The Fashion Committee

Told in the alternating voices of its two main characters, The Fashion Committee is the story of a style-obsessed girl named Charlie Dean and John Thomas-Smith, a boy who’s extremely talented in metalwork but couldn’t ... Read More »

May 16, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Undiscovered Country

By Jennifer Gold

In Cat’s life, there is the time Before, and there is the time After. Before her mother died from breast cancer, Cat was a brainy high school student with early admission to Stanford University. After, ... Read More »

May 16, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Summer’s End

By Joel A. Sutherland

What could be worse than knowing it’s the last summer you’ll spend with your closest friends, as well as the last one before you get hit with the innocence-destroying horrors of high school? A lot, ... Read More »

May 8, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Laura Monster Crusher

By Wesley King

There’s a reason popular kids aren’t usually called upon to take up quests in middle-grade fantasy: all metaphor goes out the window. Where’s the satisfaction in seeing a well-liked, effortlessly capable 12-year-old take down evil ... Read More »

May 8, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Dingus

By Andrew Larsen

Life is changing for 11-year-old Henry, and not necessarily in ways he likes. He’s been okay with a baby brother arriving on the scene after 10 years of being an only child, okay with his ... Read More »

May 4, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Good Morning, Grumple

By Manon Gauthier (ill.); Victoria Allenby

Waking up in the morning can be a challenge, but less so if you have someone who knows just the right combination of tickles, songs, and kisses to get you up and out of bed. ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Bent Not Broken: Madeline and Justin (One-2-One series)

By Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Lorna Schultz nicholson’s third novel for Clockwise Press’s One-2-One series follows Madeline, a 14-year-old with a traumatic brain injury, and Justin, a high school senior still mourning his sister’s death, as they participate in their ... Read More »

April 24, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Phoebe Sounds It Out

By Denise Holmes (ill.); Julie Zwillich

Some kids’ books address thorny childhood issues by relocating the attendant angst to the animal world, or outer space, or lands of witchcraft and wizardry. Others, like Phoebe Sounds It Out, tackle problems head-on by ... Read More »

April 17, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Town Is by the Sea

By Joanne Schwartz; Sydney Smith (ill.)

Town Is by the Sea introduces readers to the day-to-day reality of growing up in a mining town, as seen through the eyes of a young boy. The boy shares everything with readers, describing his ... Read More »

April 17, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Innocent Heroes: Stories of Animals in the First World War

By Sigmund Brouwer

With the country in the midst of sesquicentennial fever, publishers are making an effort to ensure that another important anniversary isn’t overlooked: the centennial of the First World War battle of Vimy Ridge. Three new ... Read More »

April 10, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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