How I Spent My Summer Holidays

by W.O. Mitchell

Book Overview

When How I Spent My Summer Holidays was first published in 1981 a Western reviewer wrote: "If Who Has Seen the Wind told the story of a young boy's coming to terms with death, How I Spent My Summer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771061102
• ISBN13: 9780771061103
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

An engaging prairie novel

Read aloud by Canadian author and CBC Radio personality W.O. Mitchell, How I Spent My Summer Holidays is an abridged coming-of-age audiobook with grim and serious overtones. When twelve-year-old Hugh spends his summer in a small prairie town, he and his friends discover a secret cave housing an escaped "mental hospital" patient. They form a connection with the hidden rum-runner and former war hero; yet when events take a murderous turn, Hugh must leave his childhood behind forever. An engaging prairie novel, perfectly captured just as it was originally broadcast on CBC Radio, and highly recommended. 3 hours, 3 CDs.

A casual read

A book about a young boys transition to adolecence. Deals with all of the normal questions that arise as one goes through pubity. Wonderfully written with great description of the characters and there setting which revloves around the the summer holidays. An easy read for anyone a pre-teen and older.