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The View from a Kite

The View from a Kite (cover)

Written by Maureen Hull

Vagrant Press

A teenager in the 1970s, Gwen is stuck in a tuberculosis sanatorium with only her journal and the occasional cigarette to keep her sane. Can she survive the dark stain from her recent past?

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One for Sorrow

One For Sorrow
Written by Mary C. Sheppard

Saddled with a mean, bedridden mother; an older, increasingly bitter sister; and lovely but mainly absent father, Issy is desperate to leave her miserable life in Newfoundland and dreams of heading to the mainland. But there’s one thing holding Issy back: she is illiterate.

Details

ISBN:

9780143054139

Call Number:

F SHE

Standing Collection Status:

In Collection

Series Name:

Tales From Cook’s Cove

Publisher:

Puffin Canada/Penguin

Publication Year:

2008

Format:

Paperback

Price:

$14.00

Number of Pages:

244

Size:

5.25" x 8.25"

Intended Level:

Ages 13 and up

Reading Level:

Grade 7