The Things Owen Wrote

Owen has always done well, even without trying that hard. He gets As in school, is an avid photographer and knows he can count on his family's support. But then Owen makes a mistake. A big one. And now he must face his fear of disappointing his entire family.

A last-minute trip to Iceland, just Owen and his granddad, seems like the perfect way out. For Owen's granddad, the trip is about paying tribute to a friend with Icelandic roots. But Owen has a more urgent reason for going: he must get back the notebook his granddad accidentally sent to the Iceland archive. He can't let anyone read the things he wrote in it

The pair gets on a plane, excited to leave their prairie town for a country of lava fields, glaciers and geysers. However, as they explore Iceland, the plan to recover Owen's notebook starts to spiral out of control. Why does Owen's granddad seem so confused and forgetful? And can Owen really hide the truth of what's in his notebook?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 10/03/2017
ISBN: 9781773060293
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.38w x 0.69d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017
School Library Journal 10/01/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 110 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw