The kids had a lot of creative ideas. We will certainly take them into consideration.

By the end of the year, I hope the kids will think some of the ideas I had were good and that they are happy with the progress they've made. We're going to try and compete as well as we can. By the time the sectional comes around, we'll see what we can do.

It makes it nicer all around for the kids and the administrators to have families like that. It's a big help.

We lived in Port Coquitlam and the kids went to the same school as Terry Fox,

I don't really think they are at risk kids, but you want to know what elements are operating in your community.

This is a book that respects kids and their ideas. And in that regard, it places Chasing Vermeer in the tradition of classic favorites fondly recalled from our own childhoods.