Mere

Thirteen-year-old Mere Holmes has spent almost all her life on board the Persephone, sailing through the waters of the Great Lakes between Ontario and New York State with her mother, Faye, and Mark, 16, who ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Life of Pi

By Yann Martel

It’s impossible to read Yann Martel’s audacious, exhilarating, frustrating second novel without wondering what the hell happened. The premise of Life of Pi vibrates with promise. A family living in a small corner of India ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Hippolyte’s Island

By Barbara Hodgson

Readers of Vancouver author and graphic artist Barbara Hodgson have come to approach each new book with the eager anticipation of a child unwrapping a gift: what wonders will it hold? What beauty will it ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

By Alice Munro

The title of Alice Munro’s new collection seems aggressive and awkward at first, but it quickly pulls the reader into the “game” Munro is playing in these nine stories. The game, as explained in the ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Beginnings: From the First Nations to the Great Migration

By Marshall Jamieson

Books that present Canadian history in palatable form are always welcome. A writer covering history from the ice age to the 19th century for young readers with little background knowledge faces a daunting challenge. Jamieson ... Read More »

March 17, 2004

Changing the Pattern: The Story of Emily Stowe

By Sydell Waxman,Linda Potts, illus.

Emily Stowe was a pioneer in the feminist movement – one of the first women in Ontario to attend medical school, one of the first to demand the right to vote. Her story is certainly ... Read More »

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Vietnam: The Culture (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures series)

By Bobbie Kalman

Three new titles in Crabtree’s “The Lands, Peoples, and Cultures” series, Vietnam: The Land, Vietnam: The People, and Vietnam: The Culture are the products of team-based research and writing, co-ordinated by prolific editor-in-chief, Bobbie Kalman. ... Read More »

March 17, 2004

Vietnam: The People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures series)

By Bobbie Kalman

March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Vietnam: The Land (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures series)

By Bobbie Kalman

March 17, 2004

The Perfect Gymnast (Sports Stories series)

By Michele Martin Bossley

A Stroke of Luck and The Perfect Gymnast are the latest entries in Lorimer’s fast-expanding series of sports novels. Although their covers are unattractive, these two novels are entertaining, well-paced stories that young readers will ... Read More »

March 17, 2004

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