Dear Sylvia [Hardcover]

Alan Cumyn (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

Owen Skye can’t forget about his true love Sylvia, even though she’s moved away. He still has the stationary set she gave him for his birthday, and so he decides to use it to write her. Owen is a true writer in his head but getting the right words onto the page is another story. As he nervously begins to write, young readers easily identify with his struggles against spelling, his writer's insecurity, and his deep desire to tell Sylvia the truth about what's going on in his life — and in his heart. Owen manages to write about how his little brother got his head stuck in the banister, the disastrous camping trip with his irritating cousins, and how his new baby cousin will only stop crying if he holds her. . . but writing the letters is only the first step. Will Owen have the courage to send them? Will he ever see Sylvia again? Alan Cumyn has given his well-loved series a new and original twist in this irresistible epistolary novel.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Alan Cumyn again displays his superb writing chops and keen insights of children in a letter-writing tale that is eventful, funny, openhearted and wise. . . . Cumyn's ear for the poetry of children's language. . . gives Owen's letters perfect comic timing. . . . Dear Sylvia picks up on characters, feelings and images from its predecessors [The Secret Life of Owen Skye and After Sylvia] . . . in a way that's natural and illuminating." -- Toronto Star

"Cumyn. . . delivers enough Skye family drama. . . and love-is-a-many-splendoured-thing moments to more than satisfy." -- Globe and Mail

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Groundwood Books (April 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0888998473
• ISBN-13: 978-0888998477
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,399,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)