Speechless Reviewed

The Star Phoenix had a few good things to say about Valerie Sherrard’s latest junior and teen fiction novel, Speechless, which revolves around young Griffin who is shy and absolutely terrified of making a speech in front of the class.
“Speechless, a new young adult novel by Valerie Sherrard (Dundurn Press, paperback, $12.99), is a good [...]

Bookclub9 reviews The Last to Die

Luke of Bookclub9 has posted an interesting review of The Last to Die, a relatively recent book written by Robert J. Hoshowsky about the two men who the last to receive capital punishment in Canada. Here’s a little of what Luke thought!
“Hoshowsky has a pleasant and unobstrusive writing style that brings an easy eloquence [...]

Author of Strange But True on CFAX Radio

If you’re looking to hear about a few Canadian stories of horror and terror just in time for Halloween, tune into CFAX 1070 Radio Victoria at 12:00 noon (Eastern Time) / 9:00 in the morning (Pacific Time) on October 31st 2007.  John Robert Columbo, author of Strange But True and many other books on the [...]

More Reviews for Speechless and Ms. Zephyr’s Notebook

OurGaggleofGirls.com, a website that is run by a family of five who are all very enthusiastic readers, has recently posted their reviews of Ms. Zephyr’s Notebook by kc dyer and Speechless by Valerie Sherrard.

What was said about Ms. Zephyr’s Notebook:
The memos and notes inside the notebook show the best and worst of everyone, and make [...]

Ms. Zephyr’s Notebook provides Valuable Lessons

Rebecca Wire of Roundtable Reviews has returned with a review of Ms. Zephyr’s Notebook by kc dyer.  Here’s a little of what Rebecca had to say!
This novel would be great for any student dealing with an illness but I believe it is applicable to any young adult going through the challenges of adolescence. There [...]

A Brilliant Review of The Last to Die

The Hamilton Spectator this past Thanksgiving weekend included a number of reviews of Canadian Mysteries, one of which was a great review of the true crime novel, The Last to Die by Robert Hoshowsky.
“True crime is more than reporting. Writing true crime that grips readers and leads them into the rich, back story, the social [...]

Speechless Inspires

Rebecca Wire of Roundtable Reviews had some good things to say about Speechless by Valerie Sherrard.

“Valerie Sherrard tells a very sweet story in this Juvenile Fiction novel. I was impressed with the fact that Sherrard did not feel she needed to appeal to her audience with any inappropriate language or sexual references. [...]