On thin ice /

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by Northrop, Michael,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Scholastic , (New York :) Physical details: 228 pages ; 20 cm Subject(s): Kyphosis | Spine | Fathers and sons | Gambling | Conduct of life | Bullying | Interpersonal relations | Friendship Year : 2019 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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The way twelve-year-old Ked Eakins of Norton, Maine, sees it his life has been stolen from him, piece by piece; first by kyphosis, a spinal abnormality which has made him a social outcast at school and a target for the school bully, by his friends who have recently abandoned him, by his mother who left for the West Coast taking the insurance which might have saved him with her, and by his father who is a gambling addict who has lost the rent money--but Ked is a builder, and using the school's Maker Space he intends to build his life back, and maybe make a few real friends, and save his father while he is at it.