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★ The Stowaway

In 1996 Filipino crew members deserted the Taiwanese container ship Maersk Dubai at port in Halifax after revealing to authorities chilling tales of onboard cruelty and murder. After discovering two Romanian stowaways who had boarded ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Give Maggie a Chance

By Frieda Wishinsky, Dean Griffiths, illus.

Maggie is excited about her first day in a new class. But when she is asked to read, she freezes, and scornful Kimberly makes her want to sink through the floor. The next day is ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Sea House

By Deborah Turney Zagwÿn

Illustrated in watercolours, this delightful sea story by B.C. writer and illustrator Deborah Turney Zagwÿn is the last in her seasonal series featuring a girl named Clee. Billowing sails, gusty wind, and knotted ropes decorate ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

The Baseball Book: A Young Player’s Guide to Baseball

By Kevin Briand

The blurb on the back – “Everything you need to know to play the greatest game in the world! ” – sums up this book’s tone and presentation perfectly. The Baseball Book, by Toronto Blue ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Jumbo Book of Paper Crafts

By Amanda Lewis, Jane Kurisu, illus.

Beginning with a half-page history of paper, Amanda Lewis, a seasoned author of children’s craft books, has compiled 68 paper crafts. The projects range in complexity from a basic folded card to intricate items like ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Making Masks

By Renée Schwarz

Author, illustrator, and toy designer Renee Schwarz unmasks a new addition to the Kids Can Press series of craft books. Making Masks provides step-by-step instructions for 13 intriguing craft projects ideal for Halloween, drama class, ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Hubcaps and Puppies

By Rosemary Nelson

When her dog dies, Nikki, the 13-year-old narrator of this first-person novel, feels she’ll never want another. Her mother, however, while shopping for used hubcaps, finds a miserable puppy and brings him home as a ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Parvana’s Journey

By Deborah Ellis

One of the most interesting things about Deborah Ellis’s new novel, Parvana’s Journey, is its absence of human antagonists. A sequel to her hugely successful The Breadwinner (which has sold more than 200,000 copies worldwide), ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Jo’s Triumph

By Nikki Tate

Jo’s Triumph, Nikki Tate’s 10th novel, is an adventurous yarn in the spirit of Mary Downing Hahn’s The Gentleman Outlaw and Me-Eli. Set in Utah in the late 1850s, the novel charts the daring escapades ... Read More »

January 14, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Losing Forever

By Gayle Friesen

Fifteen-year-old Jes is having one heck of a summer. Her mother is consumed by plans for her upcoming second marriage; her best girlfriend is totally engrossed with a hunky new boyfriend; and her best buddy ... Read More »

January 14, 2004

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Quill and Quire

★ The Stowaway

Give Maggie a Chance

★ The Sea House

The Baseball Book: A Young Player’s Guide to Baseball

The Jumbo Book of Paper Crafts

Making Masks

Hubcaps and Puppies

★ Parvana’s Journey

Jo’s Triumph

Losing Forever

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