Books For Pleasure: 39 books

Travel with Brock and Becca to the city of Calgary, Alberta. Read about the sights of the world famous Calgary Stampede: the parade, the grandstand show, the midway, and the various exhibits. Enjoy Brock and Becca's exploits as the two children experience the excitement of staying in a city filled...

In the final book of the Laurence triogy, 14 year-old Laurence and his family move into town as he finishes grade 8 and begins high school. The move meant that Laurence left behind his good friends, and his pets, Spot and Henrietta. His enemy Mitch returns to threaten him. Disappointments and loneliness...

Happiness and sadness follow the 13 year-old Laurence through the second book in the series: ‘The Trapper'. His friends; a new pet named Henrietta; working on Uncle Andy’s farm; and a trip to the Toronto Exhibition, bring joy. A father who is out of work; a dog that is costing the family...

Brock and Becca enjoy many adventures in the Yukon and Alaska. They see lots of wild animals and birds, and none of them are in cages. Two flat tires at the same time on the lonely Dempster highway leading to the Arctic Circle was a worry, but Mom’s disappearance in a museum was of greater concern....

12 year-old Christina (Tissy) Matthews spends four weeks of her summer vacation with her mother’s relatives at their newly purchased house in the country. When she arrives she meets Norma, the young girl who lives across the road. Norma tells Tissy about the ghost of Mary O’Hanlan that haunts...

Brock and Becca are a young brother and sister who share many exciting adventures in different Canadian settings. In "Canoeing on the Grand River" their day of adventure begins with saving the life of a box turtle, and ends with a visit from a family of raccoons. Between these two events...

Brock and Becca and their parents spend a week at a working cattle ranch in Southern Saskatchewan. The most exciting event for the two children was the first time they rode on a full-grown horse. Now ponies will no longer do. It was exciting for Mother as well because she had never been on a horse...

On summer vacation Harris Vane gives Julie Tennant her first kiss but that night he takes Meg to the beach party. Although Harris has his arm around Meg, he stares at Julie through the bonfire flames and suddenly asks Julie to sit with him. He then recounts the legend of his Great Aunt Veronica who...

Brock and Becca traveled to Churchill, Manitoba on the shore of Hudson Bay. It is the polar bear capital of the world. There are more bears in that area than anywhere else. The bears and the wolves often come into town looking for food, so there are people with guns protecting the town. If a bear...

Brock and Becca help Quebec City celebrate its 400th birthday. There are tours to all the famous places and they learn about the big battle between the English and the French on the Plains of Abraham under the commands of Generals Wolfe and Montcalm. Then they spend a week on the tall ship, Caledonia,...

Brock and Becca travel to Edmonton from Medicine Hat in an RV, but not with their Mom and Dad. For the first time in their lives they are away from their parents for several days. They are with friends of the family and their parrot Pauli. It is an exciting trip as they stop to see and do so many...

VOW OF FRIENDSHIP is the story of an 11 year-old girl, Christina (“Tissy”) Matthews and her group of five friends, Rachel, Tracy, Anna, Karen, and Cameron. The story follows the group of friends through their grade six school year and how each deals with peer-pressure, an awakening interest in...

Brock and Becca are happy. Instead of being in school, they are vacationing on Manitoulin Island. They find out about the lives of beavers, and some history of the island including a little about the early settlers. They enjoy their picnic lunches with Mom and Dad in many of the different island areas....

The Reluctant Godfather is a chilling and suspenseful tale of a mild professor who inherits his uncle's Mafia empire. A power struggle ensues and the inexperienced Florio finds himself in the middle of a dilemma—he must protect his birthright or be killed. Mafia life is drawn from characters the...