Status
Available
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Call number
FIC OLS
Collection
Local notes
Shelved in Aboriginal Collection - Youth
Description
The year is 1957, and Bobby lives on the Tsartlip First Nation reserve on Vancouver Island where his family has lived for generations and generations. He loves his weekend job at the nearby marina. He loves to play marbles with his friends. And he loves being able to give half his weekly earnings to his mother to eke out the grocery money, but he longs to enter the up-coming fishing derby. With the help of his uncle and Dan from the marina his wish just might come true.
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Publication
Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, [2004]
Original publication date
2004
User reviews
LibraryThing member juniperSun
Set in 1957, this should now be considered "historical fiction", as modern kids wouldn't be able to understand the economics or social setting otherwise.
Bobby, 10 yrs old, gets a job at a marina to help support his family. He would like to join a fishing contest to win the new bike offered as
Written for pre-teens, with a strong focus on how being responsible brings unforeseen rewards. Good descriptive details.
Bobby, 10 yrs old, gets a job at a marina to help support his family. He would like to join a fishing contest to win the new bike offered as
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prize. The contest is almost won by a spoiled child whose father & uncle really catch the fish, but honesty wins out.Written for pre-teens, with a strong focus on how being responsible brings unforeseen rewards. Good descriptive details.
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ISBN
1551432986 / 9781551432984