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Eleven-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 sounds 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, wondering 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 anxiety 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?Product Identifiers
PublisherWord Alive Press
ISBN-139781486613946
eBay Product ID (ePID)232248748
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Boy Called Allis: Allister of Turtle Mountain Series
AuthorPatricia E Linson
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
GenreChildren & Young Adults
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPatricia E Linson
Series TitleAllister of Turtle Mountain