Angel Square |
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Author:
| Doyle, Brian |
ISBN: | 978-1-283-30169-5 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
Publisher: | Groundwood Books
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $10.74 |
Book Description:
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It's 1945 and Tommy lives in the tough multi-ethnic neighborhood of Lowertown Ottawa where someone who hates Jewish people has attacked his best friend's father. Adopting the persona of his favorite radio hero Tommy aka. "The Shadow " teams up with friends "Killer" Bodnoff and CoCo Laframboise to find out who did it but soon realizes that the quest will lead them straight to Angel Square - a fearsome battleground where Catholic Protestant and Jewish kids fight each other daily. Still...
More DescriptionIt's 1945 and Tommy lives in the tough multi-ethnic neighborhood of Lowertown Ottawa where someone who hates Jewish people has attacked his best friend's father. Adopting the persona of his favorite radio hero Tommy aka. "The Shadow " teams up with friends "Killer" Bodnoff and CoCo Laframboise to find out who did it but soon realizes that the quest will lead them straight to Angel Square - a fearsome battleground where Catholic Protestant and Jewish kids fight each other daily. Still if Tommy can find the culprit he's convinced Mr. Rosenberg will recover and his pal Sammy will return from the faraway town where his dad is hospitalized. And could it be that in the process Tommy will also manage to impress the girl of his dreams Margot Lane? In the course of his search Tommy learns about the forces that divide communities as well as those that unite them.