Polly Horvath will be at the bookshop to sign copies of  Northward to the Moon, a sequel to My One Hundred Adventures and her other books will be available as well. In her newest book, Jane and her family have moved to Canada . . . but not for long. When her stepfather, Ned, is fired from his job as a high school French teacher (seems he doesn’t speak French), the family packs up and Jane embarks on a series of new adventures. Polly Horvath is the author of many children’s books, including The Canning Season, winner of the National Book Award, and The Pepins and Their Problems, published by Square Fish in Winter 2008. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.