★ 19 Knives

In the final story of Mark Anthony Jarman’s new collection, the narrator’s five-year-old son indicates over breakfast that he hates God. Why? Because the Supreme Being “made bad things in the world.” The boy then ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Truth Is

By Mary Soderstrom

Lil of “What Lil Remembers,” one of 14 stories in Mary Soderstrom’s new collection, The Truth Is, is desperate to find comfort. With one child hospitalized and her husband away providing medical aid in disaster ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

The Lost Crown of Meleor

By George Teply

On the planet Meleor, slices of cheesecake, guitars, and balls all grow on plants or trees. The Meleorites who tend them are a gentle, co-operative bunch. So when Quikqueek loses the Princess’s crown in a ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Mermaid’s Muse: The Legend of the Dragon Boats

By David Bouchard, Zhong-Yang Huang, illus.

The Mermaid’s Muse crowns Raincoast’s Chinese Legends trilogy, the teamwork of writer David Bouchard and illustrator Zhong-Yang Huang. Unfortunately, the latter’s luminous oil paintings outshine the text as the sun does a candle.Dominated by the ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Little Dog Moon

By Maxine Trottier, Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson, illus.

In her many books, the award-winning-Maxine Trottier has been drawn toward subjects of social and historical substance. At her best, there’s an imaginative and integral synergy between her storyline and educational intent. In her latest, ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Can You Wave Bye Bye, Baby?

By Elyse Gasco

“[F]amily is a tricky and shifty thing,” writes Elyse Gasco in Can You Wave Bye Bye, Baby? and her seven stories powerfully underscore that assertion time and time again. Gasco’s work has helped me formulate ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Ballerinas Don’t Wear Glasses

By Ainslie Manson, Dean Griffiths, illus.

Inspired by unhappy memories of her childhood dance classes, Vancouver writer Ainslie Manson has written a picture book that will immediately strike a chord with many children and parents.In her heart, anxious Allison is a ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Liberty Circle

By Phil Campagna

In The Liberty Circle, Alberta author and computer programmer Phil Campagna tells the story of a 16-year-old who’s recruited by a racist organization. Despite a good relationship with his (soon horrified) girlfriend, a longstanding Jewish ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

Strange Neighbors

By Mary Labatt

Strange Neighbors is Mary Labatt’s third in an early reader series featuring Sam the Dog Detective, an unlikely but likable hero. Sam is aided by two partners, 10-year-old Jennifer Levinsky, who can “hear” what Sam ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Book links

The Bully Boys

By Eric Walters

Lieutenant James FitzGibbon, an almost forgotten hero of the War of 1812, is the kind of larger-than-life figure whose daring exploits can make history come alive for today’s young readers. With a band of 50 ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Book links

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