
The Cockney Canuck
Following the death of his mother, fifteen-year-old Robbie is forced to move from England to start a new life living with his uncle’s family in Canada. Homesick, confused, and missing his close friend, it soon becomes clear to his new family that Robbie is carrying a lot more baggage than he arrived with.
This is a work of fiction based on my own real-life experiences as a gay teenager moving from the UK to Canada. It records the thoughts, emotions, and interpretations of fifteen-year-old Robbie Taylor, over nine extraordinary months as he adjusts to his new life in modern day North America.
- Promising Author
- 08/15/2015 (Updated: 04/07/2021)
- 148 Chapters
- 883,024 Words
- 632,156 Views
- 3,574 Comments
- Mature
- Drama, Romance
- Temporary Hold
Story Recommendations (7 members)
- Action Packed 4
- Addictive/Pacing 5
- Characters 7
- Cliffhanger 2
- Smoldering 4
- Tearjerker 3
- Unique 4
- World Building 3
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Chapter 1 Arrival
- 6,262 Words
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Chapter 2 Meeting the Family
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Chapter 3 The Worst Day of My Life
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- 8 Comments
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Chapter 4 Getting To Know Me
- 6,637 Words
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Chapter 5 Grieving and Believing
- 5,617 Words
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Chapter 6 Fun in the Snow
- 6,810 Words
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Chapter 7 Back in my own Bed
- 5,989 Words
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Chapter 8 First Day of School
- 7,192 Words
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Chapter 9 The Long Goodbye
- 4,702 Words
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Chapter 10 Homesick
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Chapter 11 Leaving the UK
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Chapter 12 No Regrets
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Chapter 13 Making Friends
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Chapter 14 Is this Nathan?
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- 11 Comments
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Chapter 15 Going Straight
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Chapter 16 Be My Baby
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Chapter 17 Love Letters
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Chapter 18 The Portrait
- 7,034 Words
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Chapter 19 Keeping it Down
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Chapter 20 Making Waves
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Chapter 21 My Friend Rory
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Chapter 22 The Guessing Game
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Chapter 23 The Storm
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Chapter 24 Alex's House
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Chapter 25 The Easter Weekend Part 1
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Chapter 26 The Easter Weekend Part 2
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Chapter 27 The Cottage
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Chapter 28 Temptation
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Chapter 29 The Bus Stop
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Chapter 30 Drugs, Sex and Rock and Roll
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Chapter 31 Guilt
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Chapter 32 Home Alone
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Chapter 33 The First Day of Summer
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Chapter 34 Sexy Shades
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Chapter 35 Subtitles
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Chapter 36 The Sleepover
- 6,153 Words
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Chapter 37 Tossing and Turning
- 5,332 Words
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Chapter 38 Breaking Up
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Chapter 39 The Ball Game
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Chapter 40 One for the Road
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Chapter 41 The Hangover
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Chapter 42 Birthday Boy
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Chapter 43 The Rollercoaster Ride
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Chapter 44 Date Night Part 1
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Chapter 45 Date Night Part 2
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Chapter 46 The Day After Day
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Chapter 47 Nathan's House
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Chapter 48 We're not in Love
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Chapter 49 Victoria Day
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Chapter 50 The Makeover
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Chapter 51 Two Sides of Nicola
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Chapter 52 The Rehearsal
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Chapter 53 The Road Ahead
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Chapter 54 Better the Devil You Know
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Chapter 55 Practice Makes Perfect
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Chapter 56 Red Pyjamas
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Chapter 57 The Sting!
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Chapter 58 Sleeping with the Enemy
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Chapter 59 An Eye for an Eye
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Chapter 60 Coming Clean
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Chapter 61 Happy Monday
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Chapter 62 A Man About a Dog
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Chapter 63 The Show
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Chapter 64 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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Chapter 65 The Longest Day
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Chapter 66 Mind Games
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Chapter 67 Crying for Robbie
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Chapter 68 Forget Me Not
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Chapter 69 Canada Day Part 1
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Chapter 70 Canada Day Part 2
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Chapter 71 Fireworks
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Chapter 72 Better than the Best Thing Ever
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Chapter 73 Brothers in Arms
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Chapter 74 On the Run
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Chapter 75 The Fugitive
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Chapter 76 Little Rich Boy
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Chapter 77 Stir Crazy
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Chapter 78 No Such Thing As Bad Publicity
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Chapter 79 The Five-Foot-Six-Inch Giant
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- 40 Comments
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Chapter 80 Making A Splash!
- 6,229 Words
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Chapter 81 Meeting the In-Laws
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Chapter 82 A Fool to Yourself
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Chapter 83 Institutionalised
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Chapter 84 Making Movies
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- 25 Comments
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Chapter 85 Breaking The Rules
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Chapter 86 All My Loving
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Chapter 87 D-Day
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Chapter 88 Throwing Your Life Away
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Chapter 89 The Invincibles
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Chapter 90 Caught With My Pants Down
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Chapter 91 Feeling the Heat
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Chapter 92 Showing Some Skin
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Chapter 93 The Worst Kept Secret
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Chapter 94 Too Cute to be Single
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Chapter 95 The Adoption
- 5,588 Words
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Chapter 96 The Party
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Chapter 97 A Memorable Night to Forget
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Chapter 98 Palm Springs
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Chapter 99 Niagara Falls
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Chapter 100 Labour Day
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Chapter 101 Back to School
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Chapter 102 A student for a Day
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Chapter 103 The Painful Truth
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Chapter 104 The End of the Rainbow
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Chapter 105 The Tooth Fairy
- 5,912 Words
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Chapter 106 Thanksgiving
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Chapter 107 The Laundry Game
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Chapter 108 A Spiritual Guide
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Chapter 109 Mister Lube
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Chapter 110 All or Nothing
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Chapter 111 Private Tuition
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Chapter 112 The Blues Brothers
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Chapter 113 Photographic Evidence
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Chapter 114 Welcome to Cobourg
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Chapter 115 Old Habits Die Hard
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Chapter 116 Reading Between the Lines
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Chapter 117 The Happy Clappers
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Chapter 118 A Long Walk on a Short Pier
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Chapter 119 Enjoy Me While I'm Here
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Chapter 120 I Never Claimed to be an Angel
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Chapter 121 Nicola Takes Over
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Chapter 122 The Anniversary
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Chapter 123 One Big Horrible Mess
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Chapter 124 The Assessment
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Chapter 125 The Boy from Neverland
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Chapter 126 The Biggest Lie Ever
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Chapter 127 When the Cat's Away
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Chapter 128 You're All Crazy!
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Chapter 129 Deja Vu
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Chapter 130 Happy Holidays
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Chapter 131 Christmas with Conner
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Chapter 132 Talking Dirty
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Chapter 133 One-Trick-Pony
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Chapter 134 Happy New Year
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Chapter 135 Brotherly Love
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Chapter 136 Double Dating
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Chapter 137 If the Shoe Doesn't Fit
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Chapter 138 Papering Over the Cracks
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Chapter 139 Bonding
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Chapter 140 Kiss and Tell
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Chapter 141 My Brother's Secret
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Chapter 142 Beggars Can't Be Choosers
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Chapter 143 Unfinished Business
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Chapter 144 Looking After My Interests
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Chapter 145 Family Day
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Chapter 146 Super Sexy
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Chapter 147 Slap and Tickle
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Chapter 148 One of Those Days
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