Children and YA Fiction

How Hockey Works

Hockey books are to publishing what sitcoms are to television – though few are worth a second look, every year there are more and more. Keltie Thomas’s How Hockey Works distinguishes itself through an original ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

What’s the Matter with Albert: A Story of Albert Einstein

By Frieda Wishinsky, Jacques Lamontagne, illus.

Billy’s daunting assignment as a reporter for The Princeton Elementary News is to interview the famous Albert Einstein, the “smartest man in the world.” This appealing, imaginatively conceived book is based on what he learns ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Kids Book of Great Canadians

By Elizabeth MacLeod, John Mantha, illus.

Two new biographical compilations of great Canadians, historical and contemporary, tackle the topic in different ways. Elizabeth MacLeod takes an encyclopedic approach in The Kids Book of Great Canadians, featuring capsule entries on 150 memorable ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Car Smarts: The Book for Kids Who Love Cars

By Phil Edmonston and Maureen Sawa, Gordon Sauvé, illus.

It’s nice to report a new entry in the ranks of good car books, courtesy of one of the best-known automotive writers around. Phil Edmonston, author of more than 100 books about cars (notably the ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Sea King

By Jane Yolen and Shulamith Oppenheim, Stefan Czernecki, illus.

The impulse to put on a show – to roll up the rugs and raid the dressup box, to decorate the dog and broadcast a little glitter – this is the energy that lies behind ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

★ Where’s Pup?

By Dayle Ann Dodds, Pierre Pratt, illus.

The impulse to put on a show – to roll up the rugs and raid the dressup box, to decorate the dog and broadcast a little glitter – this is the energy that lies behind ... Read More »

January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Secrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphs

By Laurie Coulter, Sarah Jane English, illus.

Looking at Maya hieroglyphics,” this book informs readers, “is like looking at a plate of spaghetti.” How to unlock this ancient code was a mystery that has challenged scientists and others for years. This book ... Read More »

December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Shoulder the Sky

By Lesley Choyce

It’s not normal to be so normal, especially if your mother has just died: that’s what adults keep telling 16-year-old Martin Emerson. Everyone else in Martin’s household is struggling under a blanket of grief. His ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Hit and Run

By Norah McClintock

At first glance 15-year-old Mike McGill seems like a typical smart-aleck and slacker. But there’s more to Mike – who’s under the dubious guardianship of his Uncle Billy since an unknown hit-and-run driver killed his ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Who Owns Kelly Paddik?

By Beth Goobie

Who Owns Kelly Paddik? is Saskatoon author Beth Goobie’s third contribution to the Orca Soundings teen fiction series. Aimed at reluctant readers, the series offers four new books this season, all graded according to reading ... Read More »

November 25, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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