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From Deborah Ellis, the bestselling author of Sit and Step, comes a new short story collection about the moments when the adult world disappoints, and it's time to pick up … and Go.
Brodie's parents and brother expect him to step up for Team Family, even when Team Family has no intention of returning the favor. Joanie is left to take a city bus for the first time with her impossibly cranky grandmother and learns to stand up for what she wants. Alone in a foreign country, without money, shelter or papers, Liberi steals an expensive purse from a tourist and then figures out what to do with his feelings of guilt. Bastien, the foster kid no one wants, discovers his own inner strength when a wildfire ravages the town. And Kelsey and his brother find themselves robbing graves in the middle of the night, but for the best possible reason.
When the grownups turn their backs, the kids in these stories find a way to go forward. Sometimes it takes a little magical thinking. Sometimes a small act of bravery. Sometimes extending a hand to someone else. But always a realization that there is somewhere to go, if you pay attention, take action and refuse to give into the dark.
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biographical information
epigraph
short stories
"I want to tell you a secret," his little sister said. She pulled on his arm until he bent down.
"I'm practicing running," she whispered, and she put a finger to her lips. "When Daddy's not home. And you know what?"
"What?"
"Mommy practices with me."
Simon straightened up and looked at his mother. Her head was still down but it was angled toward him, away from Boyfriend.
It could have been a trick of the light, but Simon could swear he saw his mother wink.
A run is about preparation, he remembered from the book. Get yourself ready and you'll be ready to go.
His mom was getting herself ready.
On your mark, get set ...
From Deborah Ellis, the bestselling author of Sit and Step, comes a new short story collection about realizing when it's time to pick up … and Go.
• STEP, SIT, GO: Go is a long-awaited companion volume to Deborah Ellis's previous short story collections, Sit (Groundwood; 2017) and Step (Groundwood; 2022), which were hailed as "beautifully wrought" by Booklist, "thought-provoking" by Publishers Weekly and "poignant and evocative" by the School Library Journal. Go is a thought-provoking addition to this critically acclaimed series.
• FOR KIDS IN UNCERTAIN TIMES: Each story in Go is ultimately focused on a child's agency and empowerment through a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. The children in Go have faced violence, foster care, the criminal youth justice system and intergenerational conflict, but these circumstances are secondary to their own autonomy and decision-making.
• HOW DO YOU TELL YOUR STORY?: The short stories in Go introduce readers to a wide range of narrative approaches. From ghost stories, to interwoven narratives, young readers will enjoy and identify different narrative styles - a key component of many primary language arts curriculums.
Biographical information;epigraph;short stories
Brodie's parents and brother expect him to step up for Team Family, even when Team Family has no intention of returning the favor. Joanie is left to take a city bus for the first time with her impossibly cranky grandmother and learns to stand up for what she wants. Alone in a foreign country, without money, shelter or papers, Liberi steals an expensive purse from a tourist and then figures out what to do with his feelings of guilt. Bastien, the foster kid no one wants, discovers his own inner strength when a wildfire ravages the town. And Kelsey and his brother find themselves robbing graves in the middle of the night, but for the best possible reason.
When the grownups turn their backs, the kids in these stories find a way to go forward. Sometimes it takes a little magical thinking. Sometimes a small act of bravery. Sometimes extending a hand to someone else. But always a realization that there is somewhere to go, if you pay attention, take action and refuse to give into the dark.
Key Text Features
biographical information
epigraph
short stories
"I want to tell you a secret," his little sister said. She pulled on his arm until he bent down.
"I'm practicing running," she whispered, and she put a finger to her lips. "When Daddy's not home. And you know what?"
"What?"
"Mommy practices with me."
Simon straightened up and looked at his mother. Her head was still down but it was angled toward him, away from Boyfriend.
It could have been a trick of the light, but Simon could swear he saw his mother wink.
A run is about preparation, he remembered from the book. Get yourself ready and you'll be ready to go.
His mom was getting herself ready.
On your mark, get set ...
From Deborah Ellis, the bestselling author of Sit and Step, comes a new short story collection about realizing when it's time to pick up … and Go.
• STEP, SIT, GO: Go is a long-awaited companion volume to Deborah Ellis's previous short story collections, Sit (Groundwood; 2017) and Step (Groundwood; 2022), which were hailed as "beautifully wrought" by Booklist, "thought-provoking" by Publishers Weekly and "poignant and evocative" by the School Library Journal. Go is a thought-provoking addition to this critically acclaimed series.
• FOR KIDS IN UNCERTAIN TIMES: Each story in Go is ultimately focused on a child's agency and empowerment through a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. The children in Go have faced violence, foster care, the criminal youth justice system and intergenerational conflict, but these circumstances are secondary to their own autonomy and decision-making.
• HOW DO YOU TELL YOUR STORY?: The short stories in Go introduce readers to a wide range of narrative approaches. From ghost stories, to interwoven narratives, young readers will enjoy and identify different narrative styles - a key component of many primary language arts curriculums.
Biographical information;epigraph;short stories
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