Valerie Sherrard

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Lisa Doucet Reviews The Rise and Fall of Derek Cowell

by Lisa Doucet

Sherrard has created another captivating tale of family life and middle-school angst, filled with humour and heart

# 90 Winter 2019, Reviews, Young Readers Reviews October 16, 2019 October 16, 2019

Review: Cooper Clark & the Dragon Lady

by Lisa Doucet

Award-winning New Brunswick author Valerie Sherrard has once again succeeded in creating an earnest and appealing protagonist in this new offering for early readers.

News April 7, 2017 May 2, 2017

Shortlist announced for the 2017 Atlantic Book Awards

by Katie Short

The Awards will be given out in Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, on Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m.

Reviews, Young Readers Reviews September 9, 2015 September 15, 2015

Anonymous random acts of goodness

by Charis Cotter

Random Acts
By Valerie Sherrard
$14.99, paperback, 264 pp.
Penguin Group Canada, February 2015

#67 Fall 2011, Features February 5, 2015 June 30, 2015

Words of Wisdom: Atlantic Canada’s pros offer advice for fresh authors

by Kim Hart Macneill

There is no doubt that literary talent in Atlantic Canada blossoms year round. Here, some of our pros impart a little sought-after wisdom all writers should heed

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