Jamal Saeed sought refuge in Canada in 2016 after being imprisoned three times for a total of 12 years in his native Syria. My Road From Damascus is a memoir by Jamal Saeed.

In 2014, Fagan received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People for his body of work. He is also the author of the novels A Bird's Eye and The Studentand the short story collection My Life Among the Apes. His children's books include the popular Kaspar Snit novels, the two-volume Master Melville's Medicine Show and the picture book Mr. Why Cary Fagan has a love-hate relationship with wordsĬary Fagan is an Ontario author of several books for adults and children.The Animals explores the nature of relationships, faunal and human, and reminds us of the challenges of finding one's place in society. Life takes a strange turn when the government-sponsored 'Wild Home Project' is introduced and wild animals cohabit with the town residents. The Animals is a fable-like narrative featuring the protagonist Dorn, who creates miniature scale models displayed in the local shops. The mild-mannered Dorn deals with an untrustworthy younger sibling and a distant father - all while trying to show his deeper feelings of love to Ravenna, the ungainly schoolteacher.

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