A Simple Case of Angels by Caroline Adderson

When her son was five, she began writing seriously unserious books for young readers (Very Serious Children I, Bruno and Bruno For Real). She started writing seriously after university, eventually going on to write two internationally published novels (A History of Forgetting and Sitting Practice) and two collections of short stories for adults (Bad Imaginings and Pleased To Meet You). to go to university and has mostly lived there ever since. After traveling around Canada, she moved to B.C. Freeing them will bring out the very best in Nicola, and especially in June Bug.Ĭaroline Adderson grew up in Alberta.

And the girls discover that something unusual is going on at the home, where it seems that a few of the more remarkable patients are being kept against their will. Even Nicola is not herself, and when a new girl, Lindsay, tries to be her friend, Nicola finds herself being uncharacteristically mean, because Lindsay seems to be one of those hair-and-jewelry girls who wants her own subscription to Bride magazine for Christmas.īut Nicola’s mother won’t let her visit Shady Oaks by herself, so when Lindsay offers to go with her, Nicola agrees. Nobody has put up any lights, Nicola’s grade five teacher is inexplicably crabby, and Nicola’s big brother Jared stays holed up in front of the computer playing Inferno 2, eagerly sending winged creatures into a fiery abyss. It’s the holiday, and yet everyone seems to be cranky and off balance.

In fact, they could all use some cheering up. They volunteer to become regular visitors at Shady Oaks, certain that June Bug’s cute tricks will cheer up the elderly residents. And when she and June Bug come across a new nursing home in the neighborhood, it feels like a Sign. Will doing a good deed make up for June Bug’s bad behavior? Everyone is mad, and it looks as though June Bug’s days are numbered.

She steals the neighbor’s turkey, yanks down the Christmas tree and destroys Mum’s almost-finished giant crossword. Nicola’s adorable little dog, June Bug, keeps getting into trouble.

A Simple Case of Angels by Caroline Adderson