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Winner of the 2003 Ann Connor Brimer Award, short-listed for the 2004 White Pine Award
Martin Emerson’s family, friends, and even his therapist have trouble figuring him out. He never showed much of a reaction to the death of his mother, and his behaviour of late has been getting more and more bizarre.
And yet, his website – Emerso.com – has made him something of a cult figure to followers who believe that, if not having all the right answers, "Emerso" at least has all the right questions.
Shoulder the Sky is a rarity among young adult novels – it challenges the reader with philosophical thought and complex observations.
— Karen Shewbridge
"Choyce, with over 50 works of fiction to his credit, expertly infuses his characters with an engaging combination of muscles and poetry."
— Teresa Toten
"Choyce expertly infuses his characters with an engaging combination of muscle and poetry."
— Quill and Quire
Fast-paced and intelligent, this story entertains as well as educates.
— VOYA
Choyce writes well enough to impress even a sophisticated, well read teen.
— Vancouver Sun
This book is written in an engaging and enthralling style with fully developed, dynamic characters and a plot that will keep the reader turning the pages far into the night.
— Eastword (Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia Newsletter)
Lesley Choyce's latest young adult novel has a complex texture and a strong and distinctive voice in its main character.
— Chronicle Herald
the characters are interesting and true to life.
— The Guardian (Charlottetown, PEI)
Lesley Choyce is one of Canada's most prolific authors. A resident of East Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, he has published more than fifty works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Shoulder the Sky is his fifteenth young adult novel. He is also the author of the adult novel Sea of Tranquility, forthcoming from Dundurn Press in spring, 2003.