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BOOK REVIEWS

Second Watch

By Karen Autio

Second Watch’s young Finnish immigrant characters are fictional, but the events that surround them are real. The horrific 1914 sinking of the steamship Empress of Ireland at the heart of the book is based on ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

The Secret of the Stone House

By Judith Silverthorne

This fall Coteau Books is publishing From Many Peoples, a Saskatchewan-based collection of four historical novels. The stories reflect Saskatchewan experiences, but the themes have broader appeal. In Adeline’s Dream, Linda Aksomitis explores a young ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

What Gloria Wants

By Sarah Withrow

What does almost-14-year-old Gloria Nunes really want? As her exasperatingly bossy best friend Shawna sees it, Gloria’s smart, nice, pretty, and “growing a set of killer boobs.” But from Gloria’s perspective, having a friendship that ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

★ Ingrid and the Wolf

By André Alexis

Eleven-year-old Ingrid goes to Queen Elizabeth Public School in Toronto by day and awaits her parents’ return from work in the evening. Into this narrow existence, a letter from her hitherto unknown grandmother drops like ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

Coming to Canada

By Susan Hughes

Canada is peopled by immigrants from every country in the world, and the comprehensive Coming to Canada series represents the majority of them. This Wow Canada! book upholds the series’ reputation for crisply designed, well-researched ... Read More »

October 14, 2005