In the 1870s, a teenage thief from New York, in search of his show business mother, gets collared by a keen-eyed cop from Canada’s newly created national police force — the North West Mounted Police. Following the encounter, he unwillingly finds himself hired on, with a cantankerous wagon master, to accompany the Mounties on their 1874 expedition into Canada’s untamed and lawless west. The March West, as it became known, was a horrendous trek involving 275 men, 340 horses, 142 oxen, and 75...

A compelling story of the true experiences of a United Empire Loyalist family during a critical period of Canadian historyMary Meyers is typical of any nineteen-year-old. She longs for adventure--and for freedom to live her own life.But in the year 1786, and the realities that face newly settled United Empire Loyalist families like Mary's are often harsh. In this continuation of the Meyers family saga that began with the author's first novel, Flight, Mary must come to terms with danger, th...

While volunteering at a local graveyard, Derek discovers that solving a mystery from long ago will also help him put his own present-day fears to rest.While tracking clues from a secret code penciled in the margins of mystery novels at a public library, Derek Knowles-Collier discovers a time capsule that may finally put his haunting past to rest.At QueensviewElementary, grade-six students are required to complete a community service unit as part of their sc...