About the Book

Sumac Lottery is the fifth of seven kids who share their big house with four parents, one grandfather and five pets. At nine, she’s the keeper of her family’s traditions—from Pow Wow to Holi, Carnival to Hogmanay, Sumac’s on guard to make sure that no Lottery celebration gets forgotten.

But this winter all Sumac’s plans go awry when a Brazilian visitor overstays his welcome. A terrible ice storm grounds all flights, so one of her dads and her favourite brother can’t make it home from India. And then the power starts going out across the city . . .

The Lotterys More or Less is the second of Emma Donoghue’s stories about the family that likes to say “Why not?”

Product Details

• ISBN: 9781443445603
• ISBN 10: 1443445606
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• On Sale: 09/25/2018
• Pages: 304
• List Price:19.99 CAD
• Ages: 8 to 12
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / General

Emma Donoghue

Biography

Emma Donoghue was born in Dublin and lived in England for many years before moving to Canada. She writes in many genres, including theatre, radio drama and literary history, but is best known for her fiction, both historical (Slammerkin, The Sealed Letter, Astray, Frog Music) and contemporary (Stir-fry, Hood, Landing, Touchy Subjects). Her seventh novel, Room, won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (Canada and the Caribbean region) and was shortlisted for the Man Booker and Orange Prizes. It sold more than two million copies. Donoghue scripted the film adaptation, a Canadian-Irish film by Lenny Abrahamson starring Brie Larson, which was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

Other Works by Emma Donoghue

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  The Lotterys More or Less

  By Emma Donoghue

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  The Lotterys Plus One

  By Emma Donoghue

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  The Wonder

  By Emma Donoghue