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Test your knowledge on Canadian quotes, history, words, emblems, holidays, language, sports, geography and so much more: * In the language of the Inuit, what does Nunavut mean? * Which Canadian province was the last to grant women the right to vote? * Which former prime minister's signature sold for $7850 on eBay? * What Canadian scientist won the 1971 Nobel Prize for Chemistry? * Which province holds an annual festival celebrating peat moss? * In the 1981-82 season, which Edmonton Oiler scored 92 goals in 80 games? * In 1925, American-born, Canadian manufacturer Gideon Sundback perfected what clothing fastener? * What current sport has descended from what the Ojibwa called bagg'adowe? * Which NHL player was dubbed ''The Babe Ruth of Hockey''? * What university is named after the first bishop of Quebec?
About the author
William Sleator (1945–2011) was the author of numerous science fiction books for children and young adults, including Interstellar Pig, House of Stairs, and Blackbriar.
Summary
Barney's stuck at a boring after-school job, earning money to repay his parents after their beach house is destroyed in a battle with aliens. Of course, they don't believe that aliens did the damage. No one, in fact, realizes that sixteen-year-old Barney saved the world by outsmarting the visitors at their violent game, saved the world by outsmarting the visitors at their violent game, Interstellar Pig. No one but the aliens-and for them the game is far from over. Barney is about to become the unwilling partner of a chatty intestinal parasite; the potential snack of giant, man-eating crabs; and the competitor of a stinger-happy seven-foot wasp woman. Life just got a lot more interesting...
