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All the Quiet Places (41436) |
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| | Physical
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277 pieces
| | Copyrighted
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2021
| | Distributor
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Brindle & Glass
(B&G)
| | Country
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Canada
| | Audience
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Senior High (S)
| | Collection
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Booking Library
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| | Synopsis
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It's 1956, and six-year-old Eddie Toma lives with his mother, Grace,
and his little brother, Lewis, near the Salmon River on the far edge
of the Okanagan Indian Reserve in the British Columbia Southern
Interior. Grace, her friend Isabel, Isabel's husband Ray, and his
nephew Gregory cross the border to work as summer farm labourers in
Washington state. There Eddie is free to spend long days with Gregory
exploring the farm: climbing a hill to watch the sunset and listening
to the wind in the grass. The boys learn from Ray's funny and dark
stories. But when tragedy strikes, Eddie returns home grief-stricken,
confused, and lonely.
Eddie's life is governed by the decisions of the adults around him.
Grace is determined to have him learn the ways of the white world by
sending him to school in the small community of Falkland. On Eddie"s
first day of school, as he crosses the reserve boundary at the Salmon
River bridge, he leaves behind his world. Grace challenges the Indian
Agent and writes futile letters to Ottawa to protest the sparse
resources in their community. His father returns to the family after
years away only to bring chaos and instability. Isabel and Ray join
them in an overcrowded house. Only in his grandmother's company does
he find solace and true companionship.
| | Author
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Isaac, Brian Thomas
| | Dimensions
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30 x 40 cm.
| ISBN#
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9781990071027
| | Pub. Loc.
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Canada
| | Contents
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6 books ; 1 literature circles guide
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6 books ; 1 guide all in a 30 x 40 cm. clear plastic bag.
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written by Brian Thomas Isaac.
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Guide Included
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Canada—Fiction;
Social Studies;
Aboriginal;
English/Language Arts;
Historical fiction;
Social justice—Fiction;
Coming of Age;
Family—Fiction;
Literature Circles(CK)
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LIT HIS 11-12
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