By the Skin of His Teeth : a Barkerville mystery /
Edition statement:First edition. Published by : Sandcastle Books, (Vancouver :) Physical details: 153 pages ; 21 cm ISBN:0888784481.
Subject(s):
Chinese
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British Columbia
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History
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Fiction.
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Prejudices
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Fiction.
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Murder
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Fiction.
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Barkerville (B.C.)
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History
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Fiction.
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British Columbia
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History
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1849-1871
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Fiction.
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Canadian fiction.
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Author, Canadian.
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FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General.
Year: 2004
Item type:
Print
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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W. Ross Macdonald School Library Fiction | Fiction | F WAL (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Copy: 1 | Available | 2012-5620 |
17-year-old Ted MacIntosh befriends a young Chinese boy despite the intense prejudice seething in the frontier town. Ted suffers intimidation and violence at the hands of the cruel, arrogant Tremblay and his cronies, but with courage and conviction the young man stands up for what he believes and defends his Chinese friend.
Middle grade.
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