The Secret Life of Owen Skye - Softcover

Cumyn, Alan

3.82

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9780888998675: The Secret Life of Owen Skye

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0888998678 ISBN 13: 9780888998675

Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2008

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The Skye brothers skinny, quiet, big-eared Owen and his smart older brother Andy live in a rural village with their parents and weird Uncle Lorne, a shy bachelor who sleeps on a cot in the basement and takes out his teeth at night. On his way home from hockey practice one evening, Owen catches a glimpse of a girl named Sylvia. He falls hopelessly in love, and Valentine s Day turns into one big disaster. Thank goodness for life at home, where there's a brother to talk to and plot adventures with. Yet the Skye boys somehow manage to turn every innocent plan into a full-scale ordeal. A search for a hammer turns into a brush with the deadly Bog Man, a midnight visit to the snow fort to meet with aliens becomes a near-death experience. This funny, magical novel celebrates the everyday joys and drama of being a kid and, especially, being a boy. Owen s small-town childhood may be simple, but his days are rich indeed as he ponders the secret mysteries of death, life, and love."

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"[Shows] a zany style and deep insight into the secret lives of boys ... Their adventures are, by turns, funny, frightening, and genuinely dangerous ... This book is funny, and it would be a splendid read-aloud or read-alone choice."

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