Congratulations to the winners and nominees of the 2012 Manitoba Book Awards! More than 200 people attended the ceremony last evening at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain.
The 24th annual gala was presented by the Manitoba Book Writers Guild and the Association of Manitoba book publishers.
- McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, younger category: S is for Scientists: A Discovery Alphabet by (Sleeping Bear Press)
- McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, older category: Tori by Design by (Great Plains Teen Fiction)
In this hilarious fourth book of the series, amateur detective 11-year-old Flavia de Luce, a chemistry genius whose speciality is poisons, sets out to trap Father Christmas but is (momentarily) distracted by a film crew's work in her ancestral home, Bradshaw. As a blizzard strands half the population of the village at Bradshaw, famous actress Phyllis Wyvern is found strangled with 16 mm film. With so many suspects, can Flavia once again stay ahead of Inspector Hewit or will the murderer stumble into the open through snowdrifts and the bitter cold? Categories: Reviews, Mystery & Crime
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In a future right-wing evangelical America a religious young woman, Hannah, is punished for the abortion she endures and her refusal to name the father - her skin is "chromed" red to identify her as one of the most vicious criminals. After her prison term, she has to escape north to Canada. Will her lover rescue her? Who else would risk their lives to help a criminal like her? Older teens will be chilled at how Jordan reminds us how slippery the slope is in this haunting evocation of The Scarlet Letter.
Categories: Reviews
The calm humdrum of an American visa and passport office is shattered by an earthquake that traps its nine occupants. To prevent panic, graduate student Uma proposes that they each tell a story - "one amazing thing" - about their lives. As the stories unfold, your assumptions about family, courage and love will be challenged. Story brings this group of strangers together, but will this rope of hope hold them together long enough to be rescued?
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