Boy on the edge
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763666804 :
- ISBN: 0763666807 :
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Physical Description:
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219 p. ; 21 cm. - Edition: First U.S. ed.
- Publisher: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2014
Content descriptions
General Note: | Translation of: Bróðir Lúsifer. |
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Subject: | Teenage boys -- Iceland -- Fiction Iceland -- Fiction |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Sitka.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Mayne Island Reading Centre | YA ERL (Text) | 33128000092791 | Young Adult | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Henry has a clubfoot and he is the target of relentless bullying. One day, in a violent fit of anger, Henry lashes out at the only family he has-- his mother. Sent to live with other troubled boys at the Home of Lesser Brethren, an isolated farm perched in the craggy lava fields along the unforgiving Icelandic coast, Henry finds a precarious contentment among the cows. But it is the people, including the manic preacher who runs the home, who fuel Henry's frustration and sometimes rage as he yearns for a life and a home. Author Fridrik Erlings offers a young adult novel that explores cruelty and desperation, tenderness and remorse, but most importantly, kindness and friendship."--Amazon.com