| Adrift in Time Contributor(s): Wilson, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1553800079 ISBN-13: 9781553800071 Publisher: Ronsdale Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: August 2003 Annotation: Set in the present day, John Wilson's young adult novel Adrift in Time explores the tensions in family life between parents and children. It also demonstrates how the new generation's knowledge of the family's past can ease those tensions. The novel opens with lan, a teenager, finding that he no longer enjoys spending his summer holidays at the family cottage on Mayne Island in BC. He misses the fun of being with his friends in the city. Arguments with his father grow more and more frequent, and lan feels that his dad refuses to see his point of view, always going on about the old days and long-dead relatives. After one nasty argument, lan takes off in his boat to assert his independence by rowing to the next island. But things go seriously wrong as the current sweeps lan out to the open water of Georgia Strait. When night falls and rain begins to pelt down, lan recognizes that hypothermia is setting in. But even as hope fades, ghosts suddenly begin appearing. Led by Emily, lan's great grandmother, a succession of long-dead ancestors and local characters appear on the boat telling him their stories - the stories of pioneer life on the Gulf Islands - bringing understanding of his family and inspiring lan to persevere until dawn brings rescue. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - General - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003467810 |
| Age Level: 13-17 |
| Grade Level: 8-12 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.2" W x 7.5" L (0.35 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this dramatic young adult novel, Ian sets off in an open boat after an argument with his father, only to find himself swept out to the Pacific. Drifting and suffering from hypothermia, the young teen is visited by family ghosts who share stories of his ancestors and Canada's pioneer past. Led by Emily, Ian's great grandmother, a succession of long-dead ancestors and local characters appear on the boat telling him their stories - the stories of pioneer life on the Gulf Islands - bringing understanding of his family and inspiring Ian to persevere until dawn brings rescue. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, John: - John Wilson, who was born in Scotland, is an ex-geologist and the award-winning author of more than 20 successful fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, including Adrift in Time (Ronsdale, 2003). With his wife and three children, he makes his home in the old coal mining town of Lantzville on Vancouver Island. |
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