Yuletide Blues, R.P.
MacIntyre
Young Adult - Fiction
ISBN 1-895449-04-9; paper; $; 240 pages, Mass
Market; 1991, 1992
From R.P. MacIntyre, the 1993 winner of the
Vicky Metcalf Short Stort Award, Yuletide Blues
has become a hit with young audiences. The
deadpan, comedian's voice of the teenaged
protagonist is fresh, disconcerting and hilarious,
as Lanny relates his worst Christmas. An avid
hockey player with an aversion for piano lessons,
Lanny receives a couple of rude but enlightening
shocks that force him to reevaluate both himself
and his relationships with family and friends.
Reviews
Haans, Dave. “Between Despair and Distanced
Surety: Yuletide Blues .” Canadian Children's
Literature (May 1993): 76.
Boulanger, Annie. “Fill summer's last days with
portable adventure.” Royal City Record/Now .
August 25, 1993. 16.
Findon, Joanne. "Growing Up Complicated.” Quill
& Quire (November 1991).
Beaton, Virginia. Books in Canada (December
1991): 39.
Bergen, Clarence. “Fresh taste of Youth.”
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix . September 21, 1991.
C10.
Broughton, Katheryn. Canadian Materials
(November 1991): 358-9.
Boulanger, Annie. “Take a good book to bed.”
Burnaby Now . August 25, 1993. 22.
Books in Canada (December 1992): 39.
Denham, Paul. "Briefly Noted.” NeWest Review
(April/May 1993): 17.
Gibb, Marie. “Yuletide Blues is a must read.”
Calgary Herald . February 15, 1992. G7.
Henderson, Jay. “Belly laughs beat the blues.”
Cochrane This Week . April 6, 1993.
Mackey, Margaret. Canadian Materials
(November 1991): 358-9.
List Price: $9.95 Cdn $6.95 US
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