Devil's Pass /
Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959- , author.
Devil's Pass / Sigmund Brouwer. - Victoria, B.C. : Orca Books, 2012. - 237 pages : maps ; 19 cm - Seven: The Series ; 6 .
Seventeen-year-old Webb’s abusive stepfather has made it impossible for him to live at home, so Webb survives on the streets of Toronto by busking with his guitar and working as a dishwasher. When Webb’s grandfather dies, his will stipulates that his grandsons fulfill specific requests. Webb’s task takes him to the Canol Trail
in Canada’s Far North, where he finds out that there are much scarier things than the cold and the occasional grizzly bear. With a Native guide, two German tourists and his guitar for company, Webb is forced to confront terrible events in his grandfather’s past and somehow deal with the pain and confusion of his own life.
Teen / young adult.
Red Maple Awards Official Selection, 2014
9781554699384
20129025828
Grandfathers--Fiction.
Wills--Fiction.
Grandsons--Fiction.
Voyages and travels--Fiction.
Northwest Territories--Canada--Fiction.
Authors, Canadian.
Canadian fiction.
FICTION / Action & Adventure.
F BRO
Devil's Pass / Sigmund Brouwer. - Victoria, B.C. : Orca Books, 2012. - 237 pages : maps ; 19 cm - Seven: The Series ; 6 .
Seventeen-year-old Webb’s abusive stepfather has made it impossible for him to live at home, so Webb survives on the streets of Toronto by busking with his guitar and working as a dishwasher. When Webb’s grandfather dies, his will stipulates that his grandsons fulfill specific requests. Webb’s task takes him to the Canol Trail
in Canada’s Far North, where he finds out that there are much scarier things than the cold and the occasional grizzly bear. With a Native guide, two German tourists and his guitar for company, Webb is forced to confront terrible events in his grandfather’s past and somehow deal with the pain and confusion of his own life.
Teen / young adult.
Red Maple Awards Official Selection, 2014
9781554699384
20129025828
Grandfathers--Fiction.
Wills--Fiction.
Grandsons--Fiction.
Voyages and travels--Fiction.
Northwest Territories--Canada--Fiction.
Authors, Canadian.
Canadian fiction.
FICTION / Action & Adventure.
F BRO