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In his confident debut, Greg Bechtel offers ten charged stories about the impossible-turned-possible—secrets, paranoia, sex, conspiracies, and magic—that the strangeness of the world around us.

The West is Calling is a picture book for the occasion, presenting snapshots of British Columbia history which feature places and periods deemed to be of importance.

Harriet is a donor-conceived child who is connecting with her half-siblings in this work of young adult fiction.