the novel "falls short of the high standard set by Margaret Mahy's Memory, the consummate tale of interaction between young and old". Another reviewer said that Bedard was "working on a new level" and that "everything is described in detail and every point is made through dialogue". The Painted Devil The Painted Devil is a sequel to A Darker Magic, set in the same town of Caledon 28 years later. The story features Emily and her niece Alice. The Green Man The Green Man is a sequel to A Darker Magic. The story follows Emily's niece, Ophelia, as she battles the next generation of the same dangerous magic her Aunt Emily faced as a child. The publisher blurbed, "At once an exploration of poetry, a story of family relationships, and an intriguing mystery, The Green Man is Michael Bedard at his finest." Awards and honors Redwork Governor General's Literary Award, Canada, 1990 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children, 1991 IODE Violet Downey Book Award, 1991 The Nightmare on main street by freddy krouger IODE Children's Book Award, 1991 (Bedard and Regolo Ricci)The Clay Ladies IODE Children's Book Award, 1999 (Bedard and Les Tait)The Green Man IODE Violet Downey Book Award, 2013 References External links LAC 0101H6833 (Michael John Bédard, born 1949) – Library and Archives Canada data at VIAF.org– "not the same person as author of Sitting Ducks'' (Windsor, Ontario-born Los Angeles poster artist) 1949 births Canadian children's writers University of Toronto alumni Writers from Toronto Canadian male novelists 20th-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists Living people 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian male writers