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A Matter of Life and Death or Something

Halifax author and artist Ben Stephenson, whose short stories have been published in The Coast and elsewhere, branches out with a debut novel. Featuring some of Stephenson’s own artwork, A Matter of Life and Death ... Read More »

March 12, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

★ The Green Man

By Michael Bedard

What makes a good ghost story? The ones we remember usually feature a troubled soul, an unfinished tale, a receptive listener, and, above all, a specific and fully realized place: a location for spirits to ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods

By Claire Eamer; Sa Boothroyd, illus.

A cross between a science experiment and history project, The World in Your Lunch Box humorously and informatively dissects a week’s worth of lunches, taking a close look at the food kids love the most. ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Virginia Wolf

By Kyo Maclear; Isabelle Arsenault, illus.

In Kyo Maclear’s latest picture book (following 2010’s Spork), a young girl named Vanessa narrates a simple story. Her sister Virginia has woken in a particularly wolfish mood. She growls, howls, and groans, and her ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Martin on the Moon

By Martine Audet; Luc Melanson, illus.

In the English translation of Montreal poet Martine Audet’s first picture book (the original, Xavier-la-lune, was a finalist for the 2011 French-language TD Children’s Book Award), Martin is a rosy-cheeked, redheaded boy who is trying ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Slither Slide, What’s Outside?

By Nora Hilb, Simon Shapiro, and Sheryl Shapiro; Nora Hilb, illus.

Readers of all ages will be reminded of nature’s magic when they pick up this book from acclaimed Argentinean writer and illustrator Nora Hilb and Toronto authors Simon and Sheryl Shapiro. Slither Slide, What’s Outside? ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Butterfly Winter

By W.P. Kinsella

In 1997, beloved Western Canadian novelist and short-story writer W.P. Kinsella suffered head trauma when he was struck by a car, an accident that seemed to put an end to his writing career. As if ... Read More »

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

★ King: William Lyon Mackenzie King, A Life Guided by the Hand of Destiny

By Allan Levine

William Lyon Mackenzie King was arguably Canada’s greatest prime minister; he was also probably the least likeable. In King, author and historian Allan Levine proves you don’t have to be adored by your countrymen to ... Read More »

January 4, 2012 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Time Snatchers

By Richard Ungar

In Richard Ungar’s first middle-grade novel (following a successful series of picture books), 13-year-old Caleb is part of a team of highly trained time-travelling thieves “adopted” as young children by a man they call Uncle. ... Read More »

December 21, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ The Grave Robber’s Apprentice

By Allan Stratton

With his latest novel, Toronto author and playwright Allan Stratton swerves sharply away from the finely observed realism of his previous YA novels (including 2005’s acclaimed Chanda’s Secrets) to arch, winning fantasy. The Grave Robber’s ... Read More »

December 21, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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A Matter of Life and Death or Something

★ The Green Man

The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods

Virginia Wolf

★ Martin on the Moon

★ Slither Slide, What’s Outside?

Butterfly Winter

★ King: William Lyon Mackenzie King, A Life Guided by the Hand of Destiny

Time Snatchers

★ The Grave Robber’s Apprentice

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