★ The Photographer’s Sweethearts

There is much that is praiseworthy in The Photographer’s Sweethearts, the first novel written by the poet Diana Hartog. As one might expect, given the reputation Hartog’s earned with her three volumes of poetry, her ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Fall on Your Knees

By Ann-Marie MacDonald

In a 1990 interview, Ann-Marie MacDonald said she is haunted by “the mythic place called Cape Breton,” and that her imagination projects “an aura of magic, of mystery” onto its landscape and residents. Predictably, her ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Self: A Novel

By Yann Martel

Yann Martel is probably best known for “The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios,” which first appeared in the Malahat Review in 1990 and subsequently in the third Journey Prize Anthology and after that as the ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Celebrate the Spirit: The Olympic Games

By Cleve Dheensaw and Deanna Binder

Celebrate the Spirit “commemorates the 100th anniversary of the world’s greatest sports spectacle.” The introduction proclaims that the Olympic spirit “creates a worldwide Olympic family whose members come together in peace, to compete and to ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

I Can Make Nature Crafts

By Mary Wallace

The bright, close-cut photos of this book give the impression of lively content. In reality, this thin craft book for young children is a collection of unexciting projects, many of which have a tenuous relationship ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

A Place Not Home

By Eva Wiseman

This novel begins in Budapest, on the night of October 23, 1956, as 13-year-old Nelly and her family huddle for safety amid the sounds of gunfire. The blasting in the streets marks the beginning of ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

Billy and the Bearman

By David A. Poulsen

At first glance, 12-year-old Billy Gavin and 17-year-old John “Bearman” Redell seem to be unlikely allies. Billy is an underconfident city kid, while the Bearman (named for his skill in tracking bears in the woods) ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

Stars

By Eric Walters

Joseph, a precocious car thief, spins out on a high-speed chase and wakes up in intensive care. Enter a nice, long-suffering social worker named Gord at his bedside with an offer he can’t refuse – ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

Cougar Cove

By Julie Lawson

It can seem like a tragedy when you’re 11 and something you’ve looked forward to for ages doesn’t live up to your dreams. Samantha’s first visit to Vancouver Island starts out as a bad trip: ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

Butterflies and Bottlecaps

By Eliza Clark, Vladyana Krykorka, illus.

A little girl has butterflies instead of hair. She wants to be like all the other children, but her mother assures her she is special. One night, the child dreams that her butterflies fly away. ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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