Kids’ Books

A Simple Case of Angels

Versatile author Caroline Adderson astutely captures the range of emotions and perspectives of young adolescents as they awaken to a grown-up world in her latest effort for middle-grade readers. In A Simple Case of Angels, ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Sleeper (The Seven Sequels)

By Eric Walters

With more than 100,000 copies sold of the original books in Seven (The Series), it is no surprise that Orca Book Publishers is releasing a second offering of seven more books featuring the same characters ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Bone, Fog, Ash and Star: The Last Days of Tian Di, Book 3

By Catherine Egan

When readers met Eliza Tok in Shade and Sorceress, the first instalment of Catherine Egan’s Last Days of Tian Di series, she was a 12-year-old just getting used to the magical world she had been ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Audrey (Cow)

By Dan Bar-el; Tatjana Mai-Wyss (illus.)

Animal Farm meets The Great Escape – without the heavy political subtext – in Dan Bar-el’s latest novel for middle-graders. The author of Nine Words Max and Not Your Typical Dragon opens with a series ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ The Death of Us

By Alice Kuipers

The Death of Us is, superficially, a story about a love triangle gone horribly wrong, but YA author Alice Kuipers proves that even the most standard devices can be shaped into something rich and intriguing. ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Edie’s Ensembles

By Ashley Spires

For Edie, the eponymous woodland creature in Ashley Spires’ latest picture book, the hall at school is a fashion runway, a place to display the elaborate outfits she constructs every day from her extensive wardrobe. ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Fabulous World of Mr. Fred

By Lili Chartrand; Gabrielle Grimard (illus.); Solange Messier (trans.)

French-Canadian children’s books are often philosophical in nature, and this is especially true of picture books written for older children. The Fabulous World of Mr. Fred is a shining example, telling the story of Pierrot, ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Mr. Frank

By Irene Luxbacher

Lauded author, illustrator, and art educator Irene Luxbacher’s sweetly nostalgic new picture book begins with its titular character gazing out the window and sipping a cup of tea as he contemplates the day’s work ahead. ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Kiss Kill Vanish

By Jessica Martinez

After 17-year-old Valentina Cruz witnesses her boyfriend Emilio shooting a man on the orders of her wealthy and respected art-dealer father, she abandons her privileged life in Miami and runs away to Montreal, where she ... Read More »

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

Throwaway Girl

By Kristine Scarrow

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

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