A handful of time bibliographic information author. She has also contributed to a season for miracles and hoping for home. Buy a cheap copy of a handful of time book by kit pearson. Time travel reading challenge library of clean reads. A handful of time by kit pearson chapters 12 before you read the chapter. Starring espen skjonberg, camilla stromhenriksen, nicolay langenielsen and bjorn sundquist, the film also features susannah york and nigel hawthorne. Author of novels like a handful of time, awake and dreaming, and the sky is falling, pearson produces literature of a rare quality. Acclaimed author kit pearson joins jonathon van maren on the bridgehead for the second installment in our childrens literature series. Decide how many time travel books you want to read and then read them before the end of 2010 thats it. Heres what acclaimed childrens author kit pearson told us. The sky is falling ebook by kit pearson 9780143186328. There will be a lot of information such as summaries, photos.
She took the watch and it was two oclock, she couldnt believe it. It focuses on 12yearold patricia who must travel to western canada to spend the summer with her cousins because her parents are working out the details of their separation. Kit pearson is the writer who wrote a handful of time. Although the watch device is a handy one to allow the girl a glimpse of the past, there is not much explanation. The root cellar by janet lunn a handful of time by kit pearson playing. She doesnt know her cousins at all, and shes never been good at camping or canoeing, let alone making new friends. Childrens time travel fiction of the 1980s, best time travel fiction, timeslip in ch. For as long as she can remember, maisie has spent her summers at her grandparents home on kingfisher island. Mar 11, 2014 this blog will be about a novel, a handful of time. Twelve year old patricia is a shy, reserved torontonian suffering from the conflicts of her parents impending divorce.
When 12yearold patricia winds the old watch she found under the floorboards, she finds herself taken back in time to the summer when her own mother was twelve and begins to unlock the mystery of the old watch and of her troubled family. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Twelve year old patricia potter is sent to her aunts cottage in alberta for the summer while her parents work. Patricia is sent away for the summer to her aunts house while her parents settle their separation papers. A handful of time book surrey libraries bibliocommons. Book one in the gideon trilogy by linda buckleyarcher 2. She doesnt know her cousins at all, and shes never been. Kit pearson worked as a librarian for many years before publishing her first novel, the daring game 1986. Oct 02, 2017 a handful of time, by kit pearson 1987, 186 pages, is a time travel story notable for its extraordinary character development.
Lists that contain a handful of time by kit pearson. A handful of time by kit pearson this list might change or i may read more. It is the summer of 1940, and all of england fears an invasion by hitlers army. A handful of time features twelveyearold patricia potter, who has been sent by her parents to spend the summer with her cousins at the family cottage in western canada. Canadian library association book of theyear for children award 1988 plot summary. Apr 15, 2014 when i was somewhere between the ages of eight and ten, i discovered kit pearson, a canadian author whose books for young people are classicsthe daring game, guests of war, a handful of time, and awake and dreaming are the ones that come to mind immediatelybut she has been writing for decades. Her parents send patricia to edmonton, to spend the summer with her cousins at their cottage. Her awardwinning books include a handful of time, which has sold more than 250,000 copies since it was published in 1987. Kit pearson on childrens literature by the culture wars. When she was eight she moved to vancouver, and when she was thirteen she moved back to edmonton. Characters a handful of time a novel by kit pearson. When she arrives at the cottage, her worst fears come true. Finally, when they refuse to play with her, patricia hides in the small cabin behind the cottage.
Nov 10, 2014 a handful of time by kit pearson published by viking kestrel, 1987 isbn 0670815322 cla book of the year for children 1988 this video was developed by nicole mccarvill and kelly savage for libr 527. Aug 27, 2010 a handful of time by kit pearson paperback. The story begins with three introductory paragraphs which contain background i. She has to move to western canada to stay with her aunt while her parents are passing trough a divorce. While invisible, patricia gets to spy on her mother, who is twelve years old when patricia sees her. Awake and dreaming, winner of the governor generals award. Kit pearson, is canadian and spent a good deal of her time between. She doesnt know her cousins at all, and shes never been good. Victoria author kit pearson wins lieutenant governors. She is the author of six childrens novels, all published by penguin canada. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. Here, were taking a look at how the series characters compare to one another, and offering a definitive ranking of the top 10. Patricia had her hair wet so what happened was real.
Christies book award, the geoffrey bilson award for historical fiction for young people, and a vlag en wimpel prize for the dutch edition for the sky is falling. She came with the solution that when she winds the old watch it will take it to the past. A handful of time by kit pearson published by viking kestrel, 1987 isbn 0670815322 cla book of the year for children 1988 this video was developed by. This blog will be about a novel, a handful of time. A handful of time by kit pearson reed novel studies. See our topranked characters and read their profiles. Pearson manages to take a summer cottage story, add time travel to it, and come out with boring. While the series may revolve primarily around the nuclear family of jack, rebecca, randall, kate, and kevin pearson, various other characters both pearson and nonpearson have played key roles in the series so far. Age 710 main character gender female professionstatus. Goodreads members voted a handful of time into the following lists.
Pearson is perhaps best known for her linked novels the sky is falling 1989, looking at the moon 1991, and the lights go on again 1993, published in 1999 as the guests of war trilogy, and awake and dreaming 1996, which won the 1997 governor generals award for english. The film was selected as the norwegian entry for the best foreign language film at the 62nd academy awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Rather pedestrian writing, but a decent school story with a strongly depicted canadian setting. Books such as a handful of time and awake and dreaming pearson have brought pearson a governor generals award, a canadian. Also, its the first book i can recall in which the main character becomes invisible when travelling back in time. A handful of time en handfull tid is a 1989 norwegian film directed by martin asphaug. Kit pearson is one of canadas most beloved childrens authors. The concept is the only thing thats special about this book. The whole truth, winner of the cla book of the year for children award. Its not hard to see why patricia has no friends, because its hard enough just reading about her. Dec 06, 2011 kit pearson worked as a librarian for many years before publishing her first novel, the daring game 1986. When i was somewhere between the ages of eight and ten, i discovered kit pearson, a canadian author whose books for young people are classicsthe daring game, guests of war, a handful of time, and awake and dreaming are the ones that come to mind immediatelybut she has been writing for decades.
A handful of time by kit pearson fantastic fiction. It focuses on 12yearold patricia who must travel to western canada to spend the summer with her cousins because her parents are. Kit pearson s a handful of time penguin 1987 is a junior novel that explores the psychological aspects of time shift fantasy. When patricias mother sends her to her cousins cottage for the summer, patricia doesnt want to go.
The characters will be then added while they appear on the summaries. Take charactours quiz to get recommendations for thousands of characters, movies, tv shows, books, and games that are high matches for your unique personality. Click to read more about a handful of time by kit pearson. Read a handful of time by kit pearson available from rakuten kobo. It is well known that certain people, upon holding in their hand some object, are able to sense the feelings and some of the circumstances of previous owners of the object. She was born in edmonton, alberta on april 30, 1947 but she also grew up in vancouver. On kit pearson and the nature of reading canlit the toast. Feb 01, 1987 a handful of time bibliographic information author.
She and her beloved cousin una run wildinventing elaborate games and treasure huntsand maisie feels the warm embrace of her big, extended family, even if she isnt a. Kathleen kit margaret pearson is a canadian librarian and the author of novels the sky is falling, a handful of time, and awake and dreaming, and the editor of this land. Maybe tomorrow you will find out more characters and things about them. Themes throughout a handful of dates essaysthe short story a handful of dates, by tayeb salih uses many different themes and literary techniques to tell a story of an innocent young boy discovering lifes hardships. Read the sky is falling by kit pearson available from rakuten kobo. Patricia wanted to know the time, she left the cabin at two oclock. Handful of time by kit pearson, should be able to evoke whole sections of the past, into which the time traveler may move and live. Victoria writer kit pearson has won the lieutenant governors award for literary excellence. She went on to write the linked novels the sky is falling 1989, looking at the moon 1991, and the lights go on again 1993, published in 1999 as the guests of war trilogy, and awake and dreaming 1996, which won the governor generals award. She has problems with her cousins and she finds the old watch that can take her to the past. Kit pearsons a handful of time penguin 1987 is a junior novel that explores the psychological aspects of time shift fantasy. Kit pearson on childrens literature by the culture wars with.
The intended audience would likely be preteen girls. Already shy and awkward, her misery is increased by her cousins bullying. I also loved the characters, i disliked patricias presentday mother so. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. When patricias parents decide to separate, she is sent to spend the summer with her cousins on an alberta lake. Kit pearson born april 30, 1947 in edmonton, alberta is the author of the dear canada book, whispers of war. Sep 16, 2019 while the series may revolve primarily around the nuclear family of jack, rebecca, randall, kate, and kevin pearson, various other characters both pearson and non pearson have played key roles in the series so far. A handful of time by kit pearson not in english common knowledge.