Death Benefits (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781554692262)

Royce (aka Rolly) is having a bad year. Not only has his mother dragged him across the country in order to be close to her aged father Arthur, a celebrated cellist, but he's also recovering from mono. When he convinces his mother to let him finish the school year by correspondence, he's left feeling isolated and lonely, and spends his time watching TV and plotting ways to get back to his friends in Nova Scotia. But before his plans can be implemented, his grandfather has a small stroke. Suddenly Arthur needs more care than Royce's mother can provide and, after a couple of hired care aides quit, Royce is pressed into service.

Looking after a ninety-five-year-old--especially one as cantankerous, crafty and stubborn as Arthur--is a challenge. But as Royce gets to know the eccentric old man--who loves the Pussycat Dolls, hates Anderson Cooper and never listens to the kind of music that made him famous--he gradually comes to appreciate that his grandfather's life still has meaning. Even if Arthur himself seems to want it to end.

Author: Sarah N. Harvey
ISBN-10: 1554692261
ISBN-13: 9781554692262
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 141903 / Death Benefits


Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 09/01/2010 pg. 36
Publishers Weekly 10/25/2010
Booklist 12/01/2010 pg. 53
School Library Journal 01/01/2011 pg. 108