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OUT NOW A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION ALA BOOKLIST REVIEW (STARRED) HarperCollins, 2012 Cover Illustration by Jim Kay   Faber & Faber (Britain), 2012 "A classic adventure story... This clever tale hits all the right notes... A fast-paced, entertaining historical fantasy." -Publisher's Weekly "Funny, imaginative." -Quill and Quire (starred review) "A playfully dramatic adventure with swashbuckling kids, mountain hermits, avalanche sledding and circus bears... Clever and funny... fresh and cheeky." -Kirkus Reviews "Highly original... sublime... Sure to become a Canadian classic of the genre." -CM Magazine (4 stars out of 4) "Bursting with breakneck action, daring quests, and heart-stopping near misses, The Grave Robber's Apprentice is an exhilarating adventure full of humor and heart." -Joseph Delaney, author of the Last Apprentice series "A rollicking and enchanting fairy tale for the 21st century." -Kenneth Oppel, author of the Airborn trilogy and the Silverwing Saga "Stratton is a master at his craft, and he's given this story a heart of gold." -Arthur Slade, author of The Hunchback Assignments series "A fun read." -School Library Journal "A rip-roaring fantasy adventure ... Clever and funny ... Will take its place among other beloved children's classics." -Canadian Children's Book News READ THE FIRST 25 PAGES! How the North American cover of The Grave Robber's Apprentice developed...

LIFE ABOVE ALL IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON DVD AND BLU-RAY! PURCHASE THE BLU-RAY + DVD COMBO which includes a "Making of Life, Above All" special feature shot on set at Elandsdorn, South Africa, with interviews with Allan, the director, producer, screenwriter and cast, and a lot of off-camera action! From Amazon.com From Amazon.ca Read about the genesis of the film, cast and crew bios, location information, and more. Watch the post-screening Q&A with Allan, director Oliver Schmitz and Screenwriter Dennis Foon TIFF 2010: Life, Above All from IONCINEMA.com OFFICIAL PRODUCTION STILLS [click to view larger versions]

OUT NOW FROM HARPERCOLLINS Click here for more reviews and information on Borderline. Purchase Borderline at your local independent bookstore or at: Amazon U.S. Amazon Canada Barnes & Noble READ CHAPTER ONE Contact Allan and let him know what you think!                             BORDERLINE BORDERLINE has just been nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award -- Best YA Crime Fiction BORDERLINE is an American Library Association Best Book, a Banks Street Best Book, a Tayshas selection, and a Canadian Library Association Best Book Award nominee, a White Pine Award nominee, a Florida Teen Reads Best Book nominee and an Arthur Ellis Award nominee. Life's not easy for Sami Sabiri since his dad stuck him in a private school where he is the only Muslim kid.  But it's about to get a lot worse. When Sami catches his father in a lie, he gets suspicious...He's not the only one.  In a whirlwind, the FBI descends on his home, and Sami's family becomes the center of an international terrorist investigation.  Now Sami must fight to keep his world from unraveling. An explosive thriller ripped from today's headlines, Borderline is the story of a funny, gutsy Muslim-American teen determined to save his father, his family and his life. "A powerful story with a message that extends well beyond the timely subject matter."            - Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "A tautly paced thriller with well-crafted characters and realistic dialogue."            - School Library Journal (starred review) "Tense and compelling...Authentic. A fast, exciting read with weighty underpinnings."            - Booklist "A page-turning mystery... Stratton, author of the acclaimed Chanda's Secrets and Chanda's Wars, knows when to make his points on religious and cultural tolerance, and when to let the story take over.The message is subtle enough to be a good instruction tool for parents and teachers, while keeping kids on the edge of their seats."            - The Globe and Mail "Stratton offers us authentic characters divided by various lines including race, religion, gender and sexual preference, in a seamless story of intrigue and coming-of-age. What is so compelling about this read is that its lesson is merely a byproduct of an excellent plot-driven tale composed by a master storyteller."            - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix "A compelling coming-of age-novel about acceptance, The Other, and fear, wrapped in a fascinating adventure/thriller/mystery. All these elements are shaken mightily in Allan's Stratton's latest -- as are we."            - Gary Schmidt, Newberry and Printz Honor Winner for              Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy "Allan Stratton spins these otherwise ordinary lives on a dime and a secret.   Borderline is as astonishing as it is all quite possible."            - Rita Garcia-Williams, National Book Award             finalist for Jumped "Smart, meticulously plotted, and thrilling. The scariest thing about Borderline is how utterly believable it is."           - Tim Wynne-Jones, author of The Uninvited   OUT NOW FROM HARPERCOLLINS         CHANDA'S WARS (EXTRAS EDITION) Includes an interview, unpublished draft material with commentary, former child soldier artwork, and an authentic bush recipe.  Afterword by the Honorable Romeo Dallaire, retired Lieutenant-General and head of U.N. forces during the Rwandan genocide. Best Book for Young Adults Award, Canadian Library Association, 2009 Junior Library Guild Selection (U.S.A.) CCBC (U.S.A.) Best Books List, 2009 White Pine Award, OLA, 2009 (finalist) "Forceful... Heart-wrenching... Gravely realistic... Outstanding." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "A MASTERPIECE!" - VOYA (starred review) Click here for SYNOPSIS, TEACHING GUIDE, EXCERPT, REVIEWS, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Purchase Chanda's Wars at your local independent bookstore, or at: Amazon U.S. Amazon Canada Barnes & Noble           OUT NOW FROM ANNICK PRESS   LESLIE'S JOURNAL In this new, updated edition of Allan Stratton's award-winning novel, blackmail takes an even more sinister turn, as Jason threatens to expose Leslie on the internet. Enter the terrifying world of cyber stalking. "This could be the Go Ask Alice of this millennium..."                                                             - School Library Journal "This will cause any parent of young daughters to lose sleep."                                                                     -Houston Chronicle Find out more about Leslie's Journal Purchase Leslie's Journal at your local independent bookstore, or at: Amazon Amazon Canada Barnes & Noble             THE RESURRECTION OF MARY MABEL MCTAVISH (in process) Mary Mabel is a comic novel, set in ‘30s Hollywood and small-town North America, about a young woman who claims she’s raised the dead.  Jack Warner, W.R. Hearst and the Rockettes round out a cast of Ponzi promoters, Bolshevik hoboes, tent revivalists, and double-dealing social climbers, in a fast-paced narrative that satirizes the religious right, media manipulation, celebrity and greed. Read synopsis Read excerpt