Tundra
Watching Jimmy
Editors' choice
It’s 1958, and Canada doesn’t yet have universal health care. That’s bad news for Jimmy, who was brain-damaged by his…
The Last Song
The Inquisition has just begun, and teenage Isabel believes she is safe from Torquemada and his brutal minions. She was…
Puppet
The Hungarian village of Tisza-Eszlar in 1882 is the setting for this harrowing story of anti-Semitism and blood libel –…
Stones for My Father
South Africa, 1900. Twelve-year-old Corlie Roux lives with her mother and brothers on a farm in the Transvaal. It is…
Man Overboard!
The title’s shout goes out early in this World War II adventure, but too late to save the mysterious passenger…
Stones for my Father
Editors' choice
Corlie has grown up on the Transvaal of South Africa, living with her mother and brothers on a small farm…
Winter Shadows
Margaret Buffie tells parallel stories of two girls who are kindred spirits in situation, if not in time or culture.…
The Ancient Ocean Blues
Though young Marcus Oppius Sabinus is less than thrilled when his cousin Gaius sends him on a spy mission, Marcus…
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