Hero of Lesser Causes
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Book Overview
- novel won the Governor General's Award when first published- author is world renowned - each of her novels has either won of been short-listed for a Governor General's Award- historical fiction with an enemy, in the form of disease, that is bigger than any young child or grown-up
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0316469882
ISBN13:9780316469883
Release Date:January 1993
Publisher:Joy Street Books
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
A Happy Discovery
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I'm astonished that I'm the first to review this outstanding children's book! Never having heard of the author before, I came across a copy in our local library and took it out to read to my visiting god-daughter. We had a good time reading and discussing it and considered it far above the average in present-day children's books. Although the author deals with serious and even tragic topics, she does so with great sensitivity and with humour. We rolled with laughter at some of the scenes. The serious side of things led to interesting discussions about life, and I appreciated Julie Johnston's courage in presenting such topics for children to consider, in a context which was not too difficult for them to digest. My god-daughter still likes to talk about the time we read this book and how much she enjoyed it.Since reading this book, I have read Adam and Eve and Pinch Me, which I also enjoyed, but not as much as Hero of Lesser Causes.
A Happy Discovery
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Never having heard of the author before, I came across a copy of this book in our local library and took it out to read to my eleven-year old, visiting god-daughter. We had a good time reading and discussing it and considered it far above the average in present-day children's books. Although the author deals with serious and even tragic topics, she does so with great sensitivity and with humour. We rolled with laughter at some of the scenes. The serious side of things led to interesting discussions about life, and I appreciated Julie Johnston's courage in presenting such topics for children to consider, in a context which was not too difficult for them to digest. My god-daughter still likes to talk about the time we read this book and how much she enjoyed it. Since then, I have read Adam and Eve and Pinch Me, by the same author, which I also enjoyed, but not as much as Hero of Lesser Causes.
Very good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 28 years ago
This book was good because of the real life epidemic, Polio. It made you think and feel for Patrick. It had a good ending with the freind with the horse
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