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edition:Paperback
also available: eBook
category: Children's Fiction
published: Sep 1999
ISBN:9780888993823
publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd

Looking for X

by Deborah Ellis

tagged: homelessness & poverty, adolescence, friendship
Description

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award

In this urban adventure story, Khyber, a smart, bold, eleven-year-old girl from a poor neighborhood, sets out to find her friend X, a mysterious homeless woman who has gone missing.

The desperate search takes Khyber on a long, all-night odyssey that proves to be wilder than any adventure she has ever imagined.

About the Author

Deborah Ellis

DEBORAH ELLIS is the author of The Breadwinner, which has been published in thirty languages. She has won the Governor General’s Award, the Middle East Book Award, the Peter Pan Prize, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Vicky Metcalf Award. A recipient of the Order of Canada, Deborah has donated more than $2 million in royalties to organizations such as Right to Learn Afghanistan, Mental Health Without Borders and the UNHCR. She lives in Simcoe, Ontario.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Commended, PPYA (Books that Don't Make You Blush)
  • Long-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award
  • Winner, Governor General's Literary Awards: Text
Editorial Reviews

Khyber's strong spirit and believable personality will draw readers in.

— Booklist

All of the characters seem real and natural...Khyber is a likable protagonist and readers will appreciate how she copes with her issues...they will enjoy the story.

— School Library Journal

Marvelous characterizations and fiercely close family ties...Unlike many coming-of-age stories, in this novel the odyssey is less important than the warm, redemptive homecoming.

— Horn Book

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