A Plan for Pops

Smith, Heather

ISBN 10: 1459816145 / ISBN 13: 9781459816145

Published by Orca Book Publishers (edition Illustrated), 2019

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 1459816145-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Plan for Pops
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers (edition Illustrated)
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1459816145
• ISBN 13: 9781459816145
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Kerrigan, Brooke
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

"A positive and realistic representation of both a wheelchair user and an elderly, interracial gay male couple." ―Kirkus Reviews

"A beautiful and uplifting book." ―School Library Journal

Lou spends every Saturday with Grandad and Pops. They walk to the library hand in  hand, like a chain of paper dolls. Grandad reads books about science and design, Pops listens to rock and roll, and Lou bounces from lap to lap. But everything changes one Saturday. Pops has a fall. That night there is terrible news: Pops will need to use a wheelchair, not just for now, but for always. Unable to cope with his new circumstances, he becomes withdrawn and shuts himself in his room. Hearing Grandad trying to cheer up Pops inspires Lou to make a plan. Using skills learned from Grandad, and with a little help from their neighbors, Lou comes up with a plan for Pops.

About the Authors

Originally from Newfoundland, Heather Smith now lives in Waterloo, Ontario, with her family. Her Newfoundland roots inspire much of her writing. Her middle-grade novel Ebb and Flow was short-listed for the Governor General's Literary Award, and her YA novel The Agony of Bun O'Keefe won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award and was short-listed for the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People.

Brooke Kerrigan has loved to draw ever since she was a little girl, so it seemed only natural that she would grow up to be an artist. Of all her creative endeavors, illustrating children's books is her favorite. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she currently lives with her husband in the French Alps, in a little town that inspires her every day. For more information, visit brookekerrigan.com.