Overview
For twelve-year-old Sherri, moving is a way of life. Her family has lived in seven different places in as many years, three in the last year alone. But no place has ever been as strange as the ranching community of Gardin, where the Old West meets new industry and the community is divided between longtime residents and recent arrivals. Initially aligning herself with another outsider, Sherri realizes that she would rather look for friendships based on more than the arbitrary divisions that exist among her peers. But just as she starts to feel at home in Gardin, her parents announce plans to uproot the family once again.
Full Product Details
Author: Shirlee Smith Matheson ,
Shirlee Smith Matheson
Publisher: Wandering Fox Books
Imprint: Wandering Fox Books
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 17.50cm
Weight: 0.249kg
ISBN: 9781772030112
ISBN 10: 1772030112
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 17 October 2014
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Going where the job is has become a lifestyle for many families in Canada, and this story shows how it affects some children. --The Independent, Elmira, Ontario-- (06/01/1989) Each chapter deals with an episode in a year in the life of Sherri and her family in a booming village in southern Alberta. The problems of adjustment to the new school and making friends will be shared by many readers and appreciated by others. --Alma Webster, CM: A Reviewing Journal of Canadian Materials for Young People-- (06/01/1989) The author pays close attention to detail, and her discerning eye reveals intriguing mysteries in a girl's everyday life. --Alberta Report-- (06/01/1989) [Matheson's] appreciation for the Canadian west is clear; she writes of the prairie landscape and of the people and their history with an insider's view. She also has captured well the rhythm and swing of a young girl's thoughts. --Deirdre Kessler, The Guardian, Charlottetown, PEI-- (06/01/1989) Matheson's theme has depth and the reader feels the poignance of the transient worker and his family. --Kathleen Tripp, Calgary Herald-- (06/01/1989)
Each chapter deals with an episode in a year in the life of Sherri and her family in a booming village in southern Alberta. The problems of adjustment to the new school and making friends will be shared by many readers and appreciated by others. --Alma Webster, CM: A Reviewing Journal of Canadian Materials for Young People-- (06/01/1989) Going where the job is has become a lifestyle for many families in Canada, and this story shows how it affects some children. --The Independent, Elmira, Ontario-- (06/01/1989) The author pays close attention to detail, and her discerning eye reveals intriguing mysteries in a girl's everyday life. --Alberta Report-- (06/01/1989) [Matheson's] appreciation for the Canadian west is clear; she writes of the prairie landscape and of the people and their history with an insider's view. She also has captured well the rhythm and swing of a young girl's thoughts. --Deirdre Kessler, The Guardian, Charlottetown, PEI-- (06/01/1989) Matheson's theme has depth and the reader feels the poignance of the transient worker and his family. --Kathleen Tripp, Calgary Herald-- (06/01/1989)
Author Information
Shirlee Smith Matheson is the author of several critically acclaimed books for young adults. Her stories are inspired by the universal struggle to fit in as an adolescent, especially those who have been uprooted from their homes and familiar surroundings. For more information, visit www.ssmatheson.ca.
