Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek


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Of Note
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in South Asian Diaspora. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 190 (Autumn 2006): 178-179.
  • The Bird Factory by David Layton
  • A Girl Like Sugar by Emily Pohl-Weary
Puritan Morality Tales Return for Young Readers
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 212 (Spring 2012): 189-190.
  • Follow the Elephant by Beryl Young
  • Ghost of Heroes Past by Charles Reid
Animal Book Mix
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 212 (Spring 2012): 124-125.
  • Cursed! by Maureen Bush
  • The Last Loon by Rebecca Upjohn
  • The Sea Wolves by Nicholas Read
  • Uumajut: Learn About Arctic Wildlife! by Simon Awa, Anna Ziegler, Stephanie McDonald, Neil Christopher, Flaherty Louise, Leah Otak and Caron Romi
Adventure-Packed Historical YA Fiction
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Prison Writing. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 208 (Spring 2011): 198-200.
  • Clay Man: The Golem of Prague by Irene N. Watts
  • Wounded by Eric Walters
  • Medina Hill by Trilby Kent
  • The Battle for Duncragglin by Andrew H. Vanderwal
Kids' Animal Books Moving
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Queerly Canadian. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 205 (Summer 2010): 172-173.
  • Shimmerdogs by Dianne Linden
  • Dog Tracks by Ruby Slipperjack
  • The Nine Lives of Travis Keating by Jill MacLean
A Mixed Bag
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Sport and the Athletic Body. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 202 (Autumn 2009): 103-104.
  • Afrika by Colleen Craig (Author)
  • Mr Karp's Last Glass by Cary Fagan (Author) and Selçuk Demirel (Illustrator)
  • All-Season Edie by Annabel Lyon (Author)
  • Skids by Cathleen With (Author)
YA First Person Narratives Uneven
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Strategic Nationalisms. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 200 (Spring 2009): 154-155.
  • Would You by Marthe Jocelyn
  • My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath
Time Travels Convincing
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canada and Its Discontents. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 198 (Autumn 2008): 124-126.
  • Winds of L'Acadie by Lois Donovan
  • Leaving Simplicity by Claire Carmichael
Children Alone
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Diasporic Women’s Writing. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 196 (Spring 2008): 144-145.
  • Pure Spring by Brian Doyle
  • The Royal Woods by Matt Duggan
Stories of Loss
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canada Reads. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 193 (Summer 2007): 137-138.
  • Remarkable Women Writers by Heather Ball
  • Asthmatica by Jon Paul Fiorentino
  • A Small Dog Barking by Robert Strandquist
  • Dark Times by Ann Walsh (Editor)
The Puzzle of Adventure
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Women & the Politics of Memory. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 186 (Autumn 2005): 168-170.
  • The Secret Under My Skin by Janet McNoughton
  • Storm-Blast by Curtis Parkinson
  • Secret by John Wilson
Mixed Bag
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Women & the Politics of Memory. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 186 (Autumn 2005): 163-165.
  • The Shining World by Kathleen McDonnell
  • Beneath the Mask by David Ward
  • Raven Quest by Sharon Stewart
  • The Star-Glass by Duncan Thornton
Non-Fiction Picture Books
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 185 (Summer 2005): 131-132.
  • The Hospital by Debbie Bailey
  • We Need to Go to School: Voices of the Rugmark Children by Tanya Roberts-Davis
  • Wizards: An Amazing Journey through the Last Great Age of Magic by Candace Savage
  • Ultra Hush-Hush: Espionage and Special Missions by Tina Forrester, Stephen Shapiro and David Craig (Illustrator)
Picturing History and Nature
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Writers Talking. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 183 (Winter 2004): 151-153.
  • Old Bird by Irene Morck and Muriel Wood (Editor)
  • The Paint Box by Maxine Trottier and Stella East (Illustrator)
  • Wild Babies by Margriet Ruurs and Andrew Kiss (Illustrator)
Compelling Fantasies
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Writers Talking. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 183 (Winter 2004): 140-142.
  • Dance of the Stones by Andrea Spalding
  • Spirit Singer by Edward Willet
  • The Maze by Monica Hughes
History Made Interesting
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Black Writing in Canada. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 182 (Autumn 2004): 166-167.
  • Beginnings: Stories of Canada's Past by Ann Walsh
  • Winds through Time: An Anthology of Canadian Historical Young Adult Fiction by Ann Walsh
  • The Name of the Child by Don Kilby and Marilynn Reynolds
  • Sacred Sarah by Mary Alice Downie and Muriel Wood
Fun Picture Books
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 181 (Summer 2004): 163-165.
  • Lessons from Mother Earth by Elaine McLeod and Colleen Wood (Illustrator)
  • The Art Room by Susan Vande Griek and Pascal Milelli (Illustrator)
  • Give Maggie a Chance by Frieda Wishinksy and Dean Griffiths (Illustrator)
Factual Picture Books
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 181 (Summer 2004): 131-132.
  • To the Top of Everest by Laurie Skreslet and Elizabeth McLeod
  • A Pod of Orcas by Sheryl MacFarlane and Kirsti Ann Wakelin (Editor)
  • When the Giant Stirred by Celia Godkin
Picture Books
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 180 (Spring 2004): 159-160.
  • The Little Rooster and the Diamond Button by Celia Barker Lottridge and Joanne Fitzgerald (Illustrator)
  • House Calls: The True Story of a Pioneer Doctor by Ainslie Manson and Mary Jane Gerber (Illustrator)
  • The Great Canoe: A Karina Legend by Maria Elena Maggi, Gloria Calderon (Illustrator) and Elisa Amado (Translator)
  • The Pot of Wisdom by Adwoa Badoe and Baba Wagué Diakité (Illustrator)
Mixed Bag for Kids
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 180 (Spring 2004): 155-156.
  • The Saturday Appaloosa by Thelma Sharp and Georgia Graham (Illustrator)
  • In Spite of Killer Bees by Julie Johnston
  • Waiting for the Sun by Alison Lohans, Marilyn Mets (Illustrator) and Peter Ledwon (Illustrator)
  • We'll All Go Sailing by Maggee Spicer, Richard Thompson and Kim LaFave (Illustrator)
History Comes Alive
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 157 (Summer 1998): 159-160.
  • If It Rains again Tomorrow, Can We Go Home? by Frank O'Keefe
  • The Secret under the Whirlpool by Elaine Breault Hammond
  • Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada by Marianne Brandis
Oral Tradition in Print
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 156 (Spring 1998): 126-127.
  • Dancing at the Crossroads by Joan Finnigan
  • The Dreamer Awakes by Alice Kane
Trouble on Wheels
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Community Values. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 148 (Spring 1996): 198-199.
  • Lisa by Carol Matas
  • The Lost Locket by Carol Matas
  • Sworn Enemies by Carol Matas
  • Eleanora's Diary by Caroline Parry
  • Trouble on Wheels by Ann Aveling
  • Just Call Me BOOM BOOM by Martin Godfrey
Picture Books
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Marx & Later Dialectics. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 147 (Winter 1995): 205-206.
  • Jillian Jiggs to The Rescue by Phoebe Gilman
  • Noguchi The Samurai by Burt Konzak and Johnny Wales (Illustrator)
  • Tiger Flowers by Patricia Quinlan and Janet Wilson (Illustrator)
  • The Baritone Cat by Mora Skelton and Janet Wilson (Illustrator)
Raw vs Clever
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Past, Present, Future. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 138-139 (Autumn/Winter 1993): 172-174.
  • Exit Barney McGee by Claire Mackay
  • The Magpie Summer by Judith Wright
  • Margin of Error by Lesley Choyce
  • Wafer Thin by Elin Elgaard
  • Lady Daisy by Dick King-Smith
Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Nature, Politics, Poetics. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 136 (Spring 1993): 170-172.
  • Wally Stutzgummer, Super Bad Dude by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Martyn Godfrey
  • MacDonald Hall Goes Hollywood by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Gordon Korman
  • Upside Down by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Mary Jane Miller
  • Sophie's Cat by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Billi Rosen
  • Letting Go by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Mary Woodbury
Picture Books
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Transcreations. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 135 (Winter 1992): 190-191.
  • See You Later, Alligator by Norma M. Charles and Yvonne Cathcart (Illustrator)
  • Alice and the Birthday Giant by John. F. Green and Maryann Kovalski (Illustrator)
  • The Underbed by Cathryn Clinton Hoellwarth and Sibyl Graber Gerig (Illustrator)
  • Farmer Joe Goes to the City by Nancy Wilcox Richards and Werner Zimmermann (Illustrator)
  • How Two-Feather Was Saved from Loneliness by C.J. Taylor
  • Orchestranimals by Vlasta Van Kampen and Irene C. Eugen (Illustrator)
Child Reader
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Transcreations. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 135 (Winter 1992): 191-192.
  • Princesses Don't Wear Jeans by Brenda Bellingham
  • Taking Sides by Sylvia Gunnery
  • A Place for Margaret, Margaret in the Middle, Margaret on Her Way by Bernice Thurman Hunter
  • Fast Times with Fred by Paul Kropp
  • The Stepfather Game by Norah Mcclintock
Incorrigible Heroes
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Letters & Other Connections. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 134 (Autumn 1992): 161-162.
  • The Bells on Finland Street by Lyn Cook
  • Samantha's Secret Room by Lyn Cook
  • Don't Call Me Sugar Baby! by Dorothy Joahn Harris
  • Gordon Korman Collection by Gordon Korman
  • Mr. Kneebone's New Digs by Ian Wallace
Picture Books
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Letters & Other Connections. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 134 (Autumn 1992): 164-166.
  • Waiting for The Whales by Sheryl Mcfarlane and Ron Lightburn (Illustrator)
  • No Dinosaurs in The Park by Dorothy Joahn Harris and Sylvie Daigneault (Illustrator)
  • Muhla, The Fair One by Linda Ghan and Elise Benoit (Illustrator)
  • Lemonade Parade by Ben Brooks and Bill Slavin (Illustrator)
  • Aunt Fred is a Witch by Rachna Gilmore and Chum McLeod (Illustrator)
  • Jess was the Brave One by Jean Little and Janet Wilson (Illustrator)
  • Show-and-Tell by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko (Illustrator)
Young Lives
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in George Woodcock: An 80th Birthday Collection. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 133 (Summer 1992): 191-193.
  • The Railroader by Bernice Thurman Hunter
  • Forbidden City: A Novel by William Bell
  • Losing Joe's Place by Gordon Korman
Dreams & Fires
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in The Long Poem / Remembering bp Nichol. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 122-123 (Autumn/Winter 1989): 279-281.
  • The Dreams of Zoo Animals by Valmai Howe
  • Fires of the Kindred by Robin Skelton
Fionavar
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in The Long Poem / Remembering bp Nichol. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 122-123 (Autumn/Winter 1989): 262-263.
  • The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
  • The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay
  • The Darkest Hour by Guy Gavriel Kay
Cyberpunk
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in What the Archives Reveal. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 121 (Summer 1989): 162-164.
  • Neuromancer by William Gibson
  • Count Zero by William Gibson
  • Burning Chrome by William Gibson
Science & Fiction
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Magic & Other Realisms. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 116 (Spring 1988): 140-142.
  • Starmageddon by Richard Rohmer
  • In Search of the Perfect Lawn by Michael Dean
  • The Soft Machine: Cybernetic Fiction by David Porush
Forcément de l'amour
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Literature & the Visual Arts. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 113-114 (Summer/Autumn 1987): 233-235.
  • Forcément dans la tête by Hugues Corriveau
  • De ce nom de l'amour by Louise Coiteux and Danielle Fournier
YA Books a "Mixed Bag"
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Published in Canadian Literature 214 (Autumn 2012): 146-47.
  • Vancouver Kids by Lesley McKnight (Author)
  • The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton (Author)
  • And Everything Nice by Kim Moritsugu (Author)

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Book Reviews of Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek's Works

Wally Stutzgummer, Super Bad Dude
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Martyn Godfrey
Reviewed in Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Upside Down
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Mary Jane Miller
Reviewed in Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Sophie's Cat
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Billi Rosen
Reviewed in Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek
Letting Go
By Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek and Mary Woodbury
Reviewed in Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy by Lynn (J. R.) Wytenbroek