Young Adult Fiction Prejudice & Racism
The Liberty Circle
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- May 2000
- Category
- Prejudice & Racism, Sexual Abuse), Peer Pressure
- Recommended Age
- 12 to 15
- Recommended Grade
- 7 to 10
- Recommended Reading age
- 12 to 15
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780929141695
- Publish Date
- May 2000
- List Price
- $8.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459716964
- Publish Date
- May 2000
- List Price
- $7.99
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Description
Life at home isn’t easy for sixteen-year-old Corey. When he sees an ad for a retreat called Camp Liberty, he can’t wait to get away. But Corey has no idea of what he’s in for, as he and his fellow campers are brainwashed into joining a racist Aryan cult. In the end, he not only hurts his family and friends but is also forced to confront some uncomfortable truths about himself. And there’s another price to be paid; the Liberty Circle knows he’s betrayed them, and they’re coming after him…
About the author
Phil Campagna was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1960, to parents who moved annually. The eldest of five boys, he quickly learned the art of storytelling to ward off mutiny against the sitterâ”himself. During a five-year stint of small-town living, this storytelling took on the form of writing to ward off his own boredom. The wanderlust that resulted from living in a small town, combined with news reports of oppression in South America, sparked his interest in Chile. Inspired by these issues, Phil scribbled the first pages of what would eventually become his first young adult novel, The Freedom Run (Douglas and McIntyre). The Liberty Circle, his first work with Napoleon Publishing, was published in the spring of 2000, and was shortlisted for a Saskatchewan Book Award.