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The Law of Three is The Lone Survivor!
This summer 75 teens took part in the Orillia Public Library’s Teen Survivor Book Club, which saw 7 books – Everlost by Neal Shusterman, How to be Popular by Meg Cabot, Slam by Nick Hornby, Operation Red Jericho by Joshua Mowll, My Summer on Earth by Tom Lombardi, Thirsty by M.T. Anderson, and The Law [...]
Sarah Martin versus The Afterlights
Yay!!! The Law of Three by Caroline Rennie Pattison has made it into the final round of the Orillia Public Library’s Teen Survivor Book Club and is one step closer to becoming the Lone Survivor! This week saw the elimination of Meg Cabot’s How to be Popular. Teens now have to chose between The Law of Three, a mystery [...]
And Then There Were Three
The Law of Three by Caroline Rennie Pattison survived another round of the Orillia Public Library’s Teen Survivor Online Book Club! The club started with seven books, and each week sees club members vote one book off. Being an avid reader of Nick Hornby (A Long Way Down is one of my favs) it was a bittersweet [...]
Tell Everything Deserves Giller Prize Attention: The Sun Times
The 15th annual Giller Prize is still seven months away but the publishing industry is already buzzing and making lists after the jury panel of Margaret Atwood, Bob Rae, and Colm Toibin was announced on March 31st. This past weekend (April 19th) Andrew Armitage of The Sun Times shone the spotlight on three books, including Dundurn’s Tell Everything by Sally [...]
Political Strategies for Those Who Want to Win
Businesses, NGOs, individuals … anyone and everyone. Enter The War Room, a guide by the well-known blogger and media consultant Warren Kinsella on promoting messages, advocacy spending, research and how these strategies apply. Hot off the press and a review!
“There’s a lot of good hard information here explaining types of polls (recon, baseline, [...]
Canadian Heroines Contest 2007
Next time the CBC launches a quest for The Greatest Canadian, historian Merna Forster (author of 100 Canadian Heroines) hopes that Canadians will give more votes to women. To help spread the word about great Canadian women and kick-off Women’s History Month in Canada, Forster has launched the Canadian Heroines Contest [...]
