Johnny Kellock Died Today

By Hadley Dyer format: young adult softcover publication: January 2008 ISBN: 9780006395348

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2007 winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award. Rosalie Norman is 11 years old, the afterthought in an already grown-up family. Confronted with a mother who’s not only old but also a no-nonsense authoritarian, Rosalie retreats into the long, hot Halifax summer of 1959 with her drawings. But because of Rosalie’s carelessness, her mom falls and breaks her leg. Now, to help out, the family has hired the strange new neighbour, a boy named David—or "the Gravedigger," as other kids cruelly call him. Even worse, Rosalie’s favourite cousin, Johnny, has suddenly disappeared. Unsure of herself in a clan that’s never quite what it seems, Rosalie not only uncovers family secrets as she searches for Johnny and befriends David, but also finds her own special place in the world. A wonderful whirlwind of bravado and vulnerability, Rosalie is an unforgettable voice in an original and compelling novel.

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