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Moving Targets
Moving Targets is an expansive and essential collection of critical prose by legendary novelist, poet, and essayist Margaret Atwood.
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The Triumph of Narrative
In his 1999 CBC Massey Lectures, Robert Fulford reveals to us the mystery, power, and importance of story in all our lives.
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Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club
Megan Gail Coles’s debut novel exposes class, gender, and racial tensions over the course of one Valentine’s Day in the dead of a winter storm.
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Alden Nowlan Selected Poems
The best of beloved poet Alden Nowlan's explicitly honest, direct, and insightful poetry. Now featuring an introduction by Susan Musgrave.
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Housing Inc.
Housing has become a crisis of humanity—one created by design and decades in the making.
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From the celebrated author of February, an exhilarating new novel that asks: What makes a family? How does it shape us? And can we ever really choose who we love?
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[Derby’s] smeary illustrations, often recalling Stephen Gammell at his most macabre, echo the gleeful darkness of [Bramer’s poems].” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A true embrace of the spooky corners that exist both out in the world and in our own worst thoughts. ... Simultaneously grim and lovely.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNightmare Jones\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark delight of storytelling poems that will feel like a gift to many kids who, like Bramer and Derby, are attuned to the gothic side of life.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“An eerie, yet magical world … The poems feel as if [Alvin] Schwartz teamed up with Shel Silverstein.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“For those who love the feeling of a chill down their spine, this is the collection that will deliver. 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Nightmare Jones
A collection of jaunty and mischievously unsettling poems for middle-grade readers from award-winning poet Shannon Bramer and artist Cindy Derby.
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The Hand of Iman
In this award-winning debut novel, dreaming is a luxury that few can afford. And yet, however inadvisedly, Iman dreams.
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Great Silent Ballad
Beloved lyric poet A.F. Moritz’s twenty-second volume asserts poetry's spirit, equal and antidotal to the suicidal nature of present-day civilization.
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Rosner has used the sport of hockey as a vehicle to tell her story, but the family dynamics, angst, and tension are so skillfully written that the gripping story of the three brothers will appeal to any middle grade reader. This is a book that should be in every public and school library.” — \u003cstrong\u003eLorna Schultz Nicholson, author of the Amazing Hockey Stories series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Lorna Schultz Nicholson, author of the Amazing Hockey Stories series","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eEyes on the Ice\u003c\/em\u003e is engaging historical fiction. 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She maintains suspense through strategic pacing as Lukas encounters peril.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn absorbing window into recent history.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Readers will cheer for Lukas and Denys, fear for their safety, and rejoice when the siblings get to play hockey. A book sure to delight sports and historical fiction fans.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“This riveting story about sorting truth from lies and when to blur the lines between, will appeal to young sports fans and historians alike.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Historical Novels Review","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“This excellent book for young readers provides much historical information about the time of Soviet rule in Eastern Europe, as well as fun descriptions of hockey skills.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChildren's Literature Comprehensive Database\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Children's Literature Comprehensive Database","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“[Rosner] seamlessly integrates facts into the narrative ... giving the basic information needed to understand the historical context without losing the thread of the story.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM: Canadian Review of Materials\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"CM: Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Hockey fans and any reader who enjoys a good adventure story will like this historical fiction ... 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Eyes on the Ice
In 1963, under the brutal Communist regime, two hockey-loving brothers must throw a game in a Soviet-Czech tournament to help their imprisoned father.
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Walking Trees
Lily wants a tree for her birthday. She promises to water him every day. But even Lily can't imagine how their daily walks will change the street!
