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Gr 5-8 It is 1962, and Rex Norton-Norton (aka Rex Zero) has been transplanted again, this time to Ottawa, along with his quirky family. With five siblings in his family, including boy-crazy Cassiopeia and Annie Oakley (who is convinced that the local nuns are Communist spies), theres plenty of activity, but no real friends for Rex and his trusty bicycle, Diablo. Lonely, he joins Kathy and her ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

What to do when the end of the world has a date on it? The homeless man's sign says it will come on October 23, and it doesn't seem all that far-fetched. The TV is full of news about Krushchev and Castro, the neighbors are building a bomb shelter, and just what was that strange beast Rex caught a glimpse of in the park? Canadian novelist Wynne-Jones presents young American readers with a time and place unsettlingly foreign despite its...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

At the height of the Cold War, Rex's family moves to Ottawa, where he joins a neighborhood gang tracking down an escaped panther. The p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More