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Butler, Geoff

The Hangashore

31 pp. | Tundra | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-88776-444-4 $$15.95
(4) 1-3 In 1945 Newfoundland, a pompous magistrate in a small fishing village refuses to give up his pew in church to returning WWII soldiers. Only John, a sixteen-year-old with Down syndrome, dares to confront the magistrate on his "hangashore," or pitiful behavior. The dialect and setting add interest, but the ending seems contrived. The landscapes and boats are more successful in the oil illustrations than the thick, clunky figures.
Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey

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