Best Selling Books by Cary Fagan

Subtitle: a passionate journey through a changing Toronto. This personal portrait of a city in upheaval shows a polarized social structure which characterizes the new Toronto. The author shows a city divided into the powerful and the powerless, the outrageous and the outraged.

Le cadet d''une fratrie de trois enfants se remémore quelques souvenirs d''enfance avec ses frères. Au menu : bêtises, tendresse, deuil et disputes. [SDM].

Max, Nat, Bud, Al, Mose, Herm, and several other old men, pray in the morning and evening at the synagogue in much the same way until their routine is interrupted by an unlikely intruder.

Masterful, hopeful stories about ordinary people taking small, bold steps into the unknown These ten compelling and delightful stories highlight ordinary people, introverts, mostly living quiet lives -- until they take the chance to leap toward small, meaningful adventure. A young woman is given a painting by Picasso by her stepfather, and she must acquire a wall to hang it on. A hippie family picks up a cello-playing hitchhiker who convinces them to get a television. And a man winds up taking his girlfriend?s son on a road trip -- an unexpected expedition for them both. Filled with a sense of hope, these stories explore the tangled bonds of family and the complex web that holds them together. Cary Fagan is an undisputed master of the short story, and Great Adventures for the Faint of Heart is a brilliant and warm collection that expands our acceptance of human frailty and our unpredictable capacity for change.

A graphic novel that tells a refugee story about education and hope

Forced into stealing valuable books from a rich widow, Willis takes refuge on an abandoned island populated by robots in this new middle-grade novel by acclaimed writer Cary Fagan, and for fans of The Wild Robot. It isn''t bad enough that Willis has to live with his cold uncle Tod in a dusty old house of used books. He can''t even spend time with his friends Harrison and Galaxi because of the nasty after-school jobs his uncle makes him take on. But then his uncle asks him to visit an old widow lady in the mansion on the hill. To his surprise, Willis likes Mrs. Shorthouse and even the books they read together (Little Women, Great Expectations). Meanwhile, taking a rowboat ride, Willis discovers an abandoned town from the 1950s populated by square-headed robots. What is the connection between Mrs. Shorthouse and Robot Island? What will happen after the police find out that Willis has been stealing rare books from the mansion? And when Willis turns on the electricity and the robots of Robot Island come to life, will they turn out to be friends or enemies?

Eleven-year-old juggling enthusiast Sullivan’s life is turned upside down the night he glimpses a strange horse-drawn caravan outside his window and decides to follow it. He is thrilled to find an old-fashioned medicine show with performers who are his own age. But thrill quickly turns to dread when he steps onstage for the magic act ... only to wake up imprisoned inside the caravan! Should he plot his escape and return to his safe but boring existence? Or could being kidnapped actually be the best thing that has ever happened to him?

Until things begin to go wrong, thirteen-year-old Eleanor Blande had hoped that this would be her best year ever. First her father finds himself without work. Then Levon du Plessy-Minsk, the Creature Catcher, threatens to expose Eleanor’s secret to the world. To make matters worse, Eleanor’s mother has developed a fear of flying, and her little brother, Solly, has decided to hang up his Googoo-man superhero outfit forever. When Kaspar Snit finds his way back into Eleanor’s life, does the notorious evil genius really want her to help him reform and become a regular person? Or is he the one committing such mean and despicable acts as raiding a birthday party and stealing all the bicycle bells in town? And when a collection of priceless jewels from the country of Verulia goes on exhibit, could anyone other than Kaspar Snit be planning to steal it? Cary Fagan’s enchanting sequel to The Fortress of Kaspar Snit and Directed by Kaspar Snit will have kids laughing out loud as they root for Eleanor and the rest of her flying family.

Parisian conjuror the Great Zandini is so determined that his not particularly talented son, Theodore, should become the fourth generation of magicians in the family, that he does not notice his daughter Fanny''s skills.

Danny finds hiself stranded at the bottom of a giant construction hole, armed with nothing but his school backpack, his wits - and the company of a poetry-spoofing mole.

Fly has convinced Wolfie to join him in his one-man band. Before they know it, they''re playing live onstage in front of a stadium of screaming fans. But these fans are about to get out of control-and Wolfie and Fly have to make a daring escape!