Having grown up in a home where TV reruns of Gunsmoke were their only insight into what a stable and happy family life could be, it's no surprise that Kitty and her siblings learn to rely on themselves to find success in life through unconventional channels.There's Seely who masters the art of creating the perfect wedding cake; Savannah who starts her own family with three common-law husbands to share the parenting and the household chores; Glen who finds love and acceptance with an older man; Jimmy who learns to release the spirits in trees through his skills as a woodcarver. And then there's Kitty, who rides the rodeo circuit. Unable to stop blaming herself for a childhood tragedy she didn't create, Kitty seeks consolation through her love of both horses and women.

Wedding Cakes, Rats and Rodeo Queens

Literature & Fiction

Cameron, Anne

United States

Harpercollins Canada

The first book of a funny fantasy and adventure series about three friends who discover they have the ability to control the weather. It's Storm Chasers meets The 39 Clues, in a story that Booklist called "fascinating . . . mixing serious science with full-on fantasy."
Eleven-year-old Angus's world is turned upside down when he is mysteriously whisked away to become an apprentice at the Perilous Exploratorium for Weather and Vicious Storms. At Perilous, the world's most dangerous weather is studied to protect mankind from its ravages. There, Angus discovers that his parents aren't boring government workers after all—they are actually famous Lightning Catchers, and they've been kidnapped. With the help of two loyal new friends, Angus intends to find them. This fast-paced, action-packed, funny story of friendship, adventure, science, and mayhem begins a high-octane four-book series.

The Lightning Catcher (Lightning Catcher, 1)

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

Greenwillow Books

The funny, fast-paced second book in The Lightning Catcher series! Science, weather, and the fantastical combine for a school adventure story, part Storm Chasers and part Percy Jackson, about twelve-year-old Angus and his dangerous gift of predicting catastrophic weather.
Angus has a lot on his plate. He's attending the Perilous Exploratorium for Violent Weather and Vicious Storms, learning how to battle all sorts of extreme weather. He's a Storm Prophet—one of the rare people with the ability to predict catastrophic weather. His parents—world renowned Lightning Catchers themselves—have been kidnapped. And now Perilous has been slammed by a ferocious winter storm, artifacts from the Great Fire of 1666 have been stolen, and the evil Scabious Dankheart has released deadly spores called Ice Diamonds to plague the population. Angus and his friends must find the legendary Lightning Heart—a bloodred, heart-shaped stone of great power—in order to put everything right. Action-packed, lighthearted, and perfect for reluctant readers!

The Storm Tower Thief (Lightning Catcher, 2)

The funny, fast-paced third book in The Lightning Catcher series! Part Storm Chasers and part The 39 Clues, this school adventure story about twelve-year-old Angus McFangus and his dangerous gift for predicting catastrophic weather combines science, weather, and the fantastical.
Angus McFangus and his two best friends, Indigo Midnight and Dougal Dewsnap, are starting their second year at the Perilous Exploratorium for Violent Weather and Vicious Storms, where they are being trained to study and, eventually, become lightning catchers and manage the world's most dangerous weather. They have more than lessons on their minds, however—namely, the fate of Angus's parents, who have been kidnapped by the villain Scabious Dankhart. Angus's parents are kept prisoner in Castle Dankhart, where a violent weather explosion has created a "storm vortex" so that no one can tell what is going on inside. It's Angus, Indigo, and Dougal to the rescue. . . . Will they get there in time and all in one piece? Action-packed, lighthearted, and perfect for reluctant readers!

The Secrets of the Storm Vortex (Lightning Catcher, 3)

In the fast-paced conclusion to The Lightning Catcher quartet, storm prophet Angus McFangus makes one final attempt to rescue his parents and save his school from the villainous Scabious Dankhart. This school adventure series is a mix of Storm Chasers and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Action-packed, lighthearted, and perfect for reluctant readers, with black-and-white illustrations by Newbery Honor author Victoria Jamieson!
Halfway through their second year at the Perilous Exploratorium for Violent Weather and Vicious Storms, Angus McFangus and his two best friends, Indigo Midnight and Dougal Dewsnap, are being heatedly pursued by Scabious Dankhart. In an attempt to foil Dankhart, who is already holding Angus’s parents as prisoners, Angus and his friends fake their own deaths and go into hiding within the Exploratorium itself. When they discover the existence of blue-dragon scales that allow a storm prophet to control multiple fire dragons at once, the trio goes on a quest to locate all four scales. As the single living storm prophet, Angus is the only person who can control the dragon scales and use them to defeat Dankhart and his powerful lightning tower.

Fire Dragon Storm, The (Lightning Catcher, 4)

Animals

Eleven-year-old Peter, uncommunicative and tough, winds up in an institution for delinquent boys. Pursued by constant fear of an unnamed evil, he escapes the institution, running deep into the forests of British Columbia. There Peter encounters an old Indian, the Dreamspeaker, who, through powers of the Indian spirit world, helps him face his fears. But for Peter, it may be too late.

Dreamspeaker

AVON.

Anne, a fourteen-year-old runaway, befriends a prostitute and together they cross the Canadian frontier in search of a home

The Journey

Genre Fiction

Avon/Books

A retelling of traditional, indigenous legends, carefully guarded and shared with the author by the Nootka women of Vancouver Island. From the author of the lesbian love story DEEJAY AND BETTY.

Daughters of Copper Woman

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Press Gang

Hubert, Cam

Teen & Young Adult

Stoddart Kids

Since its first publication in 1981, "Daughters of Copper Woman" has become an underground classic, selling over 200,000 copies. Now comes a new edition that includes many pieces cut from the original as well as fresh material added by the author. Here finally, after twenty-two years of gathering dust, is the complete version of the groundbreaking bestseller. In this, her best-loved work, Anne Cameron has created a timeless retelling of northwest coast Native myths that together create a sublime image of the social and spiritual power of woman. Cameron weaves together the lives of legendary and imaginary characters, creating a work of fiction with an intensity of style matched by the power of its subject.

Mythology & Folk Tales

Press Gang Pub

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Wedding Cakes, Rats and Rodeo Queens

The Lightning Catcher (Lightning Catcher, 1)

The Storm Tower Thief (Lightning Catcher, 2)

The Secrets of the Storm Vortex (Lightning Catcher, 3)

Fire Dragon Storm, The (Lightning Catcher, 4)

Dreamspeaker

The Journey

Daughters of Copper Woman

Dreamspeaker

Daughters of Copper Woman