The Stone Thrower

By Jael Ealey Richardson; Matt James (illus.)

As a young boy, future Canadian Football League quarterback Chuck Ealey perfected his throw by aiming stones at the trains that passed through his segregated Ohio neighbourhood. It was the 1950s and Chuck was African-American ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard

By Jonathan Auxier

Jonathan Auxier’s first book, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, was a fast-moving and wildly inventive tale of a blind 10-year-old master thief who becomes the king of a magical realm with the help of ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim

By Shane Peacock

With The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim, Shane Peacock – author of the Boy Sherlock Holmes series – introduces readers to a new trilogy, a 19th-century gothic thriller featuring the eponymous Brim. It’s a strong ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

How It Ends

By Catherine Lo

Author Catherine Lo's debut novel tells the story of Jessie and Annie, two 15-year-olds who become fast friends when Annie, a downtown girl, moves to the suburbs where Jessie’s lived all her life. Jessie is ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Flickers

By Arthur Slade

The first thing that strikes you about Arthur Slade’s writing is that the Saskatchewan author doesn’t “write down” to children. Flickers, Slade’s latest middle-grade novel, treats readers as intelligent beings, capable of complex thought and ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Odd One Out

By Betty Jane Hegerat

Told from the perspective of 15-year-old Rufus (Roof) Peters, author Betty Jane Hegerat’s Odd One Out is the story of how his family weathers and survives the revelation of long-held secrets. Life in the Peters ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo

By Helaine Becker; Kathy Boake (illus.)

Toronto author Helaine Becker serves up a treat with her latest offering, Worms for Breakfast. The book covers the gamut of what and how zoo animals eat, from the insects favoured by nocturnal pangolins to ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell

By Liane Shaw

Everyday Hero and Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell both feature main characters who are identified as having Asperger’s, and explore the complex behavioural and communication aspects that can accompany the syndrome. Kathleen Cherry’s middle-grade ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Dragons vs. Drones

By Wesley King

A sensitive, occasionally painful story about troubled teens, and a cross-dimensional adventure featuring aerial battles between fire-breathing dragons and drones armed with machine guns – at first, there seems to be very little in common ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Artist and Me

By Shane Peacock; Sophie Casson (illus.)

For years there’s been a trend of picture books based on important and/or misunderstood artists: Jackson Pollock, Charlie Parker, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, and Virginia Woolf are just a few who’ve gotten the kindergarten-lit treatment. ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

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The Stone Thrower

★ Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard

The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim

How It Ends

Flickers

Odd One Out

Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo

Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell

Dragons vs. Drones

The Artist and Me

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