★ Movers

Toronto author Meaghan McIsaac sets her novel in a near-future dystopia in which the world is dying as a result of pollution and overpopulation. The story centres around a boy named Pat. A “Mover,” Pat ... Read More »

February 8, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Skeleton Tree

By Iain Lawrence

Iain Lawrence knows a thing or two about adventure in the wilderness: he’s been a logger, a firefighter, and a fish farmer, among other things. The author brings the full force of this experience to ... Read More »

February 5, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Exit, Pursued by a Bear

By E.K. Johnston

At a party celebrating the end of cheerleading camp, Hermione Winters – likable, great student, loyal friend, and captain of her school’s cheer squad – is drugged and raped. Remembering nothing of the attack, she ... Read More »

February 2, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Spare Dog Parts

By Alison Hughes; Ashley Spires (illus.)

Dogs and picture books might be the most ideal pairing of subject and artistic form. Even film cannot fully capture the twitch of an eyebrow, the slow thump of a tail that crescendos to pure ... Read More »

January 25, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Miss Moon: Wise Words From a Dog Governess

By Janet Hill

January 25, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Frame and the McGuire

By Joanna M. Weston

On an innocent trip to the local bridge, 10-year-old Frame and her brother, Ranger, are shocked to discover a body floating face-down in the river. Haunted by the image of what turns out to be ... Read More »

January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Fairie

By Eisha Marjara

The teen years are a time of discovery, of figuring out who you are and who you want to be, of testing limits and taking ownership of your life. But for kids dealing with mental ... Read More »

January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

A Boy Asked the Wind

By Barbara Nickel; Gillian Newland (illus.)

In this celebration of the winds of the world, poet Barbara Nickel embeds a subtle message of global unity and peace. A young boy asks the wind where it lives and the wind answers by ... Read More »

January 13, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Under the Dusty Moon

By Suzanne Sutherland

In Suzanne Sutherland’s third novel, evocatively described Toronto locales serve as more than mere backdrops– they virtually breathe with life and personality all their own. Sixteen-year-old Vic has had a very atypical childhood. The only ... Read More »

January 11, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Kyle Goes Alone

By Jan Thornhill; Ashley Barron (illus.)

Parents of small children know that sometimes they seem to move as slowly as sloths, and author Jan Thornhill builds on this truism in her latest book. Three-toed sloth Kyle may only have to go ... Read More »

January 6, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

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