Young Adult Fiction Emigration & Immigration
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- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2018
- Category
- Emigration & Immigration, Asia, General, Class Differences, Canada, General
- Recommended Age
- 13 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 3
- Recommended Reading age
- 8 to 9
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459413795
- Publish Date
- Sep 2018
- List Price
- $12.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459413801
- Publish Date
- Aug 2018
- List Price
- $12.99
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Angelo has moved to Toronto from the Philippines to join his mother, who has been living and working in Canada for most of Angelo's life. Adjusting to a new country isn't easy for Angelo, with a new language, curfews, new rules, and pressure from a mom who seems like a stranger. Angelo's mother takes him to the Filipino Community Centre where he meets Marcus who has shared the same experience.
At school, Marcus introduces Angelo to Felix and Darius. The boys quickly give Angelo a reality check, pointing out how rich everyone else is, and how no one respects poor Filipino immigrants. They lure Angelo into running petty thefts as a way of proving his friendship. But when Angelo is accused of stealing something valuable from the house his mother cleans and she loses her job, he realizes that everyone sees him as just a punk. He wants to set things right, but how can he go against his friends without getting the law involved?
About the author
Steven Barwin is a middle school teacher. He is the author of Hurricane Heat in the Orca Sport series and several Lorimer Sports Stories novels, including Fadeaway, Rock Dogs, SK8ER and Icebreaker, which was chosen as a Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens selection.
Awards
- Winner, Resource Links The Year's Best - Fiction Grades 7-12
