40 - North Shore News - a December 17, 2000

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_ WITH the festive scason comes the release of a
“host of new children’s and young adult’s books.
-- The following titles were carefully scrutinized by
_shildren from Mulgrave School:

The Queen, The Bear and The
Bumblebee by Dini Petty, with

* “illustrations by Rose Cowles

_- (Whitecap Books, $19.95)

magical story about...
how. the Queen and the.

way the words aimee Ik is:
fury to read and there are

‘things. ;
aoe o ercally enjoy ed this book.
aL think Terry Griggs did aoe
‘very good job adding ;

THIS is a great book.

A wonderful story unfolds -

and makes this book broaden

the imagination. It makes you

appreciate things you never ;

| chad before.
‘In this book young Oliver .

heads out into a strange fer-
est on a quest for the pocts
and meets many strange crea-
tures and learns many new’

humour, adventure, and =
excitement. I: is like a mix
between Harry Potter and

The Lion, Tae Witch and The

Wardrobe. You should vead i it.
‘After Homelin by Bill
Richardson - (Annick | Pretty
$9.95) es,

Marion Tarner._

Contributing, Writer. #

PENELOPE is just

“about. to have her...

Everything is going right

in her now rat-free life and

ti the morning of

her eleventh birthday.

When she cannot hear her
other’s wake-up song, her

“new life of soundiess features.

unrolls ina new pattern.
Aimed with the words of

: Cuthbert and the necklace of :

harp strings from her friend
loway; Penelope bravely”
ventures into the. world:in

‘Deep Dreaming Here, she ©

ust rescue the pipe
children of Hamelin.

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-death, unforgettable journey. we

into a place where time no

_, fenger ticks and returaing to

” her deaf waking world i is -

uncertain. -
I thoroughly’ enjoyed this

book. There are many climax -:

points that left me hanging.

The author uses vocabulary.”

and such powerful descrip-

tion that ! felt as though I

: was travelling through the ©

Deep Dreaming world, pre-
sent with Penelope, conscious
of her emotions: joy and
grief, confidence and tired-

ness alike.

I highly encourage chil:
deen of ages eight and up

~~” who love fantasies and fairy--

tales to read this‘splendid -
book.-Adults may very well:
find it entertaining too. 1°
~ proinise that you will find it
- Blaed i in your hands uneil

- you’ve read every word, «
“cover to cover.:

Raven's Fi ight - b
Silvey (Raincoast, 9.95)

“Contributing Writer |
“I found Raven’s 5 Flight: -

an interesting combina-.

_ My age. ,

‘Diane

“tion of adventure and
reality.

This proved to be an
excellent mix. The book was
written well and brought for-
ward the issues that are hap-
pening in Vancouver. . __

Raven’s apparent love for
her sister and the courage it

~ takes to find her is a wonder- -

ful example of a loving family.
The truthfulness of what

is happening in our city is.

astounding: one never thinks

“that in. Vancouver drug over-

doses, murder, smugglings —
‘and abuse happen in such
_ quantities... -

- Silvey decided to write about
~ these events, so that she can.
call them to our attention.

I thought. this book was
excellent, and would definite- ”
“ly recommend it to others of *

Dead. Reckoning by. Julie’

Burtinshaw

(Raincoast,
_ 8 95) ee

_ From page 1s

bring ever more light i into this .

world.’ It reminds me that we
. must stand up for our reli- *
gious freedom when we_
encounter anti-semites
(believe it or not, they reall

do exist!), and that we nee:

to stand up for ali other peo-
‘ple to practise their religions:
© freely, as well: Hanukkah tells :
‘me that I don’t need to be

* big and strong, but that 1

“need to be dedicated and live

. passionately connected to
God, to my
of humanity. It is also'a fan

holiday to celebrate with my

I assume this is why Diane

ple, and to‘all :

ndrea Demers:

- Contributing Writer.
- IN January 1906,

. James, a thirteen-year-
"old San Francisco boy,:
‘will be moving to
Vancouver Island. ;

“Though his whole family
will be moving, James will be *

“ leaving before his parents due

_ gmmagomue, friends, ‘and fami
» How does ‘Hanukkah

: compare with Christmas?

It really docsa’t or at least
‘it is not supposed to.
Hanukkah is by definition'a
‘minor “biblical holiday. Tr
teally doesn’t Compare t
“Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, :
Succot (Feast of Tabernacles).
Passover, and Shavuot.
=. ¢ What can you suggest to
Jewish parents if their kids
whine about Christmas being
~ more exciting than’

Good question. My fee!
is that if a family celebrates,
their Jewishness ss ALL (FAR

to the fact that he has already
missed a few weeks of school..
James sets off on his jour-
ney alone, burdened by © |:
strange dreams every night,
depicting a sinking ship and
horrified passengers.
T-vo days into the jour-
ney, his ship gets caught in a
storm: The ship is overdue to
arrive in Victoria and the
storm is still raging: James

to fight for their lives when,
the ship meets a crunching *

> fate Will nt they be abie to sure 3 :

* tapi story, but with on al

characters, Julie Burtinshaw

with suspense and a sense of.
-adventure the whole way.

» through

: However, I think there.

“ description aid events in the
plot leading up to the

if they celc
brate nature‘on Tu Bishvat,
they build a Sukkah and have
meals in it in the fall, an

friends), then it won’t te
big deal. Trust me’ on ‘this
ne, And if all ‘else fails,

Sight ‘days: of presents! oy

Do you think the :
bout the ‘miracle of oil really

“and his friend Alex are forced ©

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