Let Me Be the One

Elisabeth Harvor published her first collection of short stories in 1973; her second, If Only We Could Live Like This Forever, appeared over a decade later after a literary silence fed by marital dissolution and ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Diamond Grill

By Fred Wah

Fred Wah’s Diamond Grill is a small gem of a book. Wah refers to the book as a “biotext”; the publisher calls it both “biofiction” and “biography.” Wah denies that it contains “true stories but, ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The Mice Will Play

By Edward O. Phillips

Montreal writer Edward O. Phillips has made a name for himself writing witty mysteries about Westmount. In his latest offering, The Mice Will Play, Phillips continues to mine his rich vein of Wildean wit. Protagonist ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Money Tree Myth: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Kids Unravel the Mysteries of Money

By Gail Vaz-Oxlade

Financial consultant Gail Vaz-Oxlade, author of three adult financial planning books, and a popular speaker, knows her subject and audience. The Money Tree Myth is a well-organized guide with straightforward explanations of how money works, ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

You Asked?: Over 300 Great Questions and Astounding Answers

By Katherine Farris, ed.

Years ago, Canadian radio and television broadcaster Art Linkletter coined the comic and candid phrase, “Kids say the darndest things.” Over the past 20 years, the staff at Canada’s award- winning Owl magazine has received ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

The Jumbo Book of Nature Science

By Pamela Hickman for the Federation of Ontario Naturalists, Judie Shore, illus.

Mammals are out of the limelight in The Jumbo Book of Nature Science: not a bat or bear in sight. A toad creeps in, and spiders slip under the wire in the inexact category of ... Read More »

March 12, 2004

Stamp Collecting: For Canadian Kids

By Elizabeth MacLeod, Esperanca Melo & Bill Slavin, illus.

Librarians, teachers, and families, take note: there’s a bright new book on the market guaranteed to boost children’s early interest and participation in the most popular hobby in the world – stamp collecting.Stamp Collecting: For ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Gone to Maui

By Cherylyn Stacey

Sixteen-year-old Becky Shea has spent a lifetime following her mother’s bad example and appeasing the opposite sex. But when her mother organizes a seniors’ tour to Hawaii against her husband’s wishes, Becky also begins to ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail?

By Linda Bailey

In this, their fourth adventure, junior detective Stevie Diamond and her not-terribly-intrepid sidekick Jesse Kulniki are finally invited to take on a case, albeit by Jesse’s grandmother, during a trip to Winnipeg. The pair have ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Truthsinger

By Barbara Haworth-Attard

Burdened by fears that he has played a part in his parents’ separation, and humiliated at being rescued from school bullies by his friend Katie (who seems to use magic), young Nathan is further disturbed ... Read More »

March 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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Let Me Be the One

Diamond Grill

★ The Mice Will Play

The Money Tree Myth: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Kids Unravel the Mysteries of Money

You Asked?: Over 300 Great Questions and Astounding Answers

The Jumbo Book of Nature Science

Stamp Collecting: For Canadian Kids

Gone to Maui

How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail?

The Truthsinger

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