The Girl in the Moon Circle, like the cover drawing, shows Samoan life through the eyes of a 10-year-old girl called Samoana. Samoana is perceptive, not much escapes her analysis. She tells us about school, church, friends, family violence, having refrigerators and television for the first time, Chunky cat food, a Made-in-Taiwan, Jesus, pay day, cricket, crushes on boys, incest, legends and many other things. Her observations offer a compelling look at Samoan society.
Realistic Fiction
Realistic Fiction genre
Blue Skin Of The Sea
Growing up in Hawaii between 1953 and 1966, Sonny tries to come to terms with his feelings for his fisherman father and the vast sea that dominates his life.
Moving On
Picture story for early primary school children about Grandpa Bill’s reminiscence of childhood. He regrets that his old school is closing, and that his grandson will have to move to another school.
Out of Nowhere
Performing community service for pulling a stupid prank against a rival high school, soccer star Tom tutors a Somali refugee with soccer dreams of his own.
Kate (Harper Trophy Paperback)
Product of a Jewish-Protestant marriage, Kate finds her dilemma over her religious leanings threatening her relationship with her best friend.
Smokescreen
Kerry’s first summer job away from Toronto takes her into the forests of northwestern Ontario, where danger in the form of widespread fires of suspicious origin lead her to uncover a crime of international scale that threatens her life.
The Mealworm Diaries
Loss, grief and an annoying classmate make Jeremy’s adjustment to life in a new city particularly difficult.
Seaside Dream
At a beachside birthday party, a young girl finds a way to give her grandmother the perfect present plus the courage to plan a trip to her home country, Cape Verde.
The No 1 Car Spotter And The Firebird
Oluwalase Babatunde Benson, the No. 1 car spotter in his community, must find a way to make the fabulous Firebird pass through his village.
Torn
Only eighteen when she is sent to Afghanistan, British army medic Elinor Nielson is continually at odds with her hardnosed bunkmate, Heidi Larson, but connects with a mysterious Afghan girl and local children, as well as an American lieutenant.