Easy Avenue

Hubbo's first year in high school is off to a bad start, as he veers wildly between the lovely but poor Fleurette Featherstone Fitchell and the ever more enticing gang at the exclusive Hi-Y Club. Trying to avoid his guardian aunt (who just happens to be the school's cleaning lady) and working for the elegant, elderly and very rich Miss Collar-Cuff make life even more confusing for Hubbo. A rich Dickensian cast of characters and an improbable surprise ending round out this wonderfully comic novel by one of Canada's best-loved children's authors. Book jacket.