| Watcher Contributor(s): Sherrard, Valerie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554884314 ISBN-13: 9781554884315 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: "I can tell you one thing - I'm getting out of here. This place turns people into the living dead. In this neighbourhood it's hard to hear anything that doesn't have the sound of defeat. Another couple of years and you won't see the back of me for dust." Sixteen-year-old Porter Delancy has his future figured out, but his nice, neat plans are shaken when a man he believes may be his father suddenly appears in his Toronto neighbourhood. Porter knows that he wants nothing to do with the deadbeat dad who abandoned him and his sister 12 years earlier, but curiosity makes him begin to look at the past. Unfortunately, actual memories are scarce and confusing, and most of what he knows is based on things his mother has told him. As Porter looks for answers, it begins to seem that all he's ever going to find are more questions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.2" (0.50 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Toronto, Ontario - Geographic Orientation - Ontario - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 141693 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I knew one thing - I wasn't going to be rotting in that place for the rest of my life. I was getting out of there. That place turned people into the living dead. In that neighbourhood, it was hard to hear anything that didn't carry the sound of defeat. Sixteen-year-old Porter Delaney has his future figured out, but his nice, neat plans are shaken when a man he believes may be his father suddenly appears in his Toronto neighbourhood. Porter knows that he wants nothing to do with the deadbeat dad who abandoned him and his sister twelve years earlier, but curiosity causes him to re-examine the past. Unfortunately, actual memories are scarce and confusing, and much of what he knows is based on things his mother told him. As Porter looks for answers, it begins to seem that all he's ever going to find are more questions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sherrard, Valerie: - Valerie Sherrard is the author of 12 previous novels for young people, including the Shelby Belgarden Mysteries, Watcher, Sarah's Legacy, Speechless, and her first historical novel, Three Million Acres of Flame. Her work has been shortlisted for numerous Canadian awards, including the Red Maple, White Pine, and Arthur Ellis Awards. She lives in Miramichi, New Brunswick. |