TY - BOOK AU - Bilson,Geoffrey TI - Hockeybat Harris SN - 0919964575 U1 - F BIL PY - 1984/// CY - Toronto PB - Kids Can Press, KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Canada KW - Fiction KW - Evacuation of civilians KW - Social adjustment KW - Hockey KW - Saskatoon (Sask.) KW - Authors, Canadian KW - Canadian Fiction KW - bisacsh KW - FICTION / Historical / Canada KW - FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II N2 - Hockeybat Harris is an absorbing story about one of Canada's least known contributions to the early 1940s war effort -- the Child Guest Program. The arrival of 12-year-old David Harris from England has a profound and disruptive effect on another 12-year-old Saskatoon boy and his family who volunteer their home and their love during those difficult times. The novel deals with the relationship between the two boys -- the problems, misunderstandings and insensitivities of one to the other ER -