Best Selling Books by Kevin Major

Follows the lives of a Newfoundland family for several months as they deal with the father''s drinking and unemployment, the son''s poor choice of friends and subsequent problems, and general familial deterioration.

Michael turned fourteen in May. By June, both his parents are dead, victims of a car crash. And for Michael, who has lived all his life in a small Newfoundland outport community, this means being suddenly uprooted and sent to live with relatives in St. Albert, a city hundreds of miles away. Hold Fast is the story of Michael''s struggle to survive in his new environment. In vivid, honest prose, it depicts his fight against those who stand as threats to his pride in himself and his way of life -- the loud-mouthed Kentson who makes fun of the way he talks at school, and his uncle who tries to rule life at home with an iron hand. It is also the story of the friendship that develops between Michael and Curtis, his cousin, and of his new uncertain feelings for Brenda. Hold Fast has received many awards, and a panel of experts from across Canada named it the country''s second-best children''s book of all time (second only to Anne of Green Gables).

Sebastian Synard is back. It''s the off-season, and the Newfoundland tour guide introduced in One for the Rock has crossed the island with his spirited teenage son for a weekend exploring the wonders of Gros Morne National Park. But on a hike across the spectacular rockscape of The Tablelands, they discover the half-buried body of a murder victim. Life as a tour guide had its twists and turns, but now Sebastian--with his offhand, Scotch-enriched nature--is crossing a more dangerous landscape, on a path that will leave him face-to-face with a killer.

Canadian Children''s Book Centre Our Choice Citation, Starred Selection Mr. Christie''s Book Award Nomination Ruth Schwartz Award Nomination Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children''s Literature Nomination Amelia Frances Howard_Gibbon Award Nomination Alberta Trade Book of the Year Nomination Alberta Children''s Book of the Year Award From Arctic, Bonhomme and Imax to kayak, Ogopogo and zed, Eh? to Zed takes children on an alphabetic, fun-filled tour of Canada. Set in tightly linked rhyming verse, the words for this unique book resonate with classic and contemporary images from every province and territory in the country. Included are place names from Cavendish to Yarmouth and icons that will prompt discussion of Canada''s many regions, and its culture, discoveries and heritage. Accompanying the inventive text is a visual feast via the colorful palette of well-known illustrator Alan Daniel. He provides a witty mixture of folk art paintings, toys and models that leap from the page with a whimsical energy that delights the imagination. A treasure for families, a desirable souvenir for visitors to Canada, and a perfect resource for schools and libraries, Eh? to Zed celebrates what makes us truly Canadian, eh.

Aunt Olga shares Christmas postcards with Anna.

Jesse''s unemployed mother tries to make a new start for them by moving to a rural home where she hopes to foster a business carving figures for the Christmas season.

In April 1995, twelve-year-old Craig Keilburger opened the daily paper and began to search for the comics page, as usual. But that day, his morning ritual was interrupted when an article about a boy his own age caught his eye. It was the story of a Pakistani child who, at the age of four, was sold into slavery by his parents. For the next six years, he was shackled to a carpet loom, tying thousands upon thousands of tiny knots, twelve hours a day, six days a week. For this he was paid three cents a day. Amazingly, his will was never broken; he escaped and began efforts to reveal the horrors of child labor. But when this courageous twelve-year-old began to gain international attention, and Pakistani carpet manufacturers began to lose orders, he was shot and killed. That morning, Craig''s life was changed forever. To find out more about child labor, he contacted human rights organizations around the world, and with a small band of his friends from school he formed Free the Children--his won human rights organization. In the weeks that followed, Free the Children took off, fueled entirely by the efforts and enthusiasm of children Craig''s own age. Soon Craig decided that he had to see firsthand the working conditions of South Asian children. At the time he was not even allowed to take the subway alone, but he convinced his reluctant parents to let him fly halfway around the world. For seven weeks, in the company of a young human rights worker named Alam Rahman, Craig journeyed through the world of slums, sweatshops, and back alleys where so many of the children of South Asia live in servitude, often performing the most menial and dangerous of jobs. In his travels through Bangladesh, Thailand, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, Craig witnessed the shocking variety and extent of child labor, and was transformed from a typical, middle-class kid into an activist. In New Delhi and Islamabad he created a sensation--and learned something of the power of the media--when he famously crossed paths with Canada''s Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who was touring Asia with the "Team Canada" trade mission. By the time Craig returned home, he and the young people of Free the Children had gained an international profile. Free the Children is a passionate and astounding story. It chronicles the continuing journey of one remarkable young activist--and it is a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world. The extraordinary journey of "The Most Powerful Kid in the World" Craig Keilburger--and the human rights organization he founded at age twelve--have made headlines around the globe and have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children''s rights. Free the Children is the dramatic and moving story of Craig''s transformation from a regular middle-class kid from the suburbs to an activist fighting on behalf of child laborers on the world stage of international human rights.

Set in Newfoundland, "Eating Between the Lines, is the story of Jackson, an adolescent, plagued with some very adolescent problems at home and at school. His parents'' marriage seems to have reached a low point, and he is infatuated with Sarah, a new girl at school who isn''t taking him too seriously. Other broader social issues perplex him too. When he discovers he can magically enter into the imaginary world of the books he reads, he fins solutions to his many dilemmas. Through a unique combination of realism and fantasy, Kevin Major succeeds in depicting the universal trials and tribulations of growing up.

A novel of remarkable historical breadth, Found Far and Wide follows Sam Kennedy through the tragedy of the Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914, the horrors of The First World War, and the dangers of rum-running in Prohibition-era New York. And as Sam journeys through the turbulent first half of the twentieth century, carrying the ghosts of those he''s lost, he clings to his love for a woman he''s only ever seen in a photograph. Here, one of Newfoundland''s most celebrated authors offers a story of the irresistible historical forces that define our lives and the compelling private power that beckons us home.

Inspired by her royal namesake, a young Newfoundland girl decides to write her autobiography.

Ermittler wider Willen – Synards erster Fall in Neufundland Sebastian Synard hat drei große Leidenschaften: Whiskey, Bücher und seine Heimat Neufundland. Mit seinem kleinen Tourismusunternehmen "On the Rock(s)" macht er die Hobbys zum Beruf. Die exklusiven Touren über die Insel kommen gut an und er plant bereits für die nächste Saison. Doch das kann ihn nicht darauf vorbereiten, was dann passiert: Gleich zu Beginn der ersten Wanderung stürzt ein Teilnehmer von den Klippen in den Tod. Sebastian wird von Inspektor Olson um Hilfe gebeten. Doch seine Ermittlungen bleiben nicht unbemerkt und schon bald muss er sich selbst vor einem Mordversuch retten. Und seine Verfolger lassen nicht locker ... Dieses Ensemble aus skurrilen Figuren und einem Hund bietet allerbeste Unterhaltung! Der erste Fall für Sebastian Synard

The Illuminating the Mysteries of Light is a captivating and enlightening book that delves into the fascinating world of light, authored by a brilliant quartet of scientists and scholars: Lucky Singh, Kevin Major, William Anderson Travis, and Adam Mark Jordan. In this groundbreaking work, the authors take readers on an extraordinary journey through the intricate wonders and profound secrets of light.

Roman nach einem historischen Ereignis! Neufundland im Oktober 1942: Als die Caribou ihren Hafen verlässt, ahnen weder Passagiere noch Mannschaft, dass sie nur wenige Stunden später von einem deutschen U-Boot angegriffen werden. An Bord von U 69 hat der junge und ehrgeizige Offizier Ulrich Gräf das Kommando. Trotz aller Gefahren hofft er darauf, unbeschadet zu seiner großen Liebe Elise zurückkehren zu können. Währenddessen träumt auf der Caribou der draufgängerische Steward John Gilbert von einem abenteuerlichen Leben. Jäh aus ihren Hoffnungen gerissen, müssen die beiden Männer in der tosenden See ums Überleben kämpfen. Kevin Major zeichnet ein lebendiges Bild der menschlichen Tragödien während der Schlacht im Atlantik. Er verleiht den Menschen ein Gesicht und eine Geschichte, ohne in ein simples Täter-Opfer-Schema zu fallen.

The last months before high school graduation are a watershed for seventeen-year-old Lorne as he confronts an autocratic teacher, befriends the wild and daring Trevor, begins a relationship with a girl, and contemplates a future away from his native Newfoundland.

In his letters to his favorite rock star, fourteen-year-old Terry reveals his musical aspirations and his problems coping with his parents'' separation, communicating with girls, and finding his own place in the world.