Soames on the Range
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.53 (548 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0062026712 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-10-23 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
After graduating with a degree in English literature, Nancy spent much of her career working in publishing and advertising. She has appeared in television commercials and documentaries, including an award-winning documentary, Streetsmart. Nancy Belgue is the author of three books of middle-grade fiction, all published with Orca. Nancy was a winner of a column-writing contest sponsored by the Toronto Sun, has had artic
Likewise, details of the Canadian wilderness will make readers feel transported to the great white North. While Cisco's cooking aspirations could draw an audience, they are not a large enough part of the story and fail to carry it. However, the Canadian setting and other shortcomings make it a hard sell.—Jennifer Barnes, Gleason Public Library, Carlisle, MA(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. . Given the dearth of YA fiction featuring gay parents, this title is significant. He and his siblings are named after places, his twin sisters are always getting into trouble, and h
But when his father announces that he's moving in with another man, Cisco starts questioning the resemblance. To top it off, he's suspended from school for fighting - even though all he did was provide his face as the punching bag for the school bully - and then accused of putting an old man in a coma.Things go from bad to worse when his parents want to send him from their small town in Vermont to British Columbia to keep him out of trouble.Trouble is the last thing Cisco wants. All he wants is to be left alone so he can figure out just how things have gone so wrong. And Bri
A fast read gem with lots to offer I picked this up from my TBR pile around midnight last night, had trouble putting it down and finished it this morning. I really like Cisco and getting the story from his point of view. Granted, there are times when he comes across as annoying, but when you consider the issue he's dealing with (dad coming out and moving in with the father of two girls he goes to school with), coupled with the thought running through