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Destitute after the Second World War, Magda Janek settles in the Welsh town of Pontypridd, in the hope of building a new life for herself and her baby daughter, Helena.

Written from the points of view of four young people living in Johannesburg and Soweto in 1976, one white, one South Asian, one a Black student and one a Black gangster, this book explores the root

After Frame and her brother Ranger discover Uncle Tam's body in the river, they question if his death was really an accident.

Tom Stone is madly in love with his wife, Ann. Approaching 40, they are expecting their first child.

Chosen by Ricepaper magazine and the Asian Canadian Writers’ Collective, these stories by emerging and established writers such as Evelyn Lau and Governor General Award winner Paul Yee reflect the

This moving tale of self-discovery takes place during the Oka uprising in the summer of 1990. Adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt somehow out of place.

In this novel set in San Francisco`s Chinatown before and after 1906, young Jackson Leong has to not only cope with the ghost of his brother who died in the earthquake, but also the mysterious ghos

Paul Chatterton, Agatha Raisin's new neighbor, has heard rumors about Agatha's reputation as the Cotswold village sleuth and wastes no time offering their services to the crotchety owner of a haunt

On summer vacation in Siena, Angela befriends a fiery horse and trains him to race in the Palio, despite being written off by the horse's owners.

The legendary crystal ceremonial mask of Kulkaan, high priest of Atlantis, was believed to have been endowed with incredible powers, with deadly consequences for all mankind.

Fifteen-year-old alien hunter Daniel X is on a mission to finish the job that killed his parents - to wipe out the world's most bloodthirsty aliens on The List.

"Seventeen-year-old Sherri arrives in Lewton excited to start a summer job working as a student reporter.

With purple hair and '90s retro clothes, Ash Perrault is a modern-day Cinderella. She has a new stepmother, annoying stepsisters and a rocky relationship with the school prince.

This collection of short stories by Governor General’s Award winning author Paul Yee takes readers into the lives of Chinese teens in Canada, who must deal with their cultural backgrounds as well a