Your Constant Star

Winnipeg author Brenda Hasiuk’s latest book tells the story of three teens trying to find their way through a complicated and imperfect world: Faye, the “good” adopted Chinese daughter of white parents; Bev, the “wild ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Blues for Zoey

By Robert Paul Weston

Music and mystery twist together in Robert Paul Weston’s latest YA novel, which features Kaz Barrett, a 16-year-old boy who’s as focused on building his bank account as he is on getting a girlfriend. But ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Soldier Doll

By Jennifer Gold

How do you explain a century of warfare to young adults in fewer than 300 pages without losing their interest? First-time author Jennifer Gold has the answer in Soldier Doll: tell them a story that ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

16 Things I Thought Were True

By Janet Gurtler

In 16 Things I Thought Were True, Janet Gurtler proves that when it comes to structure, sometimes simple is best. The book follows Morgan McLean, an 18-year-old living in a small town outside Seattle, who ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Jasper John Dooley: NOT in Love

By Caroline Adderson; Ben Clanton, illus.

In this continuation of the Jasper John Dooley series, Caroline Adderson’s wonderfully quirky, clever imagination is on full display as she explores the tortuous dilemmas of the eponymous middle-grader. This time, Jasper becomes an object ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Moon at Nine

By Deborah Ellis

With her multiple award-winning works of fiction and non-fiction, Deborah Ellis has introduced readers to the harsh realities of life for youth around the world. Her latest novel, based on a true story, is another ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim

By E.K. Johnston

Dragons inhabit myriad literary homes, from high-fantasy epics to classic children’s stories. But have they ever been associated with the origin of Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald?” Or the fires of Kuwait? ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Red Wolf

By Jennifer Dance

Set in the mid-1880s, Red Wolf is the story of an Anishnaabe boy who is taken to a residential school at the age of five and endures the evils of that system. His story runs ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Voice Inside My Head

By S.J. Laidlaw

The second novel from Toronto-based author S.J. Laidlaw follows 17-year-old Luke as he tries to solve the mystery of his older sister Pat’s disappearance. Pat is away for the summer, interning at a shark research ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

What We Hide

By Marthe Jocelyn

By the time I hit 14, the bottom end of the suggested age range for Marthe Jocelyn’s soapy new novel, sex dominated all my thoughts, and most conversations. I know this, and yet I get ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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Your Constant Star

Blues for Zoey

★ Soldier Doll

16 Things I Thought Were True

★ Jasper John Dooley: NOT in Love

★ Moon at Nine

★ The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim

Red Wolf

The Voice Inside My Head

What We Hide

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