Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Not Suitable for Family Viewing by Vicki Grant

It’s hard to be the overweight and socially awkward daughter of a media superstar.  Living in the shadow of her mother, Mimi, whose talk show, You, You and Mimi, is watched by hundreds of millions of people all over the world, seventeen-year old Robin Schwartz struggles with apathy and depression.  Burned by classmates who became [...]

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Dear Sylvia by Alan Cumyn

What’s a guy to do when the girl he likes gives him a box of note paper and stamped envelopes before she moves away to a nearby town? If you’re Owen Skye, you start writing her letters telling her about life, about your two brothers, Andy and Leonard, about your dog, Sylvester, who has a [...]

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

The List by Hazel Hutchins and Maria van Lieshout

When the kingdom of Thibodeau announces the birth of a royal baby, the Queen of Iddison sets out to gather the finest gifts both from her own kingdom and from the lands between her kingdom and that of Thibodeau.  She composes a long list of items and eight great carts, pulled by eight elephants, are [...]