title: The Agony of Bun O'Keefe
author: Heather T. Smith
description: <b>A <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>&#160;Best Teen Book of 2017<br>One of the&#160;<i>Globe and Mail</i>'s 100 Best Books of 2017<br><b>One of Bank Street&rsquo;s Best Children's Books of The Year (2017)<br><b>One of Toronto Public Library&rsquo;s Great Reads for Youth 2018</b></b></b><br><b>One of CCBC&rsquo;S <i>Best Books for Kids &amp; Teens</i> (2018)<br><b>Selection &ndash; OLA Forest Teen Committee&rsquo;s 2018 Summer Reading List</b></b><br><br>"There's an abundance of humour both subtle and overt, and a shattering of stereotypes and tropes. . . . This is a book that grabs readers by the heart and the head." --<b>Starred Review, <i>Quill &amp; Quire</i></b><br><br>"Although Bun is 14, she possesses the endearing naivet&eacute; and honesty of a child, but her first-person narration isn't sappy or immature. . . . Bun O'Keefe will settle comfortably at home in readers' hearts." <b>--Starred Review, <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br><br>"Heather Smith's second novel burns with nostalgia, wonder and sadness&hellip; a quietly profound, starkly Canadian account of being unwanted by family and society." --<b><i>Globe and Mail</i></b><br><br>"Teens will truly dive into Bun&rsquo;s mind and her surroundings through her understanding of the world&hellip; A nuanced, well-done novel about tough topics that deserves a place in most collections." --<i><b>School Library Journal</b></i><br><br>"Smith's strength is her attention to setting details and character development. . . . Recommended." <b>--</b><i><b>CM: Canadian Review of Materials</b></i>
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  **The Terrible Tide**
  
   **Charlotte MacLeod writing as Alisa Craig**
  
  A MysteriousPress.com
  
  Open Road Integrated Media
  
  Ebook
  
   _For the Radles_
  
   **Contents**
  
  Chapter 1
  
  Chapter 2
  
  Chapter 3
  
  Chapter 4
  
  Chapter 5
  
  Chapter 6
  
  Chapter 7
  
  Chapter 8
  
  Chapter 9
  
  Chapter 10
  
  Chapter 11
  
  Chapter 12
  
  Chapter 13
  
  Chapter 14
  
  Chapter 15
  
  Chapter 16
  
  Chapter 17
  
  Chapter 18
  
  Chapter 19
  
  Chapter 20
  
  Chapter 21
  
  Chapter 22
  
  Chapter 23
  
  Chapter 24
  
  Chapter 25
  
  Chapter 26
  
  Chapter 27
  
  Chapter 28
  
  Chapter 29
  
   _ **Chapter 1**_
  
  “WATCH IT, FAN,” CRIED Holly. “You’re popping your seams.”
  
  “I don’t give a damn. Heave on this crowbar, can’t you?”
  
  Fan Howe was panting. Sweat beaded her blotchy red forehead. More stitches
  burst in the brown pants suit she’d bought three years ago at a Westchester
  shopping mall. Now it was baggy, stained, fuzzed with enough catches to make
  her look like a worn-out Teddy bear.
  
  “I’m heaving as hard as I can, Fan. You know I shouldn’t be doing t