In 1962 Ottawa, 11-year-old Rex Norton-Norton faces several confusing mysteries, including his father’s troubling secrets from World War II, the problems of a beautiful but unhappy woman named Natasha, what to do about his mean and vindictive teacher, and whether or not he should even be concerned about these things.

Related: Americas, Awards, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, USBBY Outstanding International Book

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• ISBN: 9780374362591
• Author: Wynne-Jones, Tim
• Published: 2008, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Themes: Coming of age, Family life, Fathers, Interpersonal relations, School
• Descriptors: Americas, Awards, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), North America, USBBY Outstanding International Book
• No. of pages: 224