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Children's Fiction Friendship

The Red Corduroy Shirt

by (author) Joseph Kertes

illustrated by Peter Perko

Publisher
Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Initial publish date
Sep 1998
Category
Friendship
Recommended Age
8 to 12
Recommended Grade
3 to 6
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773730663
    Publish Date
    Sep 1998
    List Price
    $6.95

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Description

That's the most beautiful shirt I've ever seen

When Jake admires Jerry Hom's shirt, a friendship is born between two boys who are hungry to belong, share, see their similarities, and marvel at each other's differences But new friendships are fragile as Jake discovers when he comes home wearing Jerry's treasured gift, the red corduroy shirt

About the authors

Joseph Kertes founded Humber College's Creative Writing and Comedy Programs. He was until recently Humber's Dean of Creative and Performing Arts and is a recipient of numerous awards for teaching and innovation. His first novel, Winter Tulips, won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. Boardwalk, his second novel, and two children's books, The Gift and The Red Corduroy Shirt, met with critical acclaim. His novel, Gratitude, won a Canadian National Jewish Book Award and the U.S. National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. His latest novel, The Afterlife of Stars, has been described by Miriam Toews as his "masterpiece" and was named a notable book by the NY Times Book Review. Kertes is the 2017 recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize.

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