Struggle and Hope: The Story of Chinese Canadians

In this book, Paul Yee, who holds an MA in history from the University of British Columbia, presents a detailed survey and engaging account of the history of the Chinese in Canada, from the impoverished ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

Jade and Iron: Latin American Tales from Two Cultures

By Patricia Aldana, ed., Hugh Hazelton, trans., Luis Garay, illus.

The folklore of Central and South America’s indigenous peoples and the European-based tales of the region’s Latin conquerors make up equal portions of this rich, diverse collection of 14 stories. From the natives come tales ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Ghost Train

By Paul Yee, Harvey Chan, illus.

The ghost train in this story is similar to the ferry of Charon in classical mythology: it carries the souls of the dead. Here, the souls belong to the Chinese workers who were killed while ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

The Rooster’s Gift

By Pam Conrad, Eric Beddows, illus.

With general interest in barnyard life newly whetted by the film Babe, many a child will take the story of Young Rooster to heart. The pictures by Eric Beddows, the popular illustrator of the Zoom ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Molly Brown Is Not a Clown

By Linda Rogers, Rick Van Krugel, illus.

Molly Brown is not a clown, but her mother is – a bona fide circus clown, and a source of endless embarrassment for an 11-year-old. Molly’s life is unconventional but basically good. Her mother left ... Read More »

March 17, 2004

Step by Step

By Ginny Russell

Three months after the tragic death of her mother, 14-year-old Kimberly Jamieson is trying to piece her life back together. Step by muffled step, she is emerging from a self-imposed blanket of withdrawal – she ... Read More »

March 17, 2004

A Way with Horses (Sports Stories Series)

By Peter McPhee

Twelve-year-old Caroline Owen has “a way with horses” – she’s been riding for years, usually comes first in the local gymkhana, and shows an intense desire to win. As other girls in her Grade 7 ... Read More »

March 17, 2004

Butterfly Lovers

By Charles Foran

As a travel writer and journalist, Charles Foran is drawn to embattled settings, places where politics and history impinge on the lives of ordinary people. Northern Ireland’s troubles were at the heart of The Last ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Miss O: A Life in Dance

By Betty Oliphant

Betty Oliphant’s life is the perfect topic for an autobiography. In 1947 she arrived in Canada from England on the arm of a low-ranking soldier and managed to muster enough funds to set up a ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Song of Rita Joe: Autobiography of a Mi’kmaq Poet

By Rita Joe

Rita Joe is a Mi’kmaq woman, the first Mi’kmaq to be honoured for her poetry by the Nova Scotia Writers’ Federation (in 1978) and the first Mi’kmaq woman to be entered into the Order of ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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