One More Step (Orca Soundings) - Softcover

Fitch, Sheree

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155143248X ISBN 13: 9781551432489

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Julian's parents separated when he was a baby and he is still angry and hurt.

His mother has had relationships since--all of which have ended disastrously―but this time it seems serious. Jean-Paul looks like he might be the real thing. Julian is wary―and critical―as he comes to terms with the fact that he and his brother may have to let down their defenses and allow their mother to find happiness. On a road trip with his mother and her new beau, Julian finds that love―and happiness―come in many guises. In the end, he realizes that it is not blood that determines true family, but the willingness to stand together.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

About this title

About the Author

Sheree Fitch has won almost every major award for Canadian children's literature, including the 2000 Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People, which acknowledges a "body of work inspirational to Canadian children." She has over twenty-five books to her credit. Her home base is on the east coast of Canada.

From the Back Cover

"You can't cell me what to do!" "Oh yes I can-I'm your father!" "Since when?" Julian's parents separated when he was a baby and he is still angry and hurt. His mother has had relationships since-all of which have ended disastrously-but this time it seems serious. Jean-Paul looks like he might be the real thing. Julian is wary-and critical-as he comes to terms with the fact that he and his brother may have to let down their defenses and allow their mother to find happiness. In the end, he realizes that it is not blood that determine true family, but the willingness to stand together.

From the Inside Flap

relationships, stepfamilies, alternative families

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

"No. It's not okay. You're not going." He used the voice.
"Excuse me?" "You can't tell me what to do!"
"Oh yes I can―I'm your father!"
"Since when?"

Edition details

• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155143248X
• ISBN 13: 9781551432489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128