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Kathy Stinson

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Kathy Stinson, author of internationally acclaimed Canadian children's classic, Red is Best, also writes novels, short stories, and nonfiction for young people of all ages.


A ten-minute walk from my home, I can enjoy this lovely view. Well, not quite. Since this photo was taken two years ago, a metal barrier of sorts has been embedded in the rock with a sign attached warning hikers “Deep Gorge Keep Back from Edge”.


Rockwood Conservation Area


If I were drunk or otherwise inspired to foolhardy behaviour, the barrier would not prevent me from falling over the cliff, but the installation of the...

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Published on May 30, 2012 06:52
Average rating: 3.78 · 384 ratings · 61 reviews · 34 distinct works
Red Is Best
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 1984 — 12 editions
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101 Ways to Dance
3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2007
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Becoming Ruby
3.21 of 5 stars 3.21 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2003
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A Pocket Can Have a Treasur...
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Dark Spring (Our Canadian G...
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Highway of Heroes
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011
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The Bare Naked Book
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions
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Big or Little?
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3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions
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Mom and Dad Don't Live Toge...
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions
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A Season of Sorrow (Our Can...
3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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3.4516129032258065 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 31 ratings

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A ten-minute walk from my home, I can enjoy this lovely view. Well, not quite. Since this photo was taken two years ago, a metal barrier of sorts h... read more »
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How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
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As long time readers know (or maybe you don't) Maria and I read to each other. One of the joys of "naked Sunday" is the fact that we don't have to get up, spend the day wandering around the flat in our pyjamas (just 'cos it is called... "
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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Help! by Oliver Burkeman
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1112 Young Adult Fiction for Adults — 4787 members — last activity 1 hour, 25 min ago
Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea...more



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