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kids corner | by Alison Campbell 'Red Qehh M u s i c , dance, karate, s o c c e r - w i t h a l l t h e c o m p e t i t i o n f o r k i d s ' t i m e in this super- GX*Ì4 the titles they read. If they start now, there w i l l be plenty of t i m e to read all t h e n o m i n a t e d titles. Even f o r children w h o are not involved t h r o u g h t h e s c h o o l or library, t h e 2 0 0 3 - 4 Red Cedar n o m i n a t e d titles make great reading - a n d great Christmas presents! IBOYS'OWNI organised age, sometimes it's hard for t h e m to find time for reading. A n d although reading is b a s i c a l l y a s o l i t a r y activity, sometimes h a v i n g s o m e o n e t o talk t o a b o u t w h a t y o u read is very s t i m u l a t i n g - w h i c h explains the current p o p u l a r i t y o f b o o k clubs among The fiction category includes several historical titles: A prairie as wide as the s e a by Sarah Ellis, Orphan at my door by lean Little, If I just had two wings by V i r g i n i a S c h w a r t z , Flying geese by B a r b a r a H a w o t h - adults. Book c l u b s f o r c h i l d r e n a r e n o t s o c o m m o n , b u t t h e r e is o n e o u t t h e r e w h i c h is r a p i d l y b e c o m i n g a n i m p o r t a n t part of children's reading in BC. A t t a r d a n d Lord of the nutcracker like Everything men by lain Lawrence. Funny books nutcrackers on a waffle by Polly Horvath a n d Of mice and by Richard Scrimger are a l w a y s a hit w i t h kids, a n d those w h o enjoy realistic fiction w o u l d probably like Summer of changes by A n n Alma, by Eric Walters ate Many schools a n d l i b r a r i e s across branches of BC, North A Prairie as II M i ii.* the Sea The Gramma war by Kristin Butcher, Northern exposure or Wishing star summer by Beryl Young. Girls' own a n d Boys'own including a l l three a n t h o l o g i e s o f short stories, a n d Dust by A r t h u r S l a d e is a creepy science fiction tale. V a n c o u v e r District P u b l i c Library, h a v e R e d C e d a r R e a d e r C l u b s . The R e d C e d a r is a n a w a r d given annually t o a C a n a d i a n author, a n d t h e w i n n e r s are chosen by B C students in grades 4 t o 7. Kids w h o read at least 5 of the n o m i n a t e d titles are e l i g i b l e t o vote for their favourite. Students c a n c h o o s e to read in b o t h categories, o r just non-fiction. If they like i n f o r m a t i o n books presented in eye-catching ways, there are a lot of titles o f interest: Gold Rush fever by Barbara G r e e n w o o d a n d First folks and vile voyageurs Canada's poppies by C l a i r e M a c k a y d e a l w i t h aspects of by H u g h Brewster, Where past, w h i l e To be a princess grow: a World War I companion by L i n d a G r a n f i e l d , a n d A R e d C e d a r Reader l a u n c h event w i l l take p l a c e at t h e C a p i l a n o Library in E d g e m o n t Village o n Saturday, N o v e m b e r 8 from 10:30 to noon, w i t h visits from n o m i n a t e d authors S a r a h Ellis a n d L i n d a Bailey, w h o is a l s o a p r e v i o u s w i n n e r . Then t h e R e a d e r s C l u b in each b r a n c h w i l l meet b i - w e e k l y t o discuss Adventures with the Vikings by Linda Bailey all bring historical periods in Europe t o life. Money: make it, save it, spend it by J.E. Bogart w o u l d a p p e a l t o b u d d i n g entrepreneurs, a n d w o u l d - b e d e t e c t i v e s c o u l d try Body, crime, suspect: how a murder investigation really Lemieux works by by Sean Norah McClintock. For hockey fans there is Mario Rossiter, a n d To the top of Everest by Laurie Skreslet is a terrific book w h i c h explores t h e extraordinary c o u r a g e a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n of those w h o have b e e n t o t h e t o p o f t h e w o r l d . Science is well-represented by New animal discoveries by R o n a l d O r e n s t e i n a n d no less t h e n three interesting brain, and nominations for the prolific Diane Swanson: Hmm? The most C a l l m e f o r a FREE G u i d e t o B u y i n g 8. S e l l i n g Homes book you'll ever read about memory, Nibbling on Einstein's Skin that slimes and scares. The n o n - f i c t i o n list is r o u n d e d out w i t h a riddles, facts and h u m o r o u s c o l l e c t i o n , Ha! Ha! Ha! 1000 + jokes, 604 725 9179 more by Lyn Thomas. Shakun Jhangiani www.royallepage.ca/shakun lus: 604 926 601 1 Fax: 604 926 9199 Christmas break is a great t i m e t o start reading the nominees for the Red C e d a r Book A w a r d - get those kids reading C a n a d i a n n o w ! N O R T H S H O R E 16 November | Deci