Sharla

The designation “young adult literature” is a confusing label to everyone concerned. More than one writer, having written about adolescence, is surprised to learn at the publisher’s gate that he or she is a young ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

The Torn Skirt

By Rebecca Godfrey

Rebecca Godfrey’s debut novel relates a pivotal few days in the life of 16-year-old Sara Shaw. Raised by her gentle hippie father, she is a quiet teenager who loves “the safety of bank balances, the ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

By Gordon Korman, JoAnn Adinolfi, illus.

This niftily packaged little chapter book recounts the ordeals of Zoe Bent, a third-grader with a self-esteem problem. School last year was like a big, happy party, she recalls wistfully: “A baboon could feel special ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Walking a Thin Line

By Sylvia McNicoll

Anorexia is a very real concern for many Canadian teenage girls, and for those who care about them, and Sylvia McNicoll’s treatment of the subject in her newest novel is thoughtful and moving, without ever ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Leaning, Leaning Over Water: A Novel in Ten Stories

By Frances Itani

Frances Itani has been a fixture on the Ottawa literary scene for some time now, steadily winning prizes and critical acclaim but not, so far, widespread recognition. This, the first of her short story collections ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Bone Dance

By Martha Brooks

This novel beautifully captures the drift and dance of two teenagers whose lives are embraced by spirits of the dead. Alexandra Sinclair lives in Lethbridge, Alberta with her single mom. (Her father abandoned them when ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Willow and Twig

By Jean Little

Jean Little doesn’t shy away from the darker side of life in her latest novel, a departure from her usual style. In Willow and Twig, a brother and sister, abandoned by their drug-addicted mother, finally ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

When Night Eats the Moon

By Joanne Findon

What imaginative visitors to Stonehenge don’t wish away the turnstile and tour groups and envision themselves greeting the rising sun in some prehistoric dawn? Such a fantasy comes true for teenaged Holly, unwillingly sent from ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Kalifax

By Duncan Thornton, Yves Noblet, illus.

The scene is set for adventure as the captain gathers his crew to sail a northwest passage through the Arctic, and young Tom becomes his Kalifax (a symbol of hope and courage) on the journey. ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

Earthly Astonishments

By Marthe Jocelyn

Only 28132 inches tall, Josephine is possibly the smallest girl in the world, smaller even than the wife of the famous midget Tom Thumb. Sold into domestic service at age seven to the headmistress of ... Read More »

February 25, 2004

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