October 1, 2013 at 02:58pm | Filed under: Fiction: Short
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It must have been quite a task for Robert Weaver, even after decades of experience selecting stories for CBC Radio,…Read More »
David Nickle’s latest novel, a thriller with fantasy elements, is overly long and has a highly convoluted plot, both of…Read More »
August 15, 2012 at 11:55am | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
No disrespect is intended in saying that this book, announced as the first in a new series featuring rugged handyman…Read More »
February 7, 2012 at 01:56pm | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
This is B.C.-based author K.L. Denman’s second title in Orca Currents, a novel series aimed at pre-teens reading below grade…Read More »
November 7, 2007 at 12:19pm | Filed under:
Author Diane Swanson’s approach to informing readers about the names of young animals is unique. In addition to clearly stating…Read More »
November 5, 2007 at 04:09pm | Filed under:
It’s the summer of 1962, and Rex Zero, nearly 11, is the new kid in Ottawa. Rex wants to figure…Read More »
January 8, 2007 at 05:29pm | Filed under:
Everyone can relate to the teenage summer: hours spent in listless anticipation of something better. Agonizingly dull days rolling into…Read More »
July 19, 2006 at 05:04pm | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
"The first time I saw Audrey, I almost didn’t.” This intriguing sentence begins a story of enlightenment and finding friendship…Read More »
October 14, 2005 at 12:15pm | Filed under: Picture Books
The heroine of this quiet folk tale feels rooted in her own land. Damson, whose cottage and plum orchard were…Read More »
April 20, 2004 at 01:50pm | Filed under: Picture Books
Legend has it that one day in 1929 J.P. Morgan, the wealthy U.S. financier, received a stock tip from a…Read More »
April 19, 2004 at 05:30pm | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs