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literary arts I b y S o n n e t Force For the Shore, From the Shore The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580 This year's theme, Anything Can by S a m u e l Bawlf É m eg Fall Samuel Bawlf, North Vancouver author and former BC cabinet minister, masterfully recounts t h e d r a m a o f this historic e x p e d i t i o n , offering intriguing insight into life a t s e a in t h e sixteenth H a p p e n W h e n Y o u R e a d ! , is i n s p i r e d by the f o l l o w i n g p o e m written by Alison Campbell, a North Vancouver a n d librarian: A n y t h i n g can h a p p e n w h e n y o u read... Y o u can m e e t a traveller f r o m an antique land W h o w h i s p e r s secrets o f t h e past; Over oceans d e e p a n d vast; Y o u can sail a w a y f o r a year a n d a day Y o u can slip t h e surly b o n d s o f earth Soaring o u t w a r d into space; You can g o t o w h e r e the s i d e w a l k ends A n d discover a dreamlike place; the midnight sun Y o u c a n s e e s t r a n g e t h i n g s d o n e in A n d creatures that are n o t there; A n d w a n d e r w i t h o u t a care; resident c e n t u r y -- f r o m t h e d a n g e r s o f m u t i n y a n d t h e lack o f k n o w l e d g e a b o u t w i n d a n d current to the arduous physical challenges of e v e r y d a y b y D r a k e ' s m e n . B u t it is B a w l f ' s a s s e r t i o n o f D r a k e ' s whereabouts in t h e s u m m e r of 1 5 7 9 that gives this b o o k e v e n greater originality. From a n intensive study of m a p s of t h e period, Bawlf shows with certainty that Drake sailed all t h e w a y t o A l a s k a -- m u c h farther than anyone has heretofore imagined--thereby rewriting the h i s t o r y o f e x p l o r a t i o n i n N o r t h A m e r i c a . D r a k e ' s v o y a g e w a s s o f a r a h e a d o f its t i m e that a n o t h e r 2 0 0 years w o u l d pass before t h e eighteenth-century explorers of record reached the northwest coast of North America. Kat's by Shelley H r d l i t s c h k a S h e l l e y H r d l i t s c h k a is a N o r t h V a n c o u v e r a u t h o r o f c o n t e m p o r a r y t e e n f i c t i o n . H e r b o o k s i n c l u d e Beans You can go d o w n to the end of the town You'll amaze yourself w h e n y o u go to the shelf on Toast, Disconnected, Fall. Tangled Darcy's Web, Dancing Naked, a n d h e r n e w e s t , Kat's mother is g e t t i n g o u t o f j a i l . T e n y e a r s a g o s h e w a s A n d turn a page and look; A n y t h i n g c a n h a p p e n w h e n y o u read. Just o p e n up a b o o k ! c o n v i c t e d o f t h r o w i n g h i s b a b y sister o f f a f i f t h f l o o r b a l c o n y . K a t s u r v i v e d , b u t D a r c y h a s s p e n t t h e last d e c a d e r a i s i n g his sister, giving her t h e love a n d s u p p o r t she has been d e n i e d by an absent mother a n d u n c a r i n g father. A s he g r u d g i n g l y re-establishes Visit y o u r local library this s u m m e r a n d register your child in the Summer Reading Club. t i e s w i t h t h e m o t h e r h e t h i n k s h e h a t e s , h e is a c c u s e d o f a h o r r i f i c a c t . It w i l l t a k e incredible strength--his o w n a n d o t h e r s -- t o fight the charges, but he finds that truth is o f t e n a n e l u s i v e c o n c e p t a n d t h a t t r u s t a n d l o v e a r e p o w e r f u l a l l i e s . Libraries also o f f e r p r o g r a m s a n d reading clubs for teens, not t o m e n t i o n a wealth of w o n d e r f u l adult reading material. Penelope and the Humongous Burp O r visit a b o o k s t o r e n e a r y o u a n d gift yourself, or a f e l l o w book-lover, with a good fiction novel, autobiography, by Sheri R a d f o r d P e n e l ° P e S h e n R a d ^ o r c ' I S a t a l e n t e d y o u n g w r i t e r a n d t h e a u t h o r of this H»r-v-v>'-'" \j£t very f u n n y a n d well-illustrated children's picture b o o k . Sheri w a s recently a guest speaker f o r the N o r t h Shore Writers' Association at t h e C a p i l a n o P u b l i c Library. T h e e v e n i n g ' s h i g h l i g h t w a s w h e n Sheri read this w o n d e r f u l l y riotous b o o k a l o u d t o t h e adult-only c r o w d -- " m a k i n g u s f e e l l i k e c h i l d r e n a g a i n . " S h e r i is l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o g i v i n g r e a d i n g s t o c h i l d r e n t h r o u g h o u t t h e libraries a n d s c h o o l s h e r e o n t h e N o r t h S h o r e . H e r s e c o n d b o o k , Penelope historical recount, short-story collection, or book of poetry--look for books written by North Shore authors. And most important, enjoy your and summer of happy reading! the Monsters, is a n t i c i p a t e d t o a r r i v e s o m e t i m e n e x t year. Kid's S u m m e r R e a d i n g C l u b 2 0 0 4 -- A n y t h i n g C a n H a p p e n W h e n Y o u R e a d ! @ y o u r local p u b l i c library Don't miss this! The C l u b offers a delightful s u m m e r of reading for preschoolers t h r o u g h g r a d e s i x c h i l d r e n . A l t h o u g h t h i s is a p r o v i n c e - w i d e i n i t i a t i v e , it is a v e r y p o p u l a r e v e n t h e r e o n t h e N o r t h S h o r e . Last y e a r o u r l i b r a r i e s b o a s t e d n e a r l y 7 , 0 0 0 registrants, w i t h 5 , 0 0 0 o f t h o s e in t h e t h r e e N o r t h V a n c o u v e r District Libraries a l o n e . July I A u g u s t