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183 pp.
| Groundwood |
May, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-88899-847-7$16.95
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PaperISBN 978-0-88899-848-4$12.95
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4-6
Beset by family troubles (including a crying baby cousin) and the inability to spell, Owen Skye could be miserable--and sometimes he is. In this epistolary novel, Owen's letters to schoolmate Sylvia are funny and poignant. Experience teaches him a lot, and if the mystery of Sylvia's whereabouts is solved a bit too neatly, readers will nevertheless admire Owen's pluck throughout.