Children and YA Fiction

Farming (Canada at Work Series)

By Jane Drake and Ann Love, Pat Cupples, illus.

These books are designed to present information about resource-based industries to kids in Grades 2 to 4. In both, the mainly expository writing is framed by a narrative. In Forestry, a boy named Cameron is ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Forestry (Canada at Work Series)

By Jane Drake and Ann Love, Pat Cupples, illus.

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Snowpaws

By Mary Alice Downie, Kathryn Naylor, illus.

Mary Alice Downie and Kathryn Naylor know cats. They passed the feline literary initiation in The Cat Park and have come together again for a winter cat fantasy. Sam, youngest of his family, has no ... Read More »

March 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Necklace of Stars

By Veronica Martenova Charles

Necklace of Stars is a story of the Andes, its present, past, and its role in myth and folklore. The present-day events involve Miguel, who lives in a mountain hut with his parents, the last ... Read More »

March 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ Awake and Dreaming

By Kit Pearson

After reading the first line of Awake and Dreaming, an “Ahhh...” escapes. Relax; if you’re nine or 90 you’re in superb hands. We’re introduced to Cecily Stone, a former children’s writer, and a glorious ghost ... Read More »

March 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Secret of Sentinel Rock

By Judith Silverthorne

When her grandmother dies at the age of 96, 12-year-old Emily faces a double loss – no adult in the family wants the Saskatchewan farm where her grandmother spent her life, and it seems it ... Read More »

March 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Shadows on a Sword: The Second Book of the Crusades

By Karleen Bradford

There Will Be Wolves, young-adult author Karleen Bradford’s award-winning 1992 novel, revolves around the People’s Crusade of 1096 – an ill-fated mission to return Jerusalem to Christian rule. The sequel, Shadows on a Sword, picks ... Read More »

March 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

No Orchids for Andrea!

By Chrystine Brouillet, Nathalie Gagnon, illus., Linda Gaboriau, trans.

After their recent success in unravelling enigmatic Oriental secrets in The Chinese Puzzle, Andrea and Arthur move on to botanical skullduggery in the second in a new mystery series by Quebec writer Chrystine Brouillet. Andrea, ... Read More »

March 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Miracle at Willowcreek

By Annette LeBox, Kasia Charko, illus.

When Tess De Boer’s grandfather dies, her mother and uncle inherit the family homestead, a blueberry farm called Willowcreek, located near the wetlands of Pitt Polder, B.C. Tess has also inherited her grandfather’s love of ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Wreckers

By Iain Lawrence

A strong first novel from B.C. journalist and travel writer Iain Lawrence, The Wreckers is immediately gripping, from its opening scene of a shipwreck. John, the 14-year-old narrator, survives the waves only to face another ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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Farming (Canada at Work Series)

Forestry (Canada at Work Series)

Snowpaws

Necklace of Stars

★ Awake and Dreaming

The Secret of Sentinel Rock

★ Shadows on a Sword: The Second Book of the Crusades

No Orchids for Andrea!

Miracle at Willowcreek

The Wreckers

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