Harvey Holds His Own

The
Governor General’s Award finalist, now in paperback! The West Highland Terrier
that brought Harvey Comes Home to life returns with his tail wagging and
his nose sharp, ready for a new adventure. 

About the author

An author and elementary school teacher, Colleen
Nelson earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of
Manitoba in her hometown of Winnipeg. Her novels in The Harvey Stories include
the multi-award-winning Harvey Comes Home and Harvey Holds His Own,
which was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award. She is also the author
of Sadia, winner of the 2019 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, Blood
Brothers, selected as the 2018 McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young
People, and the picture book Teaching Mrs. Muddle. Colleen writes daily
in between appearances at hockey rinks and soccer fields in support of her two
sports-loving sons.

Summary

The Governor General’s Award finalist, now in paperback! The West Highland Terrier that brought Harvey Comes Home to life returns with his tail wagging and his nose sharp, ready for a new adventure.

Foreword

• 5,000-copy print run
• Featured
  at virtual and in-person library conferences
• Digital Review Copies available on Edelweiss
• Pitch to
  major review media, including The New
  York Times, The Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Publishers
  Weekly, and School Library Journal
• Targeted
  marketing to major review centers, influential bloggers, and major library
  system selectors
• Promotion
  on social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest
• E-newsletter
  promotion
• Classroom
  reading guide

Product details

• Authors: Colleen Nelson
• Assisted by: Tara Anderson (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 07.06.2022, delayed
• EAN: 9781772782516
• ISBN: 978-1-77278-251-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Illustrations: Black-and-white illustrations appear on chapter heads
• Series: The Harvey Stories
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Manitoba, Winnipeg, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, C 1945 To C 1960, Southern Manitoba: Winnipeg Capital Region, Northern Manitoba, Laurier, Manitoba, Families -- Juvenile fiction, Individual differences – Juvenile fiction, West Highland white terrier -- Juvenile fiction, Self-confidence – Juvenile fiction, Old age – Juvenile fiction, Austin;Maggie;Harvey;Mrs. Fradette