book previews
A dark shadow, spicy food and satisfying stories
agent Brad Wolgast. They escape to the mountains of Oregon, while civilization crumbles
around them. (Available June 8)
JUVENILE
NON-FICTION
FICTION
The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden
Power of Your True Self, by Deepak Chopra,
Marianne Williamson and Debbie Ford.
Three of today’s most popular spiritual teachers join forces to explore our dark side—the
emotions and traits we are most afraid of and
instinctively hide. Each author shows readers
that by embracing their “shadow” they
can embark on a rewarding journey. Chopra
addresses the collective shadow, Ford covers
the personal shadow and Williamson looks at
spirituality and the shadow. (Available May 4)
Heart of the Matter, by Emily Giffin. Tessa
Russo is the mother of two young children
and the wife of a renowned pediatric surgeon.
Any outsider would assume she’s living a
charmed life. Valerie Anderson is an attorney
and single mother to 6-year-old Charlie.
Valerie has given up on romance—and to
some degree friendship. The two have little in
common outside of a love for their children
and the fact they live in the same suburb. But
one night, a tragic accident causes their lives
to converge in ways no one could have imagined. (Available May 11)
White Cat, by Holly Black. Cassel comes
from a family of curse workers—people who
have the power to change emotions, memories and luck, by the slightest touch of their
hands. But Cassel, who lacks the skill, is the
straight kid in a crooked family. There’s just
one small problem: He killed his best friend
three years ago. And ever since he’s built a
facade of normalcy. When he starts having
terrifying dreams of a white cat, his wall starts
to crumble and Cassel begins to suspect he’s
part of a huge con game. (Available May 4)
Canadian Living: The Barbecue Collection,
from Canadian Living magazine. The more
than 350 recipes in this collection have been
culled from the last decade of Canadian
Living. Each was carefully selected to fulfill
the needs of home cooks, from everyday
cooking to entertaining, and to fully represent the inventive and multicultural flavours
of modern Canadian cuisine.
The Cootie Catcher Book, Fingerprint Fabu-
lous, The Solar Car Book and Draw Star
Wars, from Klutz. In true Klutz
fashion, these books are packed
with inspiration, activities and,
most of all, fun! Each book comes
with everything kids need—be it
punch-out pages, pencils, ink pads or
pieces for a solar car. Each of these titles
is designed to educate and entertain.
—Stephanie E. Ponder
The Passage, by Justin Cronin. This first
novel in a trilogy about catastrophe and
survival begins at an army research station
in Colorado, where an experiment is being
conducted by the U.S. government. When
the experiment goes terribly wrong, a young
girl abandoned by her mother—and slated
to be a test subject herself—is rescued by FBI
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