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Undergrounders / David Skuy.

Skuy, David, 1963- (Author).

Summary:

"Can playing hockey help a street kid get his life back? After his mom dies, and the landlord kicks him out, 12-year-old Jonathon faces the loneliness and danger of life on the streets -- until he meets Lewis. Lewis takes him under his wing and leads him to his new home among a group of kids living in an abandoned underground shopping mall who call themselves the 'Undergrounders.' Now renamed 'Mouse,' Jonathon runs errands, delivers packages and panhandles for food money. An escape from this life underground comes to him in the form of hockey gear. Stolen hockey gear, but hockey gear nonetheless. He suits up and heads to the community rink, where he befriends regular kids who welcome him into their game and onto their team. He agrees, knowing he can never tell them about being homeless. Playing hockey makes him feel like a kid again, but keeping his double life a secret proves to be more difficult and dangerous than he ever could have imagined." --From the publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781443107280 (trade pbk.)
  • ISBN: 144310728X (trade pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 194 p. ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Scholastic Canada, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Feb 11
Awards Note:
Nominated for the 2012 Silver Birch award.
Subject: Homelessness > Fiction.
Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award Nominees 2013
MYRCA 2013
Mothers > Fiction.
Death > Fiction.
Genre: Sports stories, Juvenile.
Canadian fiction, Juvenile.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library J Skuy (Text) 33294001795756 Juvenile Fiction Volume hold Available -


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