Hero of lesser causes
Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Disabilities fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
Twelve-year-old Keely Connor loves a challenge and is carefree and adventurous in her daily life in 1946 Canada. She faces a bigger challenge than she could have ever imagined, however, when her gifted older brother, Patrick, is paralyzed with polio… and loses interest in living. Keely takes on the cause of healing Patrick's broken spirit and renewing his zest for life. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Winner of the 1992 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 1992.
Title Details
ISBN
9780316469883
Publisher
Joy Street Books
Copyright Date
1992
Book number
2389694
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Madelyn Buzzard
Duration
6 hours 3 minutes 17 seconds
Audio producer
Library of Congress, NLS/BPH (Louisville, KY : American Printing House for the Blind), 1995.
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
8
Braille producer
National Library for the Blind, 1998.