The Ledge

By: Lesley Choyce

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Paperback | 28 January 2020

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Paperback
144 Pages

Age
12+

Grade
7+

Dimensions(cm)
29.9 x 19.8 x 9.2

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Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But his frequent visits to his physiotherapist, a Syrian refugee, and a budding friendship with a partial amputee who has also experienced firsthand the horrors of war help him start to piece his life back together. A story about overcoming the odds and changing your life for the better.

About the Author

Lesley Choyce, who has been teaching English and creative writing for over 30 years, is the author of more than 90 books of literary fiction, short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction and young adult novels. He has won the Dartmouth Book Award, the Atlantic Poetry Prize and the Ann Connor Brimer Award. He has also been short-listed for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor, the White Pine Award, the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award, the Aurora Award from the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association and, most recently, the Governor General's Literary Award.

He lives in Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia.

Industry Reviews

"An accessible and engaging read...A realistic exploration of post-trauma life and the power of friendships with appeal for reluctant readers."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"This story is simple, but it contains much food for thought. Such a short book needs to be impeccably structured to keep from being one-dimensional, and Choyce achieves this task admirably."-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"

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