1.
Series:
Outside
A Novel
Paperback
Sean McCammon
9781554201686
$24.00
FICTION
Mar 11, 2021
Emotional and uplifting, Outside is the story of a teacher's escape to Japan from classroom, country, and self in the wake of a small-town Ontario tragedy.David Woods, a first-year teacher, shares his grade-4 students' passion for nature and their reluctance to be hemmed in by classroom walls. He pushes the boundaries of risk and the constraints of school board policy, leading his class on outdoor adventures with hooting owls, curious stream creatures, and maple syrup making. Then, during a seemingly innocuous field trip, a fateful decision lea...
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2.
Series:
The Renter
Paperback
Michael Tregebov
9781554201631
$18.00
FICTION
Feb 25, 2021
"Absolutely brilliant!" — Guy MaddinThe sentimental and financial education of a young Jewish Winnipegger in and around 1968.The Renter, Michael Tregebov's fourth novel, is set in Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba's version of cottage country, ca. 1968. Once the preserve of the city's establishment, by the time the events of the novel take place, Winnipeg Beach has declined to the point that even the city's middle classes, including its prosperous Jewish citizens, could afford addresses there. Michael Tregebov's would-be hero in The Renter is a young ma...
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