In introducing ten essays that are the product of the Childspaces or Home project, Reimer (English/culture of childhood, U. of Winnipeg) notes that the project began in the wake of the events
of 9/11/01 and renewed discourse over the meaning of "home." Examining themes of home through the prism of culture, the contributors discuss home as shaped by chosen rather than familial
affiliations (e.g. in Janet Lunn's Shadow in Hawthorne Bay), cultural conflicts (Catherine Parr Traill's Canadian Crusos, and windows as a dialectic for framing viewpoints (Anne of Green
Gables). Color plates feature art from multicultural books. Three of the essays are in untranslated French; the bibliography includes works in English and French. Annotation 穢2008 Book News,
Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
