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ONE CHANCE TO WIN.

Richardson, Gillian.

Illustrated by Em Lachance. Charlottetown, Ragweed Press, c1986.112pp, paper, $7.95, ISBN 0-920304-56-7.CIP

Grades 4-6
Reviewed by Grace E. Funk

Volume 15 Number 1
1987 January


This pedestrian little story seems to have been written out of nostalgia for Prince Edward Island. It is also curiously dated. The "one chance" is to win a camera whose latest features include a flash. Ten-year old Wink tries all summer to take a winning picture and gets a job helping kennel owners tend golden retrievers in order to buy film. The narrative seems to be going nowhere; suspense is lacking, since we naturally expect Wink to win. Suddenly, lightning starts a fire. Wink saves the dogs and loses his pictures, leaving his employer to do the obvious. The vocabulary is a bit above the reading interest of nine or ten year olds. Pleasant enough, but not a first choice.


Grace E. Funk, Harwood E.S., Vernon, B.C.
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