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Chan, Gillian
3 Reviews
(3)
YA
After his mother's death, an angry and grieving Ben reunites with his estranged father in England. While the two try to sort out their differences, Ben and his classmates are targeted as pawns in a power struggle between a Green Man and an evil fairy. Folkloric elements are well integrated into this moody novel with a dark ending.
Reviewer: Norah Piehl
(4)
YA
Ellen, fourteen, befriends RAF pilot-in-training Stephen, who is based near her Ontario home. The friendship deepens as Stephen faces the dangers of his vocation and as their families in Canada and England endure the hardships of World War II. Their relationship and the period details in the narrative and in the interspersed letters ring true--unlike the ending, which feels artificial and tacked on.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(3)
4-6
When fifteen-year-old Callum Murdoch arrives in Canada to work on his uncle's farm, he meets a man who offers to sell him a dog that remains loyal to the person who carries a carved box. Compelled, Callum accepts this offer, and eventually discovers the animal is nearly human and longs to be set free. Chan weaves an engaging fantasy about the importance of freedom.
Reviewer: Mary R. Holt
3 reviews
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