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Strong, Sassy women and hard-luck hardheaded men, all searching for the middle ground between Native American tradition and the modern world, perform an elaborate dance of approach and avoidance in this magical, rollicking tale by Cherokee author Thomas King. Alberta is a university professor who would like to trade her two boyfriends for a baby but no husband; Lionel is forty and still sells televisions for a patronizing boss; Eli and his log cabin stand in the way of a profitable dam project.

Simon St. Bride has been in Canada fighting the War of 1812--but the war is over now, and Simon is ready to come home. Before he leaves, however, Simon must defend a young woman's honor. What does her past hide?

14-year-old Saxso, a member of the Abenaki tribe in 18th-century Quebec, must set out to rescue his family from British soldiers that attacked his village and took his mother and two sisters prisoner.

Radio personality Kevin Brace, the "Voice of Canada," confesses to murder--but the case is far from closed.

Magic is already fading in the Green Isles, but it's still a time when myths walk the world and the children of the ancient gods are engaged in one final confrontation. However, when legendary creatures wage war, it's the ordinary people who suffer the consequences-- unless they, themselves, can find a way to bring an end to the hostilities. The trouble is, not all of them are able to pick a side.

Like his father before him, Octavio runs the Notre-Dame bakery, and knows the secret recipe for the perfect Parisian baguette. But, also like his father, Octavio has never mastered the art of reading and his only knowledge of the world beyond the bakery door comes from his own imagination. Just a few streets away, Isabeau works out of sight in the basement of the Louvre, trying to forget her disfigured beauty by losing herself in the paintings she restores and the stories she reads.

"The world can be a perilous place. And the seemingly friendly world of Canada's favourite fictional family is no different. Everyone is afraid of something: Dave, for example, is afraid of dolls, germs and Mary Turlington. Sam, on the other hand, is afraid of bees, UFOs, and 'mewpilated' cows. Morley's fears - public nudity and drop-in visits - are slightly less peculiar.