Saskatchewan Book Awards 2013
The Saskatchewan Book Awards recognize, celebrate, and reward the excellence of Saskatchewan writers and publishers, building greater awareness of Saskatchewan books. These awards have a solid reputation for celebrating artistic excellence, and are recognized nationally. For more information, please visit the Saskatchewan Book Awards website.
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Author:Kuipers, AliceSummary: - Author:Savage, CandaceSummary:
A bestselling author embarks on a profound and dramatic journey through the eloquent landscape of southwestern Saskatchewan.
When Candace Savage and her partner buy a house in the romantic little town of Eastend, she has no idea... - Author:Stonechild, BlairSummary:
Buffy Saint-Marie is a symbol of the free expression movement of the 1960s and her powerful songs inspired countless people seeking hope and change. Her life has been one of transitions; from songwriter to famous intellectually-oriented...
- Author:Draper, PennySummary:
12-year-old Ella is surprised by an unusual birthday gift from her father: a Brownie camera and the advice to seek pictures of things that 'don't belong'. This is how Ella first notices Billy, a boy at her school. When Ella's mother's...
- Author:Draper, PennySummary:
Winner of the Silver Moonbeam Medal for Preteen Historical Fiction. It's 1912, and the lives of two children are twisted together as the Regina cyclone approaches: Ella, a well-to-do young lady, and Billy, a penniless runaway Home Child...
- Author:Hoehn, FelixSummary:
Reconciling pre-existing Aboriginal sovereignty with de facto Crown sovereignty will not threaten the territory of Canada, nor will it result in a legal vacuum. Rather, it will facilitate the self-determination of Aboriginal peoples...
- Author:Langhorse, BarbaraSummary:
How do you rebuild a life? In this unsentimental collection of poems, Barbara Langhorst revisits a violent personal tragedy through startling imagery that rends even as it heals. Restless White Fields is unique, unexpected, and...
- Author:Richards, HarrietSummary:
Few writers have Harriet Richards’ understanding of childhood, and fewer still can evoke the never-lost child at the heart of our adult experience. Like her previous, critically-acclaimed books, this new collection is deft, comic, and...
- Author:Schnell, MelanieSummary:
While The Sun Is Above Us takes readers deep into the extraordinary world of Sudan through the intertwined narratives of two women. In the midst of a bloody civil war, Adut is brutally captured and held as a slave for eight years....
