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Nerve

By Barbra Leslie

In the first chapter of this debut book, the protagonist’s mother tells her that her father died when she was a child because “he lost his nerve.” Evelyn is 15 at this point, and it’s ... Read More »

March 14, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Cloning Miranda

By Carol Matas

Fourteen-year-old Miranda has it all and more: beauty, talent, wealthy adoring parents, an irresistible best friend…and a fatal genetic disease. Her formerly flawless life unravels at a furious clip as her parents set about “curing” ... Read More »

March 14, 2004

Draugr

By Arthur G. Slade

The strange title of Arthur G. Slade’s first novel (pronounced draw-ger) comes from Norse mythology and refers to the old Icelandic name for those who return from the dead because they have too much hate ... Read More »

March 14, 2004

Uncle Ronald

By Brian Doyle

Brian Doyle writes stories in two main flavours: contemporary and personal/historical. With Uncle Ronald, Doyle takes us a century back in time and up to Low, his fictional village in Quebec’s Gatineau mountains. This is ... Read More »

March 14, 2004