Easy Avenue

Brian Doyle author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Published:5th Feb '04

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Easy Avenue cover

Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award

In his first year in high school, Hubbo O'Driscoll is torn between his poor but fun friends and the shallow but rich kids.

In this novel based on Great Expectations, Brian Doyle does a brilliant job of dealing with the issue of class and all its implications. Poverty, social climbing and the connotations of each are presented through the classic Doyle blend of humor and gravity.

an absolute delight * Spectator *
Doyle writes a tight narrative with wit and verve. * Books in Canada *
Doyle...zeroes in on adolescent feelings and dialogue with complete accuracy. His blend of sophisticated satire, realism and empathy with the human condition creates an atmosphere with which the reader easily identifies. * Reviewing Librarian *
Doyle's characters have the universal quality of ancient folk tale characters...Thanks to writers like Doyle, Canada...has developed a literature for young adults that is as unique as it is universal. * Quill & Quire *

  • Winner of CLA Book of the Year for Children Award 1989 (Canada)
  • Commended for Books for the Teenage from the New York Public Library 1999 (United States)
  • Short-listed for Governor General's Literary Awards: Text 1988 (Canada)

ISBN: 9780888996053

Dimensions: 190mm x 127mm x 6mm

Weight: 155g

122 pages

2nd New edition