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There is a hardcover school edition of Rosemary Sutcliff'sEagle of the Ninth that takes me back to when I studied it in grade 7 at Tecumseh South Public School. I remember the joy of reading that book, and recall the joy I had in answering the chapter questions listed in the back of the book.

What book transports YOU back in time to when you first read it?

Here are a few of my projects that help me to stay creative while spreading the good words.

- Adrian

The Poem Repair Shop is now playing on CFMU 93.3 Tuesdays at noon and on CFRU 93.3 Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. The PRS gives voice to aspiring writers. Tune in for some great features of interest to writers, produced by Adrian and his students.

Welcome to the Vocabaret, my friends.... come on in and view some of the best word play from the former Wordly-Wise listserver dished up in one attractive book. I've ported publication of my current word play to my Hoadside Attractions blog. You are sure to find some challenging wordplay there most days.

Adrian is a proud puzzle creator for Blue Ox Technologies' Red Herring and 7-Little Word games.

Young active readers from around the globe have shared their love of books in their own words and images in over 55,000 reviews on Bookhooks.com. Browse their reviews or submit your own. Share your favourite reads with a global audience!

High school students: Challenge yourself with vocabulary units from the Avocabo Series. Try our latest units, Beautiful Words, Words from the Harry Potter Series, Deadly Sinful Words, or an old standby such as Words From Around the Globe. I invite you to submit your own word lists or publish your own units! Just ask me how...

Combine the excitement and drama of Texas Hold'Em Poker and the heady challenge of Scrabble-like word-building and you have Word Hold'Em! Click on the image at right to try the print version. Play solo, or invite a friend to play head-to-head! Let me know what you think of the game!

Hoadworks' Rhyme-n-Reason@Random and Keyword servers received an Editor's Choice Award from Bonus.com.