★ Earth to Audrey

By Susan Hughes, Stéphane Poulin, illus.

"The first time I saw Audrey, I almost didn’t.” This intriguing sentence begins a story of enlightenment and finding friendship in unexpected places. One summer, bereft of his usual friends, Ray encounters a strange girl ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Sophie and the Sea Monster

By Don Gillmor; Michael Martchenko, illus.

Sophie worries about everything, particularly the moon falling from the sky. When her brother tells her there’s a sea monster under her bed, she’s really worried. She finally finds the courage to check, and discovers ... Read More »

October 3, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Vanishing Man

By Aaron Bushkowsky

In the first story of his debut collection, Vancouver poet, playwright, and screenwriter Aaron Bushkowsky writes, “I’m working on my first book. Right now. Writing and holding my breath.” This, along with the fact that ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

The Girls

By Lori Lansens

The first three-quarters of Lori Lansens’ new novel, The Girls, is the best story I’ve read this year. It kept me reading late into the night, and the next day I couldn’t get the characters ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Rust and Bone

By Craig Davidson

There is a familiar pattern to intergenerational politics. The young folk look at their parents and see nothing but bad choices and misguided values. They vow to do things better, to avoid all the old ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

Banana Kiss

By Bonnie Rozanski

The frightening world of mental illness is illuminated through Bonnie Rozanski’s fictitious tale of schizophrenic Robin Farber, a young woman whose home is the harsh enclosure of a psychiatric institution. Trapped in a whirlwind of ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

★ Oh Pure and Radiant Heart

By Lydia Millet

Lydia Millet’s new novel, Oh Pure and Radiant Heart, accurately sees the American invention of the atomic bomb as an unparalleled moment in the history of the human species and the planet. The opening page ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

★ The Unyielding Clamour of the Night

By Neil Bissoondath

The set-up of Neil Bissoondath’s latest novel might sound a tad familiar. Take a stranger and drop him down in a strange place. See what happens. See how he changes. But take heart! Even the ... Read More »

September 15, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Time in Between

By David Bergen

Anyone who has ever served on a hiring committee will know the type: the candidate who is perfect on paper – brilliant resumé, glowing references, Booker-calibre cover letter – but who, in person, turns out ... Read More »

September 15, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Collapse of Globalism: And the Reinvention of the World

By John Ralston Saul

After decades of incessant talk from pundits about the inevitability of multinational capitalism, many have come to consider globalized market forces to be as unavoidable as, say, gravity. Corporate and public institutions have linked their ... Read More »

September 15, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

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