Scarborough / Catherine Hernandez.
Publication details: Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017.Description: 272 pagesISBN:- 9781551526775
- C813/.6 23
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Fiction | Hanover Public Library Shelves | FIC HERN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001076760 |
"A poignant, multi-voiced novel about life in the inner city. Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America; like many inner-city communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight. Scarborough the novel employs a multitude of voices to tell the story of a tight-knit neighbourhood under fire: among them, Victor, a black artist harassed by the police; Winsum, a West Indian restaurant owner struggling to keep it together; and Hina, a Muslim school worker who witnesses first-hand the impact of poverty on education. And then there are the three kids who work to rise above a system that consistently fails them: Bing, a gay Filipino boy who lives under the shadow of his father's mental illness; Sylvie, Bing's best friend, a Native girl whose family struggles to find a permanent home to live in; and Laura, whose history of neglect by her mother is destined to repeat itself with her father.
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