Rowling, J. K. (1999) Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban, Vancouver, Canada: Raincoast Books. Genre: Fantasy. Will appeal to grades 4+. Harry Potter returns for his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry only to discover he is being hunted by a mysterious escaped convict. This book is part of a series.

Fiction:

Croteau, Marie-Danielle, (2000) Fred's Midnight Prowler, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Formac Publishing Co. Limited. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 2-4. A boy named Fred, while vacationing with his grandmother in Vancouver, meets some interesting people due to the adventures of his cat.

Cummings, Phil, (1997) The Great Jimbo James, Markham, Ontario: Scholastic Inc. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 1-3. Jimbo James decides to become a magician and ends up impressing everyone, including himself. Illustrations and text on the same page are visually appealing.

Dadey, Debbie and Marcia Thornton Jones, (2001) Swamp Monsters Don't Chase Wild Turkeys, New York, New York: Scholastic Inc. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 2-4. Four schoolchildren clean up a local swamp, in hopes of driving off a scary swamp monster.

Eager, Edward, (2000) Half Magic, New York, New York: Scholastic Inc. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 4- 6. The children of a family find a magic nickel that grants wishes, but only half-way. The wish of each family member creates an adventure.

Eckert, Allan W., (1998) Return to Hawk's Hill, Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 4-7. A boy is adopted by a tribe of Metis Indians.

Erickson, John R., (2000) The Case of the Raging Rottweiler, New York, New York: Puffin Books. Genre: Fiction. Will appeal to grades 3-5. Hank the Cowdog, head of Ranch Security, has to deal with Bruiser the Rottweiler, a particularly nasty customer. This book is part of a series.