| View from a Kite Contributor(s): Hull, Maureen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551095912 ISBN-13: 9781551095912 Publisher: Vagrant Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011489773 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 320 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 121985 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the 1970s, Gwen is stuck in one of the last tuberculosis sanatoriums in Nova Scotia. She documents her surroundings in the hospital, especially the characters living with her in the TB ward. Gwen's method of handling her isolating sickness is to learn as much about it as she can, and interspersed throughout the book are Gwen's research notes on the disease itself. But threaded through her writing are glimpses of a violent stain on her recent past. Gwen's father shot her mother, tried to shoot Gwen, and killed himself. But tragedy is not the crux of the story; Gwen's humor, strength, and resilience in the face of illness and adversity are. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hull, Maureen: - Maureen Hull was born and raised on Cape Breton Island. She studied at nscad, Dalhousie University and the Pictou Fisheries School. She has worked at the costume department of Neptune Theatre and as a lobster fisher. She lives on Pictou Island in the Northumberland Strait. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, most recently Christmas Family Treasures. Her short story collection, Righteous Living, was short-listed for the Danuta Gleed Award, and several of her stories have been read on CBC Radio. |