The Tiger Woods phenomenon has led to a huge increase in the number of young people on all socioeconomic levels who are crazy for golf. This boom has also created an explosion in books about ... Read More »
Shelley Hrdlitschka’s second book about 15-year-old Alex and Tanner is indeed a busy web of story strands. The heroes, twin boys separated at birth, were reunited under dangerous circumstances in Disconnected (1998). In Tangled Web, ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book links
Ted Ryan has been raised by an idealistic father whose socialist beliefs have drawn him into labour protests. In his zeal to change the world, Will Ryan is often an unreliable father who, for example, ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news
The discovery of some kind of artifact – preferably locked in a ribbed trunk in a dusty cellar or attic – is a classic catalyst in children’s literature, particularly in time travel stories. In Frances, ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news
A guest on CBC-Radio once observed that the reason children love dinosaurs is because they are “big, fierce, and dead.” This partially explains the popularity of Shelley Tanaka’s “I Was There” series, especially last year’s ... Read More »
February 19, 2004
It’s a common classroom assignment: how and why did your ancestors come to Canada? But few youngsters are as unprepared as Jesse. His family never talks about its history and Jesse has never asked. Now ... Read More »
A book about the hulls of ships lying on the ocean floor could be uninspiring, but author Rick Archbold’s clever combination of personal anecdotes with underwater descriptions makes for an interesting read. Based on the ... Read More »
February 19, 2004
The name of Monica Hughes on a title page generally signals a welcome venture into science fiction or fantasy for young readers. She came into prominence in Canadian children’s literature with her works of science ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies
The Stage School series, a British series first published by Orchard Books in 1998 and now making its debut in Canada, follows the lives and dreams of a group of new students at William S. ... Read More »
In her new novel, Rachna Gilmore, winner of last year’s Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature, again shows her empathetic insight into young people’s concerns and her gift for capturing the lively contemporary slang of ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news
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