| Trial by Fire Contributor(s): Dalton, Sheila (Author) |
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ISBN: 0929141636 ISBN-13: 9780929141633 Publisher: Napoleon and Co OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: Raised by a white mother and never having known his native father, seventeen year-old Nathan must cope with the prejudices of people who stereotype him as a lazy, good- for-nothing Indian. Despite his slightly wild past, his greatest desire is to prove himself responsible and to be allowed to return home to his mother and younger siblings. When Nathan meets Sally, a beautiful teenager who is herself an outsider at the local high school, he finds someone who believes in him. But when Sally's house is putto the torch by an arsonist, suspicion falls on nathan and he becomes embroiled in an intrigue and a murder which may involve Sally herself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Aboriginal & Indigenous - Young Adult Fiction | Law & Crime |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.28" W x 7.54" (0.54 lbs) 208 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 64092 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice: Best Books for Kids & Teens |
Contributor Bio(s): Dalton, Sheila: - Sheila Dalton was born in England and immigrated to Canada with her family at the age of six. She has been published in many formats, including children's picture books and poetry, and has even ventured into drama, winning third prize for her play Legacy in the University of Toronto Playwriting Competition. Trial by Fire was Sheila's first YA novel and was shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Award. She lives in Newmarket, Ontario. |