Bonk on the Head

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Bonk on the Head
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Author John-James Ford
Publisher Nightwood Editions
Publication date
June 24, 2005
ISBN 978-0-889-71204-1

Bonk on the Head is a 2005 novel by Canadian poet and writer John-James Ford, published by Nightwood Editions. it is about coming of age in a journey that takes the protagonist through the final years of high school, a reserve regiment and the Royal Military College of Canada.

The novel was reviewed in Books in Canada , [1] Broken Pencil , [2] The Globe and Mail, [3] and the Calgary Herald . [4]

Bonk on the Head tied with The Sundog Season by John Geddes in winning the 2006 Ottawa Book Award in the English fiction category.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Ford, John-James; Kinsella, W. P. (November 2005). "Bonk on the Head". Books in Canada. Vol. 34, no. 8. p. 36. ISSN   0045-2564.
  2. ↑ Adams, Mitch (2005). "Bonk on the Head". Broken Pencil. No. 31. p. 43. ISSN   1201-8996.
  3. ↑ Bartley, Jim (August 20, 2005). "Freaks like us". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ont., Canada. pp. –4. ISSN   0319-0714.
  4. ↑ Neufeld, K. Gordon (August 27, 2005). "Novel conks military's noggin". Calgary Herald . Calgary, Alberta, Canada. p. 102. Retrieved August 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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