Candy on the Edge

by Don Kerr

Candy is thirteen, living in Saskatoon with her parents, her little brother "Carboy," and Murphy the dog. She is tired of waiting for Grade 8 to end, her mom's constant nagging, and Gerald the geek hurling insults from across the street. She starts hanging out with some new and exciting friends - friends her mother wouldn't approve of. Candy's new friends have tattoos, they smoke, drink, and they even shoplift. They lead dangerous lives that Candy doesn't begin to understand, but she doesn't see any harm in hanging out with them. Besides, they know Raymon, the handsome Chilean car thief who all the girls are in love with. What Candy doesn't realize is that she is being set up by her so-called friends. After a puzzling visit to a bingo hall, she hears about a robbery and realizes it was her friends who did it—worse, she was involved without knowing it. Will her friends get away with it? Will they rat on her if they are caught? Will Candy be able to live with the truth even if no one finds out what she's done? Don Kerr is the author of five books of poetry, seven plays, a short fiction collection, a teen fiction novel, and non-fiction books on politics and the history of the city of Saskatoon. A member of the order of Canada, he lives and writes in Saskatoon.

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Don Kerr is the author of five books of poetry, seven plays, a short fiction collection, a teen fiction novel, and non-fiction books on politics and the history of the city of Saskatoon. He served on the Saskatoon Public Library Board for 11 years, and as chair for five of those years. He was the first chair of the Saskatoon Heritage Society and the first chair of the Saskatoon Municipal Heritage Committee. He is currently the elected Saskatchewan governor for the Heritage Canada Foundation.

Reviews

[Yisbely · Rating 2 out of 5]

" They smoke, drink get tattooed. They're the kind of kids that would freak her mother out completly perfect. But they also steal, and some of them get violent. Candy doesn't really understand them, and they're planning something that's going to get her in way over her head. Candy is hanging out with the wrong crew she better turn back before it's too late!!