________________ CM . . . . Volume I Number 17 . . . . October 6, 1995

Spud in Winter.

Brian Doyle.
Toronto: Groundwood, 1995. 140pp, paper, $8.95.
ISBN 0-88899-224-6.

Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.
Review by Elaine Seepish.

Spud Sweetgrass reappears in this new adventure in all Brian Doyle's rollicking, good-times style.

The story sets the reader up by beginning with a deliciously described murder witnessed by our hero Spud. It rolls along playfully, including plenty of well-rounded, textured characters and vivid portrayals of Ottawa in winter, and culminating with lots of action.

Doyle is a master of the language and made this reader laugh out loud. At one point, he breaks all the rules in an extended account by the father of a friend of Spud's of his childhood memories, which include every gross-out that middle-years kids love to read about -- all condensed into one paragraph!

Highly recommended for middle-years readers.

Elaine Seepish is Information Specialist at Instructional Resources Unit, Manitoba Education and Training.

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