New ebooks From Canadian Indies
Description
Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award
Young Tommy and Baby Bridget, the girl with the trillium-shaped eyes, discover that living, healing and dying are not always what they seem. And they make that discovery with the help of a wonderful cast of characters, including Crazy Mickey, Frank and the Hummer.
Award-winning author Brian Doyle spent the summers of his boyhood in the Gatineau Hills, the setting for Up to Low.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 11 to 13
- Grade:
- 6 to 8
- Reading age:
- 11 to 13
Awards
- Winner, Child Magazine Best Book Award
Editorial Reviews
These are special stories from an enormously talented, unassuming man, who is really a kid at heart.
— Ottawa Citizen
An affecting love story told with surprising gruff tenderness and pungent detail.
— Michele Landsberg
