Through many generations, the Barnett family men have died just before their 35th birthdays. Molly and Adam are aware of this gruesome statistic, and as their own Barnett father approaches his 35th, the two young people are becoming increasingly apprehensive.

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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was near tears while giving evidence yesterday in the copyright case being heard in front of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, according to The Guardian newspaper. Warner Brothers and Rowling want to block publication of an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia by Michigan-based RDR Books.

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Don't let the title fool you; this middle-reader book is not a guide to becoming a stereotypical "girly girl" at the cost of your personality - rather it sends a very positive message to young girls, whether you are girly, ungirly, or somewhere in between.

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Thomas Sangster of Love Actually plays the title role in Peter Jackson and Steven Speilberg's adaptation of Tintin.

An amazing tribute to J.M. Barrie's original Peter Pan, packed with even more action and double the fairy dust (provided by Tinkerbell and a new fairy named Fireflyer), this book is entertaining for kids and adults alike.

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McNally Robinson Booksellers and Scholastic Canada invite grades five and six students to enter our Dear Canada writing contest. Last year's contests were a great success - please join us for this second annual event!

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Stephanie Edgley is an ordinary 12 year-old girl who has just lost her favourite uncle. Strange things begin to happen after Stephanie inherits her uncle's fortune and meets his old friend with a most unusual name: Skulduggery Pleasant.

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According to my dictionary, a melodrama is an overly dramatic piece of literature, theatre etc. characterized by large amounts of sentiment with a happy ending. Some of my favourite novels fit this description, including Anne of Green Gables.

Perhaps "orphan searching for loving home" naturally lends itself to melodrama, and that applies to A Drowned Maiden's Hair.

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Not only a mother can feel fear and sorrow for a child. Not only an autism-affected family can yearn for a path to recovery. And not only Jenny McCarthy fans can share in her hope and joy as her son escapes his autistic binds.

Detouring from McCarthy's three previous uncut accounts of pregnancy, motherhood and life, Louder Than Words relays her son's journey with autism. She describes devoting herself body and soul to pulling her son out the "window" of autism before it was too late. Her heart-wrenching tale of success can empower anyone willing to take the time to help an autistic child.