Awards
- Commended for CCBC Our Choice (starred selection) 2005 (Canada)
- Long-listed for TD Canadian Children's Literature Award 2005 (Canada)
- Short-listed for CLA Book of the Year for Children Award 2005 (Canada)
- Short-listed for Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award 2005 (Canada)
Overview
Nominated for the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award and the TD Children's Literature Award As the new school year unfolds, the magic of the Skye brothers' antic adventures is replaced by a different kind of magic - of stillness, when Owen visits the haunted house in the dead of winter, and of insight, as he begins to see his father in a new light. Owen is growing up, but happily for readers, he never loses his most endearing qualities - his sweet vulnerability, his impulsive courage, and his imagination as big as the sky. The Secret Life of Owen Skye was a smash hit with readers, reviewers and award juries. In After Sylvia, Alan Cumyn has produced a captivating sequel that captures perfectly the bewilderment and joy of being a kid. A funny, poignant, magical book that will delight a broad range of readers.
Full Product Details
Author: Alan Cumyn
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Edition: 2nd New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 19.00cm
Weight: 0.155kg
ISBN: 9780888998682
ISBN 10: 0888998686
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 12 June 2008
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
[An} inspiring first-person narrative of self-sacrifice and human resilience. A riveting, thoughtful coming-of-age tale. * Today's Parent * ...a delicious mixture of hilarity and tenderness...[Alan Cumyn's] great achievement...is to give readers not just compulsively readable narratives, but a hero - in fact, an entire cast of characters - that is instantly recognizable yet startlingly fresh and new. * Globe and Mail * Alan Cumyn hits a high note in his portrayal of Owen. His language and style are confident, replete with a wonderful sense of humour that must come with being a big kid himself. * Books in Canada * Cumyn writes like a combination of Beverly Cleary and Robert Frost, alert to the depth of child emotion and with an undercurrent of plain-spoken wisdom and kindness. * Quill & Quire * It's rare to get a novel of such boy appeal that's also funny, wise and literary, simultaneously slapstick and deeply perceptive. * Toronto Star *
Author Information
Alan Cumyn has written many highly acclaimed novels for both children and adults. He teaches in the MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and is currently chair of the Writers' Union of Canada.Visit Alan Cumyn's website:http://alancumyn.com/
