SPUD

Spud Sweetgrass #1

by Brian Griffin

SPUD, a new book by Brian Griffin, inspired by his residency in Bethne-Bruay, Northern France, commemorates the centennial of World War I's end. Intrigued by 'SPUD' meaning both potato and slang for low-ranking British soldiers, Griffin delves into the connection between potatoes grown there and soldiers who perished in the same soil a century ago.

Genres: Canada, Childrens

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Aadan Joly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book in my childhood and loved it ever since, it felt nice to read such a cool book set in a place I grew up in. a definite read for anyone who likes a good mystery set in the nation’s capital

[Melanie Hetrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spud Sweetgrass lost his father the year before to cancer. His mother is still grieving and he can't talk to her the way he used to. He needs to tell her something; he needs to tell her that he's been kicked out of school. He needs to tell her that he's working all the time at Mr. Fryday's chip wagon. He needs to tell her that he really likes Connie Pan but her mother doesn't like him. He needs to tell her that he thinks that Dumper Stubbs is illegally dumping all of the used fry grease into the storm sewers so that it washes out to the river and that is why the beach is always closed.

But he needs her to snap out of her grief first. He misses his dad too.

[Dara Potvin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for my children's literature class. It's a book about a teenage boy who discovers a fellow employee polluting the Ottawa River with rancid used fry grease. I enjoyed reading it.

[Manan]

The book is pretty good it tells u you to how to handle your life without your parents