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Children's Fiction Friendship

Cedric and the North End Kids

by (author) Bill Freeman

photographs by Lutz Dille

Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Initial publish date
Jan 1978
Category
Friendship
Recommended Age
8 to 10
Recommended Grade
3 to 5
Recommended Reading age
8 to 10
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780888621870
    Publish Date
    Jan 1978
    List Price
    $12.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888621771
    Publish Date
    Jan 1978
    List Price
    $5.95

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Description

This volume in the Where We Live series explores the challenges faced by a boy who moves to a new and alien city.
For Cedric, it's a big and often bewildering change to move from Jamaica to industrial Hamilton, Ontario. As he gradually becomes one of the North End kids, his adventures involve a fierce bicycle race, an all-day hockey game, and Anansi folktale and the theft of a toy Mountie.
Cedric and the North End Kids is a lively, rough-and-tumble account of growing up and making friends in a big, gritty city.

About the authors

Bill Freeman is an award-winning author who has written historical fiction for young adults, film scripts, documentaries, theatrical plays, educational videos, and non-fiction books. He specializes in writing about Canada and the Canadian experience.

In the 1960s and '70s Bill lived, worked, and studied in Hamilton. The play Glory Days is part of his exploration of the life of the city and its fascinating history. Bill is perhaps best known as the author of novels for young adults set in Canada in the latter part of the nineteenth century called the Bains Series. He is also well known for his books of popular history. His most recent work, Hamilton: A Peopleâ??s History, surveys the cityâ??s often turbulent history. Many of his books have received high critical acclaim and a number of awards. In recent years Bill has worked in the film industry as a writer and historical consultant. He has been on the creative team of many film projects as writer, narrator, and consultant. The projects include a science series for high school students and Mighty Machines II, a made-for-television project for preschool children. Bill Freeman lives on Toronto Island with his partner Paulette.

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