Kids’ Books

★ Vermeer’s Light: Poems 1996–2006

George Bowering’s newest collection covers a decade of the Vancouver poet’s life and work. It was a tumultuous 10 years that saw the painful, lingering death of his wife of 37 years, Angela, his service ... Read More »

October 3, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

★ The Birdman

By Veronika Martenova Charles; Annouchka Gravel Galouchko & Stéphan Daigle

The first thing that must be said about The Birdman is that the illustrations, by Montrealers Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and her partner, Stéphan Daigle, are gorgeous. With intricate Gustav Klimt-style patterns filling every brilliantly coloured ... Read More »

October 2, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

The Other Side of the Bridge

By Mary Lawson

The Other Side of the Bridge is an accomplished successor to Mary Lawson’s widely acclaimed first novel, Crow Lake. This new novel tells the story of the Dunn family. Its two boys, Arthur and Jake, ... Read More »

September 18, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Ice Time: The Story of Hockey

By Michael McKinley

Familiar scene: Mother and foot-dragging boy appear at the librarian’s desk. “He doesn’t read,” announces the mother, “but he likes sports. Can you recommend some sports stories?” In this situation, I am dutiful. I pick ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Our Game: A History of Hockey in Canada

By Dave Stubbs; Neal Portnoy, illus.

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality

By St. Stephen's Community House

This book, written by a group of teens from St. Stephen’s Community House (with help from staff and outside experts), is a resource for seekers of sexual knowledge, with some minor flaws. Although it’s aimed ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Flat-Out Rock: Ten Great Bands of the 60s

By Mike Tanner

Kids these days have it pretty rough. With books like this one providing such authoritative content on classic rock’s royalty, where are kids going to get all those great rumours and misinformed factoids that made ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

I’ll Sing You One-O

By Nan Gregory

Nan Gregory is a gifted storyteller who has written a number of award-winning picture books, including How Smudge Came. I’ll Sing You One-O is her ambitious debut as a YA novelist. Set in and around ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Out of Focus

By Margaret Buffie

In this teen issue novel set in Winnipeg and northwestern Ontario, Buffie tells the story of 16-year-old Bernice Dodd, whose alcoholic mother, Celia, has put her in a caretaking role she resents. Celia’s unreliability has ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Megiddo’s Shadow

By Arthur Slade

Devastated by the death of his older brother in France in September 1917, 16-year-old Edward Bathe defies his father by joining Saskatchewan’s Bull Moose Boys to fight “the Huns.” Edward wants to ensure that his ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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★ Vermeer’s Light: Poems 1996–2006

★ The Birdman

The Other Side of the Bridge

Ice Time: The Story of Hockey

Our Game: A History of Hockey in Canada

The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality

Flat-Out Rock: Ten Great Bands of the 60s

I’ll Sing You One-O

Out of Focus

Megiddo’s Shadow

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