Teased by her older brother, bullied by the popular girls at school, and plagued by a blistering pimple that has surfaced on the tip of her nose, twelve-year-old Claire Murphy wishes she could shrivel
The Bible has had a profound impact on the world. Now Doug Lennox, the vicar of Q&A, serves up an entertaining but informative slice of biblical lore, literature, and history. Discover the top fou
First published in 1946, in Return to Jalna, the Whiteoak family reunites after a year of separation. Piers, Renny, and Wakefield return in 1943 during the Second World War. Finch has been off on a co
Take a trip back in time to the chaos and destruction of the greatest invasion in military history, viewed through the lens of Canadian paratroopers. Men of Steel is the exciting story of some of Can
Advance praise for Memories of the Beach: Lorraine O'Donnell Williams has given us a charming and evocative memoir of the Beach district six or seven decades ago, when it was a separate world in the s
When it comes to Q&A trivia, Doug Lennox has no peer. Sir Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Laura Secord, Norman Bethune, Terry Fox, and Roberta Bondar are all Canadian icons we've come to cherish. Doug gives th
Over the five hundred or so years that man searched for an elusive sea passage from Europe to Asia through the North American land mass, dozens of ships were lost and hundreds of mariners died. Eventu
Short-listed for the 2004 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award, for the 2005 Diamond Willow Award and for the 2005 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award On the shores of Bedford Basin in Halifax
A travel narrative written over the course of ten years, One Russia, Two Chinas is about change and resistance to change in the postmodern world. In 1991, when the Soviet Union was about to morph into
The incredible story of a man called “King of the Pirates,” who burst from the waters of early Canada to become a terror of the seas.He was tall, dark, and handsome, he wore fine velvets
In the second book of the Daughters of Light series, the demon-haunted Seers are in a race against time to return a stolen ring, as the final showdown draws near.Twin sisters Jade and Jasmine are fina
How of a group of Portland, Maine, punks defeated a murderous gang of neo-Nazis.The X Gang is a group of punks led by the scarred, silent, and mostly unreadable Christopher X. His best friend, Kurt Bl
Successful Canadians write about failure, and how it got them where they are today.What does it mean to fail? To some of the most successful Canadians, it was a rite of passage, a stepping stone to gr
A story about one all-inclusive resort, the ghost of an unknown father, and the tragedies we can’t forget.What’s it like when everyone’s dream vacation is your job? Ameera works a
For Charlie Hillier, a posting to Cuba could be the perfect place to start his new life — if he survives long enough.With his career stalled and the office abuzz about his soon-to-be-ex-wife’s indiscr
Anna has always been so level-headed, so easy-going, so talented and funny. How could anyone have guessed she wanted to die?Anna is not like other people. For one thing, she’s been an accomplished art
Bosworth marked the end of the reign of Richard III and the rise of the Tudor dynasty.Bosworth Field saw the two great dynasties of the day clash on the battlefield: the reigning House of York, led by
The Battle of Goose Green was the first major land conflict of the Falklands War.The Battle for Goose Green has become an integral part of the Falklands story, and yet it nearly didn’t take place at a
The summer of 1812 saw the beginning of one of the most brutal wars to take place on Canadian soil. With more than 1,600 people killed and a battlefront that extended from Halifax Harbour in Nova Scot
Returning to Ontario's northern lakes as an adult to bury his father, Ray Carrier is taken back not only to a tangled romance in that green paradise but also to the forests and lonesome swamps that ha
Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty --- if you know where to look.Travel with Ron Brown as he pr
Manitoba's Hayes River runs over six hundred kilometres from near Norway House to Hudson Bay. On its rush to the sea, the Hayes races over forty-five rapids and waterfalls as it drops down from the Pr
By the time he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in 2007, Mischa Weisz had all he needed to face the fight of his life. A child of Holocaust survivors, he felt distant from his parents and
Known around the world as football, soccer is the world's most watched and played sport. Now Doug Lennox, the striker of Q&A, scores with a pitch full of tidbits that delivers the goods on PelMara
An ancient Arab proverb states, "When Allah made the Sudan, he laughed." Had he known the country's future, he would have done better to cry. To most of the world, Sudan means Darfur and the tragedy o
For 16-year-old Jan Kamienski, life as he knows it ends when Germany invades Poland on September 1, 1939. After a great deal of hardship, he joins the Polish Resistance and eventually, in 1941, is sen
Still coming to terms with the death of her husband, Dr. Rebecca Temple tries to continue her practice and carry on with life as usual. She meets a charming Polish count who has written a historical n
A shocking tale of secrets, guilt, and clerical child abuse.“God has made you special, but I will show you how to have an extraordinary life. Show you true love, as God intended for our kind.”It’s 197
Pull up a bollard and get to know the colourful language of the Royal Canadian Navy.Do you ever get channel fever so bad only a great homeward bounders will cure you? Have you ever met Tug Wilson the
The history of the oldest parish church in the Toronto area is also the history of North Toronto and a changing culture.The War of 1812 was barely over when the people of York Mills felled the trees t
"Dewey Soper, a man without false pride, generous in his admiration and praise of all who worked with him, had many honours, but none it would appear that he did not fully deserve. His work as an Arc
“If one more person tells me about their third cousin twice removed who met the love of their life online, I’m going to take out my weave and eat it.”Being single sucks! Well, tha
In a not-so-distant future, Jasmine discovers that not only is she is a Seer with exceptional powers, but also that she has a chance to find her long-lost twin sister.The year is 2030, and climate cha
Born and raised in Port McNicoll, John Arpin discovered his musical talents early: at the age of four he could pick out tunes on the piano that he had heard on the radio; by ten, he had been identifie
Peter C. Newman called him "the Totem of the Titans." From a small Prairie town, Daryl K. "Doc" Seaman became an icon of Canadian business and hockey. He is one of the last of a breed of postwar entre
A hockey history moment for every day of the year!A few seconds can make a game, even a season, and behind each play is a piece of history. Mike Commito marks every day of the year with a great moment
Max O’Brien is in a race against time … and someone else’s past is catching up with him.Max O’Brien may be a professional con man, but that doesn’t mean you can
At a time when gay communities were hidden worlds, Crang needs to root out a killer and do his best to right a grave wrong.At the height of the AIDS crisis in the early nineties, a close friend of Cra
How did Tom Thomson die in the summer of 1917?Was he shot by poachers, or by a German-American draft dodger? Did a blow from a canoe paddle knock him unconscious and into the water? Was he fatally inj
Many people want to write a family history, but few ever take on the job of publishing one. If you've done the research, and you want to make a book from it, then Publish Your Family History is for yo
