The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink

By Kerry MacGregor; Kim Smith (ill.); Roy MacGregor

Best friends Lucas, Edge, Swift, and Crunch are huge hockey fans whose beloved local skating rink might shut down because of equipment problems. They take what they think will be their last skate at the ... Read More »

January 22, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Strangers: The Reckoner, Book 1

By David A. Robertson

Cole Harper – the protagonist of David A. Robertson’s impressive new novel for young adults – hasn’t returned to Wounded Sky First Nation in almost a decade. A high school senior in Winnipeg, with a ... Read More »

January 12, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Tangled Planet

By Kate Blair

In the second work of speculative fiction by YA author Kate Blair, the passengers of spaceship Venture have finally arrived at Beta Earth, ready to colonize the untouched planet. But for 17-year-old Ursa, the ship ... Read More »

January 8, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Munro vs. the Coyote

By Darren Groth

No one expected 16-year-old Munro Maddux to recover overnight from the death of his younger sister, Evie, a special-needs child. But they also didn’t expect the angry outbursts, the mysterious chest pains, and the goading ... Read More »

November 20, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Scion of the Fox: The Realms of Ancient, Book 1

By S.M. Beiko

Foxes, rabbits, deer, seals, and owls. These are the ancient, founding “families” of the human-spirit-animal hybrids that populate the rich mythology of S.M. Beiko’s new fantasy saga. Scion of the Fox is the first of ... Read More »

November 20, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Kat and Meg Conquer the World

By Anna Priemaza

Anna Priemaza makes her YA debut with a thoroughly readable story involving mental illness that’s neither preachy nor despairing. Kat’s anxiety makes it painfully difficult to connect with new people, while Meg’s ADHD has alienated ... Read More »

November 15, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Things Owen Wrote

By Jessica Scott Kerrin

Two new middle-grade novels cover a lot of ground, both literally and figuratively. Neil, the 13-year-old protagonist of The Disappearing Boy, moves from Vancouver to Ottawa, then runs away to Saint John, New Brunswick. Meanwhile, ... Read More »

November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Disappearing Boy

By Sonia Tilson

November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Recipe for Hate

By Warren Kinsella

While Recipe for Hate is the first young adult novel from Toronto polymath Warren Kinsella (whose resumé includes lawyer, writer, musician, consultant, and commentator), it reads like a culmination of certain aspects of his life ... Read More »

October 31, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You

By Vicki Grant

Two strangers walk into a room. They sit facing each other. They ask and answer 36 predetermined questions ranging from the banal to the intimate. Afterward, they stare into each other’s eyes silently for four ... Read More »

October 23, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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