| Angel Square Contributor(s): Doyle, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0888996098 ISBN-13: 9780888996091 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: It's 1945 and Tommy lives in the tough multi-ethnic neighborhood of Lowertown, Ottawa, where someone who hates Jewish people has attacked his best friend's father. Adopting the persona of his favorite radio hero, Tommy, aka. "The Shadow," teams up with friends "Killer" Bodnoff and CoCo Laframboise to find out who did it, but soon realizes that the quest will lead them straight to Angel Square - a fearsome battleground where Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish kids fight each other daily. Still, if Tommy can find the culprit, he's convinced Mr. Rosenberg will recover and his pal Sammy will return from the faraway town where his dad is hospitalized. And could it be that, in the process, Tommy will also manage to impress the girl of his dreams, Margot Lane? In the course of his search, Tommy learns about the forces that divide communities, as well as those that unite them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs) 143 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Geographic Orientation - Ontario - Geographic Orientation - Quebec - Locality - Ottawa/Hull, Ontario/Quebec - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8052 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's 1945, almost Christmas, and Tommy - a.k.a. The Shadow - is on a mission to find out who beat up his best friend Sammy's father. Aunt Dottie says whoever beat up Mr. Rosenberg doesn't like Jewish people. Tommy lives in a rough, multiethnic neighborhood in Lowertown, Ottawa, where World War II has left its mark. When Sammy moves away after the assault, Tommy begins to see Angel Square through new eyes. In his quest to uncover the guilty party, Tommy learns more abvout the prejudices that define Angel Square and much of the world in postwar era. The closer Tommy gets to the culprit who attacked Sammy's dad, the more he begins to appreciate peace, tolerance, and the spirit of the Christmas season. |