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Gr 10 Up—Ivan and Maddie have been best friends since childhood. Now they both are high school seniors confronting grown-up challenges. Ivan lives with his alcoholic father, Des, a sometime drug trafficker and part-time carpenter. Ivan often must shoulder the responsibility for himself and his dad during Des's frequent drunken bouts and occasional absences. But the young man hides all of this from his friends, even Maddie. She has her own concerns. Will she attend Emily Carr University of Art and Design, as her father Peter wishes? Or...Log In or Sign Up to Read More