English Creek Summary
Ivan Doig

English Creek Summary

English Creek by Ivan Doig is the coming of age story of Jick McCaskill. Set just after the Great Depression in rural Northern Montana, the story begins with Jick's brother Alec making a shattering break from the family which leaves Jick examining his own identity as the summer races him toward his fifteenth birthday. Left to fill the space his brother has left, while also struggling to understand his own place...

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