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The things Owen wrote / Jessica Scott Kerrin.

by Kerrin, Jessica Scott.

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Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press, 2017.

Boys -- Alberta -- Juvenile fiction.

Grandparent and child -- Juvenile fiction.

Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction.

Iceland -- Juvenile fiction.

9781773060293 (hc.)

176 p. ; 20 cm.

When high-achieving Owen makes a big mistake and worries about disappointing his family, he decides that a trip to Iceland with his grandfather in the hopes of covering up what he has done.

"Owen has always done well, even without trying that hard. He gets As in school, is an avid photographer and knows he can count on his family’s support. But then Owen makes a mistake. A big one. And now he must face his fear of disappointing his entire family. A last-minute trip to Iceland, just Owen and his granddad, seems like the perfect way out. For Owen’s granddad, the trip is about paying tribute to a friend with Icelandic roots. But Owen has a more urgent reason for going: he must get back the notebook his granddad accidentally sent to the Iceland archive. He can’t let anyone read the things he wrote in it! The pair gets on a plane, excited to leave their prairie town for a country of lava fields, glaciers and geysers. However, as they explore Iceland, the plan to recover Owen’s notebook starts to spiral out of control. Why does Owen’s granddad seem so confused and forgetful? And can Owen really hide the truth of what’s in his notebook?"--From publisher.

Grades: 5-8. SLJ.

Canadian fiction, Juvenile.

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