A bridge To Wiseman's Cove by James Moloney.
This book is about a boy named Carl who is abandoned by his family; left with his bother and forced to live with his Aunt Beryl. He is a shy boy that is really conscious about his appearance and the fact that he is overweight. He never had the confidence in himself especially when talking to girls. This story tells us about the many changes that occur in different characters' lives.The main characters of the story are Kerry Mat, unmarried mother of Sarah ( 19 years old), Carl ( 14 years old) and Harley (10 years old). She leaves for a small holidays leaving her children to fend for themselves. When she stays longer more than usual, Sarah is forced to look after her brothers. She takes them to wattle beach to their Aunt Beryl and then runs away. Aunt beryl never used to treat Carl and Harley well. She used to waste money and time in the local club. Later Carl found a job on the Barge that wasnt going that good with business. He started having problems with Skip, but Joy, Skips wife forced her husband to leave Carl on the barge for at least for a week. Carl found a way to get the Barge back to work; he opened a free car wash that impressed Skip, and got another chance to stay on the barge. In the city, Carl looked at many photographs of unidentified people killed in accidents, and he recognised Kerry, his mother, as one of nine people killed in a bus accident some months earlier.
I really enjoyed reading this book, cause its full of adventure and little bit of romance.
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