Covered Bridge
Brian Doyle
Type:
Fiction
Categories:
People & Places | Lifestyles | Social Issues | Social Themes
Themes:
Canada, Country Life, Adolescence, Adolescence & Coming of Age
Language:
English
Publisher:
Grade Level:
4-7
Age Range:
9-12
Description
In this award-winning paean to country life we find Hubbo O'Driscoll, whom we first met in Easy Avenue, now living in the lower Gatineau with his guardian aunt and uncle. When the local covered bridge -- home to a wayward ghost and her lovelorn postman -- is threatened by development, Hubbo must devise a strategy to save it.
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Awards
Mr. Christie's Book AwardWinner
Governor General's Literary Awards: TextShort-listed
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