Children and YA Non-fiction

★ 3 Chefs: The Kitchen Men

By Michael Bonacini, Massimo Capra, and Jason Parsons

The authors of 3 Chefs are all highly regarded toques. Michael Bonacini co-owns a slew of Toronto-area restaurants, including the top-rated Canoe and the family-friendly Oliver & Bonacini chain. Massimo Capra, owner of Mistura and ... Read More »

January 25, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Food & Drink

A Chanukah Noel

By Sharon Jennings; Gillian Newland, illus.

Christmas books often fall into one of two categories: those that set out to capture the emotional or spiritual meaning of the holiday, and those that celebrate the fun. The warm-hearted but not overly sentimental ... Read More »

January 24, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

★ Singing Away the Dark

By Caroline Woodward; Julie Morstad, illus.

It seems a parental (and grandparental) duty to inform children about the daily hardships of the past. These conversations often make note of the long-ago, mile-long, snowbound walk to school (usually uphill in both directions). ... Read More »

January 17, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

★ Out of Grief, Singing

By Charlene Diehl

In 1995, Winnipeg native Charlene Diehl suffered a loss no mother should have to bear. Twenty-eight weeks into her pregnancy, she was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia and told that her daughter would have to be ... Read More »

January 10, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

★ Encore Edie

By Annabel Lyon

Annabel Lyon follows up the huge success of her adult novel, The Golden Mean, with a return to children’s fiction and the appealing title character of her 2008 debut in the genre, All-Season Edie. These ... Read More »

January 3, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Imagining Toronto

By Amy Lavender Harris

Imagining Toronto isn’t a study of literary Toronto. Rather, it’s a study of how the city has been described and revealed in and through literature. Amy Lavender Harris, a geographer at York University, gives us ... Read More »

December 20, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Criticism & Essays

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers

By Roméo Dallaire

Roméo Dallaire came to global attention for his efforts to stop the Rwandan genocide while serving with the U.N. He also received enormous praise for his book on the subject, Shake Hands with the Devil, ... Read More »

December 13, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Ghost of Heroes Past

By Charles Reid

Despite having been born on Remembrance Day, teenager Johnny Anders shows zero interest in Canadian military history. That is, until he receives a series of nocturnal visits from a ghost-soldier who transports him through time ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Words that Start with B

By Vikki VanSickle

The transition from girl to young woman is a tricky one, full of embarrassment and uncertainty. Navigating the unknown territory of puberty with as few battle scars as possible is a rite of passage for ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ Blood and Iron: Building the Railway

By Paul Yee

When Scholastic’s Dear Canada series began in 2001, its aim was to engage young female readers with Canadian history while providing useful resources for teachers and librarians. In the books, written in the form of ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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★ 3 Chefs: The Kitchen Men

A Chanukah Noel

★ Singing Away the Dark

★ Out of Grief, Singing

★ Encore Edie

Imagining Toronto

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers

Ghost of Heroes Past

Words that Start with B

★ Blood and Iron: Building the Railway

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