Unlucky 13, they always say... Becoming a teenager is no easy task; not really a child, not truly grown-up. But when Lorinda inherits her grandmother's diaries, she discovers that she is not entirely alone in the ways she sometimes feels -- and th...
As if Lorinda doesn't have enough to worry about! Her Body is changing, her boy friends are turning into boyfriends, her Science teacher is mad at her, and her mother's driving her crazy. Then her grandfather comes to visit - for six months. At f...
It seems that everywhere twelve-year-old Oliver Kovak turns, there's a battle to be won - or lost. When his father, a nurse, is assigned to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, Oliver, his mom, and his twin brother, Jerry, move East to live his gran...
Ten stories that follow themes of life changes includes a girl discovery a painful secret about an older brother, a girl who falls in love with an older man, a character who realizes human potential, and more. By the author of
A collection of stories highlights the similar problems faced by women of all ages, including the pensive, eighteen-year-old Ginny; seventeen-year-old Loretta, who is alone; and fifty-five-year-old Allison, who cannot help crying all the time....
Deirdre did not have a sleek and velvet coat. She did not have a lean and graceful body. She did not walk like a queen with her head in the air. But to the Wilsons, Deirdre was a very special cat. Whenever they came home, she was always there, waitin...
Duff's dad thinks his son has an over-active imagination: one day their neighborhood is menaced by flying saucers, the next by stray elephants or boa constrictors. So when Duff announces he's found a monkey in the barn, no one believes him. No one, t...
Angelina Domino loved animals, especially cats. So, for her fifth birthday, her parents gave her a kitten. His name was Boris and he was as wild as an African lion. He scared the daylights out of Angelina and soon she was afraid of all animals, even ...
Andrea Doucette lives in a fishing village in Nova Scotia. It''s Christmas Eve and everyone in her house is feeling excited and happy-except for Andrea who is feeling very gloomy. Then, a number of things take place that make Andrea wonder weather th...
It's 1942, and Izzie Publicover's life is changing. Her father has finally been accepted by the Canadian navy, and the rest of the family is moving to Dartmouth so that Izzie's mother can work. Although Izzie is proud that her father will be fighting...
Angus’ family is musical. Everyone has their own instrument and everyone knows how to make music. But Angus can only hum along to his family’s playing, and humming isn’t good enough. Angus wants to join his family’s orchestra.
When Ang...
Friendships is a subtle and moving collection of stories about surprising moments of understanding from unlikely sources.
In “The Snake,” a girl faces her fears with help from a strange ally; in “Father by Mail,” a teenager writes down all...
A must-read for generations of book lovers. This remarkable, and heart-warming prequel to the classic Anne of Green Gables was specially authorized by L.M. Montgomery's heirs to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of the original novel...
The Courtship is a collection of short stories with characters from the very young to the elderly who seem uncannily familiar to us in their pain, delight, and love.
In "The Dress" a child's birthday party turns into a bizarre psychodrama...
In ten stories, Budge Wilson explores the complex relationships that are the essence of life, as she did superbly - and wide critical acclaim - in The Living and The Courtship.
In "The Charmer," a handsome but manipulative prodigal son cr...
Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Canadian Book Award Winner
City of Dartmouth Book and Writing Award for Fiction winner
In these eleven short stories, Budge Wilson, the popular author of Lorinda's Diary and Thirteen Neve...