Not with a bang
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Gail Sidonie Sobat
Contributors: Kasturi, Sandra, 1966-
Publisher: Magpie Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Kingsville, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9781926794129
Subjects: Friendship; Juvenile fiction; Cancer
Description: Jan is a 17 year-old kid in trouble with the law. Al is a feisty old coot. Paired together because Jan must serve community service hours at a seniors&#x2019; residence after pleading guilty to a marijuana possession offense, the two initially resent each other. Gradually, the curmudgeonly Al becomes mentor and father-figure to the young delinquent. Through the old man&#x2019;s guidance and the boy's re-framing of a series of bad dreams, Jan begins to imagine other possibilities. He learns to value compassion and decency as part of successful human relationships. Making a choice to leave behind his unsavory past, Jan falls in love with young Jodi, with books, with ideas and writing because of Al's influence. When the old man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Jan resolves to be bodyguard to Al. With this choice, one life ends and another begins.
Notes: "Editor, Sandra Kasturi"--T.p. verso.