The Hunt of the Unicorn

In telling the story of a girl summoned to save a world of magical beasts from a tyrant, Vancouver’s C.C. Humphreys (author of the Runestone Saga) avoids the most obvious cliché of such dual-world fantasies: ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Education of Hailey Kendrick

By Eileen Cook

Hailey Kendrick is about as engaging a teen protagonist as a reader could wish for. Sure, she’s smart and pretty, but she’s also earnest, anxious, and maybe more than a little accident-prone. Following her mother’s ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Fifth Rule

By Don Aker

In Don Aker’s 2004 novel, The First Stone, Halifax teenager Reef Kennedy serves time as a young offender after throwing a rock from an overpass and wounding a young girl named Leeza. As part of ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Parachuting

By Leora Freedman

Leora Freedman’s first YA novel revolves around two Jewish teens living in a Connecticut suburb in 1973. Zoe and her best friend Naomi spend their days smoking pot, cutting classes, and trying to get a ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Merci Mister Dash!

By Monica Kulling; Esperança Melo, illus.

Despite being a mongrel, Mister Dash is a dog of great refinement. He wears vests and bow ties, reads newspapers, and eats his popcorn one kernel at a time. He and his owner, Madame Croissant, ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Ones and Twos

By Marthe Jocelyn; Nell Jocelyn, illus.

Concept books for little children are a specialty of versatile Ontario author-illustrator Marthe Jocelyn, and this first collaboration with her art-student daughter Nell is a delightful development in the genre. The younger Jocelyn’s imaginative collages ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ You’re Finally Here!

By Melanie Watt

Thanks in part to our culture-wide embrace of instant communication, as well as the seemingly non-stop parade of narcissistic, depraved, and loutish public figures pushed on us by the media, the public realm has never ... Read More »

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Monster Manners

By Hazel Hutchins; Sampar, illus.

May 30, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Jewels and Other Stories

By Dawn Promislow

As Canadians, we frequently pride ourselves on our social tolerance and inclusiveness. The cultural mosaic has become one of the country’s foundational myths, and our three most populous urban centres – Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

The Cube People

By Christian McPherson

The title of Ottawa writer Christian McPherson’s debut novel has a double meaning. Most obviously, it refers to the hero, Colin MacDonald, and his fellow cubicle dwellers, who work as code monkeys for the fictional ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

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