Books written by Lesley Choyce

Cold Clear Morning

“Colby!” Paul was shouting at me now. “Damn it, Colby, get your sorry ass over here.” Just like Paul not to get out of the car but to wait for me to come to him. I took my time, felt every board bend beneath me on the old fishing wharf.
Cold Clear Morning

“Colby!” Paul was shouting at me now. “Damn it, Colby, get your sorry ass over here.” Just like Paul not to get out of the car but to wait for me to come to him. I took my time, felt every board bend beneath me on the old fishing wharf.
Full Tilt

Full Tilt
Cold Clear Morning

Taylor Colby speaks his story of what it takes to pick up the remains of a shattered life and find renewed purpose and hope. It is the story of going back to the home that you thought you could never return to.
How to Fix Your Head

In this hilarious new work, Choyce freely shares his most entertaining misadventures along with some of his best advice on topics ranging from plumbing to bad jobs.
Thin Places

A dazzling story told in verse of sixteen-year-old Declan Lynch and the girl whose centuries-old voice rings in his head.
Rat

I shook my head. “No way, Emily. You're my friend. We've known each other for a long time. Let's stick it to them. Go with me to Miller's office. If he plays dumb again, let's go to the cops.” She had her head down again.
Broken Man on a Halifax Pier

I was beginning to think I had gotten him in over his head.Tom was having a hell of a hard time as he tugged Brody toward the police cruiser and tried to get his hands behind him. I scooted past them and leaned into the truck cab.
Wave Watch

Is Randy getting in over his head? Set against a background of wild surfing action, Wave Watch is the story of one young man coming to terms with his abilities--and with his limitations.
Off the Grid

Sixteen-year-old Cody was born and raised “off the grid” deep in the wilderness by idealistic parents.
Hell's Hotel

“He thinks you try to put too many ideas into my head.” Tara had to laugh out loud. It was a laugh of outrage more than anything else. “Jenn, you're not going to listen to him, are you?” Jenn looked a little embarrassed.
Deconstructing Dylan

He came over and rubbed his hand over the top of my head as if I was a little kid. My hair was still trying to grow back. All I had was a kind of short spiky crop of hair. “It's like sandpaper,” he said affectionately.
Shoulder the Sky

I found myself looking at the flowers in people's yards as I walked along, naming them in my head: marigold, pansy, shasta daisy, calendula. Cosmos. But the walking was not easy. I was the 75,000-kilo kid. I tried to do complicated ...
Kryptonite

She nodded her head in that direction, and when I looked, I saw a police car headed our way. “My boss probably called them. He really hates shoplifters. He has a thing about that. You'd better go.” I stood up and was ready to bolt down ...
Clearcut Danger

At first, Ryan Cooper thinks a new pulp and paper mill in East Harbour will be a good thing, providing employment for the residents of his home town.
The End of the World as We Know it

Asked to write something for English class that expresses who he really is, 16-year-old Carson blisters the page with hate for everything in his life.
Breaking Point

Cameron has been in trouble with the law more than once for breaking and entering.
Running the Risk

After an armed robbery takes place at the Burger Heaven where Sean works, he feels drawn to engaging in dangerous activities. Danger, risk, responsibility
Carrie's Crowd

LESLEY CHOYCE is the author of 43 books of poetry , non - fiction and fiction for adults and children , as well as Carrie's Crowd and Go For It , Carrie . His writing has earned him two Dartmouth Book Awards and the Ann Connor Brimer ...
Living Outside the Lines

When Nigel's novel, written for a class assignment, is unexpectedly published he becomes a celebrity.