ISBN: 978-1-55488-745-3 THE TRAIN DOESN’T STOP HERE ANYMORE by Ron Brown 978-1-55002-794-5 $29.99, £15.00, paper Once the heart of communities, stations and tracks have left little more than gaping holes in the landscape. is book celebrates the survival of our railway heritage in stations that have been saved or remain in use. MYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF THE MASONS by Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe 978-1-55488-622-1 $24.99, £12.99, paper e Fanthorpes explore the history of the Masonic Order, its aims, its influences, and its role today. FOUR YEARS ON THE GREAT LAKES, 1813–1816 by Don Bamford and Paul Carroll 978-1-55488-393-6 $28.99, £16.99, paper David Wingfield had some intriguing adventures on the Upper Great Lakes as a member of the Royal Navy. Once home, he used his handwritten notes as the basis for an account of his experiences there. FLIGHT FROM FAMINE by Donald MacKay 978-1-55488-418-6 $29.99, £17.99, paper Flight from Famine is the moving account of the survivors of the Irish potato famine who helped build Canada in the years that followed Black ’47. eir tale is a testament to courage, resilience, and perseverance. WHAT THE THUNDER SAID by Lieutenant-Colonel John Conrad 978-1-55488-408-7 $29.95, £17.99, paper What the under Said offers a solid insight into the history of military logistics in Canada and explores the dramatic erosion of a once-proud corner of the army from the perspective of a battalion commander. WAR BRIDES by Melynda Jarratt 978-1-55488-386-8 $28.00, £16.00, paper Share the love, passion, tragedy, and spirit of adventure of thousands of British women — the War Brides — as they tell their stories in their own words. INSIDE CANADIAN INTELLIGENCE by Dwight Hamilton 978-1-55002-729-7 $24.99, £12.99, paper An all-star cast of former intelligence officers and journalists contribute to this exposé of the Canadian national security sector. FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE by Colonel Bernd Horn 978-1-55002-841-6 $35.00, £20.00, paper Fortune Favours the Brave brings Canada’s proud military history to life in a collection of essays that showcases the fighting spirit and courage of Canada’s armed forces. Top-Selling History Titles! Spring 2010 DUNDURN S10 OutsideCov1.indd 1 11/9/09 2:46:48 PM
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ISBN: 978-1-55488-745-3
THE TRAIN DOESN’T STOP HERE ANYMOREby Ron Brown978-1-55002-794-5$29.99, £15.00, paper
Once the heart of communities, stations and tracks have left little more than gaping holes in the landscape. This book celebrates the survival of our railway heritage in stations that have been saved or remain in use.
MYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF THE MASONSby Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe978-1-55488-622-1$24.99, £12.99, paper
The Fanthorpes explore the history of the Masonic Order, its aims, its influences, and its role today.
FOUR YEARS ON THE GREAT LAKES, 1813–1816by Don Bamford and Paul Carroll978-1-55488-393-6$28.99, £16.99, paper
David Wingfield had some intriguing adventures on the Upper Great Lakes as a member of the Royal Navy. Once home, he used his handwritten notes as the basis for an account of his experiences there.
FLIGHT FROM FAMINEby Donald MacKay978-1-55488-418-6$29.99, £17.99, paper
Flight from Famine is the moving account of the survivors of the Irish potato famine who helped build Canada in the years that followed Black ’47. Their tale is a testament to courage, resilience, and perseverance.
WHAT THE THUNDER SAIDby Lieutenant-Colonel John Conrad978-1-55488-408-7 $29.95, £17.99, paper
What the Thunder Said offers a solid insight into the history of military logistics in Canada and explores the dramatic erosion of a once-proud corner of the army from the perspective of a battalion commander.
WAR BRIDESby Melynda Jarratt978-1-55488-386-8$28.00, £16.00, paper
Share the love, passion, tragedy, and spirit of adventure of thousands of British women — the War Brides — as they tell their stories in their own words.
INSIDE CANADIAN INTELLIGENCEby Dwight Hamilton978-1-55002-729-7$24.99, £12.99, paper
An all-star cast of former intelligence officers and journalists contribute to this exposé of the Canadian national security sector.
FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVEby Colonel Bernd Horn978-1-55002-841-6$35.00, £20.00, paper
Fortune Favours the Brave brings Canada’s proud military history to life in a collection of essays that showcases the fighting spirit and courage of Canada’s armed forces.
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GROWING UP IVYby Peggy Dymond Leavey
978-1-55488-723-1224 pages, paper
5.25 x 7.25, 135 x 185 mmAuthor’s note and selected reading
$12.99£7.99
Teen Historical FictionAges 10+
June
Of related interest:
Minerva’s Voyage978-1-55488-439-1
$12.99 £7.99
Free as a Bird978-1-55488-447-6
$12.99 £7.99
Living in grim Depression-era Toronto with her actress mother, Frannie, Ivy Chalmers has never met her father. In 1931, Frannie sends 12-year-old Ivy to stay with her paternal grandmother in Larkin, Ontario, while she seeks stardom in New York City. When Ivy’s father, Alva, arrives unexpectedly in Larkin, he turns out not to be the Prince Charming she imagined, but an illiterate peddler. Rescuing Ivy from her uncompromising grandmother, Alva takes her with him for the summer, wandering the countryside by horse-drawn caravan and selling shoes.
In the course of their travels, Ivy meets teenager Charlie Bayliss, orphaned as an infant and raised by his aunt on a farm outside Larkin. Ivy has a flair for writing and boundless imagination; Charlie loves baseball and loathes farming. Unknown to both of them, though, is a secret connection they share. When the final pieces of the puzzle of their lives fall into place, nothing will ever be the same.
Peggy Dymond Leavey’s previous books include Sky Lake Summer, The Deep End Gang, and The Path Through the Trees, all of which have been nominated for the Silver Birch Award. She has also been shortlisted for the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award, the Arthur Ellis Award, and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award. Peggy lives in Trenton, Ontario.
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ARCTIC THUNDERby Robert Feagan
978-1-55488-700-2272 pages, paper5.25 x 7.25, 135 x 185 mm $12.99£7.99
Teen FictionAges 12+
August
By the same author:
Mystery at Shildii Rock 978-1-55002-668-9 $11.99 £6.99
Napachee 978-1-55002-636-8 $11.99 £6.99
Fourteen-year-old Mike Watson’s team has just won the Alberta Bantam Provincial box lacrosse championships. The euphoria of victory and plans for next season are short-lived when Mike’s father, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is transferred to Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
The transition to life inside the Arctic Circle is a tough one. With temperatures of -30 Celsius, a hulking monster named Joseph Kiktorak threatening him at every turn, and not a lacrosse ball in sight, Mike’s resentment at moving north escalates.
As his friendships with local youth develop, Mike is introduced to the amazing spectacle and athleticism of traditional “Arctic Sports.” When his father witnesses the natural talent of Mike’s new friends, the idea of an Inuvik lacrosse team is born. With hearts full of desire, the motley group of athletes heads south to participate in the Baggataway Lacrosse Tournament, and to face Mike’s former team, the Rams.
Robert Feagan is the author of two previous novels for young people: Napachee and Mystery at Shildii Rock. He was born in Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, and often accompanied his RCMP father on patrols of the Mackenzie Delta by dog team. Feagan lives in St. Albert, Alberta.
Nominated for the 2009 Golden Eagle Award
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JAILBIRD KIDby Shirlee Smith Matheson
978-1-55488-704-0168 pages, paper
5.25 x 7.25, 135 x 185 mm$12.99£7.99
Teen FictionAges 12+
May
By the same author:
The Gambler’s Daughter978-1-55002-718-1
$11.99 £6.99
Angela Wroboski has recently moved with her mother from their small hometown into the city to rid them of a dark past. Her dad, the infamous Nick “The Weasel” Wroboski, has served three jail terms for various crimes, and on June 5, Angela’s 15th birthday, he’s released from a two-year sentence in Fort Gavin Prison.
Arriving home with an attitude and attire that’s sure to mess up her friendships and future, The Weasel tries to prove that this time he’s going straight. But the influence of the old gang — led by notorious Uncle Al who’s now operating an enigmatic “business” that’s more than a little shady — remains a constant threat to Nick’s future as a family man. When Angela learns that a crime is being planned that could blow apart her family, she must quickly decide how to intervene without breaking her father’s code to “never discuss family business outside the home.”
Shirlee Smith Matheson is the author of 13 teen novels and non-fiction books, including Maverick in the Sky and Flying the Frontiers. She works at the Aero Space Museum in Calgary, where she lives, and also leads writing workshops, presents readings, and travels widely to discover more exciting tales.
A 1998 Our Choice
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SHADOW RIDERSby B.J. Bayle
978-1-55488-724-8264 pages, paper5.25 x 7.25, 135 x 185 mmAuthor’s note and selected reading$12.99£7.99
Teen Historical FictionAges 12+
June
By the same author:
Nominated for the 2009 Red Maple Award
Perilous Passage978-1-55002-689-4$11.99 £6.99
A 2001 Our Choice
Battle Cry at Batoche978-1-55002-717-4$11.99 £6.99
In 1874, after their father is wounded by hard men who have stolen a number of mares and Smokey, a prized stallion, 15-year-old Rob McCann and his adopted Native brother, Luke, ride frantically to Fort Ellice, Manitoba, in the vain expectation that the horse rustlers have stopped there. Learning that a new force called the North-West Mounted Police has come west, the brothers continue south to locate them and ask for help.
The NWMP commander, Colonel George French, attempts to have the boys escorted home. However, the brothers manage to tag along on the 800-mile march of NWMP men and wagons headed for Fort Whoop-Up, in what will one day be Alberta, with the hope that they’ll catch up with the thieves.
Besides the terrible life-threatening hardships brought on by bad weather and brutal terrain, Rob worries about his mother and wounded father and fears he might even lose Luke and never find Smokey or the other horses.
B.J. Bayle’s Battle Cry at Batoche, her bestselling novel about the North-West Rebellion in 1885, was a Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice, while Perilous Passage, her historical novel about explorer David Thompson, was nominated for a 2009 Red Maple Award. She lives in Cochrane, Alberta.
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JAK’S STORYby Aaron Bell
978-1-55488-710-188 pages, paper
10 b&w illustrations6 x 9, 150 x 230 mm
$12.99£7.99
Teen FictionAges 10+
August
Of related interest:
Time of the Thunderbird978-1-55002-792-1
$11.99 £6.99
Nominated for the 2009 Silver Birch Award
Reading the Bones978-1-55002-732-7
$11.99 $6.99
Thirteen-year-old Jak Loren is a typical boy with the usual problems that a big family with older sisters and younger brothers presents. Never mind the troubles at school — bullies and girls!
When Jak goes to the ravine near his home in Brantford to get away from Steven Burke, a bully who’s been tormenting him, he discovers the ravine has a history that’s much older than he thought. He meets Grandfather Rock, who shares with him the story of the Six Nations people who have lived near the ravine for hundreds of years. Soon Jak’s eyes are opened to a new world of beings and respect.
Jak learns about First Nations people and how their teachings inhabit the spirits of all living things that surround us even today. The tales of the First Nations help Jak to understand that the gift of life is something to be cherished. And when a construction crew arrives in his neighbourhood and threatens his beloved ravine, Jak knows he has to act to save it.
Aaron Bell, an Ojibway, has been sharing the teachings and stories of the First Nations people of southern Ontario for nearly 20 years. He owns and operates two businesses, Ojibway Storyteller and Gonrah Desgohwah White Pine Dancers, out of his home in Brantford, Ontario.
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WILD SPIRITSby Rosa Jordan
978-1-55488-729-3272 pages, paper5.25 x 7.25, 135 x 185 mmAuthor’s note and selected reading$12.99£7.99
Teen FictionAges 12+
June
Of related interest:
Watcher978-1-55488-431-5$12.99 £7.99
Ghost Ride978-1-55488-438-4$12.99 £7.99
Eleven-year-old Danny Ryan and 19-year-old Wendy Marshall think their friendship is only about looking after two baby raccoons that Danny has rescued. But when a bank holdup upsets Wendy so much that she can hardly stand to be around people, she leaves her job as a teller, retreats to a farm, and surrounds herself with injured and orphaned wildlife. Danny, neglected at home and considered weird in a town where other boys are into hunting, finds peace on the farm, too, plus excitement, as he and Wendy adopt ever more exotic animals such as llamas, bobcats, a serval, an ocelot, and a blind lynx.
Over time the two friends develop a bond that goes beyond care of the animals to caring for each other. As it turns out, Wendy rescues not just wildlife but Danny, as well. What’s more, the bank robbers are still at large and still a threat, and Danny, now 14, must act to save Wendy’s life.
Rosa Jordan’s previous novels for young people, The Last Wild Place, The Goatnappers, and Lost Goat Lane, won or were nominated for numerous awards, including the 2007 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle Readers distinction, the Red Maple Award, and the Chocolate Lily Award. She grew up in the Florida Everglades and now lives in Rossland, British Columbia, in the Monashee Mountains.
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OUT OF DARKNESSThe Jeff Healey Story
by Cindy Watson
978-1-55488-706-4176 pages, paper
8 x 8, 203 x 203 mm70 b&w illustrations, sidebars
$19.99£11.99
Teen BiographyAges 12+
August
Of related interest:
Glenn Gould978-1-55002-819-5
$17.95 £8.99
True Stories of Rescue and Survival978-1-55002-851-5
$19.99 £11.99
From the moment three-year-old Jeff Healey first laid a guitar across his lap in what was to become his signature style, it was clear he was no ordinary kid. Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff, a newly adopted infant. Out of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time, beginning with his first hit album, See the Light.
In this up-close and personal account loaded with never-before-seen photographs, memorabilia, and intimate recollections of family, friends, and fellow musicians, we discover this unique music icon’s dynamic career, which saw him collaborate with everyone from George Harrison and Eric Clapton to B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. From Jeff ’s lonely start one snowy night at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Toronto to his untimely end in the same building, we come away with a potent message of empowerment and a renewed sense of hope.
Cindy Watson is the author of Misunderstood Animals. She has published for children with Skipping Stones magazine, Dovetail Press, and South Pacific Press. A labour lawyer, she lives in Utterson in Ontario’s Muskoka region.
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CANADA UNDER ATTACKby Jennifer Crump
978-1-55488-731-6240 pages, paper8 x 8, 203 x 203 mm30 b&w illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index$19.99£11.99
Canadians at War
Teen HistoryAges 12+
July
Of related interest:
The War of 1812978-1-55002-336-7$16.99 £8.99
Guidebook to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812978-1-55002-626-9$24.99 £12.99
“Invading Canada is an old American tradition. Invading Canada successfully is not.”
— Peter Carlson, Washington Post
Canadians have been celebrated participants in numerous conflicts on foreign soils, but most Canadians aren’t aware that they’ve also had to defend themselves numerous times at home. From U.S. General Benedict Arnold’s covetous attempts to declare Canada the 14th colony during the American Revolution, to the German U-boat battles in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the Second World War, Canada has successfully defended itself against all invaders.
Jennifer Crump brings to life the battles fought by Canadians to ensure the country’s independence, from the almost ludicrous Pork n’ Beans War to the deadly War of 1812. Then she reveals the complex invasion plans by the United States and Germany to conquer Canada. The most amazing of these plots was the nearly 100-page blueprint for invading Canada commissioned by the U.S. government in 1935 — a scheme that remains current today!
Jennifer Crump is a freelance journalist and author whose work has appeared in numerous North American magazines and several anthologies. The author of a Toronto guidebook and two previous books on the War of 1812, she lives in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario.
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MEN OF STEELCanadian Paratroopers in
Normandy, 1944by Colonel Bernd Horn
978-1-55488-708-8144 pages, paper
8 x 8, 203 x 203 mm25 b&w illustrations, sidebars, maps,
bibliography, index$19.99£11.99
Canadians at War
Teen HistoryAges 12+
April
Of related interest:
Day of the Flying Fox978-1-55002-808-9
$19.99 £10.99
To Stand and Fight Together978-1-55002-731-0
$19.99 £10.99
By the late spring of 1944, the world had been at war with Germany and its allies for five gruelling, murderous years. Then, in the dead of night on June 5–6, hundreds of elite Canadian paratroopers hurled themselves from aircraft well behind enemy lines to initiate actions that were critical if the Allied invasion fleet hoped to have any measure of success in France.
Men of Steel is the gripping story of some of Canada’s toughest and most daring soldiers in the Second World War and what they did in their finest hours. Through the lens of these gallant paratroopers we glimpse the chaos and destruction of combat in the greatest invasion in military history. From aircraft formations striking out on a turbulent flight across the English Channel to deadly hand-to-hand combat in the Normandy countryside, Men of Steel delivers a detailed account of Canadian paratroopers and their crucial role in D-Day.
Colonel Bernd Horn has held key positions in the Canadian Forces, including deputy commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. An adjunct professor of history at the Royal Military College of Canada, he has authored, co-authored, edited, or co-edited 28 books on military history and military affairs. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.
