Safe as houses : a novel / by Eric Walters.
The date is October 15, 1954. Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth, who lives in the Toronto suburb of Weston, is a typical grade 8 girl. She has a secret crush on a boy in her class and she thinks Elvis Presley is "dreamy." Elizabeth also has a part-time job babysitting an adorable little grade 2 girl named Suzie, and Suzie's not-so-adorable grade 6 brother, David. Elizabeth's job is to walk Suzie and David home after school and then stay at their house with them until their mother gets home from work. David resents Elizabeth because he thinks he is too old for a babysitter, and he goes out of his way to make life miserable for her. On this particular evening, however, Elizabeth has more than a badly behaved boy to contend with. It is on this October night that Hurricane Hazel roars down on Toronto, bringing torrential rains that cause extensive flooding. David and Suzie's house is on Raymore Drive, a street that will be practically wiped out by the floodwaters.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781400025299 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 151 p. ; 18 cm.
- Edition: Seal Books ed.
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Seal Books, 2009, c2007.
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Awards Note: | Red Maple Award winner (Fiction), 2008 |
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Subject: | Hurricane Hazel, 1954 > Fiction. Canadian fiction. Floods > Fiction. Toronto (Ont.) > Fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kaslo and District Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Kaslo and District Public Library | JF WAL (Text) | 35134000309720 | Juvenile Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |