Nathaniel’s Violin

By Alison Lohans, Marlene Watson, illus.

The power of music to enrich and even transform human lives was the theme of two outstanding Canadian picture books – Robert Thomas Allen’s The Violin and Stéphane Poulin’s Benjamin and the Pillow Saga. As ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Fast Break (Sports Stories series)

By Michael Coldwell

Jeff loves being on the basketball team at his new high school, but he isn’t so keen about some of the activities of the guys on the team – things like shoplifting, drinking, and bullying ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

The Chinese Puzzle

By Chrystine Brouillet, Linda Gaboriau, trans.

The Chinese Puzzle is a mystery story that revolves around a Chinese tea chest containing a hidden letter, a photographic negative of a famous painting, and a mysterious message. The story’s improbable plot contains numerous ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

Thunderbird Spirit (Lightning on Ice series)

By Sigmund Brouwer

Thunderbird Spirit is smoothly told, well paced, and has interesting characters. However, its two major plot lines fail to mesh effectively. Most of Thunderbird Spirit is about hockey, racism, and self-control, but final chapters of ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

★ The Tuesday Cafe

By Don Trembath

For years now, gritty realism has been the hallmark of young adult literature. It could be argued that YA literature is like this because kids enjoy it. But consider that we’re dealing with an audience ... Read More »

March 19, 2004

Takes: Stories for Young Adults

By R. P. MacIntyre, ed.

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Keri

By Jan Andrews

March 19, 2004

Anywhere but Here

By Adele Dueck

March 19, 2004

The End of the World

By John Leslie

Doomsday has a long history, almost as long as that of the human race whose extinction it continually foretells. In the early days of the species, when war, disease, and starvation crowded the horizon, the ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

★ Shingwauk’s Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools

By J.R. Miller

J.R. Miller is a highly regarded Saskatchewan historian, but he also has the makings of an outstanding coroner. In Shingwauk’s Vision, he has autopsied the barely cooled corpse of the native residential school system. With ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Native Peoples

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