Laurence: The Champion - Laurence Trilogy, #1

Laurence: the Champion, is the first in a trilogy following the life of a young boy as he grows to manhood during the Great Depression in rural Ontario. Laurence is 12 years old, lives in a haunted house and is bothered by the resident ghost. At school he faces a crabby teacher and a school bully. A sister who sometimes tattles on him must also be endured. But life isn't all bad for Laurence. He experiences his first crush on a girl named Betty from his class.
Good friends, a blood brother named Kenny, an Ojibwa named Running Bear, and Laurence's dog named Spot share his many exciting adventures in this first book of the series. Laurence saves his friend, enters a boxing match, stops a fire and takes on the school bully. Follow Laurence's adventures in "Laurence: The Trapper" and "Laurence: The Worker" as he turns 13 and 14 years old.