Books by William Rowe

Laurie is teased at school because of her big ears. Her mother buys her two puppies from a strange old lady. Soon the dogs do amazing things! And Laurie foils a bank robbery. Her ears are fixed. The dogs can talk! Laurie becomes Wonder Girl!Is this all a dream? Is it magic? The satisfying resolution, with its twists and turns, is weirdly unexpected. And Laurie learns that helping others brings good luck.

In the magical land of Jik (where people are either lemon yellow or witchy green), bullies are a big problem. And Yellies think Greenies are weird!Fortunately for the pipsqueak Sparrow, some of the Witches in Jik are playfully kind. One of these, using some very sly magic, helps Sparrow (and his "heart friend" Lucy) to thwart and reform the mean bully Marvin. But it takes all the cleverness and bravery that Sparrow can muster.

What do YOU want to be? Here are 10 lucky kids who KNOW. But sometimes their dreams come true in crazy, unexpected ways! Sometimes the amazing results are funny and weird. Read these 10 magically illustrated tales and see!

When the HIV/AIDS epidemic struck Canada over 15 years ago, few people understood what it meant or would mean. Legal, ethical, and policy issues in public health, drug use, homosexuality, sex education, confidentiality, discrimination, health, and social security came under intense scrutiny and were often found wanting. A great deal of fear and confusion existed-fear of contagion, confusion about transmission and the natural course of the disease.From the beginning, social workers in Canada have been at the forefront in seeking to cope with the multiple effects of the HIV epidemic, working in the areas of prevention, care, and health policy to solve or ameliorate the many small and large problems caused by HIV for infected individuals and affected communities. Social Work and HIV: The Canadian Experience brings together essays by front-line workers and researchers from across the country, who describe their own successes and failures in dealing with the effects of HIV: in rural communities; among urban Aboriginal street youth; upon haemophiliacs; among the gay male community; upon women; among injection drug users; and among families with children.