Young Adult Fiction Marine Life
No More Pranks
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2021
- Category
- Marine Life, Values & Virtues, Environment
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 12 to 18
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781551435848
- Publish Date
- Jun 2006
- List Price
- $16.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554696789
- Publish Date
- Sep 2004
- List Price
- $13.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459830868
- Publish Date
- Apr 2021
- List Price
- $10.95
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Description
Pete's pranks have gotten him in plenty of trouble, but they might be the only way to bring justice to a seaside town.
Pete likes to play pranks. It doesn't matter what it is as long as it gets a laugh. When he impersonates his vice-principal on a radio call-in show, he goes too far and is suspended from school. Pete's parents send him to spend the summer working with his uncle, a whale-watching guide in a tourist town far from the city. When a whale is injured by a reckless tour guide, Pete struggles to save the animal. Then Pete has to pull the most important prank of his life to bring the guide to justice.
About the author
MONIQUE POLAK is the author of 26 novels for young readers, as well as two non-fiction titles and a board book. Her books Hate Mail, Room for One More, and the historical novel What World is Left, which was inspired by her mother’s experience during the Holocaust, were all winners of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and YA Literature.
Her books have also been nominated for the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the Arthur Ellis Award, and several have been selected as Best Books for Children and Teens by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
She is also a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Macleans, and Postmedia newspapers across the country, and is a columnist on ICI Radio-Canada’s Plus on est de fous, plus on lit! Monique lives in Montreal, Quebec, where she teaches English and Humanities at Marianopolis College.
Editorial Reviews
"Polak develops Pete's character in a believable and satisfactory way. Her writing communicates her knowledge of the setting and her research on whales. Recommended."
Canadian Book Review Annual
"[Polak] has captured the teenage mind while still making her point. A good read. Highly recommended."
CM Magazine
“Lots of action here, combined with nice insights on the clash between tourism and the preservation of natural environments.”
VOYA
