Pleased to Meet You

There are a large number of people who just don’t like short stories, who find tales of a dozen pages or so, one after the other, too distracting. They want to sink their teeth into ... Read More »

September 18, 2006 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Communist’s Daughter

By Dennis Bock

Telling a fictional story from the point of view of a well-known Canadian figure is a risky venture, especially when much of the story takes place on the battlefields of Europe and China. When many ... Read More »

September 18, 2006 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The Custodian of Paradise

By Wayne Johnston

In The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, his acclaimed 1999 novel fashioned loosely around the life of Joey Smallwood, Wayne Johnston created a brilliant foil for the undersized premier in the towering character of Sheilagh Fielding. ... Read More »

September 18, 2006 | Filed under: 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

Digging Canadian History

By Rebecca L. Grambo

There are lots of great books for young readers about the world’s archaeological wonders. But as the Saskatchewan-based writer Rebecca L. Grambo shows in Digging Canadian History, young Canadians can also visit a superb selection ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

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

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Quill and Quire

Pleased to Meet You

The Communist’s Daughter

★ The Custodian of Paradise

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

Digging Canadian History

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

I’ll Sing You One-O

Out of Focus

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