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Children's Fiction Humorous Stories

You Can Pick Me Up at Peggy's Cove

by (author) Brian Doyle

Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Initial publish date
Apr 2006
Category
Humorous Stories, Multigenerational, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888997098
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $7.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554980505
    Publish Date
    Dec 1992
    List Price
    $5.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

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

Description

When Ryan's dad runs away from home because of the change of life, Ryan is sent to spend the summer with his aunt in Peggy's Cove.

He goes fishing, almost gets into big trouble and learns a lot about tourist behavior, but most of all he misses his dad and hopes he'll come back soon.

About the author

Brian Doyle is a four-time winner of the Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year for Children Award. His American honors include being selected for the Horn Book's Fanfare List, the ABA "Pick of the Lists" and the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age. He has also won the NSK Neustadt Prize, the Phoenix Honor Award, and he has been named a finalist for the Hans Christian Anderson Award. He lives in Chelsea, Quebec.

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Editorial Reviews

...a sensitive novel for young adolescents.

Ottawa Citizen

This book has everything; it is funny and sad; it is insightful and ingenuous...

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