This Is the Dog

By Sheryl McFarlane, Chrissie Wysotski, illus

A rambunctious puppy is on the loose in this tale and his beach-side neighbourhood is in for one wild day. As he races from one bad-dog scenario to another, this pup’s out-of-control antics will delight ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Shoulder the Sky

By Lesley Choyce

It’s not normal to be so normal, especially if your mother has just died: that’s what adults keep telling 16-year-old Martin Emerson. Everyone else in Martin’s household is struggling under a blanket of grief. His ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Hit and Run

By Norah McClintock

At first glance 15-year-old Mike McGill seems like a typical smart-aleck and slacker. But there’s more to Mike – who’s under the dubious guardianship of his Uncle Billy since an unknown hit-and-run driver killed his ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Hey Diddle Diddle

By Trad. nursery rhymes, Heather Collins, illus.

These four cheery titles are the newest in a series of nursery rhyme board books by veteran Toronto illustrator Heather Collins. Each traditional rhyme is given its own little book of sturdily bound boards, which ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Hunter

By George Murray

In his third collection of poetry, The Hunter, George Murray presents a disturbing image of the end of the world. Focused through the double lens of history and prophecy, Murray’s apocalyptic vision delivers a judgment ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

Jack and Jill

By Trad. nursery rhymes, Heather Collins, illus.

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Traveller’s Hat

By Liza Potvin

Liza Potvin’s second book marks a change in genre for the Nanaimo resident; her first book was a memoir of childhood incest titled White Lies. The stories in her first fiction collection, The Traveller’s Hat, ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster

By Melissa Fay Greene

On Oct. 23, 1958, the floors hit the ceilings of the Number 2 coal mine in Springhill, Nova Scotia, in three massive “bumps.” Above ground it felt like an earthquake, and registered as such on ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History