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FILM ADAPTATION OF CHANDA'S SECRETS, LIFE ABOVE ALL, PREMIERES AT CANNES FESTIVAL (Official Selection, Un Certain Regard) AND WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS FRANCOIS CHALAIS PRIZE Life, Above All will be distributed in North America by Sony Classics and in Europe and Africa by Bavarian OFFICIAL PRODUCTION STILLS [click to view larger versions]
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OUT NOW FROM HARPERCOLLINS Click here for more reviews and information on Borderline. READ CHAPTER ONE Contact Allan and let him know what you think!                           BORDERLINE BORDERLINE has been nominated for the American Library Association's Best Fiction For Young Adults list! 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 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 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