Children and YA Fiction

On the Edge

The idea of “safe harbour” began as a nautical concept, referring to a place of safety for seafaring vessels during wartime or storms. It is neither a departure point nor a destination, but a sheltered ... Read More »

November 14, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Trygg the Dinosaur

By Paula Louise Salvador and John Bindon (ill.)

With the lovability of The Land Before Time and the accuracy of an encyclopedia, Trygg the Dinosaur is an immersive tale set in the Western Canada region over 76 million years ago. The early chapter ... Read More »

November 11, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Very, Very Far North

By Dan Bar-el and Kelly Pousette (ill.)

With the publication of The Very, Very Far North, Dan Bar-el has added to the distinguished company of lovable literary bears: Duane the Polar Bear can hold his white furry head high alongside such notables ... Read More »

November 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Songs from the Deep

By Kelly Powell

Kelly Powell’s debut young-adult novel, Songs from the Deep, has a definite colour palette; strongly atmospheric in its chilly, unspecified Celtic island setting, it conjures up the experience of watching a film shot through filters ... Read More »

November 4, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Bendy and the Ink Machine: Dreams Come to Life

By Adrienne Kress

The latest from Toronto actor and writer Adrienne Kress is a departure from her usual good-natured adventures. Dreams Come to Life is a horror novel intended for young audiences that’s creepy enough for older readers. ... Read More »

October 31, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

We Three

By Markus Harwood-Jones

The latest offering from Toronto YA author Markus Harwood-Jones is a bright and quirky tale that explores themes of self-worth and social marginalization from the perspective of a young girl away from home at summer ... Read More »

October 24, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Scallywag on the Salish Sea

By Sara Cassidy and Mike Deas (ill.)

The nameless, parentless 10-year-old protagonist in Scallywag on the Salish Sea lives aboard a pirate ship – christened the Greasy Lobster – but he has very little interest in a swashbuckling life. The boy was ... Read More »

October 10, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Spur: A Wolf’s Story

By Eliza Robertson and Nora Aoyagi (ill.)

Celebrated novelist Eliza Robertson makes her picture-book debut with the story of a young wolf named Spur, who roams the wilderness with her brother, searching for caribou to hunt. But deforestation has changed their habitat, ... Read More »

October 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Kiddo

By Cynthia Nugent

Ten-year-old Katherine (“Kiddo”) Warbler has aspirations to become the next Junior Journalist for her local newspaper. To qualify, she needs to spend her summer collecting community points and learning how to be a better speller. ... Read More »

October 3, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Ember and the Ice Dragons

By Heather Fawcett

There’s no shortage of great dragon stories in middle-grade fiction – humans fighting dragons, humans saving dragons, dragons savings humans. But in Ember and the Ice Dragons, Heather Fawcett, known for her popular Even the ... Read More »

September 16, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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