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BOOK REVIEWS

The Spiral Maze

By Patricia Bow

“Neil woke, rising from darkness to darkness.” Patricia Bow snares us with the first line of her first supernatural thriller in English (several of hers have been published in Germany) and doesn’t shake us loose ... Read More »

March 3, 2004

A Fly Named Alfred

By Don Trembath

In this book, Alberta author Don Trembath returns to the hero from his first novel, The Tuesday Café. Harper Winslow now writes a column for the school newspaper under the pseudonym Alfred. Protected by his ... Read More »

March 3, 2004

One Year Commencing

By Kathy Stinson

Three little words – “one year commencing” – turn Alison’s world upside-down. The words, cited in a custody order, obligate 12-year-old Al, who has always lived with her mom, to live for a year with ... Read More »

March 3, 2004

★ Ghostwise

By Dan Yashinsky,ed.

When you read this book, you’re going to wonder how you managed without it. This collection of 19 ghost stories from a wide range of oral traditions is the book for kids (and this seems ... Read More »

March 3, 2004

Rebel of Dark Creek

By Nikki Tate

Ever since Cherry Ames, Trixie Belden, and the Bobbsey Twins, young readers have loved series books. Rebel of Dark Creek is the first in a series called Stablemates about a girl named Jessa and her ... Read More »

March 3, 2004

DogStar

By Beverley Wood and Chris Wood

Thirteen-year-old Jeff is having such a hard time getting over the demise of Buddy, his pet and constant companion since his first birthday, that his parents have taken him on an Alaskan cruise to help ... Read More »

March 3, 2004

Escape from Big Muddy

By Eric Wilson

Escape from Big Muddy is a retrospective journey into a kind of high-tech Treasure Island. It takes place in the middle of the 21st century, and video conferencing is the norm. Liz Austen, 60-year-old partner ... Read More »

March 3, 2004