The Big Snapper

by Katherine Holubitsky

Ten-year-old Eddie lives with his mom and grandparents in a small cabin on the Queen Charlotte Islands. A year earlier, Eddie's dad took the ferry to the mainland and never returned. Eddie loves going fishing with Granddad and listening to his tall tales about the big snapper. Eddie believes if they catch such a fish, it might change his family's fortune.

Mom decides to turn their cabin into a bed and breakfast. Some of the guests appreciate island life, but many do not. When Granddad falls ill and must go away for treatment, Eddie worries that he too may not come back. Already hurt and confused by his father's disappearance, upset by the attitudes of the tourists, and now missing his beloved grandfather, Eddie goes fishing alone in Granddad's skiff. Soon he is struggling with more than the need to stay afloat.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Katherine Holubitsky's first novel, Alone at Ninety Foot, (Orca), won the CLA Book of the Year for Young Adults and the IODE Violet Downey Book Award. She has also written Last Summer in Agatha, The Hippie House and The Mountain that Walked, all published by Orca. Katherine lives in Edmonton, Alberta.

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Reviews

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eddie lives with his mom and grandpa on Queen Charlotte Island. He and his grandpa go out fishing all the time and his grandpa tells him stories about the big snapper he almost caught. When his grandpa gets sick, Eddie is determined to find this Snapper.

[Lenora Carey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heart warming fishing story about a boy and his grandfather.