| Mary Ann Alice Contributor(s): Doyle, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0888995512 ISBN-13: 9780888995513 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: Mary Ann Alice McCrank was named for the pretty church bell in the steeple of St. Martin's Church in Martindale. She has the soul of a poet, and Mickey McGuire Jr. is in love with her. Mary Ann Alice is passionately interested in many things, especially the geology of her part of the world -- the Gatineau River country near Ottawa. Her teacher, Patchy Drizzle, shares her enthusiasm for rocks and fossils, many of which can be found along the river and in caves in the famous Paugan Falls. But a new project to dam the river at nearby Low places the rocks, fossils, and falls -- as well as many farms -- in danger. But the dam must go ahead -- and, as with much technological change, it will bring both benefits and hardships to the community. Mary Ann Alice was chosen by The Globe and Mail as one of the Top Ten Children's Books and winner of the IODE Children's Book Award. Author Brian Doyle is the winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award and Mr. Christie's Book Award. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - General - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.04" W x 7.56" (0.39 lbs) 181 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Canadian - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Ontario |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 53773 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this brilliant and poetic novel, BRIAN DOYLE brings us back to the Gatineau River near Ottawa, the world of UP TO LOW and UNCLE RONALD. Mary Ann Alice McCrank was named for the pretty church bell in the steeple of St. Martin's Church in Martindale. She has the soul of a poet and Mickey McGuire Jr. (son of Mickey, the narrator of UNCLE RONALD) is in love with her. Mary Ann Alice is passionately interested in many things, especially the geology of her part of the world. Her teacher, the wonderful Patchy Drizzle, shares her passion for rocks and fossils, many of which can be found along the river and in caves under the famous Paugan Falls. But a new project to dam the river at Low places rocks, fossils, falls as wel as many farms in danger, including those of Mean Hughie from UP TO LOW and the strange Cork family. But the dam must go ahead. And, as with much technological change, it brings both benefits and tragedies to the community. |