Children's Fiction Short Stories
Opening Tricks
- Publisher
- Thistledown Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 1998
- Category
- Short Stories
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781895449785
- Publish Date
- Oct 1998
- List Price
- $11.95
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Description
Opening Tricks fills a void that has long existed in the Canadian literary landscape: humourous short fiction for young adults. These stories represent a wide range of themes and styles, from the ironies and banalities of everyday teenage life, to the strange, bizarre world of the imagination.
About the author
Peter Carver is the Red Deer Press Children's Book Editor. Under his direction, Red Deer Press has published such notable talents as Kevin Major, Martine Leavitt, Cora Taylor, Ted Staunton and many more. He was awarded the Canadian Library Association Award for Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada and the Writers' Union Freedom to Read Week Award.When he's not editing children's books, Peter Carver teaches creative writing classes in Toronto.
