Cassandra's Driftwood
Description
48 pages
$7.95
ISBN 0-919001-85-8
DDC jC813'.54
$7.95
ISBN 0-919001-85-8
DDC jC813'.54
Author
Publisher
Year
1994
Contributor
Illustrations by Terry Roscoe
Reviewed by Anne Hutchings
Anne Hutchings is a teacher-librarian in Ajax, Ontario.
Review
Cassandra, who lives in a small fishing village, is painfully shy. The
only “person” she can confide in and share her innermost thoughts
with is Alonzo, a piece of driftwood washed up by the tide. One day
Cassandra comes home from school to discover that Alonzo is gone. When
she finally tracks him down, Cassandra finds that she is considerably
more courageous and assertive than she had believed.
Budge Wilson has written an interesting short-chapter book that will
appeal to late-primary-grade children looking for something more than a
picture book. Recommended.
Citation
Wilson, Budge., “Cassandra's Driftwood,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed October 12, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/20295.