Birdie for Now

Dickon Fielding, an only child just out of Grade 2, has a whole lot going on in his world. He takes pills for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactive disorder). His dad has left the family. His ... Read More »

January 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Blue Roan Child

By Jamieson Findlay

Jamieson Findlay creates a fascinating and credible world in his first novel, The Blue Roan Child. Imbued with an ancient Celtic atmosphere, this fantasy is dominated by horses. Findlay’s lyrical prose is redolent with scents, ... Read More »

January 19, 2004

In the Key of Do

By Carol Fréchette,Susan Ouriou, trans.

Dolorès Desnoyers sweeps into 14-year-old Véronique’s life like a whirlwind, a “country-and-western princess who dressed like a flea-market queen.” Once Véronique is able to get past the outrageous attire of Do (rhymes with go), she ... Read More »

January 19, 2004

Sticks and Stones

By Beth Goobie

Rumours start that 15-year-old Jujube Gelb is a slut after she goes to a school dance with a popular boy who’s got a fast reputation. No matter how much she proclaims her innocence, Jujube is ... Read More »

January 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

The Phantom Queen

By Ven Begamudré

At first glance, the shape of this story is familiar. A blind old minstrel arrives at the royal court of the Phantom Queen and spins an epic tale of tragedy and power misused. It’s set ... Read More »

January 19, 2004

Cat Crafts

By Linda Hendry

For those who love both pets and crafts, these new offerings from Kids Can Press are sure to be hits. Ontario author/illustrator Linda Hendry’s Dog Crafts is filled with eyecatching theme projects kids will want ... Read More »

January 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

★ Hummingbirds: A Beginner’s Guide

By Laurel Aziz

Hummingbirds are apparently the most popular birds in North America, and reading these two appealing books about them makes it easy to understand why. Any account of hummingbirds deals in amazing statistics: their wings beat ... Read More »

January 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

★ Welcome to the World of Hummingbirds

By Diane Swanson

January 19, 2004

★ Hana’s Suitcase

By Karen Levine

Adults have trouble understanding how people could do the things we know were done during the Holocaust. How then can we explain what went on 60 years ago to children? Fortunately, there are books like ... Read More »

January 19, 2004

The Fat Kid

By Paul Vermeersch

For his second collection of poetry, Toronto poet and editor Paul Vermeersch writes, in a linear series of narrative poems, the life story of a fat kid’s battle with anorexia. The kid of the title ... Read More »

January 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

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