THE SURVIVOR OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD. Skelton, Joan. Moonbeam. (Ont.), Penumbra Press, c1985. 100pp. paper, $7.95, ISBN 0-920806-80-5. Grades 9 and up Reviewed by Margaret MacLean Volume 14 Number 5 1986 September Courage and death are juxtaposed as Skelton makes a case for the right to and the rites of euthanasia. She uses the actual tragedy of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior in November, 1975, as the major incident around which she weaves her story. There are two main personalities; a mid-fifties housewife, who is dying of a form of venereal disease innocenlly contracted, and a mid-twenties runaway artist, the sole survivor of the Edmund Fitzgerald,, who is finally persuaded to help the dying woman in her quest for "death with dignity." There is nothing sirident, dogmatic, or offensive in Skelton's stance. She states her case simply. Moments of pure poetry, as Skelton describes the grandeur of Lake Superior, enrich the novel. A high school and public library acquisition. Margaret MacLean, Central Technical School, Toronto, Ont.