A Swift Current teacher has put together a video showcasing all 10 books nominated for the 2012 Willow Awards. Included are Anne Patton‘s Full Steam to Canada! and Judith Silverthorne‘s Ghosts of Government House.
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Crossings
Author: Alison Lohans
Crossings is the sequel to Alison’s novel Collapse of the Veil. Together, they make the Passage Through Time Series.
In the first book, Katie, her infant son Tyler, and her friend Lorne traveled a thousand years into the future to a desolate world still recovering from a catastrophe caused by a hole in the ozone layer. They meet Iannick, a young seer with uncertain powers, and learn that baby Tyler is the long-awaited baby described in a prophecy. Somehow Iannick expects them to save his world and its struggling inhabitants.
In the sequel, Kate, Tyler and Lorne must convince people at home that they are not crazy, while navigating their own confusing world of romantic attachments and the future world’s challenges of living without technology. If they can succeed, they just might be able to save the people they’ve come to love and cherish in the future and in the present.
You can purchase Crossings from Alison.
Adele Dueck’s Racing Home now available as Google Play ebook
Looking for a good e-book for young teens? Now you can read Adele Dueck’s award winning novel, Racing Home, on Google Play. Check it out!
Ghosts of Government House
Author: Judith Silverthorne
Publisher: Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
Are there really ghosts at Government House? Sam and J.J. have heard about the legendary ghost ‘Howie,’ but who is he really? And is he responsible for all the mysterious things that happen there?
The two girls, along with Grandma Louise, find out more than they’d bargained for when they set out on their ghost detecting adventures in the historic mansion. Howie is the least of their worries — and so is proving to Sam’s older brother Gabe that ghosts actually exist. What none of them had anticipated is their encounters with so many unexpected apparitions. Who are those ghosts, and why are they there?
Nominated for the 2013 Diamond Willow award.
Watch the book trailer on Vimeo or Youtube.
Read a Review:
- by the Saskatchewan Publishers’s Group
- by CM Magazine
You can buy this book at your local bookstore, or online at:
- Book and Brier Patch
- Chapters Indigo
- Amazon.ca (Kindle e-book edition)
The audio book is available at iTunes.
Adele Dueck’s Racing Home wins 2012 Saskatchewan Book Award!
Congratulations to Adele Dueck, whose novel Racing Home won the 2012 Saskatchewan Book Award in the Children’s Literature Category!
Erik wanted to stay in Norway, but his mother’s new husband, Rolf, has brought the family to Canada. Farming in Saskatchewan in the early 1900s is hard to get used to, and there are problems. Dueck has captured the Norwegian voice in a well-written novel that is rich in detail of the Saskatchewan prairie and the early homesteaders.
~ excerpt from the 2012 Saskatchewan Book Awards program
Alison Lohans, 2012 Woman of Distinction!
Congratulations to Alison Lohans, who was selected as the YWCA Woman of Distinction in the Arts Category!
Alison certainly deserves this award; she has published 25 children’s books, has mentored, taught, and encouraged aspiring writers for as many years, with many of her students going on to be published and winning awards themselves. She also plays the cello, cornet, and recorder, and is active is Regina’s musical community.
Way to go, Alison!
The Break
Author: Alison Lohans
Illustrator: Dominique Ford
Publisher: Pearson New Zealand
ISBN: 9781442555020
Order from Wheeler’s Books, Pearson New Zealand, or Alison.
Robins shortlisted for 2012 Saskatchewan Book Awards
Congratulations to the following Robins, whose books have been shortlisted for the 2012 Saskatchewan Book Awards!
- Adele Dueck, for Racing Home (Children’s Literature category)
- Alison Lohans, for Picturing Alyssa (Regina Book Award and Children’s Literature categories)
- Anne Patton and co-author Wilfred Burton, for Call of the Fiddle (Regina Book Award category)
- Anne Patton, for Full Steam to Canada! (Children’s Literature category)
The Award Gala takes place on April 28. Best of luck, Robins!
Saskatchewan Children's Writers' Round Robin 