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{"id":6818925477947,"title":"Odd Man Out","handle":"odd-man-out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and the TD CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she's a dog. Gran's house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it's drawing maps on the walls or sawing off the knob at the bottom of the banister for a smoother ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He's bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings and business cards -- all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks -- quirky characters, insight and wit -- underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory and the creative imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T13:29:11-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-30T12:11:45-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 9 - 12","By (author) Ellis Sarah","Childrens Accessible ebooks","Childrens Award-Winning","Groundwood Books","pub date: 2006-07-31"],"price":995,"price_min":995,"price_max":995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40249073565755,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888997036","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Odd Man Out - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":995,"weight":163,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888997036","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40249075302459,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554981632","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Odd Man Out - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554981632","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40249075892283,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781554986347","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Odd Man Out - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781554986347","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9e6c3c3b-e01a-4bd4-be8d-4a8f18e43c2e.jpg?v=1649577522"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9e6c3c3b-e01a-4bd4-be8d-4a8f18e43c2e.jpg?v=1649577522","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21924518395963,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2253,"width":1501,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9e6c3c3b-e01a-4bd4-be8d-4a8f18e43c2e.jpg?v=1649577522"},"aspect_ratio":0.666,"height":2253,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_9e6c3c3b-e01a-4bd4-be8d-4a8f18e43c2e.jpg?v=1649577522","width":1501}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize and the TD CCBC Canadian Children's Literature Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eKip is spending the summer with his grandmother and his five eccentric girl cousins, including Emily, who thinks she's a dog. Gran's house is about to be demolished, so anything goes, whether it's drawing maps on the walls or sawing off the knob at the bottom of the banister for a smoother ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Kip bashes through an old closet, he discovers the binder his late father kept as a teenager. He's bewildered by what he finds: puzzling lists, hair samples, old newspaper clippings and business cards -- all accompanying a confidential report written by a mysterious young operative who is carrying out a secret plan to infect teenagers with a cell-altering virus.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful novel has all the Sarah Ellis hallmarks -- quirky characters, insight and wit -- underpinned by resonant themes of family, memory and the creative imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Odd Man Out is a multifaceted story of imagination, suspense, family, fun, and even fear...without a doubt, Odd Man Out deserves a spot on every library and classroom shelf. Highly recommended.","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_2":"Ellis...offers an insightful character study in this novel....the themes of growing up, accepting change, and finding out where one belongs make it a universally appealing work that teens will enjoy...","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)","OtherText_Review_3":"Ellis's language is restrained but rich, and she brings readers directly into Kip's world, never wavering from his sensitive point of view; and Kip's gradual understanding of his father's mental illness is affecting. 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Alligator
Alligator moves with the swiftness of a gator in attack mode through the lives of a group of characters in contemporary St. John's, Newfoundland.
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Her family has fallen apart. When her beloved dog, Prince, chased a hare into the path of the tractor, she chased after him, and her dad accidentally ran over her leg with the discer, leaving her with a long convalescence and a permanent disability. But perhaps the worst thing from Emaline's point of view is that in his grief and guilt, her father shot Prince and then left Emaline and her mother on their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the neighbors' disapproval, Emaline's mother hires Angus, a patient from the local mental hospital, to work their fields. Angus is a red-haired giant whom the local kids tease and call the gorilla. 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Winner of the Governor General's Award, The Crazy Man is a moving and unforgettable story of a period of crisis in a young girl's life.
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Drift
A Trillium Book Award for Poetry winner, this collection reminds us that our solitude is painful, yet precious.
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As Long as the Rivers Flow
The story of Larry Loyie's last summer before entering residential school.
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The Maestro
Young Burl Crow doesn't get many breaks but his meeting with Nathaniel Orlando Gow, the Maestro, changes Burl's life forever.
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Adam Sol's sublime poems are about music, but they are also about the silence it breaks, and the inevitable recurrence of that silence.
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The Truth About Stories
In his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures, award-winning author Thomas King explores how stories shape who we are and how we understand and interact with other people.
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Lisa Moore splices moments together so vividly, you'll swear you've lived them yourself.
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Stitches
Travis has been waiting to get to junior high. When that time finally comes, things are both better, and worse, than he had hoped.
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and up
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl
Acclaimed novelist Martha Brooks has written an unforgettable story about a terribly complex heroine and the effects she has on those around her.
