Children and YA Fiction

Ghost Voyages III: Endeavour and Resolution

In the first two books in Alberta author Cora Taylor’s historical fantasy series Ghost Voyages, Jeremy experienced Canada’s maritime history aboard the Northcote, Nonsuch, Matthew, and Bluenose. In the third, he briefly revisits the Bluenose ... Read More »

December 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Freewalker

By Dennis Foon

My first impression of Vancouver playwright Dennis Foon’s Freewalker, a sequel to The Dirt Eaters, was that it’s derivative of Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials series. Foon’s mystical “dirt” recalls Pullman’s “dust.” The animal forms that ... Read More »

December 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Francesca and the Magic Bike

By Cynthia Nugent

"Hippogriff, don’t fail me now!” is the plea that 10-year-old Francesca (Frankie), on a quest to recover a special ring, makes to her awesome bike. Frankie begins her adventure with frissons of doubt about whether ... Read More »

December 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Flags of War

By John Wilson

The Flags of War, by prolific B.C. writer John Wilson, takes a hard look at war and its consequences through the eyes of young protagonists. Set during the U.S. Civil War, the novel tells the ... Read More »

November 22, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Beckoners

By Carrie Mac

When you’re the new kid in town, you keep to yourself or you make alliances. But if loners are easy targets, joining a group can be even dicier, as often the only one that will ... Read More »

November 10, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Tunnel King

By Barbara Hehner

In 1944, 76 Allied POW airmen escaped their prison camp through a secret tunnel. Although 50 of these men were later executed by the Nazis, their heroic efforts to disrupt German forces became legendary, entering ... Read More »

October 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Peace Walker: The Legend of Hiawatha and Tekanawita

By C.J. Taylor

This attractive book by Mohawk author-illustrator C.J. Taylor is a departure from her popular picture books about native legends. An account of real people and events, Peace Walker is a chapter book about a highly ... Read More »

October 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Bucking the Sarge

By Christopher Paul Curtis

Take the following genres: heist movies with a cool, clever, stylish hero; Captain Underpants stories with their preoccupation with poop; Michael Moore’s documentaries with their barely disguised anger at injustice; and wholesome middle-school novels in ... Read More »

October 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Still There, Clare

By Yvonne Prinz

Clare makes a momentous decision: time to grow up and say goodbye to Elsa, her dearest soulmate. Clare’s mother thinks Elsa has been out of Clare’s life since Grade 1, but Elsa is still around, ... Read More »

October 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Mercury Man

By Tom Henigan

Tom Blake, a teen plagued by loneliness and self-doubt, is a Peter Parker (AKA Spiderman) type who discovers his inner superhero in Ottawa author Tom Henighan’s second YA novel Mercury Man. Henighan’s sci-fi fantasy is ... Read More »

October 13, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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