Jane is 10 years old, lives in Toronto and wants to be a famous author when she grows up. In the meantime she helps out McNally Robinson by reviewing books for young readers.
Rose lives in Halifax during 1917 and hates school. She is great at telling stories from her grandma's Irish Chain quilt but it takes her three hours just to write a sentence down on paper. Because of this she has been held back a few years in school and if she is held back one more year she will be in the same class as her little sister Winnie! Then the explosion happens and Rose blames herself. Will Rose's life ever be the same again?
I think that Irish Chain was a brilliant book and that everyone should read it.
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Independent booksellers in the United States each year choose what they think are the best books published for children. The list is big, as is the American Booksellers Association that sponsors these awards. The reason this list is of interest to us is because we wonder if these choices will appeal to Canadian readers as well.
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Our next writing workshop will help you to explore the lighter side of your life and your writing with local author .
Maureen is the author of the extremely funny teen novels Exploits of a Reluctant (But Extremely Good Looking) Hero and Recipe for Disaster. The workshop is for teens ages 12 to 15 and the cost is $25.00 per person. The group will meet on three consecutive Thursday evenings, April 8, 15, and 22 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Pre-registration is required.
Categories: ReviewsI have a bit of advice for any potential author who is planning on entering our Grade 5/6 Writing Contest this year. Do your research! The theme this year is animals, tame or wild. Whether you intend to write about your pet lizard or about a fictitious creature of your imagination who flies on wings of velvet - do the work, create the picture in our minds, make it real.
, the popular author of The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series has graciously agreed to be one of the judges for the writing contest, and I have just finished the advance reader's copy of her upcoming novel Hawksmaid. She has done a very thorough and well researched job with this novel and her attention to detail is marvelous.
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Jane is 10 years old, lives in Toronto and wants to be a famous author when she grows up. In the meantime she helps out McNally Robinson by reviewing books for young readers.
A review of Home Free By:Leanna Mets (Lee) wants to be a writer, but when she tells her mother all she says is, "Sniff. Good girls grow up to be doctors and teachers. Sniff." Then an orphan moves in next door. Lee is so excited - all the good books have orphans in them. But this summer Lee learns that being an orphan isn't as exciting as it seems. In Home Free, Lee discovers what family and friendship really means.
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