Death in Kingsport by Curtis Parkinson - ISBN: 9780887768279
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Kingsport, a small town on the shores of Lake Ontario, is struggling through the fall and winter of 1941 in the aftermath of the Great Depression. For fifteen-year-old Neil, life is simple and routine, until his favorite uncle, Chester, suddenly dies, and he is engulfed by an aching loneliness. At h…

Death in Kingsport

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    15 May 2011

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Summary

Kingsport, a small town on the shores of Lake Ontario, is struggling through the fall and winter of 1941 in the aftermath of the Great Depression. For fifteen-year-old Neil, life is simple and routine, until his favorite uncle, Chester, suddenly dies, and he is engulfed by an aching loneliness. At his uncle’s cremation aboard a freighter in the harbor, Neil has a strange sense of foreboding as he inadvertently hears a thumping sound inside the coffin. Could Uncle Chester be alive?And so begin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780887768279
ISBN-10:088776827X
Author:Curtis Parkinson
Publisher:Tundra Books
Imprint:Tundra Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:15 May 2011
Weight:243g
Dimensions:194mm x 130mm x 15mm
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About The Author

Curtis Parkinson

Curtis Parkinson grew up in Kingston, Ontario. He graduated from Queen’s University and worked as a chemical engineer for many years. Then he moved to the Caribbean to live on a sailboat and write. He has since published three picture books and several short stories. Storm-Blast, his first novel, was set in the Caribbean Sea that he has learned both to love and respect. Both Storm-Blast and his second novel, Sea Chase, have been nominated for Red Cedar Awards. His most recent novel, Domenic’s War, has been nominated for a Silver Birch Award. Curtis Parkinson now lives in Ontario, where he lives with his wife and continues to write.

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