Born Ugly

Two new YA novels by veteran authors share an unusual theme: both feature 16-year-old female protagonists who become unwitting (and, in one case, unwilling) accessories to serious crimes. In Valerie Sherrard’s electrifying Testify, Shana Tremain ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Summer of Permanent Wants

By Jamieson Findlay

In the acknowledgements to this wild ride of a novel, Ottawa writer and journalist Jamieson Findlay refers to his story as a “mishmash.” It is an apt description of a book that contains aspects of ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Case of the Missing Deed

By Ellen Schwartz

Remember the Famous Five? Like Enid Blyton’s series of page-turners from the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, Ellen Schwartz’s newest book revolves around five children – siblings Genevieve, Sébastien, and Claire, and their cousins Alex and ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Vampire Stalker

By Allison Van Diepen

With bookstore and library shelves already crammed with Twilight imitators and cash-ins, the appearance of yet another vampire-centric YA novel is less cause for celebration than deserving of a heavy sigh. One shouldn’t make the ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Cookiebot! A Harry and Horsie Adventure

By Katie Van Camp; Lincoln Agnew, illus.

In the first Harry and Horsie adventure, the imaginative boy and his toy friend were seen rocketing into space. In Cookiebot!, they take on snack time. Harry has been happily playing with Lego until his ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Ella May and the Wishing Stone

By Cary Fagan; Geneviève Côté, illus.

After a morning at the beach, young Ella May returns home with a new treasure: a special stone with a ring that goes “all-all-all the way around it.” She decides it’s a wishing stone, and ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

A Few Blocks

By Cybèle Young

Anyone who has provided “landing helicopter” sounds for a hovering spoonful of food knows that, when it comes to a child’s stubborn refusal to eat, walk, quiet down, or whatever, transforming the request into an ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Tooter’s Stinky Wish

By Brian Cretney; Peggy Collins, illus.

Tooter looks like an ordinary skunk, but there’s a problem: he can’t spray. What good’s a skunk that doesn’t stink? Tooter’s attempts to remedy the situation (through research, diet, technology, and, finally, wishing) just get ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Flute

By Rachna Gilmore; Pulak Biswas, illus.

Waters rising uncontrollably, sweeping a child’s parents away before her horrified eyes – the recent disasters in Japan and elsewhere have made such images all too familiar. Ottawa author Rachna Gilmore tempers the horror of ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Dear Baobab

By Cheryl Foggo; Qin Leng, illus.

Two new picture books provide heartwarming takes on adoption, new homes, and new beginnings. Though different in style and presentation, both offer reassurance that love and the human spirit can thrive even under the most ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Born Ugly

The Summer of Permanent Wants

The Case of the Missing Deed

The Vampire Stalker

Cookiebot! A Harry and Horsie Adventure

Ella May and the Wishing Stone

A Few Blocks

Tooter’s Stinky Wish

The Flute

★ Dear Baobab

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