Boy O'Boy (Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award (Awards))

Martin O'Boy 's loving grandmother and true friends help him deal with the poverty of Ottawa's Lowertown during the end of World War II, a developmentally delayed twin brother, a mother who is overly dependent on his help, and the abuse he receives at the hands of a church choir leader. Young Martin O'Boy describes life in Ottawa as World War II ends while telling of his dealings with the less than perfect adults around him, especially Mr. George, an organist whose intentions seem more than friendly This story describes a young boy's triumph over sexual abuse