Lenny's book of everything /
Foxlee, Karen.
Lenny's book of everything / Karen Foxlee - 343 pages ; 21 cm.
Maps on end papers. Includes bibliographical references (page 339).
Lenny, small and sharp, has a younger brother Davey who won't stop growing and at seven is as tall as a man. Raised by their single mother, who works two jobs and is made almost entirely out of worries, they have food and a roof over their heads, but not much else. The bright spot every week is the arrival of the latest issue of Burrell's Build-It-at-Home Encyclopedia. Through the encyclopedia, Lenny and Davey experience the wonders of the world and dream about a life of freedom and adventure, visiting places like Saskatchewan and Yellowknife and the gleaming lakes of the Northwest Territories. But as her brother's health deteriorates, Lenny realizes that some wonders can't be named.
9781760528706
Brothers and sisters.--Fiction
Single-parent families.--Fiction
Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Fiction
Critically ill children.--Fiction
Lenny's book of everything / Karen Foxlee - 343 pages ; 21 cm.
Maps on end papers. Includes bibliographical references (page 339).
Lenny, small and sharp, has a younger brother Davey who won't stop growing and at seven is as tall as a man. Raised by their single mother, who works two jobs and is made almost entirely out of worries, they have food and a roof over their heads, but not much else. The bright spot every week is the arrival of the latest issue of Burrell's Build-It-at-Home Encyclopedia. Through the encyclopedia, Lenny and Davey experience the wonders of the world and dream about a life of freedom and adventure, visiting places like Saskatchewan and Yellowknife and the gleaming lakes of the Northwest Territories. But as her brother's health deteriorates, Lenny realizes that some wonders can't be named.
9781760528706
Brothers and sisters.--Fiction
Single-parent families.--Fiction
Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Fiction
Critically ill children.--Fiction