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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

Susanna’s Quill

By Julie Johnston

English gentlewoman-cum-Canadian scribe Susanna Moodie has been the subject of several literary treatments, most notably Margaret Atwood’s The Journals of Susanna Moodie. In Susanna’s Quill, author Julie Johnston from Peterborough, Ontario, adapts Moodie’s famous story ... Read More »

October 13, 2004

Zigzag: Zoems for Zindergarten

By Loris Lesynski

Author/illustrator Loris Lesynski presents a collection of poetry specifically for the kindergarten crowd. Zigzag’s 21 rhymes cover familiar aspects of the kindergarten experience, such as “Sit on Your Bottom,” “Paintbrush,” “Paper,” and “Scissors,” but also ... Read More »

October 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Penguin and the Pea

By Janet Perlman

Janet Perlman’s fairy tale penguins return in a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea. Keeping Andersen’s basic storyline, Perlman, an Academy Award-nominated animation filmmaker and children’s author, adds detail to expand ... Read More »

October 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books