacy learner novels for both YA and adults working to strengthen their literacy skills.
  • The author confessed that she was the “weird” one on the bus when she was a kid. Now her own kids take a long bus ride home too.
  • The Ride Home was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize and the Chocolate Lily Award.
  • Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

About the author

Gail Anderson-Dargatz, whose fictional style has been coined as "Pacific Northwest Gothic" by the Boston Globe, has been published worldwide in English and in many other languages. A Recipe for Bees and The Cure For Death By Lightning were international bestsellers, and were both finalists for the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada. The Cure For Death By Lightning won the UK’s Betty Trask Prize among other awards. A Rhinestone Button was a national bestseller in Canada and her first book, The Miss Hereford Stories, was short-listed for the Leacock Award for humour. Her most recent novel, The Spawning Grounds, released in fall 2016, was again a bestseller. After nearly a decade of teaching within the Optional-Residency MFA program in creative writing at the University of British Columbia, Gail now mentors writers around the world through her own on-line forums. She lives in the Shuswap, the landscape found in so much of her writing.

Gail Anderson-Dargatz's profile page

Awards

  • Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Awards
  • Short-listed, BC and Yukon Book Prizes - Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
  • Short-listed, BC and Yukon Book Prizes, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize

Editorial Reviews

“Appeal to readers who are most interested in realistic stories…A simple slice of life book with a pretty good lesson learned in the end. Recommended.”

CM: Canadian Review of Materials

"If you like a quick read this book is for you."

Canadian Children's Book News, student takeover edition

“Delightfully poignant...Will hook all middle school readers into [the] story with language they will understand and find amusing.”

The Ormsby Review

“This is an accessible narrative with a layered reading experience.”

Kirkus Reviews

“Recommended for middle school and reluctant high school readers. Very good choice for libraries and families. Current topics, high interest and smooth writing at a lower reading level.”

Must Read Lit: K thru YA

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