Throwaway Girl

In her debut YA novel, Kristine Scarrow draws on a degree in psychology, social work experience, and obvious talent to tell the story of Andy Burton, a girl who spends most of her life without ... Read More »

October 14, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Earth & Sky

By Megan Crewe

One fact holds true across all stories that feature time travel as a narrative hook: time travelling defies logic. No amount of exposition can explain away the plot issues that are created the instant wormholes ... Read More »

October 13, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ In Real Life

By Cory Doctorow; Jen Wang (illus.)

Near the beginning of author and copyright-reform activist Cory Doctorow’s new graphic novel, Anda and her friends are listening to a speaker at their Arizona high school. Liza, a “kick arse” Australian gamer in a ... Read More »

October 13, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Graphica, Kids’ Books

Project Superhero

By E. Paul Zehr; Kris Pearn (illus.)

With Project Superhero, adult non-fiction author E. Paul Zehr (Becoming Batman) makes the leap to children’s books, with help from seasoned animator Kris Pearn. Students in Jessie’s Grade 8 social studies class are challenged to ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Dance of the Banished

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Brantford, Ontario, author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch has written about both the internment of Ukrainian and Turkish Canadians during the First World War and the Armenian Genocide. Her latest book, Dance of the Banished, reveals little-known ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Finding Ruby Starling

By Karen Rivers

Karen Rivers’ latest book for young readers is a successful take on a Parent Trap–type plot, albeit with the benefits of modern technology and the unexpected twist of a friendly ghost. While goofing around online ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Cat at the Wall

By Deborah Ellis

Clare is a cat who spends her time searching for food, dodging other cats, and looking for a place to curl up and sleep. But Clare is no ordinary cat. She used to be an ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ The Swallow: A Ghost Story

By Charis Cotter

Charis Cotter’s The Swallow is set in Toronto’s Cabbagetown neighbourhood in 1963 and features two young girls who, upon their first meeting, each believe the other to be a ghost. Once they manage to convince ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Julian

By William Bell

In Julian, author William Bell of Orillia, Ontario, delivers an enthralling, unpredictable novel that will please its YA audience and captivate many adult readers as well. At only 15 years old, Aidan has been in ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

To This Day: For the Bullied and the Beautiful

By Shane Koyczan

In 2013, B.C. poet, writer, and musician Shane Koyczan collaborated with 86 animators from around the globe to create a seven-minute video for “To This Day,” his spoken-word poem about surviving childhood bullying, which he ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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