Odd Man Out

By Sarah Ellis format: children's paperback publication: September 2006 ISBN: 9780888997036

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While his mother and new stepfather are on their honeymoon, 12-year-old Kip is sent to his grandmother's island home for a holiday that he will share with his five (count 'em, five) female cousins. Although he feels at first as if he has wandered into a madhouse, he soon grows accustomed to what Gran calls "the monstrous regiment of women." But no sooner has he settled into his new surroundings than he discovers a mysterious binder in his attic bedroom and gradually begins to uncover the disturbing truth about the father he has never known. The too-large cast of characters makes for some confusion, and Ellis seems to be telling two quite different stories simultaneously. Kip, however, is an engaging protagonist, and his search for the truth is suspenseful enough to hold readers' attention.

2006 winner of the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.

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