Up to Low
Brian Doyle
Type:
Fiction
Categories:
Humorous | People & Places | Social Themes
Themes:
General, Canada, Friendship
Language:
English
Publisher:
Grade Level:
6-8
Age Range:
11-13
Accessible Format Availability:
CELA Library
Description
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award
Young Tommy and Baby Bridget, the girl with the trillium-shaped eyes, discover that living, healing and dying are not always what they seem. And they make that discovery with the help of a wonderful cast of characters, including Crazy Mickey, Frank and the Hummer.
Award-winning author Brian Doyle spent the summers of his boyhood in the Gatineau Hills, the setting for Up to Low.
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Child Magazine Best Book AwardWinner
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