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★ Alligator

The transition from writing short fiction (especially good short fiction) to writing novel-length fiction is one fraught with peril. With her first novel, Alligator, Giller-nominated St. John’s writer Lisa Moore faces that challenge not quite ... Read More »

October 21, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Betrayed: The Assassination of Digna Ochoa

By Linda Diebel

Somewhere beneath the congratulatory chatter from countries who are party to free trade agreements like NAFTA is a gnawing voice of doubt and concern saying that all is not well in the new global economy. ... Read More »

October 17, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

One Splendid Tree

By Marilyn Helmer; Dianne Eastman, illus.

Nostalgia has a bad reputation in this uber-ironic era of ours. And no wonder: some Internet sleuthing quickly shows that contemporary nostalgia clings, sticky as plaque on teeth, to objects. There are brisk sales of ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Rancour

By James McCann

Vampires, werewolves, and teenage angst – the supernatural has often been worked into teen tales, but rarely in quite the way that Vancouver author James McCann has done in his first novel. Alix is a ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Aunt Olga’s Christmas Postcards

By Kevin Major; Bruce Roberts, illus.

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

Gretsky’s Game

By Mike Leonetti; Greg Banning, illus.

For all their abundance, there are roughly two types of hockey-themed kids’ books: those that are steeped in the game – its culture, myths, players, traditions – and those that merely use hockey as a ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Where’s My Hockey Sweater?

By Gilles Tibo; Bruno St. Aubin, illus.; Petra Johansson, trans.

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

Terry Fox: A Story of Hope

By Maxine Trottier

Twenty-five years ago Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean and began his Marathon of Hope. To mark the anniversary, children’s author Maxine Trottier has compiled the first authorized account for children ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Frosty Is a Stupid Name

By Troy Wilson; Dean Griffiths, illus.

This meandering winter’s tale begins with the challenge of naming a snowman. Jenny rejects Frosty as “a stupid name” and then, after dismissing a host of others as too long, too short, too hot, or ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

Peek-a-Little Boo

By Sheree Fitch; Laura Watson, illus.

A celebration of babies, this picture book features a different infant or toddler for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by a four-line rhyme ending “Peek-a-little boo!” The catchy rhymes include nonsense syllables and simple ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Quill and Quire

★ Alligator

Betrayed: The Assassination of Digna Ochoa

One Splendid Tree

Rancour

Aunt Olga’s Christmas Postcards

Gretsky’s Game

Where’s My Hockey Sweater?

Terry Fox: A Story of Hope

Frosty Is a Stupid Name

Peek-a-Little Boo

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