Shauna+Bryce


 * Booktalk Annotations: Political Satire and Coming-of-Age/Family Saga **


 * Author: ** Terry Fallis
 * Title: ** The Best Laid Plans
 * Publication Date: ** 2007
 * Number of Pages: ** 314
 * Geographical Setting: ** Ottawa, Ontario
 * Time Period: **fictional present day circa 2007
 * Sequel: ** The High Road (2010)


 * Brief Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> An election is imminent and Daniel has to recruit a Liberal candidate in a longtime Conservative riding, and then manage the tight campaign of his unlikely find Angus, with the help of some quirky but dedicated volunteers. A political satire with heart, witty and fast-paced, Parliament Hill may never be the same again.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Subject Headings: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">political satire, election, campaign, university faculty, Members of Parliament (MP’s), hovercraft, mechanical engineer, speech-writer, political aide, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Appeal: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> fast-paced, humour, wit, wordplay, character-driven, healing grief of widow, well-developed older adult characters, forthright politician
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Similar Authors: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Christopher Buckley, Christopher Brookmyre, David Mizner, Bob Smiley, Linda Svendsen, Scott Simon


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Author: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> Jeffrey Eugenides
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Title: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> Middlesex (audiobook read by Kristoffer Tabori)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Brief Summary: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Born a girl, now a man on the cusp of another of life’s turning points, Cal weaves a detailed and revealing tale of an inherited gene, from Smyrna to Detroit, through three generations of family. Tabori’s accents and narration enhance an astonishing coming of age story.