With plot summaries, thoughtful analyses, and contextualizing discussions of selected works, Reading Canada gives teachers and teacher-candidates the essential information they need to introduce secondary-school students of all reading levels to outstanding Canadian works of fiction.

Wendy Donawa, formerly a museum curator and academic in Barbados, now lives on the West Coast and participates in Victoria's vibrant poetry scene. Her poems have appeared in anthologies, magazines, and online publications across Canada. She was a finalist in The Malahat Review's 2013 Open Season Competition, and in 2015 she was runner-up in the inaugural Cedric Literary Awards. She has published two chapbooks, Sliding Towards Equinox (Rubicon Press, 2009) and Those Astonishments of Sorrow, of Joy (Leaf Press, 2012). Thin Air of the Knowable is her first collection.

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"A great read, Reading Canada provides a fundamental resource for educators-and for anyone interested in, or involved with, the canon of Canadian literature." --Thomas Trofimuk, Alberta Views

"Reading Canada is a well-written and lively text that offers a broad range of possibilities for reading and teaching Canadian literature in secondary schools." --Ingrid Johnston, University of Alberta

"The summary of novel plots makes for a stimulating read and will certainly encourage teachers to expand their reading habits and consider Canadian books when creating their units and curricula." --Kedrick James, University of British Columbia

"The authors have succeeded in their ambitious aims to introduce a wide range of contemporary literature of exceptional literary quality, and to bridge theory and practice through pedagogical essays that delve into literary and pedagogical issues and themes." --Shelley Stagg Peterson, Canadian Children's Book News