When first published in 1980, Far from Shore was hailed as unique and innovative. Author Kevin Major broke new ground in a young adult novel by using a multinarrative structure - five different voices - to tell the story of a troubled youth. Fifteen-year-old Chris Slade lives in a small coastal community on the island of Newfoundland. Faced with instability on many sides, he searches for direction in a family broken apart by unemployment. Even his easy-going, humorous attitude fails to steady him as he stumbles through ...
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When first published in 1980, Far from Shore was hailed as unique and innovative. Author Kevin Major broke new ground in a young adult novel by using a multinarrative structure - five different voices - to tell the story of a troubled youth. Fifteen-year-old Chris Slade lives in a small coastal community on the island of Newfoundland. Faced with instability on many sides, he searches for direction in a family broken apart by unemployment. Even his easy-going, humorous attitude fails to steady him as he stumbles through the summer after tenth grade: he's failed his year, he can't find a summer job, and he's incredibly bored. So the first thing he heads for is trouble - trouble that ends in a confrontation with the law. Work as a counselor at a summer camp offers the challenge of a fresh start, but it is here, amid new responsibilities, that he encounters his toughest test as a young man.
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Edition:
First Edition, First Printing by numberline
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
12582878367
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Seller's Description:
Toronto ON, Clarke Irwin, 1980, hardcover, 189 pp, first edition, first printing by numberline, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, obliterated name on front endpaper. Dustjacket, rubs, short, closed edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve.
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Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 0772013128. Stiff bright book, unmarked but for Canada Council stamp to front endpaper; in bright dust jacket with a 1.5" chip/tear to rear panel. Author's second novel.; 189 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book Complete number line from 1 to 5; signed and dated 22 Oct '04 by Kevin Major on the title page with no inscription; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; gift inscription on inside front cover; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.
