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Material Type: Book
Collection: Comics
Call Number: CAN KIDSEVFIC BRI2017
Title: Louis Undercover
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Personal name: Britt, Fanny & Arsenault, Isabelle (illustrator)
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016669 checked in 2023-03-16 19:35:50

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Topical term or geographic name as entry element: Kids Everyday Fiction
International Standard Book Number: 9781554988594
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.: Groundwood Books (House of Anansi Press)
Date of publication, distribution, etc.: 2017
Other physical details: large format, hardcover
Summary, etc. note: In this powerful new graphic novel from Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, we meet Louis, a young boy who shuttles between his alcoholic dad and his worried mom, and who, with the help of his best friend, tries to summon up the courage to speak to his true love, Billie. Louis’s dad cries — Louis knows this because he spies on him. His dad misses the happy times when their family was together, just as Louis does. But as it is, he and his little brother, Truffle, have to travel back and forth between their dad’s country house and their mom’s city apartment, where she tries to hide her own tears. Thankfully, Louis has Truffle for company. Truffle loves James Brown lyrics, and when he isn’t singing, he’s asking endless questions. Louis also has his friend Boris, with whom he spots ghost cop cars and spies on the “silent queen,” the love of his life, Billie. When Louis and Truffle go to their dad’s for two weeks during the summer, their father seems to have stopped drinking. And when Truffle has a close call from a bee sting, their mother turns up and the reunited foursome spend several wonderful days in New York — until they reach the end of the road, again. A beautifully illustrated, true-to-life portrayal of just how complex family relationships can be, seen through the eyes of a wise, sensitive boy who manages to find his own way forward.
Expansion of summary note: women, Quebec, Canada, Canadian, young adult, children, childhood, coming of age, divorce, relationships, family, alcoholism, addiction, crushes, anxiety, depression, mental health
Source of acquisition: Rotem Diamant
Method of acquisition: Donation
Date of acquisition: May, 2018
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