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also available: Paperback
category: Children's Fiction
published: Sep 2006
ISBN:9781554697311
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

The Big Snapper

by Katherine Holubitsky

tagged: multigenerational, camping & outdoor activities
Description

Eddie loves going fishing with Granddad and listening to his tall tales about the big snapper. Eddie believes if they catch such a fish, it might change his family's fortune.

Ten-year-old Eddie lives with his mom and grandparents in a small cabin on the Queen Charlotte Islands. A year earlier, Eddie's dad took the ferry to the mainland and never returned...

Mom decides to turn their cabin into a bed and breakfast. Some of the guests appreciate island life, but many do not. When Granddad falls ill and must go away for treatment, Eddie worries that he too may not come back. Already hurt and confused by his father's disappearance, upset by the attitudes of the tourists, and now missing his beloved grandfather, Eddie goes fishing alone in Granddad's skiff. Soon he is struggling with more than the need to stay afloat.

About the Author

Katherine Holubitsky's first novel, Alone at Ninety Foot, (Orca Book Publishers), won the CLA Book of the Year for Young Adults and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award. She has also written Last Summer in Agatha, The Hippie House and The Mountain that Walked, all published by Orca. Katherine lives in Edmonton, Alberta.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Short-listed, The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature
  • , Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Diamond Willow
  • Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
  • , Forest of Reading Silver Birch Fiction Award
Editorial Reviews

"Sincere, thoughtful and sensitive as well as being a very easy and entertaining read. Kids will love the story."

— CD Syndicated

***/4 "Storytelling bonds and heals the family. Recommended."

— CM Magazine

"Holubitsky's prose evokes the beauty of Haida Gwaii...Excellent."

— Resource Links

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