The Patron Saint of Stanley Park

By (author): Hiro Kanagawa

Siblings Josh and Jennifer are coping with the loss of their father, who disappeared in a float plane accident on Christmas Eve one year ago. While Josh scours the Internet for proof that his father is still alive, Jennifer rebels against his denial and their mother Marcia’s efforts to return the family to normalcy. When Marcia insists that Josh and Jennifer spend Christmas Eve with relatives, the children instead set out for Stanley Park to honour their father’s memory. Trapped by a catastrophic storm, the children are rescued by Skookum Pete, a strange vagabond who takes them to a fantastical bunker beneath the Prospect Point café, where they experience wondrous visions that help them understand the truth about their father and the healing power of love.

AUTHOR

Hiro Kanagawa

Cindy Mochizuki’s illustrative work has appeared in West Coast Line, Front magazine and Alternatives Journal. Her short films and exhibitions, including AIR 475 (2014), have been screened both domestically and internationally. She currently lives in Vancouver, where received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the School for Contemporary Arts at Simon Fraser University.


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“Kanagawa is an agile writer—often coming at things from surprising angles—and the overall effect of this script, which I recommend for kids as well as adults, is that it’s so moving that I had to work hard to stifle what could have been very loud sobs.” —Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight
“Be prepared to use your imagination, your sense of wonder and yes, even your heart strings will be pulled.” —Crystal Dahl, examiner.com

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Dimensions:

112 Pages
8.30in * 5.35in * .25in
130.00gr

Published:

November 01, 2014

ISBN:

9781770912632

9781770912649 – PDF

9781770912656 – EPUB

9781770913615 – MobiPocket

Book Subjects:

DRAMA / Canadian

Featured In:

Middle Grade

Language:

eng

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