Off the Shelf 2.19 04/07/2010
 Watcher by Valerie Sherrard Sixteen-year old Porter Delancy has his future figured out, but his nice, neat plans are shaken when a man he believes may be the father who abandoned him and his twelve-year old sister earlier suddenly appears in his Toronto neighbourhood. He really wants nothing to do with the deadbeat dad, but his curiosity causes Porter to re-examine the past.  Pop by Gordon Korman New York Times bestselling author is back with a story about Marcus a football player who moves to a new town in the dead of summer and doesn’t know a soul. He strikes up an unlikely friendship with former ‘King of Pop’, NFL linebacker Charlie Popovich. But that’s not all. There is a secret about Charlie that his family is desperate to hide!  Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese A group of chronically homeless people—the ragged company—take refuge from an approaching Arctic snowstorm in an old movie theatre. Together they form an unlikely bond made even stronger by the discovery of a lost winning lottery ticket with a $13.5 million jackpot. But none of the ragged company can claim their winnings for lack of a fixed address; unless they can enlist the help of Granite, a jaded and lonely journalist who has given up writing.  Only in the Movies by William Bell The author of Stones, the Blue Helmet, and Forbidden City, William Bell, offers up the story of Jake, who, since happening upon a film crew shooting a battle scene in the park near his home, has wanted to become a screenwriter and make movies. Jake enrols in the New York School of the Arts where he meets a group of unpredictable characters. With hilarious scenes and Shakespearean plot twists this is a terrific read.  Simon Says Gold by Simon Whitfield with Cleve Dheensaw From the moment Simon Whitfield burst onto the world stage at the Sydney 2000 Summer Games as triathlon’s first Olympic champion it has been a whirlwind life. This book documents Whitfield’s personal journey to Olympic glory as he recounts that day in Sydney, but also of the anguish of failing to repeat as Olympic champion in Athens in 2004, and his dramatic comeback at the Beijing 2008 Games with a silver medal. An inspiring read! Add Comment |
