The Accomplice [Paperback]

Norma Charles (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up

Twelve-year-old Megan is surprised when her father suddenly calls after a year's absence to propose a secret weekend reunion. Despite memories of his drinking and temper, she convinces herself and her younger sister, Jen, that the meeting is harmless. Before stealing away she hastily writes a note for her mother, but when the adventure turns from rebellion to danger, Megan has second thoughts. The girls are shuffled into cars, taxis and ferries before they board a boat to a remote island where their father introduces them to his new Irish bride, Bridget, and their baby stepbrother, Joey. Angry, frightened and guilty, Megan begins to suspect she has been an unwitting accomplice to a scheme that threatens them all. Can she paddle across the channel for help or will she be stranded with a man who is fast becoming a stranger?

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About the Author

George Elliott Clarke was born in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1960. He is the author of the acclaimed poetry-novel Whylah Falls (Polestar, 1990) and the verse-tragedy about slavery, Beatrice Chancy (Polestar, 1999). The latter was turned into a highly praised opera while the former was the source for a stage play and film. Clarke's awards and honours include the prestigious Portia White Prize for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Canada, a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellowship, the Black Film and Video Network's Outstanding Writer Award and honorary doctorates from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the University of New Brunswick. He has taught at Duke University and currently teaches World Literature in English and the University of Toronto.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Raincoast Books (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551924307
• ISBN-13: 978-1551924304
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,547,690 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Norma Charles was born in Manitoba, Canada but as a young child, she moved with her family to BC where she attended school. After graduating from UBC, she taught school for several years then retired to have a family of four children. It was then that she began writing. Her first book was best-selling picturebook, See you Later, Alligator. It was followed by another picturebook, then several novels. When Norma's youngest child entered school, she went back to teaching, becoming a teacer/librarian, a position which she held for many years in Vancouver until she retired (again) in order to write full time. Her 18th book was released in Sept. 2011. Run Marco Run is a riviting adventure about a boy who sees his father being kidnapped in Colombia and he stowaways on a freighter to Vancouver where he hopes to get help.