| The Middle of Everywhere Contributor(s): Polak, Monique (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554690900 ISBN-13: 9781554690909 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Noah finds out there are worse things than raw ptarmigan liver. But not much worse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Aboriginal & Indigenous |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009929363 |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.60 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134285 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Noah Thorpe is spending the school term in George River, in Quebec's Far North, where his dad is an English teacher in the Inuit community. Noah's not too keen about living in the middle of nowhere, but getting away from Montreal has one big advantage: he gets a break from the bully at his old school. But Noah learns that problems have a way of following you--no matter how far you travel. To the Inuit kids, Noah is a qallunaaq--a southerner, someone ignorant of the customs of the North. Noah thinks the Inuit have a strange way of looking at the world, plus they eat raw meat and seal blubber. Most have never left George River--a town that doesn't even have its own doctor, let alone a McDonald's. But Noah's views change when he goes winter camping and realizes he will have to learn a few lessons from his Inuit buddies if he wants to make it home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Polak, Monique: - Monique Polak is the author of over twenty novels for kids and young adults. She has also written two nonfiction books for kids as well as a board book for toddlers. Monique teaches English literature, creative writing and humanities at Marianopolis College in Montreal. |