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The Bonemender

By Holly Bennett

Spirited, thoughtful, generous-hearted, The Bonemender joins the ever-growing realm of YA fantasy series. Like its counterparts, the novel is set in a vaguely medieval past, in a peaceful kingdom under siege, and features characters human ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

Four Steps to Death

By John Wilson

In the summer of 1942, Hitler sent a massive army of German tanks, bombers, and infantrymen east into Russia to take the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd). What was supposed to be a glorious victory ... Read More »

October 14, 2005

Secrets

By Marthe Jocelyn, ed

The career path of adult fiction writers typically involves the publication of short stories in small literary magazines followed by a story collection or novel. Unfortunately, no such trajectory is available to children’s writers. In ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

★ Modern and Normal

By Karen Solie

Toronto-based poet Karen Solie’s sophomore collection goes a long way toward fulfilling the promise augured by her Griffin-nominated rookie hit, Short Haul Engine. Think of all the dichotomous categories into which most contemporary poetry gets ... Read More »

October 11, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry