Royal Murder: The Deadly Intrigue of Ten Sovereigns

Toronto author Elizabeth MacLeod, a prolific writer of non-fiction for children, knows how to make history exciting for young readers. The title combines two words with instant appeal; scrawled in blood red on the cover, ... Read More »

June 26, 2008

Science on the Loose

By Helaine Becker; Claudia Dávila, illus.

Torontonians Helaine Becker and Claudia Dávila, who worked together on the fun and useful how-to manual Like a Pro, have teamed up again for Science on the Loose. This book is brimming with fascinating facts ... Read More »

June 26, 2008

Forestry A-Z

By Kathleen Cook Waldron and Ann Walsh; Bob Warick, photog.

Veteran B.C. authors Ann Walsh and Kathleen Cook Waldron, both long-time residents of lumber-based communities, present an alphabetical collection of forestry facts providing insight into this vital industry. Every letter is given a full page, ... Read More »

June 26, 2008

Afrika

By Colleen Craig

Kim, 13, has very mixed feelings about spending the summer in South Africa. She is excited to be visiting her mother’s homeland (which her mother, a journalist, left for Canada just before Kim’s birth) and ... Read More »

June 25, 2008

One for Sorrow

By Mary C. Sheppard

Mary Sheppard’s second novel in the continuing series Tales from Cook’s Cove tells the story of Issy Heffernan, a young girl in outport Newfoundland in the early 1970s. Issy feels awkward and isolated, in part ... Read More »

June 25, 2008

My Life As a Dame: The Personal and the Political in the Writings of Christina McCall

By Christina McCall; Stephen Clarkson, ed.

The most touching parts of My Life As a Dame, a collection of punditry and feature writing from journalist Christina McCall, who died in 2005, are the brief but heartfelt introductions to each chapter penned ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

The Joy of Spooking, Book One: Fiendish Deeds

By P.J. Bracegirdle

A new head rises from the eyeball-strewn swamps of children’s horror, in the form of Montrealer P.J. Bracegirdle (his real name, or so he maintains). Librarians who turned a cold shoulder to Goosebumps and its ... Read More »

June 25, 2008

The Other Side of the Coin: The Emerging Vision of Economics and Our Place in the World

By David Orrell

“Neoclassical economics,” writes Edmonton-born mathematician David Orrell, “sees the world in terms of independent, autonomous agents that act to maximize their own utility, measured in terms of financial success.” Such thinking is full of erroneous ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

★ Mr. Karp’s Last Glass

By Cary Fagan; Selçuk Demirel, illus.

Although the new book from Toronto author Cary Fagan lists a very narrow age range, the only prerequisite for enjoying Mr. Karp’s Last Glass is an ability to read, whatever your age. Eleven-year-old Randolph, who ... Read More »

June 25, 2008

Double Lives: Writing and Motherhood

By Shannon Cowan, Fiona Tinwei Lam, and Cathy Stonehouse, eds.

Double Lives, an anthology of essays about the occasionally warring roles of writer and mother, is not for everyone. Though much of the book will appeal to busy mothers of all kinds, on the whole ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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