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Young Adult Fiction Alternative Family

One More Step

by (author) Sheree Fitch

Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Initial publish date
Jun 2006
Category
Alternative Family, Emotions & Feelings, Blended Families
Recommended Age
12 to 18
Recommended Grade
8 to 12
Recommended Reading age
12 to 18
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781551435541
    Publish Date
    Jun 2006
    List Price
    $16.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551432489
    Publish Date
    Oct 2002
    List Price
    $9.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554696826
    Publish Date
    Oct 2002
    List Price
    $8.99

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Description

Fourteen-year-old Julian’s parents separated when he was a baby and he is still angry and hurt. His mother has had relationships since—all of which have ended disastrously—but this time it seems serious. Jean-Paul looks like he might be the real thing. Julian is wary—and critical—as he comes to terms with the fact that he and his brother may have to let down their defences and allow their mother to find happiness. On a road trip with his mother and her new beau, Julian finds that love—and happiness—come in many guises. In the end, he realizes that it is not blood that determines true family, but the willingness to stand together.

About the author

Sheree Fitch's first two books, Toes in My Nose (1987) and Sleeping Dragons All Around (1989), launched her career as a poet, rhymster, and a “kind of Canadian female Dr. Seuss.” Fitch has won almost every major award for Canadian childrenÕs literature since then, including the 2000 Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work Inspirational to Canadian Children. She has over twenty-five books to her credit, including her bestselling and critically praised adult novel, Kiss the Joy as it Flies (2008). Fitch's home base is the East Coast of Canada.

Visit her at: shereefitch.com

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