A Boy Called AllisA Boy Called Allis
Title rated 0 out of 5 stars, based on 0 ratings(0 ratings)
Book, 2017
Current format, Book, 2017, , All copies in use.Book, 2017
Current format, Book, 2017, , All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formatsEleven year old Allister McRuer's fears materialize when he and his family arrive at their Manitoba pioneer homestead in 1892. what could make it worse? being called Allis. During the trip from Lachute, Quebec to Cherry Creek, Manitoba, Allister shares a train boxcar with three of his brothers and all of their family's livestock. The closer he gets to the homestead his father and oldest brother, John, started three years ago, the worse Allister's misery gets as older brother Will, torments Allister by calling him "Allis" a name he hates because it souunds like 'Alice". Allister's first hour in Cherry Creek does little to ease his concerns. While their brothers unload the McRuers two boxcars, Allister and his twin brother, Jim, explore the town. Allister is discouraged at the small size of the local school and its distance from their homestead. He wonders how he will ever finish grade eight. As they continue walking, Allister and Jim witness a terrible accident. Although they're able to help a horse and an injured driver, Allister's anziety over his family's move to the prairies takes a new turn when he's told that the only doctor within seventy miles is out of town on another call. Who can he get to help them?
Title availability
About
Details
Publication
- Winnipeg, Manitoba : Word Alive Press, 2017.
Opinion
More from the community
Community lists featuring this title
There are no community lists featuring this title
Community contributions
There are no quotations from this title
There are no quotations from this title
From the community