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Lisa Doucet

Lisa Doucet

Lisa Doucet is the co-manager of Woozles Children’s Bookstore in Halifax. She shares her passion for children’s and young adult books as our young readers editor and book reviewer.

# 88 Winter 2018, Editions, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 28, 2018 November 27, 2018

Angus MacAskill’s Desire to be Appreciated Inside

Lisa Doucet reviews Tom Ryan’s A Giant Man From a Small Town

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# 87 Fall 2018, Editions, Fiction, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 15, 2018 November 15, 2018

Connecting With Place and Time

In Summer in the Land of Anne, six-year-old Elspeth knows that she herself is really Anne of Green Gables and these places they visit on Prince Edward Island feel like they are her real, true home

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# 87 Fall 2018, Editions, Fiction, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 14, 2018 November 8, 2018

Girl Learns of Nazi Occupation Through Belgian Journal

Through the diary entries that Grace reads, the author is able to give readers a glimpse of what life was like in Belgium during the dark days of Nazi occupation

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# 87 Fall 2018, Editions, Fiction, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 13, 2018 November 8, 2018

The Toll of Depression

Wendy Ranby’s Under the Floorboard realistically depicts the devastatin impact of the postpartum “baby blues”

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# 87 Fall 2018, Editions, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 9, 2018 November 6, 2018

The Essence of Loving Fathers

Jessica Scott Kerrin’s first foray into the world of picture books, The Better Tree Fort, has yielded a gentle, beautiful story that is heartwarming and as perfect as Russell’s tree fort itself

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# 87 Fall 2018, Editions, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 8, 2018 November 6, 2018

Astronomical Vision: PB’s Comet is Universal in Scope and Appeal

Another delightful and quirky picture book offering from Running the Goat Books & Broadsides, PB’s story is sure to charm young listeners

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# 87 Fall 2018, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews November 7, 2018 November 6, 2018

Haligonian Shauntay Grant Shares the Essence of a Place and its People in Africville

Lisa Doucet reviews Shauntay Grant’s Africville, which is a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books

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Congratulations to Julie Pellissier-Lush, PEI's new Poet Laureate, and the first Mi'kmaw to hold that position. ...

Prince Edward Island welcomes first Mi’kmaq Poet Laureate | Government of Prince Edward Island

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Islanders gathered today at Fanningbank to welcome and celebrate Prince Edward Island’s new Poet Laureate Julie Pellissier-Lush. In her new role, Ms. Pellissier-Lush will act as a spokesperson for literature in Prince Edward Island and raise awareness of poetry and the spoken word.
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Here are the Indigo, Chapters and Coles top 5 local sellers by province for the month of January!

Nimbus Publishing and Vagrant Press, Goose Lane Editions, Fernwood Publishing, MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., The Acorn Press, Pottersfield Press, ISER Books, Boulder Publications, Flanker Press Ltd.
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January 2019: Top 5 Local Sellers from Chapters-Coles-Indigo in each Atlantic Province

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Are you a writer currently living on PEI or in the Maritimes? More information below on a scholarship opportunity for Write by the Sea retreat this summer ...

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If so, you may be eligible to apply for our One Life Writing retreat scholarship to attend the 2019 Write by the Sea retreat. This scholarship is part of our commitment to ensuring that the benefits of writing practise, mentorship, and community are available to all.
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Congratulations Simon A. Thibault!We have some excellent news—Simon Thibault (who some of you know as the author of "Pantry and Palate") has officially joined the Nimbus fam as of today! 🎉🎉

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