Shared Characteristics of Boys and Men in Recent Canadian Children’s Fiction

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Books Reviewed: Wynne-Jones, Tim. A Thief in the House of Memory. Toronto: Groundwood, 2004. 180 pp. $13.95 pb.ISBN 0-88899-574-1. Poulsen, David A. Last Sam’s Cage. Toronto: Key Porter, 2004. 222 pp. $15.95 pb. ISBN 1-55263-611-9. Sherrard, Valerie. Sam’s Light. Toronto: Boardwalk/Dundurn, 2004. 216 pp. $12.99 pb. ISBN 1-55002-535-X. Leavitt, Martine. Heck Superhero. Calgary: Red Deer, 2004. 144 pp. $22.95 hc. ISBN 0-88995-300-7. Cumyn, Alan. After Sylvia. Toronto: Groundwood, 2004. 200 pp. $18.95 hc. ISBN 0-88899-612-8. Walters, Eric. Camp 30. Toronto: Viking Canada, 2004. 214 pp. $22.00 hc. ISBN 0-670-04486-5. Swan, Bill. Corner Kick. Sports Stories 66. Toronto:James Lorimer, 2004. 115 pp. $8.95 pb. ISBN 1-55028-816-4. Nicholson, Lorna Schultz. Interference. Sports Stories 68. Toronto: James Lorimer, 2004. 94 pp. $8.95 pb. ISBN 1-55028-822-9. Rayner, Robert. Just for Kicks. Sports Stories 69. Toronto: James Lorimer, 2004. 118 pp. $8.95 pb. ISBN 1-55028-824-5. Gunnery, Sylvia. Out of Bounds. Sports Stories 70. Toronto: James Lorimer, 2004. 98 pp. $8.95 pb. ISBN 1-55028-826-1. Polak, Monique. No More Pranks. Orca Soundings. Victoria, BC: Orca, 2004. 100 pp. $9.95 pb. ISBN 1-55143-315-X. Walters, Eric. Grind. Orca Soundings. Victoria, BC: Orca, 2004. 100 pp. $9.95 pb. ISBN 1-55143-317–6.