Children's Fiction Alternative Family
Diamonds in the Rough
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry and Whiteside
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2014
- Category
- Alternative Family, Values & Virtues, Law & Crime
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 12
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780773674707
- Publish Date
- Jan 1998
- List Price
- $6.99
-
Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554553082
- Publish Date
- Jun 2014
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
I pulled out the picture Cole had given us...my gaze fell on the boy, my uncle. I thought about the sadness in his eyes and what he'd been through at such a young age. And I was shocked to see a bit of me, staring back. After the sudden death of Sky's mother, Sky wants nothing more than to keep her three younger sisters safe and together as a family. The solution may lie with a newly discovered uncle. But Uncle Cole's criminal history and his constant struggle to escape his past are not exactly the stable parental qualities that the authorities are looking for. When Sky and Cole strike a mutually beneficial deal to create an acceptable image, they both get more than they bargained for.
About the author
Eric Walters is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling novels for children and young adults. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Silver Birch, Blue Heron, Red Maple, Snow Willow, Ruth Schwartz, and Tiny Torgi, and have received honours from the Canadian Library Association Book Awards and UNESCO's international award for Literature in Service of Tolerance.
Eric lives in Mississauga with his wife, Anita, and three children, Christina, Nicholas, and Julia. When not writing or touring across the country speaking to school groups, Eric spends time playing or watching soccer and basketball, or playing the saxophone.
To find out more about Eric and his novels, or to arrange for him to speak at your school, visit his website at www.ericwalters.net.
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