Most Popular Books by Julie Lawson

Les dix récits rassemblés dans ce roman relatent les événements qui sont survenus durant la période des fêtes, après que les héroïnes des romans de la collection Cher Journal eurent terminé d''écrire leur journal intime. Il n''est toutefois pas nécessaire d''avoir lu les autres livres de la collection ou de connaître les héroïnes pour comprendre et apprécier les récits du présent ouvrage.

When the wind picks up on Mistaken Road remarkable things can happen. It''s going to take a resourceful trio of night-time adventurers to undo what the wind has done in one day. Under an agate moon, Jess, Claire and Rigby set off on their mission to the Castle of Kite. To say that they get carried away is an understatement! In this high-flying adventure, they encounter a giant that sneezes, the spindrift of the Milky Way, and a windfall of lost and blown away objects. Their only problem now is how to get home. In this, her lovliest, most fantastical picture book to date, prolific West Coast children''s author Julie Lawson lets her own potent of imagination get carried away - out on the finest of strings. There is no better match for lawson''s story than pictures by Kathryn Naylor. Her luminous watercolour palette of snap-flapping colours and her own georgeous sense of play make Blown Away a marriage of talents made in heaven or somewhere very near by.

"Who knows what the gods have in store for us?" Xiao Sheng sang out to his mother every morning. "Today may not be the same as yesterday." In spite of his hardships, Xiao Sheng is a cheerful boy who loves to sing. He works from sunrise to sunset to earn enough money to feed his family. When Xiao finds a magic pearl, everything is changed forever.

An illustrated story about a little girl who shares a love of the stars with her grandfather and who uses that love to help reconcile herself to his death.

Captain McKee''s canoe has a mind of its own, and takes its passengers on a rollicking pirate adventure! The narrator of this whimsical rhyming story sets off in an enchanted canoe with his brother and O''Malley -- a stuffed kangaroo -- and meets up with a band of fearsome pirates. But the swashbucklers turn out to be friendly after all, and they all share a feast of hot dogs and "sizzled mallows," before the canoe speeds the adventurers safely home. The Pirates of Captain McKee was previously published under the title Whatever You Do, Don''t Go Near That Canoe!, a 1996 Governor General Award winner for its illustrations.

It''s 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The First World War is raging, and despite its distance from the conflict, the Halifax Harbour is bustling with activity. Anti-German prejudice is rampant, and though 12-year-old Livy Schroeder and her 15-year-old brother Will are still mourning the loss of their father, who died in a mysterious boating accident just six months before, his German heritage doesn''t merit them much sympathy. The rumours he''d been a German spy are only flamed by his disappearance. On the morning of December 6, while Livy is in Richmond begging forgiveness from the Schroeders'' former housekeeper, Will is atop Citadel Hill reporting for the school paper, when he sees two ships collide. A flash of light, then thunder from underground: the Halifax Explosion hits. Instantly, the city is unrecognizable. Lost and separated in the dark, destroyed city, will the siblings find each other again? Where is their mother? And who is to blame for the catastrophe? In A Blinding Light, award-winning author Julie Lawson (No Safe Harbour) tells a riveting story of the Halifax Explosion and its aftermath, exploring the concepts of guilt, blame, and taking ownership, the divide between the rich and poor, locals and immigrants, as well as the human bonds that arise in times of tragedy. Young readers will be spellbound, and teachers and librarians will find plenty of topics for discussion in the book''s historical and cultural lessons.

Life makes all of us feel stressed and overwhelmed at times, so how do some seem to manage it so well? How do they overcome fear to achieve remarkable success? They know how to be resilient. Whether it''s managing daily stress and burnout or overcoming life''s most difficult adversities, Warrior Principles helps you develop the seven most important characteristics for living resiliently. These principles, based on more than 20 years of research, build the emotional and mental strength you need to navigate life''s challenges.--Publisher.

Long ago when dragons were still young ten suns lived at the far edge of the world. One day they decided to shine together! 5 yrs+

Jo''s world is spinning too fast. She''s so far out of it she might as well be in orbit with that new Russian satellite, Sputnik. Her best friends have left her behind. All they care about is Elvis, rock n'' roll, and boys. And Mack, her wonderful, loyal, beautiful friend Mack, has used her friendship terribly. If it wasn''t for Michael, the new boy on her street, Jo wouldn''t have a friend in the world. But when faced with a choice between Jo and the cool crowd, will Michael stand up to her? Something like terror tells her what the answer is. The worst is yet to come. When Jo accidentally learns a carefully kept secret, nothing is the same -- not even herself. Feeling betrayed by everyone, it takes near crisis, a special family story, and a mysterious goldstone necklace to guide Jo to acceptance and the future that is hers. Although Turns on a Dime stands perfectly on its own, it is Part Two of the Goldstone trilogy. Look to Goldstone and find out more about the pendant and the people who have worn it.

Un recueil de dix récits dans lequel les héroïnes d''autant de titres de la collection ##Cher journal## relatent le premier Noël qui a suivi leur immigration dans différentes régions du Canada. Toujours rédigées sous forme de journaux intimes, ces histoires recréent avec soin l''atmosphère qui imprégnait les Noëls d''antan. Et si les festivités sont souvent compromises par la grippe espagnole, la pauvreté, le rationnement ou encore l''inquiétude nourrie à l''égard de différents membres de la famille partis combattre au front, l''espoir et l''esprit des Fêtes finissent toujours par triompher des aléas qui marquent l''intégration des différentes héroïnes dont les portraits sont l''occasion de découvrir différents pans mouvementés de l''histoire canadienne. [SDM].

In "Emily: Building Bridges," Hing''s family finally arrives and Emily at last meets Mei Yuk, Hing''s daughter. After a rocky start, the two girls become fast friends. But as Emily begins to include Mei Yuk in her social life, she finds things changing between her and Alice, her best friend. Inspired by her art teacher, a young Emily Carr, Emily learns the importance of staying true to oneself. She also learns the meaning of tolerance and friendship.

This book documents the work of two leading contemporary artists: Douglas Gordon and Graham Fagen; here, both artists respond to the representation and status of the famous Scottish Poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). 0Commissioned poems by Jackie Kay, the third Scottish Makar (National Poet of Scotland) feature at the centre of the book.0Douglas Gordon''s installation, ''Black Burns'', is a though-provoking response to the full-length marble statue of Robert Burns, by John Flaxman, which stands in the Great Hall of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.0''Black Burns'' will address many of the key concerns in Gordon''s work. Created on site in the Great Hall in July 2017, and aims to render Flaxman''s totemic sculpture of Scotland''s national hero at once more human, more vulnerable and more exposed.0Graham Fagen''s evocative video installation ''The Slave''s Lament'', 2015 is a response to Robert Burns'' The Slave''s Lament (1792), his only work to empathise with the appalling hurt of the displaced, the trafficked and the enslaved. A beautiful lyric written over 200 hundred years ago, it is a narrative that remains entirely contemporary. This part of the book serves as a photographic record of the installation that was met with great acclaim at the Venice Biennale in 2015.

A young girl''s diary chronicles the Halifax explosion of 1917.