How Jack Lost Time
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
How Jack Lost Time
By (Author) Stephanie Lapointe
Illustrated by Delphie Cte-Lacroix
Translated by Arielle Aaronson
Greystone Books,Canada
Greystone Books,Canada
1st December 2020
Canada
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Whales, dolphins and porpoises
741.5
Physical Properties
Hardback
96
Width 190mm, Height 254mm
Description
Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award
Age range 9 to 12
Jack is not like other sea captains. Fishermen say he's weird, but Jack only cares about one thing: the grey whale with the scarred dorsal fin, the one who swallowed up his son, Julos, years before. Jack promises he will not come home without Julos, even if it means losing himself in the process. Then, on a night like any other, Jack sees something lurking around his boat. He throws himself into the whale's dark mouth. But is he too late Will his son recognise him after years of being alone
Reviews
"[How Jack Lost Time] offers an affecting, devastating portrayal of thereverberating impacts of loss." Booklist The nautical narrative promises to be quirky, mature, and quite sad." Quill & Quire
Author Bio
STPHANIE LAPOINTE is a singer, actress, documentary director, and author from Montreal. She won the Grand Prix Lux Infopresse and Governor Generals Award for Young Peoples LiteratureIllustrated Books in 2016 with Grand-pre et la Lune (Grandfather and the Moon), illustrated by Rog. DELPHIE CT-LACROIX is a multidisciplinary visual artist with a background in graphic design. She uses simple composition and a limited color palette to create images that are delicate yet impactful.
