War In My Town

War in My Town is a departure for Ontario teacher E. Graziani. Her first book, Alice of the Rocks, was a fantasy-romance, while her latest is non-fiction: part memoir, part family narrative, and part history. ... Read More »

June 25, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Tru Detective

By Norah McClintock; Steven P. Hughes (illus.)

Truman Tucker, the protagonist of the new graphic novel from Norah McClintock and illustrator Steven P. Hughes, is in high school. With his parents out of town, he makes tentative plans to have his girlfriend, ... Read More »

June 25, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Mosquito Brothers

By Griffin Ondaatje; Erica Salcedo (illus.)

Griffin Ondaatje’s tale about a timid young motorcycle-jacket-clad mosquito named Dinnn is a light and entertaining allegory about overcoming fear, being true to yourself, and finding your wings. The youngest of a brood of 400 ... Read More »

June 24, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Forever Julia

By Jodi Carmichael

Julia Collins does not want to have sex with her boyfriend, Jeremy. Not yet. At 16, she doesn’t feel ready and she has a lot of other things going on in her life. Her father ... Read More »

June 24, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ The Truth Commission

By Susan Juby

Susan Juby might veto the label “Canada’s Queen of YA” in favour of something quirkier and more modest (perhaps “Canada’s Grand Poobah of YA” would be more fitting), but her wry, complex, and shocking seventh ... Read More »

June 24, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Song for a Summer Night: A Lullaby

By Robert Heidbreder; Qin Leng (illus.)

The sun goes down, the children gather, and the animals come out to sing. So begins Vancouver poet Robert Heidbreder’s enchanting bedtime tale Song for a Summer Night. As a curtain of stars is thrown ... Read More »

June 23, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

King of Keji

By Jan L. Coates; Patsy MacKinnon (illus.)

What makes a king? Is it his sceptre, jewels, and crown? Or is it something less tangible? When young Jacob complains that his brother always gets to be king of the castle, Gramps takes Jacob ... Read More »

June 23, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Rosie and Rolland in the Legendary Show-and-Tell

By Jon Berg

Rosie is excited when she’s finally picked to bring something to class the next day for show and tell. She’s less excited when her nemesis, Freddy Jones, is also chosen. What can she bring that ... Read More »

June 23, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Femme

By Mette Bach

Sofie, the central character in Mette Bach’s new YA novel, has a gorgeous boyfriend, popularity, and perfect skin. She should be over the moon, and yet, she isn’t happy. A mediocre student, Sofie is paired ... Read More »

June 9, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ We Are All Made of Molecules

By Susin Nielsen

Drama, humour, poignancy, and suspense are rarely found in such perfect proportions as in Governor General’s Literary Award–winner Susin Nielsen’s new novel about a teen odd couple forced together in a blended family situation. Thirteen-year-old ... Read More »

June 2, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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