Author: | Nancy Hartry |
ISBN13: | 978-0887768712 |
Title: | Watching Jimmy |
Format: | doc mobi lrf mbr |
ePUB size: | 1732 kb |
FB2 size: | 1142 kb |
DJVU size: | 1656 kb |
Language: | English |
Category: | Literature and Fiction |
Publisher: | Tundra Books; 1st Edition edition (April 14, 2009) |
Pages: | 160 |
I’d like to acknowledge my readers - Maxine and Doug Hartry, Lesley Marshall, Susan Foley, Kim Brotohusodo, Jocelyn Burke, Yvonne Thompson, and Paula Wing’s class. Thanks also to Dr. Paul O’Connor for his help; to Gaelan Burke for his singing; to Marthe Jocelyn for selecting me to be part of Secrets; and especially to Kathryn Cole for taking such good care of Carolyn and Jimmy; and finally, to my nana, who from her perch on a cloud said, You seem to be having trouble, dear. Uncle Ted said Jimmy bumped his head falling off the swing
Watching Jimmy is wn; full of danger, warmth, and dark humor. With shocking candor, Carolyn relates what really happened to her best friend, Jimmy, when his uncle chose the perfect time to teach him a lesson he would never forget. The truth is Jimmy didn't fall from a swing like Uncle Ted claims. Carolyn knows - she saw everything. Nancy Hartry writes in a way that illuminates that era without the reader realizing there is a history lesson being presented. This book is well worth the read. It is very believable and captures the reader for a step back in time to learn what life in Canada was like then, and what it means to be courageous, dedicated, and truthful. Watching Jimmy by Nancy Hartry was a finalist for the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, and the Ontario Library Association’s Golden Oak Award.
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Watching Jimmy (2012). This little book was a surprise. By that I mean, this book may be small but it is jam-packed – in such a nice wa. ancy Hartry grabbed my attention right away with how she began this tale
A novel of danger, warmth, and dark humor - about a brain-damaged young boy and the friend who knows a terrible secret. Watching Jimmy is an wn novel full of danger, warmth, and dark humor. With shocking candor, young Carolyn relates the truth about what really happened to her best friend, Jimmy, when his Uncle Ted chose the perfect time to teach him a lesson he'd never forget
Watching Jimmy is an wn novel full of danger, warmth, and dark humor. With shocking candor, young Carolyn relates the truth about what really happened to her best friend, Jimmy, when his Uncle Ted chose the perfect time to teach him a lesson he'd never forget. The truth is, Jimmy didn't fall from a swing like Uncle Ted claims - Carolyn knows, because she saw everything. According to her, "Uncle Ted just didn't count on me, Carolyn, perched in a tree where the park and the parking lot meet.
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Nancy Hartry grabbed my attention right away with how she began this tale. She set the scene in chapter one, then hit with a gut-wrenching punch in chapter two. Even so, this interesting - yet painful - story that's easy to read, easy to follow, easy to understand, is hard to put down until the end. And once there it evokes a satisfied sigh and leaves the reader thinking it all over. Carolyn and Jimmy were best friends. When Jimmy got hurt, Uncle Ted's story was that he fell off the swing.
A novel of danger, warmth, and dark humor - about a brain-damaged young boy and the friend who knows a terrible secret. A novel of danger, warmth, and dark humor about a brain-damaged young boy and the friend who knows a terrible secret.