Description: A witty, humorous and slightly magical novel about navigating the end of high school after losing a parent to ALS.
Brief description:
Lesley Choyce is the author of more than 100 books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and young adult novels. He runs Pottersfield Press and has worked as editor with a wide range of Canadian authors. Choyce has been teaching English and creative writing at Dalhousie and other universities for over forty years. He has won the Dartmouth Book Award, Atlantic Poetry Prize and Ann Connor Brimer Award and has been short-listed for the Governor-General's Award. His books have been published in Danish, German, Spanish, French, Swedish and Slovenian. He was the founding member of the Canadian poetry-rock band, The SurfPoets. In 2022 he was awarded the Atlantic Legacy Award for his "lasting contribution to the development of the literary arts in Atlantic Canada." He surfs year-round in the North Atlantic.
Review Quotes: "Go with these teens into dark tunnels and trek through the woods to their secret cabin. Deliberate imaginative, philosophical possibilities. Hang onto hope through a full force hurricane of tension. These characters and ideas will stay with you long after you've read the book."--Sylvia Gunnery, author of Road Signs That Say West