"Just like the sky is blue and Christmas is December 25th, I am fat". After a disastrous 12th grade graduation celebration, plus-size Mimi catches a ride from hometown Montreal to Toronto to search for her father - an anonymous sperm donor. Surely he will love her and cherish her for her inner beauty, rather than her less than celebrity magazine outer appearance. Along the way, Mimi begins to accept herself and even - heaven forbid - like herself.
Categories: Reviews, Staff Pick
Join McNally Robinson Booksellers for the 2008 Manitoba Comic Convention at the Winnipeg Convention Centre October 11 & 12, 2008. We'll have tons of young adult fantasy books and graphic novels at the convention, but here are a few favourites on our shelves right now.
Categories: Reviews, buzz, Winnipeg, Graphic Novels
The Maze of Bones is the first book of The 39 Clues, a new series written for 8- to 12-year-olds. It introduces us to the Cahill family, whose members are off on a treasure hunt that will take them around the world. Fans are invited to read the books, collect clue cards, and visit The 39 Clues website to learn more.
Categories: Reviews, buzz
On October 15, 1954 it starts to rain and as darkness falls that evening in Weston, Ontario, rivers begin to swell their banks and roads disappear as they are swallowed by water. Eighth grader Lizzie Hardy finds herself and her babysitting charges David and little Suzie in the middle of an escalating situation that calls for bravery, resourceful thinking and cooperation....
Categories: Reviews
When a break-in at Ricky's school kills a beloved classroom pet, a boa constrictor named Bogart, he and his best friend Augie must find a way to help their devastated science teacher and ease their own grief with an altruistic endeavor.
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