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category: Children's Fiction
published: Jan 2020
ISBN:9781459821446
publisher: Orca Book Publishers

The Ride Home

by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

tagged: bullying, country life, friendship
Description

Key Selling Points

  • This book examines bullying in middle school and how everyone has a story to tell.
  • The entire story takes place during one bus ride home from school.
  • Gail Anderson-Dargatz has written many hi-lo or literacy learner novels for both YA and adults working to strengthen their literacy skills.
  • The author confessed that she was the “weird” one on the bus when she was a kid. Now her own kids take a long bus ride home too.
  • The Ride Home was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize and the Chocolate Lily Award.
  • Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.
About the Author

Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Gail Anderson-Dargatz is a bestselling author. A Recipe for Bees and The Cure for Death by Lightning were finalists for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. She also teaches other authors how to write fiction. Gail divides her time between the Shuswap region of British Columbia and Manitoulin Island in Ontario. For more information, visit gailanderson-dargatz.ca.

Contributor Notes

Gail Anderson-Dargatz is the award-winning author of over a dozen books, including The Cure for Death by Lightning and A Recipe for Bees, which were finalists for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. She has also written a number of short novels for striving readers, including the Orca Currents titles Bigfoot Crossing, Iggy’s World and The Ride Home, which was shortlisted for a BC and Yukon Book Prize. Gail lives in the Shuswap region of British Columbia.

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
9 to 12
Grade:
4 to 7
Reading age:
9 to 12
Awards
  • Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Awards
  • Short-listed, BC and Yukon Book Prizes - Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
  • Short-listed, BC and Yukon Book Prizes, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize
Editorial Reviews

“Appeal to readers who are most interested in realistic stories…A simple slice of life book with a pretty good lesson learned in the end. Recommended.”

— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

"If you like a quick read this book is for you."

— Canadian Children's Book News, student takeover edition

“Delightfully poignant...Will hook all middle school readers into [the] story with language they will understand and find amusing.”

— The Ormsby Review

“This is an accessible narrative with a layered reading experience.”

— Kirkus Reviews

“Recommended for middle school and reluctant high school readers. Very good choice for libraries and families. Current topics, high interest and smooth writing at a lower reading level.”

— Must Read Lit: K thru YA

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