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Papier-mâché

By Renée Schwarz

Strips of newspaper, empty juice containers, detergent boxes, twist ties, toilet paper rolls: in Papier-Mâché, an activity book for young readers, writer and illustrator Renée Schwarz enthusiastically demonstrates how these ordinary household materials (essentially garbage) ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Tangled Web

By Shelley Hrdlitschka

Shelley Hrdlitschka’s second book about 15-year-old Alex and Tanner is indeed a busy web of story strands. The heroes, twin boys separated at birth, were reunited under dangerous circumstances in Disconnected (1998). In Tangled Web, ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book links

Lost in Spain

By John Wilson

Ted Ryan has been raised by an idealistic father whose socialist beliefs have drawn him into labour protests. In his zeal to change the world, Will Ryan is often an unreliable father who, for example, ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news