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Freewalker
When the children mysteriously fall into a life-threatening coma, Roan and Lumpy leave the haven of Newlight to set off to find a cure--a remedy that may lie in the hands of Roan's lost sister, Stowe.
The Dirt Eaters
It's a struggle to survive on post-apocalyptic earth.
Skud
Follows four high school seniors--popular, athletic Tommy, who hopes to be a pilot, his friend Brad, a bodybuilder, aspiring actor Andy, and Shane, a violent delinquent--as they try to figure out what it means to be a man.
Skin & Liars
Two plays from one of Canada's leading writers and directors of theatre for young people. Skin is about the personal difficulties brought about by racism, especially as it affects young adults in the school system. In Liars, Lenny and Jace are a pair of teenagers who both have parents who are alcoholics.
The Evening Chorus
A “delicate and incandescent” novel of love, loss, escape, and the ways the natural world can save us amid the chaos of war (San Francisco Chronicle). World War II. Downed during his first mission, James Hunter is taken captive as a German POW. To bide his time, he studies a nest of redstarts at the edge of camp. Some prisoners plot escape; some are shot. And then, one day, James is called to the Kommandant’s office. Meanwhile, back home, James’s new wife, Rose, is on her own, free in a way she has never known. Then, James’s sister, Enid, loses everything during the Blitz and must seek shelter with Rose. In a cottage near Ashdown Forest, the two women jealously guard secrets, but f...
Double Or Nothing
"Kip's in for a bumpy ride when he gets tangled in high-stakes gambling. As he becomes addicted to the rush of betting, he loses control over his life - and perhaps even his future" Cf. Our choice, 2001.
New Canadian Kid
The play is filled with a new take on language that is fun for all ages.
The Keeper's Shadow
Two years have passed since Roan fled the destruction of his village. He has survived the polluted wilds of the Devastation, escaped the lethal mind traps of the Dreamfield, and infiltrated the heart of the sinister City. Through it all, Roan has struggled to hold fast to Longlight’s legacy of peace. But now, an unimaginable evil looms and violence seems unavoidable. Darius, the Keeper of the City, is enraged by the escape of Roan’s sister Stowe. Despite the loss of his sacrificial prodigy, Darius’s malevolent reign continues to push the entire realm to the brink of destruction. As Roan and his trusted friend Lumpy struggle to unite disparate peoples in a war against the City, it becomes clear that any chance of victory must include Stowe. But is her battered psyche damaged beyond all hope? THE KEEPER'S SHADOW completes the engrossing saga of The Longlight Legacy, a powerful chronicle of how untold destruction can result from accommodating evil and the violence it spawns.
Words We Call Home
Words We Call Home is a commemorative anthology celebrating more than twenty-five years of achievement for the UBC Creative Writing department -- the oldest writing program in Canada. The more than sixty poets, dramatists, and fiction writers included provide just a sample of the energy and vision the department has fostered over the years. From Earle Birney's pioneering efforts in 1946, to the birth of the department in 1965, to the present day, the programme has created a place for aspiring, talented writers.
The Short Tree and the Bird that Could Not Sing
Long on charmconsiderable entertainment value.--Seattle Times
