★ The Boundless

While Kenneth Oppel may be known for his brisk plots and inventive premises, he reveals himself as a modern-day Farley Mowat in his latest effort, an all-Canadian thriller set in the late 18oos against the ... Read More »

March 7, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Here Comes Destructosaurus!

By Aaron Reynolds; Jeremy Tankard, illus.

Life with a preschool-aged boy in the house is always eventful. Little guys have a well-earned reputation for not always being the best behaved members of the family, and it can sometimes feel like living ... Read More »

March 7, 2014 | Filed under: Picture Books

Blue Gold

By Elizabeth Stewart

In January 2012, NPR’s This American Life broadcast what was, for a time, its most popular episode ever. Wanting to expose the dark side of the Apple computer cult, it ran a reworked excerpt from ... Read More »

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Worm

By Elise Gravel

From Elise Gravel, winner of the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award for illustration, comes the Disgusting Critters series, an amusing group of books for beginning readers that successfully mixes fact and humour to introduce youngsters ... Read More »

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Fly

By Elise Gravel

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Above All Else

By Jeff Ross

Victoria’s Orca Book Publishers expands its Sports series with two new titles: Above All Else, which follows the drama on and off the soccer pitch, and Underhand, a lacrosse story involving two brothers. Aimed at ... Read More »

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Underhand M.J. McIsaac

By M.J. McIsaac

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Graves of Ice: The Lost Franklin Expedition

By John Wilson

With almost 40 books to his credit, John Wilson is no stranger to writing historical fiction and non-fiction for young readers. For this latest instalment in Scholastic’s Our Canada series, Wilson uses his considerable knowledge ... Read More »

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Shifting Sands: Life in the Times of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad

By Kathy Lowinger

In Shifting Sands, author and former Tundra Books publisher Kathy Lowinger takes readers on thoroughly researched adventures through Egypt, Nazareth, and Mecca, paying plenty of attention to historical detail and handling her subject matter respectfully. ... Read More »

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Ehrich Weisz Chronicles, Book One: Demon Gate

By Marty Chan

In Demon Gate, the first volume of the Ehrich Weisz Chronicles, Edmonton playwright and author Marty Chan takes on parallel dimensions, alternate histories, conspiracies, and aliens with a dash of steampunk. The result is engaging, ... Read More »

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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Quill and Quire

★ Here Comes Destructosaurus!

Blue Gold

The Worm

The Fly

Above All Else

Underhand M.J. McIsaac

Graves of Ice: The Lost Franklin Expedition

Shifting Sands: Life in the Times of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad

The Ehrich Weisz Chronicles, Book One: Demon Gate

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