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Scarborough / Catherine Hernandez.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781551526775 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 258 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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| Subject: | Scarborough (Ont.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Herna | 31681010266328 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
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- Book Club Discussion Guide
- Perseus Publishing
<div>A poignant multi-voiced novel about the troubled yet noble lives of urban warriors living in low-income neighborhoods.</div> - Perseus Publishing
<div><p><b>City of Toronto Book Award finalist</b></p><p>Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighborhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America; like many inner city communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight. <i>Scarborough</i> the novel employs a multitude of voices to tell the story of a tight-knit neighborhood under fire: among them, Victor, a black artist harassed by the police; Winsum, a West Indian restaurant owner struggling to keep it together; and Hina, a Muslim school worker who witnesses first-hand the impact of poverty on education.</p><p>And then there are the three kids who work to rise above a system that consistently fails them: Bing, a gay Filipino boy who lives under the shadow of his father's mental illness; Sylvie, Bing's best friend, a Native girl whose family struggles to find a permanent home to live in; and Laura, whose history of neglect by her mother is destined to repeat itself with her father.</p><p><i>Scarborough</i> offers a raw yet empathetic glimpse into a troubled community that locates its dignity in unexpected places: a neighborhood that refuses to be undone.</p><p><b>Catherine Hernandez</b> is a queer theatre practitioner and writer who has lived in Scarborough off and on for most of her life. Her plays <i>Singkil</i> and <i>Kilt Pins</i> were published by Playwrights Canada Press, and her children's book <i>M is for Mustache: A Pride ABC Book</i> was published by Flamingo Rampant. She is the Artistic Director of Sulong Theatre for women of color.</p></div>
