Pete likes to play pranks. It doesn't matter what it is as long as it gets a laugh. When he impersonates his vice-principal on a radio call-in show, he goes too far and is suspended from school. Pete's parents send him to spend the summer working with his uncle, a whale-watching guide in a tourist t
No More Pranks
โ Scribed by Polak, Monique
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers;Access and Diversity
- Year
- 2004;2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 41 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781551433158
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Review
"Lots of action here, combined with nice insights on the clash between tourism and the preservation of natural environments." (VOYA )
"Polak develops Pete's character in a believable and satisfactory way. Her writing communicates her knowledge of the setting and her research on whales. Recommended." (Canadian Book Review Annual )
"[Polak] has captured the teenage mind while still making her point. A good read. Highly recommended." (CM Magazine )
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*Uncle Jean did the one thing you're never supposed to do in a kayak. He leaned over hard, so that all his weight bore down on one side of the kayak. And Uncle Jean is big. We were about to capsize.
Aunt Daisy's words rang in my head, like a song you can't forget, no matter how hard you try. "Three minutes until you lose sensation in your extremities."
I wriggled my fingers and toes. While I still could. *
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