Vancouver’s Lifeguard Legend

“Ruby Smith Diaz (l.) examines the life of Joe Fortes, a Black lifeguard in Vancouver, during a time of rampant racism, exploring his legacy and identity through research, personal reflections and poetry.FULL STORY

 

Culinary combat

June 03rd, 2021

Having authored seven previous novels for young readers, all of which have been nominated for, or won literary prizes, Rachelle Delaney’s latest title Alice Fleck’s Recipes for Disaster (Puffin $21.99) is about a young girl who thinks she is entering a cooking competition with her father only to find out it’s a reality TV show. Alice worries she will freeze, cry, or worse, throw up. More concerning is there might be someone trying to sabotage her. Alice must seek out and stop the saboteur while tackling the biggest cooking challenge of her life. 9780735269279

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