Atlantic Books

Atlantic Books

Locate me
FR

Annaka

Annaka By (author):

$16.95

Annaka has always hated her first name. That’s why, when her mother packed her up at age seven and moved from Yarmouth to Halifax, she decided she would go by Anna. Now Anna is back in Yarmouth after the death of her beloved Grampy, and sorting through memories from her younger self. She discovers a journal Grampy gifted her years ago; it is filled with snapshots of a happy childhood: sketches of Nan braiding Anna’s hair on the porch, stories about road trips Anna and Grampy took... Read More

Annaka has always hated her first name. That’s why, when her mother packed her up at age seven and moved from Yarmouth to Halifax, she decided she would go by Anna. Now Anna is back in Yarmouth after the death of her beloved Grampy, and sorting through memories from her younger self. She discovers a journal Grampy gifted her years ago; it is filled with snapshots of a happy childhood: sketches of Nan braiding Anna’s hair on the porch, stories about road trips Anna and Grampy took in his antique truck, and memories of her best-kept secret, who also happened to be her best friend.

When she finds out her childhood imaginary friend, Clay, is not only real but waiting for her to return to Yarmouth, Anna also discovers that Clay can transport her into those journal entries. Maybe physically reliving memories can help with her Nan’s Alzheimer’s. Maybe Anna will finally piece together who her absent father is. Maybe she will discover the identity of the mysterious “other Annaka” scribbled in her Grampy’s handwriting.

With more questions than answers, Anna learns the danger of dwelling in the past—especially when it forces her to confront some uncomfortable truths. If there’s one thing this bittersweet homecoming has forced her to do, it’s reconcile who she was with who she is becoming. It turns out that’s hard to do when you have changed a lot, but the place that raised you remains unchanged.

From the celebrated spoken-word poet and author of Worthy of Love comes a YA novel about family, identity, and reclaiming the past.

Book details

Page length: 288 Publication Date: 2020-06-16 Book themes: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance,  Publisher: Nimbus Publishing ISBN: 9781771088923

Get the book

Check digital book availability at your public library
Find it at your local book seller
View more Atlantic book sellers
Buy online from the publisher
Buy online

$16.95

$16.95

Description

<p>Annaka has always hated her first name. That’s why, when her mother packed her up at age seven and moved from Yarmouth to Halifax, she decided she would go by Anna. Now Anna is back in Yarmouth after the death of her beloved Grampy, and sorting through memories from her younger self. She discovers a journal Grampy gifted her years ago; it is filled with snapshots of a happy childhood: sketches of Nan braiding Anna’s hair on the porch, stories about road trips Anna and Grampy took in his antique truck, and memories of her best-kept secret, who also happened to be her best friend. </p>
<p>When she finds out her childhood imaginary friend, Clay, is not only real but waiting for her to return to Yarmouth, Anna also discovers that Clay can transport her <i>into</i> those journal entries. Maybe physically reliving memories can help with her Nan’s Alzheimer’s. Maybe Anna will finally piece together who her absent father is. Maybe she will discover the identity of the mysterious “other Annaka” scribbled in her Grampy’s handwriting. </p>
<p>With more questions than answers, Anna learns the danger of dwelling in the past—especially when it forces her to confront some uncomfortable truths. If there’s one thing this bittersweet homecoming has forced her to do, it’s reconcile who she was with who she is becoming. It turns out that’s hard to do when you have changed a lot, but the place that raised you remains unchanged. </p>
<p>From the celebrated spoken-word poet and author of <i>Worthy of Love</i> comes a YA novel about family, identity, and reclaiming the past.</p>

Additional information

Weight 0.328 kg
Dimensions 8 × 5.25 in
404|0404|0404|0404|0Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1163574 [name] => Bookmark Halifax [addr1] => 5686 Spring Garden Rd. [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-0419 [postal] => B3J 1H5 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1163574/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 5 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 1680439 [name] => Woozles [addr1] => 1533 Birmingham Street [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-7626 [postal] => B3J 2J6 [distance_km] => 0.2 [distance_mi] => 0.1 [url] => https://woozles.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 7600879 [name] => King's Co-op Bookstore [addr1] => 6350 Coburg Road [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-422-1271 [postal] => B3H 2A1 [distance_km] => 1.3 [distance_mi] => 0.8 [url] => https://kingsbookstore.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 4 [onorder] => ) [3] => Array ( [san] => 1173642 [name] => Tattletales Books [addr1] => Woodlawn Plaza [addr2] => 114 Woodlawn Rd. Unit 38 [city] => Dartmouth [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-463-5551 [postal] => B2W 2S7 [distance_km] => 5.1 [distance_mi] => 3.2 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1173642 ) ) 100|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1163574 [name] => Bookmark Halifax [addr1] => 5686 Spring Garden Rd. [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-0419 [postal] => B3J 1H5 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1163574/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 5 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 1680439 [name] => Woozles [addr1] => 1533 Birmingham Street [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-7626 [postal] => B3J 2J6 [distance_km] => 0.2 [distance_mi] => 0.1 [url] => https://woozles.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 7600879 [name] => King's Co-op Bookstore [addr1] => 6350 Coburg Road [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-422-1271 [postal] => B3H 2A1 [distance_km] => 1.3 [distance_mi] => 0.8 [url] => https://kingsbookstore.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 4 [onorder] => ) [3] => Array ( [san] => 1173642 [name] => Tattletales Books [addr1] => Woodlawn Plaza [addr2] => 114 Woodlawn Rd. Unit 38 [city] => Dartmouth [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-463-5551 [postal] => B2W 2S7 [distance_km] => 5.1 [distance_mi] => 3.2 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1173642 ) ) 404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 7604688 [name] => Block Shop Books [addr1] => 125 Montague Street [addr2] => [city] => Lunenburg [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-634-4015 [postal] => B0J 2C0 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://blockshopbooks.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 2 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 8100039 [name] => LaHave River Books [addr1] => 3421 Route 331 [addr2] => [city] => LaHave [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-688-1855 [postal] => B0R 1C0 [distance_km] => 17 [distance_mi] => 10.5 [url] => https://lahaveriverbooks.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 810087X [name] => Lunenburg Bound [addr1] => 139 Montague Street [addr2] => [city] => Lunenburg [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-634-3235 [postal] => B0J 2C0 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://lunenburgbound.ca ) ) 100|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 7604688 [name] => Block Shop Books [addr1] => 125 Montague Street [addr2] => [city] => Lunenburg [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-634-4015 [postal] => B0J 2C0 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://blockshopbooks.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 2 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 8100039 [name] => LaHave River Books [addr1] => 3421 Route 331 [addr2] => [city] => LaHave [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-688-1855 [postal] => B0R 1C0 [distance_km] => 17 [distance_mi] => 10.5 [url] => https://lahaveriverbooks.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 810087X [name] => Lunenburg Bound [addr1] => 139 Montague Street [addr2] => [city] => Lunenburg [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-634-3235 [postal] => B0J 2C0 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://lunenburgbound.ca ) ) Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 7604688 [name] => Block Shop Books [addr1] => 125 Montague Street [addr2] => [city] => Lunenburg [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-634-4015 [postal] => B0J 2C0 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://blockshopbooks.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 2 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 8100039 [name] => LaHave River Books [addr1] => 3421 Route 331 [addr2] => [city] => LaHave [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-688-1855 [postal] => B0R 1C0 [distance_km] => 17 [distance_mi] => 10.5 [url] => https://lahaveriverbooks.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 810087X [name] => Lunenburg Bound [addr1] => 139 Montague Street [addr2] => [city] => Lunenburg [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-634-3235 [postal] => B0J 2C0 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://lunenburgbound.ca ) ) 100|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 7604688 [name] => Block Shop Books [addr1] => 125 Montague Street [addr2] => [city] => Lunenburg [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-634-4015 [postal] => B0J 2C0 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://blockshopbooks.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 2 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 8100039 [name] => LaHave River Books [addr1] => 3421 Route 331 [addr2] => [city] => LaHave [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-688-1855 [postal] => B0R 1C0 [distance_km] => 17 [distance_mi] => 10.5 [url] => https://lahaveriverbooks.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 810087X [name] => Lunenburg Bound [addr1] => 139 Montague Street [addr2] => [city] => Lunenburg [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-634-3235 [postal] => B0J 2C0 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://lunenburgbound.ca ) ) 404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1680439 [name] => Woozles [addr1] => 1533 Birmingham Street [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-7626 [postal] => B3J 2J6 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://woozles.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 1163574 [name] => Bookmark Halifax [addr1] => 5686 Spring Garden Rd. [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-0419 [postal] => B3J 1H5 [distance_km] => 0.2 [distance_mi] => 0.1 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1163574/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 5 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 7600879 [name] => King's Co-op Bookstore [addr1] => 6350 Coburg Road [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-422-1271 [postal] => B3H 2A1 [distance_km] => 1.5 [distance_mi] => 0.9 [url] => https://kingsbookstore.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 4 [onorder] => ) [3] => Array ( [san] => 1173642 [name] => Tattletales Books [addr1] => Woodlawn Plaza [addr2] => 114 Woodlawn Rd. Unit 38 [city] => Dartmouth [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-463-5551 [postal] => B2W 2S7 [distance_km] => 4.9 [distance_mi] => 3.1 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1173642 ) ) 100|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1680439 [name] => Woozles [addr1] => 1533 Birmingham Street [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-7626 [postal] => B3J 2J6 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://woozles.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 1163574 [name] => Bookmark Halifax [addr1] => 5686 Spring Garden Rd. [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-0419 [postal] => B3J 1H5 [distance_km] => 0.2 [distance_mi] => 0.1 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1163574/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 5 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 7600879 [name] => King's Co-op Bookstore [addr1] => 6350 Coburg Road [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-422-1271 [postal] => B3H 2A1 [distance_km] => 1.5 [distance_mi] => 0.9 [url] => https://kingsbookstore.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 4 [onorder] => ) [3] => Array ( [san] => 1173642 [name] => Tattletales Books [addr1] => Woodlawn Plaza [addr2] => 114 Woodlawn Rd. Unit 38 [city] => Dartmouth [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-463-5551 [postal] => B2W 2S7 [distance_km] => 4.9 [distance_mi] => 3.1 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1173642 ) ) 404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1173537 [name] => Tidewater Books [addr1] => 13 Bridge Street [addr2] => [city] => Sackville [prov] => NB [phone] => 506-536-0404 [postal] => E4L 3N6 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://tidewaterbooks.ca ) ) 100|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1173537 [name] => Tidewater Books [addr1] => 13 Bridge Street [addr2] => [city] => Sackville [prov] => NB [phone] => 506-536-0404 [postal] => E4L 3N6 [distance_km] => 0 [distance_mi] => 0 [url] => https://tidewaterbooks.ca ) ) 404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0404|0Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 168583X [name] => Bookmark Charlottetown [addr1] => 172 Queen Street [addr2] => [city] => Charlottetown [prov] => PE [phone] => 902-566-4888 [postal] => C1A 4B5 [distance_km] => 1.9 [distance_mi] => 1.2 [url] => https://bookmarkreads.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 3 [onorder] => ) ) 404|3Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1680439 [name] => Woozles [addr1] => 1533 Birmingham Street [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-7626 [postal] => B3J 2J6 [distance_km] => 0.4 [distance_mi] => 0.2 [url] => https://woozles.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 1 [onorder] => ) [1] => Array ( [san] => 1163574 [name] => Bookmark Halifax [addr1] => 5686 Spring Garden Rd. [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-423-0419 [postal] => B3J 1H5 [distance_km] => 0.6 [distance_mi] => 0.4 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1163574/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 5 [onorder] => ) [2] => Array ( [san] => 7600879 [name] => King's Co-op Bookstore [addr1] => 6350 Coburg Road [addr2] => [city] => Halifax [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-422-1271 [postal] => B3H 2A1 [distance_km] => 1.9 [distance_mi] => 1.2 [url] => https://kingsbookstore.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 4 [onorder] => ) [3] => Array ( [san] => 1173642 [name] => Tattletales Books [addr1] => Woodlawn Plaza [addr2] => 114 Woodlawn Rd. Unit 38 [city] => Dartmouth [prov] => NS [phone] => 902-463-5551 [postal] => B2W 2S7 [distance_km] => 4.6 [distance_mi] => 2.8 [url] => https://bookmanager.com/1173642 ) ) 404|404|0Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1173537 [name] => Tidewater Books [addr1] => 13 Bridge Street [addr2] => [city] => Sackville [prov] => NB [phone] => 506-536-0404 [postal] => E4L 3N6 [distance_km] => 38.7 [distance_mi] => 24.1 [url] => https://tidewaterbooks.ca ) ) 404|404|0404|0Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1179934 [name] => Religious Book & Bible House (STJ) [addr1] => 57 Thorburn Rd. [addr2] => PO Box 8895 [city] => St. John's [prov] => NL [phone] => 709-753-6464 [postal] => A1B 3T2 [distance_km] => 4.6 [distance_mi] => 2.9 [url] => https://rbbhonline.com ) ) 404|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1179934 [name] => Religious Book & Bible House (STJ) [addr1] => 57 Thorburn Rd. [addr2] => PO Box 8895 [city] => St. John's [prov] => NL [phone] => 709-753-6464 [postal] => A1B 3T2 [distance_km] => 4.4 [distance_mi] => 2.7 [url] => https://rbbhonline.com ) ) 404|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1179934 [name] => Religious Book & Bible House (STJ) [addr1] => 57 Thorburn Rd. [addr2] => PO Box 8895 [city] => St. John's [prov] => NL [phone] => 709-753-6464 [postal] => A1B 3T2 [distance_km] => 4.6 [distance_mi] => 2.9 [url] => https://rbbhonline.com ) ) 404|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1179934 [name] => Religious Book & Bible House (STJ) [addr1] => 57 Thorburn Rd. [addr2] => PO Box 8895 [city] => St. John's [prov] => NL [phone] => 709-753-6464 [postal] => A1B 3T2 [distance_km] => 4.5 [distance_mi] => 2.8 [url] => https://rbbhonline.com ) ) 404|Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 168583X [name] => Bookmark Charlottetown [addr1] => 172 Queen Street [addr2] => [city] => Charlottetown [prov] => PE [phone] => 902-566-4888 [postal] => C1A 4B5 [distance_km] => 10.5 [distance_mi] => 6.5 [url] => https://bookmarkreads.ca/?searchtype=keyword&qs=9781771088923&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword [isbn] => 9781771088923 [onhand] => 3 [onorder] => ) ) 404|3404|0404|0Array ( [0] => Array ( [san] => 1179934 [name] => Religious Book & Bible House (STJ) [addr1] => 57 Thorburn Rd. [addr2] => PO Box 8895 [city] => St. John's [prov] => NL [phone] => 709-753-6464 [postal] => A1B 3T2 [distance_km] => 4.1 [distance_mi] => 2.6 [url] => https://rbbhonline.com ) ) 404|404|0