
Hero of lesser causes
Prix littéraires (romans), Canada (romans), Auteurs canadiens (romans), Personnes handicapées (romans)
Audio avec voix humaine, Braille automatisé
Résumé
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.