%0 Book %A Adderson, Caroline, 1963- %I Groundwood Books ; House of Anansi Press %D 2012 %C Toronto, Ont. : Berkeley, CA %G English %@ 9781554981311 %@ 155498131X %@ 9781554981328 %@ 1554981328 %T Middle of nowhere %X Curtis' mother doesn't come home after her all-night shift at the gas bar and for a time he manages on his own, looking after himself and his five-year-old brother. The credit card maxes out, and the landlord starts demanding the rent. The boys make friends with Mrs. Burt who takes them to her remote cabin by a lake, but as summer turns to fall, Mrs. Burt seems to be prepared to spend winter in the cabin.