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Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter - (Elvis, Me, and the Eagle Shores Trailer Park) by Leslie Gentile (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The first book in the series, Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer, won the City of Victoria Children's Book Prize and the Jean Little First-Novel Award.
- 9-12 Years
- 7.9" x 5.4" Paperback
- 216 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, People & Places
- Series Name: Elvis, Me, and the Eagle Shores Trailer Park
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About the Book
Winter 1979. Twelve-year-old Truly has settled in with Andy El at Eagle Shores Trailer Park, but the peace of her new life is shattered when her mother unexpectedly returns after abandoning Truly the previous summer, asking for a second chance. Has her mother really changed? Can Truly ever forgive her?Book Synopsis
The first book in the series, Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer, won the City of Victoria Children's Book Prize and the Jean Little First-Novel Award.
Winter rains have swept into Eagle Shores Trailer Park, and Truly is happily settling into a new life.
A new home with Andy El, the Salish elder who took her in. A new responsibility to look after her new puppy, Gracie. A new passion for playing her not-quite-new guitar -- gifted to her by Elvis Presley, the thought-to-be-dead King of Rock 'n' Roll and Truly's pen pal.
But then Clarice returns, asking for a second chance at being Truly's mom.
Has Clarice really changed? Can Truly ever forgive her? And if so, will she have to give up this new life with Andy El to move back in with Clarice?
Truly has a lot to write to Elvis about this winter!
Review Quotes
"Gentile details the emotional roller-coaster of Truly's inner life with sensitivity and insight."
--Ildiko Sumegi "Canadian Children's Book News""Leslie Gentile once again gives readers a heartfelt story about family and all of its complications."
--Stephanie Lamb "Storytime with Stephanie""Once again, Leslie Gentile has written a powerful and emotionally charged novel about the difficulties faced by the brave and resilient Truly. ... Highly Recommended."
--Myra Junyk "Canadian Review of Materials""There are moments throughout [Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter] that embody this 'heart' that fills the work. The love of the neighbours who have chosen to share their home with Truly is such a gift and example of how community should be. The reader knows, even if Truly doesn't quite yet, that this gift will always be love and heart that she can count on."--Alison Acheson "The BC Review"
"Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter is a touching novel that illuminates challenges within parent-child dynamics as a girl pursues personal belonging."
--Brooke Shannon "Foreword Reviews"