You Can Pick Me Up at Peggy's Cove
by Brian Doyle
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When Ryan's dad runs away from home because of the change of life, Ryan is sent to spend the summer with his aunt in Peggy's Cove. He goes fishing, almost gets into big trouble and learns a lot about tourist behavior, but most of all he misses his dad and hopes he'll come back soon.Tags
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Brian Doyle was shortlisted for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1998. He has won numerous Canadian awards, including three Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year for Children medals and two Mr. Christie's Book Awards. Brian's many American honors include being selected for ABA Pick of the Lists, the Horn Book Fanfare show more list, and the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age show less
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- Canonical title
- You Can Pick Me Up at Peggy's Cove
- Original publication date
- 1979
- Important places
- Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
