Charlie Wilcox
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| Author | Sharon E. McKay |
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| Publisher | Stoddart Kids |
Publication date | October 19, 2000 |
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| Followed by | Charlie Wilcox's Great War |
Charlie Wilcox is a children's novel by Sharon E. McKay about a boy from Newfoundland in World War I. First published in 2000, the novel won the Geoffrey Bilson Award and the Violet Downey Award. It is followed by a sequel, Charlie Wilcox's Great War, published in 2003.
Plot
[edit | edit source]The book opens in Newfoundland in 1915. Charlie Wilcox's parents want him to go to college rather than become a seal hunter like his father; they believe that his club foot makes him unfit for an active life. To prove his courage and ability, fourteen-year-old Charlie decides to stow away on a sealing vessel; however, he finds himself instead on a troop ship bound for the war in Europe. Rather than return, he chooses to become a stretcher bearer at the front where he witnesses the horrors of trench warfare and the Battle of the Somme.
Awards
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2001 | Geoffrey Bilson Award | Winner | [1] |
| 2001 | Violet Downey Award | Winner | [2] |
| 2002 | Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award | Nominee | [3] |
| 2001-02 | Hackmatack Children's Choice Award for English Fiction | Winner | [4] |
References
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External links
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- 2000 Canadian novels
- 2000 children's books
- Children's historical novels
- Canadian children's novels
- Novels set in 1915
- Novels set during World War I
- Children's books set during World War I
- Children's books set in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Children's books set on ships
- Children's books set in Europe
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