Will you walk with me, Grandmother? Will you talk with me a while? I'm finding life confusing And I'm looking for some answers To questions all around me At that school and on the street. You
Queen Daisy's feet often misbehave by doing such things as wearing silly shoes, walking into a pond during lunch, and kicking a mean king in the ankle, until the queen and her advisors come up with a
The Unmentionable History of the West is a fond romp through the underwear that men and women wore in days gone by. Think of corsets, navy blue bloomers, long underwear with its trap door and brassier
An industrial town where smoke laden with reddish-orange dust from the steel plant darkens the sky. A place where it's not easy to raise a family, especially one with its fair share of problems. But t
Imogen St Pierre is a musical prodigy, a classical pianist touring the international concert halls in a trio with her father and grandfather. Though clearly accomplished, she is also painfully awkward
Fox Magic is a compelling and honest look at life from the perspective of 12-year-old Chance Devlin. Two of her friends have recently committed suicide and as she struggles with her loss, she wonders
Jeremy is a thirteen—year—old boy living with his single—parent mother in a northern community where winters are long and stray dogs roam the streets. In the opening scene of this story, Jeremy's been
A Transcendent Time-Travel NovelFrom the notorious penal colony of Norfolk Island to Greenpeace's encounter with the H-bomb, characters come unstuck in time, struggling to get back home while they fac
While spending the summer with her grandmother in remote northern Ontario, sixteen-year-old would-be writer Charlie discovers unwelcome secrets about her mother's past, her boyfriend Kerry, and her ow
Canada's east coast currently has several hundred lighthouses, and this expansive volume features nearly 250 of them, complete with directions on how to reach those that are accessible. The stories su
In a time before this time, when the world moved at a pony's pace, a woman rocked by her window and turned, every evening, to the moon... The woman was neither young nor old, neither happy nor particu
Fifteen-year-old Elias and his family are caught in the middle of an international conflict -- the deadly crossfire between the Syrian Army and government-opposed Rebels. Dangers mount, conditions wor
Listen to the beating drum It tells a hundred stories Of our people, of our homeland Some of birds and beasts and sweet grass. Close your eyes and listen You might come to hear a story That no
"Night and Snow held their tails high; their eyes glow like embers. They are father and mother to the grown wolves in their pack who were pups only two winters ago. Night and Snow are the leaders, the
Award-winning author Caroline Pignat's first picture book is an intriguing blend of carefully composed verbal images, knit together with extraordinary visuals by award-winning illustrator François Thi
As Jo helps her mother and her baby brother on a cold and windy Christmas Eve, she searches for shelter -- any kind of shelter -- for the little family. Her mother is ill and the baby needs feeding.
It is 1946 in a poor Jewish neighborhood in Montreal where a few dollars equals a fortune, and no matter where you go you will find the best home cooking anywhere on Earth. It is also a million miles
In this whimsical free-verse novel, young Hunter quite literally propels himself out of this world and into the next after pushing his bike just a little too far. In fact, he flies right off a cliff o
Big Blue Forever is inspired by the true story of how a blue whale skeleton found on a remote beach in PEI was shipped cross country and reassembled for permanent display at the Beaty Biodiversit
Robert J. Sawyer - called "the dean of Canadian science fiction" by the Ottawa Citizen and "just about the best science fiction writer out there these days" by theR
Truth and rumour, fantasy and reality, love and prejudice. I'm up here, in front of God, the priest, and the congregation listening to EVERY SINGLE AMPLIFIED BREATH, of every person i
The much-anticipated first novel by Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominee Nick DiChario puts a spin on the story of being stranded on an alien planet, cut off from your own people, unsuited to your new
In The Tent Peg, award-winning novelist Aritha van Herk uses her unerring perception and impressive literary skill to capture the mystical mood of the Arctic and the people who are drawn to it.In this
Here is a collection of stories, essays, poems, and dramatic monologues chosen from the 2005 Centennial Edition of CBC Radio's Alberta Anthology writing competition, which is proud to have featured th
Explores the name, description, diet, habitat, and behavior of two hundred zoo animals, and includes endangered species identification and conservation tips.
At sixty years old, Bob Dylan is still singing the songs which for forty years have made him one of the most preeminent voices of our time. In this revised and much expanded edition of Stephen Scobie'
This anthology of daring ideas and distinctive voices showcases the multicultural spirit of Canada as it spans the spectrum of speculative fiction from science fiction through fantasy and horror.Join
In June of 1982 a group of high school students in the town of Lee re-enact the previous summer's glitzy royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Organized by their teachers, the group receives
A restless, wandering woman, whose life and work is to travel, determines that the only way she can appease her terrible homesickness is to occupy the still center of death. Unable to commit suicide,
The mythical cowboy on horseback, six-shooter in hand, has come to displace a far more remarkable and genuinely heroic figure: the real cowboy of the open range. Now, The Complete Cowboy Reader sets t
Katie was four when her mother gave her up. Katie is a bright girl on the high end of the autism spectrum. The only memories she has are in her "Stack of Stories" notebook. When Katie spends the summe
Samantha Smart is the girl-next-door: student, captain of the soccer team, best friend -- revolutionary!? In a world eerily similar to contemporary times where a close election leads to a torn nat
In this brightly satiric, postapocalyptic novel of the far future, a young Indian brave named Broadway Danny Rose embarks upon a quest across the desolate planet Earth to find the mysterious Valley o
Aurora Award Nominee, 2006Gathered here for the first time are the finest science-fiction stories, including the previously unpublished novelette "Alexander's Road," by the award-win
In a future Earth recovering from a devastating plague, the radical environmental group Green Splinter assassinates politician Owen Lamberin. Owen's adopted daughter, a gifted musician named Jasmine R
Aurora Award Nominee, 2006 Gathered here for the first time are the finest science-fiction stories, including the previously unpublished novelette "Alexander's Road," by the award-winning Karl Schr
When it began, he was just another stranger without a name. When it ended, he was the most notorious criminal in North America, the object of the largest manhunt in RCMP history.This is the story of A
