Jane

Judy MacDonald is such a flawless mimic of teenaged voices that this novel feels channelled, as if a group of ghostly high school students had started fooling around with a tape recorder in someone’s bedroom, ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Lean Mean Machines

By Michèle Marineau,Susan Ouriou, trans.

Lean Mean Machines is the story of Jeremy and Laure, two high school students who, in a twist on the boy-meets-girl standard, end up falling into a rocky friendship. Laure is a mysterious newcomer to ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

The Technology Book for Girls and Other Advanced Beings

By Trudee Romanek, Pat Cupples, illus.

Drawing at random from a bowl her teacher has filled with slips of paper, Gina selects the topic for her upcoming science project: “Advanced Technology in Our Everyday Lives.” So begins this book, third in ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Deals, Industry news

The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Music

By Deborah Dunleavy, Louise Phillips, illus.

Drawing on Dunleavy’s 20 years of experience conducting music workshops for children, this book takes a grass-roots approach – music kids can make themselves, without buying instruments or taking lessons. Homemade instruments, mostly different types ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Awards

★ The Kids Book of Golf

By John Gordon

Everyone knows by now that the Tiger Woods explosion that began a few years back has completely changed the sport of golf – and nearly everyone agrees that the change has been for the better. ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Song of the Sea: Myths, Tales, and Folklore

By Ann Spencer, Mark Lang, illus.

Whatever happened to fairy tale collections? The 398.2 section of the library used to be crowded with fat dense books with titles like Fairy Tales Told in Spain and Grandfather Tales. Then picture book versions ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Events

★ Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer’s Life

By Elizabeth MacLeod

In 1908 L.M. Montgomery’s unforgettable young orphan made Anne of Green Gables an instant bestseller. But Montgomery’s success came only after years of struggle and rejection. MacLeod’s new biography is targeted at young readers who ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Music from the Sky

By Denise Gillard, Stephen Taylor, illus.

In the swampy woods surrounding one of Nova Scotia’s oldest black communities, a girl and her grandfather search for a special branch. Like magic, he whittles it into a flute that sounds as beautiful as ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Grandmother Doll

By Alice L. Bartels, Dusan Petricic, illus.

Katy’s got the flu and is achy, hot, and angry. But when her mother sends her to her room for a time-out, Katy finds she’s not the only one out of sorts. Her Grandmother Doll ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Present for Mrs. Kazinski

By Marilynn Reynolds, Lynn Smith-Ary, illus.

Frank wants to give the best 80th birthday present in the world to his friend Mrs. Kazinski, who lives in the attic of their full-to-bursting old rooming house. He asks each of the tenants for ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Jane

Lean Mean Machines

The Technology Book for Girls and Other Advanced Beings

The Kids Can Press Jumbo Book of Music

★ The Kids Book of Golf

Song of the Sea: Myths, Tales, and Folklore

★ Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer’s Life

Music from the Sky

The Grandmother Doll

A Present for Mrs. Kazinski

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