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Snap!

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Is there anything better than a fresh box of crayons when you’re a kid? For little Evan, the first crayon to snap is heartbreaking, until he realizes that instead of one brown crayon, now he ... Read More »

October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ A Thousand Nights

By E.K. Johnston

If you’re unfamiliar with E.K. Johnston, all you really need to know is that the author is one of the most original voices in contemporary YA. Her debut, The Story of Owen, and its sequel, ... Read More »

October 14, 2015

Seven Dead Pirates

By Linda Bailey

Vancouver author Linda Bailey, a two-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for her funny, fast-paced Stevie Diamond mysteries, delivers a resonant, well-paced middle-grade adventure in Seven Dead Pirates. When Lewis ... Read More »

October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Blackthorn Key

By Kevin Sands

Toronto author Kevin Sands holds two degrees in theoretical physics, so naturally his first novel is about … 17th-century alchemy. Not just alchemy, but also dark conspiracies, political intrigue, mysterious codes, murder, and early treatments ... Read More »

October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction