The Pain Eater

At age 14, Maddy is gang raped by five boys from her school. She tells no one, suffering horribly in silence, trying to obliterate the memories by burning her skin with lit cigarettes. Months after ... Read More »

July 18, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Detached

By Christina Kilbourne

Ontario author Christina Kilbourne’s 2007 book, Dear Jo, was about Internet predators. Her latest novel also tackles some serious themes, primarily depression and suicide. Detached tells the story of Anna, a talented teenaged artist who ... Read More »

July 12, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Dancing in the Rain

By Shelley Hrdlitschka

In Shelley hrdlitschka’s 2002 novel, Dancing Naked, a teenager named Kia finds herself pregnant. Through the help of her minister, she decides to carry the baby to term and put her up for adoption. Dancing ... Read More »

July 4, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Julia Vanishes (Witch’s Child series, Book 1)

By Catherine Egan

Julia isn’t a witch, but she does have a unique ability: she can be unseen at will. The talent doesn’t render her invisible, exactly, so much as give her the power to avoid being perceived. ... Read More »

June 15, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Kabungo

By Rolli; Milan Pavlovic (illus.)

With some fantasies you’re invited to wade in, discovering the principles, nature, and backstories of the invented world step by step. Others are best approached by diving in at the deep end. Kabungo is the ... Read More »

June 15, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard

By Jonathan Auxier

Jonathan Auxier’s first book, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, was a fast-moving and wildly inventive tale of a blind 10-year-old master thief who becomes the king of a magical realm with the help of ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim

By Shane Peacock

With The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim, Shane Peacock – author of the Boy Sherlock Holmes series – introduces readers to a new trilogy, a 19th-century gothic thriller featuring the eponymous Brim. It’s a strong ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

How It Ends

By Catherine Lo

Author Catherine Lo's debut novel tells the story of Jessie and Annie, two 15-year-olds who become fast friends when Annie, a downtown girl, moves to the suburbs where Jessie’s lived all her life. Jessie is ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Flickers

By Arthur Slade

The first thing that strikes you about Arthur Slade’s writing is that the Saskatchewan author doesn’t “write down” to children. Flickers, Slade’s latest middle-grade novel, treats readers as intelligent beings, capable of complex thought and ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Odd One Out

By Betty Jane Hegerat

Told from the perspective of 15-year-old Rufus (Roof) Peters, author Betty Jane Hegerat’s Odd One Out is the story of how his family weathers and survives the revelation of long-held secrets. Life in the Peters ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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The Pain Eater

Detached

Dancing in the Rain

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Kabungo

★ Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard

The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim

How It Ends

Flickers

Odd One Out

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