Authors

Ghosts of Government House

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Ghosts of Government House, by Judith Silverthorne
Ghosts of Government House, by Judith Silverthorne

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.

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The audio book is available at iTunes.

Adele Dueck’s Racing Home wins 2012 Saskatchewan Book Award!

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Racing Home, by Adele Dueck
Racing Home, by Adele Dueck

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!

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Alison Lohans
Alison Lohans

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!

Robins shortlisted for 2012 Saskatchewan Book Awards

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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!

Kaboom! wins Science Writing Award

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Chair awarded by American Institute of Physics to Gillian Richardson for Kaboom!
Chair awarded by American Institute of Physics to Gillian Richardson for Kaboom!

Congratulations to Gillian Richardson, whose book Kaboom! has won the 2010 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in the Children’s Category. Her prize was this lovely chair, seen here with the book.

Plaque on prize chair
Plaque on prize chair

The inscription is on a plaque on the back of the chair.

Way to go, Gillian!

Read more in the AIP official announcement.

Snowmobile Challenge ebook

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Snowmobile Challenge (ebook), by Linda Aksomitis
Snowmobile Challenge (ebook), by Linda Aksomitis

Author: Linda Aksomitis

Format: e-book, available at Amazon or Smashwords

Snowmobile Challenge, an award-winning young adult novel, was first released in 2003. Judges at the Saskatchewan Book Awards wrote: The sixteen-year-old protagonist in Snowmobile Challenge looks deeply into himself after his best friend, Riley, dies in a snowmobile accident. Brad Klein comes to understand the difference between proving oneself in a race and proving oneself in life.

Now you can read Snowmobile Challenge as an e-book!

It is available from: Smashwords and Amazon .

To find out more about this book, visit Linda’s website.