Christie Blatchford and Anthony de Sa on the 1977 Toronto murder of 12-year-old Emanuel Jaques, the subject of de Sa's new novel, Kicking the Sky, and the first trial ever covered by the award-winning crime reporter.
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Some kids are said to see angels—for evidence, consult online forums, or Anthony de Sa’s protagonist in Kicking the Sky. It makes sense that children would be more attuned to the fantastical, less skeptical of the world around them. But is this true—or is it a fantasy held by grown-ups?