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Lesley Choyce

No one has a clearer view of Atlantic Canada's literary endeavours over the past twenty years than Lesley Choyce. He is the founder of the literary journal Pottersfield Portfolio, and the publisher of Pottersfield Press. He has edited several fiction anthologies and has been the in-house editor of many books from Pottersfield Press including Making Waves, a collection of stories by emerging authors from Atlantic Canada. He is the author of more than fifty books in genres ranging from poetry and essays to autobiography, history and fiction for adults, young adults, and children. Among his recent books are the novels The Republic of Nothing, World Enough, and Cold Clear Morning, and the story collection Dance the Rocks Ashore. Choyce is the writer, host, and co-producer of the popular literary show television program, Off the Page with Lesley Choyce, which is broadcast across the country on Vision TV. He also teaches in the English department of Dalhousie University in Halifax and is leader of the rock band The Surf Poets.

Books by Lesley Choyce

Face the Music

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

The Rules Have Changed

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Sid the Kid and the Dryer

A Story About Sidney Crosby

by (author) Lesley Choyce
illustrated by Brenda Jones

Ages
4 to 8
Grades
p to 3

The Ledge

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Skunks for Breakfast

by (author) Lesley Choyce
illustrated by Brenda Jones

Ages
4 to 8
Grades
p to 2

The Thing You're Good At

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Kryptonite

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Plank's Law

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Thin Places

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 15
Grades
7 to 10

Identify

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Identify

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Scam

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Resources
Resources
Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Off the Grid

Orca Soundings

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Resources
Resources
Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Off the Grid

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Into the Wasteland

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
14 to 17
Grades
9 to 12

Jeremy Stone

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
14 to 17
Grades
9 to 12

Crash

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

The Book of Michael

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
14 to 17
Grades
9 to 12

Last Chance

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
14 to 18
Grades
9 to 12

Hell's Hotel

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
14 to 18
Grades
9 to 12

Reacción

(Reaction)

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Rat

Orca Soundings

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Rat

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Accro d'la planche

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Accro d'la planche

(Skate Freak)

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
9 to 12
Grades
4 to 7

Accro d’la planche

(Skate Freak)

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
9 to 12
Grades
4 to 7

Breaking Point

Orca Soundings

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Resources
Resources
Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Breaking Point

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Gone Bad

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
14 to 18
Grades
9 to 12

Dumb Luck

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 15
Grades
7 to 10

Gone Bad

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
14 to 18
Grades
9 to 12

Random

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 15

Reckless

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
9 to 12
Grades
4 to 7

Reaction

Orca Soundings

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Resources
Resources
Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Reckless

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
9 to 12
Grades
4 to 7

Reaction

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Living Outside the Lines

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
13 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Los Pandemónium

(Thunderbowl)

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Running the Risk

Orca Soundings

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Resources
Resources
Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Running the Risk

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Skate Freak

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
9 to 12
Grades
4 to 7

Book of Michael

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
16 to 18

The End of the World As We Know It

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18

Wave Warrior

Orca Soundings

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Resources
Resources
Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Wave Warrior

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Deconstructing Dylan

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
9 to 12
Grades
7 to 9

Sudden Impact

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
9 to 12
Grades
4 to 7

Smoke and Mirrors

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 15
Grades
7 to 10

Thunderbowl

Orca Soundings

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Resources
Resources
Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Thunderbowl

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Carrie Loses Her Nerve

by (author) Lesley Choyce
illustrated by Mark Thurman

Ages
6 to 9
Grades
1 to 5

Shoulder the Sky

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 15
Grades
7 to 10

Refuge Cove

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
8 to 12

Carrie's Camping Adventure

by (author) Lesley Choyce
illustrated by Mark Thurman

Ages
5 to 10
Grades
1 to 5

Far Enough Island

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Roid Rage

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
12 to 18
Grades
7 to 12

Carrie's Crowd

by (author) Lesley Choyce
illustrated by Mark Thurman

Ages
5 to 10
Grades
1 to 5

Famous at Last

by (author) Lesley Choyce
illustrated by Jill Quinn

Good Idea Gone Bad

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9

Go For It, Carrie

by (author) Lesley Choyce
illustrated by Mark Thurman

Ages
5 to 10
Grades
1 to 5

Falling through the Cracks

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9

Wrong Time, Wrong Place

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9

Wrong Time, Wrong Place

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9

Clearcut Danger

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9

Big Burn

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Wave Watch

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9

Dark End of Dream Street

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9

Skateboard Shakedown

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9

Skateboard Shakedown

by (author) Lesley Choyce

Ages
11 to 16
Grades
6 to 9