New Releases by Julie Johnston

In wanting children to have fun while learning, "God''s Love and Lessons" rhyming Bible stories were written to teach such things as God''s faithfulness, Love and never ending presence. It starts with the beginning of creation, then Adam & Eve''s mistake with a snake, Noah, his family and animals are saved, and Joseph has one trial after another, but God never leaves him. God''s word was sent from up above, It''s full of life and truth and love. Have fun!

The war is over, but for thirteen-year-old Rachel, the battle has just begun. Putting childhood behind her, she knows what she wants - to prove she has acting talent worthy of the school drama club, and what she doesn''t want - to romantically fall for someone completely inappropriate. Worries about her veteran brother''s failing health and repugnance at her mother''s unexpected and unwanted pregnancy drive her to seek solace from a seemingly sympathetic, but self-serving teacher. The lies she tells herself hoping to reach solutions to the problems complicating her life merely function to make matters worse. Ultimately, she finds a way to come to terms with life as it reaches an end and life as it begins.

Juliette Kemp, qui vit avec sa mère Adèle et ses cinq soeurs dans une petite ville du Canada, s''aperçoit un jour qu''elle peut prédire l''avenir. A l''occasion d''un séjour chez ses grands-tantes à la campagne, elle en apprend davantage sur ce don de clairvoyance, transmis à la septième fille de chaque génération. Pour Juliette, ce don est une malédiction ! Pour le perdre, elle décide de nier sa féminité, et se transforme en garçon. Désormais elle s''appellera Jules. Le destin d''une jeune héroïne singulière et vaillante qui va apprendre à accepter sa différence.

Shortlisted for the 2005 Young Adult Canadian Book Award Susanna''s Quill is a work of historical fiction based on the life of Susanna Moodie, writer and pioneer, by award-winning author Julie Johnston. The story takes us into Susanna’s genteel English childhood, through her humorous teenage attempts at writing, growing to her burgeoning independence, marriage to Dunbar Moodie, and their decision to emigrate from England. To the Moodies, Canada was the answer to their prayers. They would have the life they could no longer afford in Britain and they could raise their children to become wealthy landowners in their own right. The adventures that thwart this dream become a story of lost illusions and a found sense of self-reliance and inner strength.

The Alice Munro of Canadian childrens publishing makes her stunning debut in adult fiction with As If by Accident, a story about two people whose lives become intertwined by a series of unexpected circumstances. When Val Hudson discovers her husband of 11 years is killed in a car accident, the life she once knew comes to an end. Struggling with guilt and grief, she searches her past for meaning. Enter Gus, a screenwriter turned novelist, who bases his second book on Vals story after reading about it in a local newspaper. Through a series of coincidences, their lives intersect and chance encounters turn into fortuitous twists of fate.Governor Generals Award-winning author Julie Johnston skillfully weaves together the lives of two people touched by tragedy. As If by Accident is an impressive debut novel written with gentle wit and grace from a masterful storyteller.

Rosalind Kemp is the youngest in a family of sisters. She lives a comfortable life in a small town in Ontario. Ros is active, loving, and artistic. And, she has second sight. It is a part of her nature with which she has trouble coming to terms: sometimes it is nothing more than a pleasant parlor trick, like knowing that King Edward will abdicate; sometimes it is a curse that makes her feel freakish; and sometimes it is just plain terrifying. Ros tries everything she can to suppress the gift, and subsequently herself, but nothing works. If she is going to live her life fully, she will have to come to terms with every part of her being, just as everyone must. This brilliant novel is Julie Johnston at her very best: it is funny, frightening, and painfully insightful.

More in the tradition of natural history than an identification guide, Get Your Feet Wet! is an exploration of the diverse life in the intertidal zone of the Pacific Northwest. Each chapter is beautifully illustrated by a well-known West Coast artist and will tell you the story of a unique plant or animal, how to remember its name, where it lives on the shoreline, its place in the food chain, and its significance to human beings. You''ll discover that -limpets are the "muscle men" of the beach -chitons have magnetic personalities -barnacles exhibit quite the sex life -tunicates (sea squirts) are our distant cousins -sea anemones live for up to a century -giant kelp can grow right before your eyes . . . Suitable for adults, families, schools and beachcombing students of all ages, this book is a perfect companion for a summer day. Whether you''re swinging in your hammock, sitting in the outhouse, or beachcombing by the sea, you''ll enjoy reading these notes about our intertidal neighbours.

“If you don’t want your heart broken, don’t let on you have one.” Sara Moone is an expert on broken hearts. She is a foster child who has been bounced from home to home, but now she is almost sixteen and can not live in the system forever. She vows that she will live in a cold, white place where nobody can hurt her again. But there is one more placement in store for Sara. She is sent to live with the Huddlestons on their sheep farm. There, despite herself, Sara learns that there is no escape from love. It has a way of catching you off guard, even when you try to turn your back. When it was published in 1994, Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me won every major children’s book award in Canada. Since then it has appeared in countries around the world. Its story of love and longing strikes a universal chord.

In 1946, twelve-year-old Keely is devastated when her older brother Patrick is paralyzed by polio, and she starts a campaign to reawaken his waning interest in life.

In Spite of Killer Bees is a novel about not giving in and not giving up. Aggie and her two sisters have had to move to the small village that had been their father’s childhood home. Their mother is long gone, and their father – who’d been in and out of prison – has died. Although the village holds little charm for the girls, they have hopes. It seems that their late grandfather has made them heiresses. In the small, judgmental village, Aggie must fight to keep her diminishing family together. By refusing to abandon those she loves and comes to love, she risks more than her happiness.

The summer of 1904 holds adventure, mystery and romance for shy and stuttering Fred.

Seit Sarah (16) denken kann, war sie in irgendwelchen Pflegefamilien. Die Farm der Huddlestons ist ihr neues Zuhause. Aus lauter Angst, wieder enttäuscht zu werden, verschliesst sie sich immer mehr. Einzig ihrem Computer vertraut sie ihre geheimsten Gedanken an.

Als Sara, bijna zestien, in haar zoveelste pleeggezin wordt opgenomen, is haar vertrouwen in mensen zo klein geworden, dat zij haar levensgeheimen opslaat in haar computer.