The Secret of the Stone House

This fall Coteau Books is publishing From Many Peoples, a Saskatchewan-based collection of four historical novels. The stories reflect Saskatchewan experiences, but the themes have broader appeal. In Adeline’s Dream, Linda Aksomitis explores a young ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

Aunt Olga’s Christmas Postcards

By Kevin Major; Bruce Roberts, illus.

Nostalgia has a bad reputation in this uber-ironic era of ours. And no wonder: some Internet sleuthing quickly shows that contemporary nostalgia clings, sticky as plaque on teeth, to objects. There are brisk sales of ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

What Gloria Wants

By Sarah Withrow

What does almost-14-year-old Gloria Nunes really want? As her exasperatingly bossy best friend Shawna sees it, Gloria’s smart, nice, pretty, and “growing a set of killer boobs.” But from Gloria’s perspective, having a friendship that ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead

By Arthur Slade; Derek Mah, illus.

Monsters from folklore and literature are given star treatment by Governor General’s Award winner Arthur Slade. Profiling the monsters for height, birthplace, fashion rating, favourite movies, and high school memories, and offering capsule interviews with ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

★ Ingrid and the Wolf

By André Alexis

Eleven-year-old Ingrid goes to Queen Elizabeth Public School in Toronto by day and awaits her parents’ return from work in the evening. Into this narrow existence, a letter from her hitherto unknown grandmother drops like ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

Gretsky’s Game

By Mike Leonetti; Greg Banning, illus.

For all their abundance, there are roughly two types of hockey-themed kids’ books: those that are steeped in the game – its culture, myths, players, traditions – and those that merely use hockey as a ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Where’s My Hockey Sweater?

By Gilles Tibo; Bruno St. Aubin, illus.; Petra Johansson, trans.

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

Coming to Canada

By Susan Hughes

Canada is peopled by immigrants from every country in the world, and the comprehensive Coming to Canada series represents the majority of them. This Wow Canada! book upholds the series’ reputation for crisply designed, well-researched ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

Terry Fox: A Story of Hope

By Maxine Trottier

Twenty-five years ago Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean and began his Marathon of Hope. To mark the anniversary, children’s author Maxine Trottier has compiled the first authorized account for children ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Strange New Species: Astonishing Discoveries of Life on Earth

By Elin Kelsey

Elin Kelsey brings her experience as a natural historian and public educator to bear in this fine introduction to the search for new species of all kinds. Accessibly and engagingly organized, Strange New Species provides ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

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