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"Cyril and his mom rent an apartment, but his mom has long dreamed of buying a house. Every weekend she drags Cyril to open houses around Montreal, looking for the perfect home. When she decides they will never find anything affordable, Cyril gets creative. He posts ads in the neighborhood, looking...

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Main Author: Polak, Monique (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2026]
Subjects:
House buying > Young adult fiction.
Single-parent families > Young adult fiction.
Older people > Young adult fiction.
Inheritance and succession > Young adult fiction.
Mothers and sons > Young adult fiction.
Montréal (Québec) > Young adult fiction.
Old age > Young adult fiction.
Domestic fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:"Cyril and his mom rent an apartment, but his mom has long dreamed of buying a house. Every weekend she drags Cyril to open houses around Montreal, looking for the perfect home. When she decides they will never find anything affordable, Cyril gets creative. He posts ads in the neighborhood, looking for a senior citizen with a house who will let them move in for support and caretaking ... on the condition they leave the house to Cyril's mom in their will. Enter Mr. Hartt--grouchy, stubborn, and living alone in the house Cyril and his mom need. Can they give him the home he needs?"--
Physical Description:263 pages ; 21 cm
Issued also in electronic format.
ISBN:9781525313769
1525313762
Author Notes:Monique Polak is a journalist and writing instructor. She is a three-time winner of the Quebec Writers' Federation Prize for Children's and YA Literature, recently renamed the QWF Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature. In 2016, Monique was the CBC/Quebec Writers' Federation inaugural writer-in-residence. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.

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