Easy Avenue

by Brian Doyle

Overview

Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award

In his first year in high school, Hubbo O'Driscoll is torn between his poor but fun friends and the shallow but rich kids.

In this novel based on Great Expectations, Brian Doyle does a brilliant job of dealing with the issue of class and all its implications. Poverty, social climbing and the connotations of each are presented through the classic Doyle blend of humor and gravity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554980147
Publisher:	Groundwood Books Ltd
Publication date:	10/01/1998
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	11 - 14 Years

About the Author

Brian Doyle is the award-winning author of many beloved children's books. He lives in Chelsea, Quebec.

Table of Contents

1	The World's Worst Golfer	11
2	Drowned in the War	19
3	Fleurette Featherstone Fitchell	23
4	Picnic	29
5	Help Wanted	37
6	Betrayed at the Glebe Collegiate Institute	49
7	Job!	60
8	Light the Light	71
9	Easy Avenue	78
10	Success	85
11	Mysterious Money	94
12	Uppity	106
13	Feel Street	112
14	Sixty-Four Pieces	122
15	Uranus	126
16	A Deal with Doug	134
17	Just Like Something O'Driscoll Would Do	139

Editorial Reviews

Gr 7-9-Hulbert "Hubbo" O'Driscoll is a teenaged golf caddy about to start high school. Things are going from bad to worse as he finds true love in the form of Fleurette Featherstone Fitchell and true hate in the form of the elitist Hi-Y club. Life looks fairly grim for this lad, his friends, and his guardian, Mrs. O'Driscoll, but the fortunes are smiling on this hapless orphan, and he is canny enough to nod his head and smile right back. The story takes place in post-World War II Canada where society cruelly draws the lines between rich and poor. Doyle's writing takes star billing in this perfectly crafted, rollicking read. The narrative is colorful, with some delightfully comic moments, and the story and language are completely accessible to teens. The character list at the end with brief Hubboized synopses is a fun way to wrap up this great rags-to-riches tale with a surprising twist at the end.-Lisa Denton, J. S. Russell JHS, Lawrenceville, VA

School Library Journal

Doyle's characters have the universal quality of ancient folk tale characters...Thanks to writers like Doyle, Canada...has developed a literature for young adults that is as unique as it is universal.

Quill & Quire

Doyle...zeroes in on adolescent feelings and dialogue with complete accuracy. His blend of sophisticated satire, realism and empathy with the human condition creates an atmosphere with which the reader easily identifies.

Reviewing Librarian

an absolute delight

Spectator

Doyle writes a tight narrative with wit and verve.

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