Cary Fagan
Tundra author CARY FAGAN has written award-winning books for both adults and children. Cary has won the City of Toronto Book Award, the Jewish Book Committee Prize for Fiction, and the Mr. Christie Silver Medal. His picture books are Gogol’s Coat, The Market Wedding, Ten Old Men and a Mouse, and My New Shirt. His novels
for children include Daughter of the Great Zandini, The Fortress of Kaspar Snit (Silver Birch Honor Book), and Directed by Kaspar Snit (Silver Birch nominee). Cary Fagan lives in Toronto.
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Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
eBook | pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-1-77049-071-0 (1-77049-071-X)
September 17, 2009 | $10.95
He’s back! The late Mordecai Richler had planned more adventures for his small hero and now, with the full support of the Richler family, award-winning author Cary Fagan carries on the tradition in a hilarious story for a whole new generation of Jacob fans.
After Jacob Two-Two’s father writes a very...
eBook | pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-1-77049-071-0 (1-77049-071-X)
September 17, 2009 | $10.95
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He’s back! The late Mordecai Richler had planned more adventures for his small hero and now, with the full support of the Richler family, award-winning author Cary Fagan carries on the tradition in a hilarious story for a whole new generation of Jacob fans.
After Jacob Two-Two’s father writes a very...
Also available as a
hardcover.
Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
Hardcover | 112 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-88776-895-8 (0-88776-895-4)
September 8, 2009 | $12.99
He’s back! The late Mordecai Richler had planned more adventures for his small hero and now, with the full support of the Richler family, award-winning author Cary Fagan carries on the tradition in a hilarious story for a whole new generation of Jacob fans.
After Jacob Two-Two’s father writes a very...
Hardcover | 112 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-88776-895-8 (0-88776-895-4)
September 8, 2009 | $12.99
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He’s back! The late Mordecai Richler had planned more adventures for his small hero and now, with the full support of the Richler family, award-winning author Cary Fagan carries on the tradition in a hilarious story for a whole new generation of Jacob fans.
After Jacob Two-Two’s father writes a very...
Also available as an
eBook.
Beyond the Dance
eBook | 160 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Bio & Autobiography - Performing Arts; Juvenile Nonfiction - Performing Arts - Dance
978-1-77049-064-2 (1-77049-064-7)
June 5, 2009 | $15.95
Shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award
Nominated for The Rocky Mountain Book Award (An Alberta Children's Choice Book Award)
Nominated for the 2003 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
An elegant, expressive dancer, Chan Hon Goh is one of the ballet world’s great stars. She is a brilliant technician possessing a delicate...
Written by Chan Hon Goh and Cary Fagan
eBook | 160 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Bio & Autobiography - Performing Arts; Juvenile Nonfiction - Performing Arts - Dance
978-1-77049-064-2 (1-77049-064-7)
June 5, 2009 | $15.95
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Shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award
Nominated for The Rocky Mountain Book Award (An Alberta Children's Choice Book Award)
Nominated for the 2003 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
An elegant, expressive dancer, Chan Hon Goh is one of the ballet world’s great stars. She is a brilliant technician possessing a delicate...
Also available as a
hardcover.
Ten Lessons for Kaspar Snit
Trade Paperback | 192 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
978-0-88776-835-4 (0-88776-835-0)
September 9, 2008 | $11.99
Until things begin to go wrong, thirteen-year-old Eleanor Blande had hoped that this would be her best year ever. First her father finds himself without work. Then Levon du Plessy-Minsk, the Creature Catcher, threatens to expose Eleanor’s secret to the world. To make matters worse, Eleanor’s mother has developed a fear...
Written by Cary Fagan
Trade Paperback | 192 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
978-0-88776-835-4 (0-88776-835-0)
September 9, 2008 | $11.99
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Until things begin to go wrong, thirteen-year-old Eleanor Blande had hoped that this would be her best year ever. First her father finds himself without work. Then Levon du Plessy-Minsk, the Creature Catcher, threatens to expose Eleanor’s secret to the world. To make matters worse, Eleanor’s mother has developed a fear...
Thing-Thing
Hardcover | 32 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Toys, Dolls, Puppets; Juvenile Fiction
978-0-88776-839-2 (0-88776-839-3)
August 12, 2008 | $20.99
Thing-Thing was neither a Teddy bear nor a rabbit; not a stuffed dog or cat. It was something like each of those, and nothing at all you could name. But it had something special. It had the hope that one day it would find a child to love it and talk...
Hardcover | 32 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Toys, Dolls, Puppets; Juvenile Fiction
978-0-88776-839-2 (0-88776-839-3)
August 12, 2008 | $20.99
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Thing-Thing was neither a Teddy bear nor a rabbit; not a stuffed dog or cat. It was something like each of those, and nothing at all you could name. But it had something special. It had the hope that one day it would find a child to love it and talk...
My New Shirt
Hardcover | 32 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Jewish
978-0-88776-715-9 (0-88776-715-X)
September 11, 2007 | $22.99
Receiving the yearly birthday gift from his grandmother has become David’s living nightmare. The “surprise” she always has for him never varies. How can he stop this never-ending flow of stiff, white, scratchy shirts — “perfect gentlemen” shirts that make him squirm and pull and shift and twitch? David closes his...
Hardcover | 32 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Jewish
978-0-88776-715-9 (0-88776-715-X)
September 11, 2007 | $22.99
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Receiving the yearly birthday gift from his grandmother has become David’s living nightmare. The “surprise” she always has for him never varies. How can he stop this never-ending flow of stiff, white, scratchy shirts — “perfect gentlemen” shirts that make him squirm and pull and shift and twitch? David closes his...
Ten Old Men and a Mouse
Hardcover | 32 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Animals; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Jewish; Juvenile Fiction
978-0-88776-716-6 (0-88776-716-8)
March 13, 2007 | $21.99
The synagogue was once a busy, bustling place, but now only ten old men come to tend it and pray each day. Then one day, a little scritch-scratch betrays the first new member in years: a tiny mouse who has taken up residence among the holy books. Of course, a trap...
Hardcover | 32 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Animals; Juvenile Fiction - Religious - Jewish; Juvenile Fiction
978-0-88776-716-6 (0-88776-716-8)
March 13, 2007 | $21.99
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The synagogue was once a busy, bustling place, but now only ten old men come to tend it and pray each day. Then one day, a little scritch-scratch betrays the first new member in years: a tiny mouse who has taken up residence among the holy books. Of course, a trap...
Directed by Kaspar Snit
Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - New Experience; Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
978-0-88776-753-1 (0-88776-753-2)
February 13, 2007 | $12.99
Fresh from their victory over the nasty Kaspar Snit, — who was last seen trying to steal the fountains of Rome in The Fortress of Kaspar Snit — the Blande family have certainly earned a rest. They’re not actually an average family (what average family has the power to fly?), but...
Written by Cary Fagan
Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - New Experience; Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic
978-0-88776-753-1 (0-88776-753-2)
February 13, 2007 | $12.99
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Fresh from their victory over the nasty Kaspar Snit, — who was last seen trying to steal the fountains of Rome in The Fortress of Kaspar Snit — the Blande family have certainly earned a rest. They’re not actually an average family (what average family has the power to fly?), but...
The Fortress of Kaspar Snit
Trade Paperback | 176 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family - Parents; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - New Experience
978-0-88776-665-7 (0-88776-665-X)
March 16, 2004 | $12.99
Chosen for inclusion in the reading list for the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
Kaspar Snit is a villainous villain who is determined to steal all the fountains in the world. Why? Fountains are beautiful and give people pleasure, two things he can’t abide.
Can a family of four who love fountains...
Written by Cary Fagan
Trade Paperback | 176 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family - Parents; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - New Experience
978-0-88776-665-7 (0-88776-665-X)
March 16, 2004 | $12.99
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Chosen for inclusion in the reading list for the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
Kaspar Snit is a villainous villain who is determined to steal all the fountains in the world. Why? Fountains are beautiful and give people pleasure, two things he can’t abide.
Can a family of four who love fountains...
Beyond the Dance
Hardcover | 152 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Bio & Autobiography - Performing Arts; Juvenile Nonfiction - Performing Arts - Dance
978-0-88776-596-4 (0-88776-596-3)
September 15, 2002 | $24.99
Shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award
Nominated for The Rocky Mountain Book Award (An Alberta Children's Choice Book Award)
Nominated for the 2003 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
An elegant, expressive dancer, Chan Hon Goh is one of the ballet world’s great stars. She is a brilliant technician possessing a delicate...
Written by Chan Hon Goh and Cary Fagan
Hardcover | 152 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Bio & Autobiography - Performing Arts; Juvenile Nonfiction - Performing Arts - Dance
978-0-88776-596-4 (0-88776-596-3)
September 15, 2002 | $24.99
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Shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award
Nominated for The Rocky Mountain Book Award (An Alberta Children's Choice Book Award)
Nominated for the 2003 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
An elegant, expressive dancer, Chan Hon Goh is one of the ballet world’s great stars. She is a brilliant technician possessing a delicate...
Also available as an
eBook.
Daughter of the Great Zandini
Hardcover | 64 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-88776-534-6 (0-88776-534-3)
August 30, 2001 | $18.99
Tradition is important to the Great Zandini, the great magician of Paris. His grandfather was a magician, his father was a magician, and his son will be a magician too. Unfortunately, his son Theodore does not feel the same way. Zandini won’t hear of opposition. Besides, his arch nemesis, newspaper reporter...
Hardcover | 64 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction; Juvenile Fiction - Family
978-0-88776-534-6 (0-88776-534-3)
August 30, 2001 | $18.99
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Tradition is important to the Great Zandini, the great magician of Paris. His grandfather was a magician, his father was a magician, and his son will be a magician too. Unfortunately, his son Theodore does not feel the same way. Zandini won’t hear of opposition. Besides, his arch nemesis, newspaper reporter...
