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Becoming Fierce: Teen Stories IRL

The teen years are a struggle for most, and utter hell for some. It’s not until later, once you realize that everybody is carrying some form of beat-up, taped together baggage, that things come into ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Project Superhero

By E. Paul Zehr; Kris Pearn (illus.)

With Project Superhero, adult non-fiction author E. Paul Zehr (Becoming Batman) makes the leap to children’s books, with help from seasoned animator Kris Pearn. Students in Jessie’s Grade 8 social studies class are challenged to ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Dance of the Banished

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Brantford, Ontario, author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch has written about both the internment of Ukrainian and Turkish Canadians during the First World War and the Armenian Genocide. Her latest book, Dance of the Banished, reveals little-known ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Finding Ruby Starling

By Karen Rivers

Karen Rivers’ latest book for young readers is a successful take on a Parent Trap–type plot, albeit with the benefits of modern technology and the unexpected twist of a friendly ghost. While goofing around online ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Cat at the Wall

By Deborah Ellis

Clare is a cat who spends her time searching for food, dodging other cats, and looking for a place to curl up and sleep. But Clare is no ordinary cat. She used to be an ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ The Swallow: A Ghost Story

By Charis Cotter

Charis Cotter’s The Swallow is set in Toronto’s Cabbagetown neighbourhood in 1963 and features two young girls who, upon their first meeting, each believe the other to be a ghost. Once they manage to convince ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Not Just Another Princess Story

By Sheri Radford; Qin Leng (illus.)

In her latest book, Vancouver author Sheri Radford creates an unconventional fairy-tale princess who takes on the tricky task of finding her own Prince Charming. Princess Candi has always had to manage without the benefit ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Sam’s Pet Temper

By Sangeeta Bhadra; Marion Arbona (illus.)

Tired of waiting his turn at the playground, Sam has a meltdown. A dark storm-cloud scribble appears over Sam’s head, then transforms into “a Temper.” The nasty monster runs amok, “shoving and tripping and pinching ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Dojo Daycare

By Chris Tougas

Dojo Daycare is a simple tale that imagines all the hilarious chaos that could ensue at a daycare for ninjas. The tiny black-garbed tots bust and break their way through each activity, eventually reducing the ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in Our Times

By Barbara Taylor

In The Last Asylum, Barbara Taylor, a Canadian historian living in England, offers a searing account of her own journey through mental illness – or “madness,” as she frequently calls it. The book combines history ... Read More »

September 29, 2014 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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Becoming Fierce: Teen Stories IRL

Project Superhero

Dance of the Banished

Finding Ruby Starling

The Cat at the Wall

★ The Swallow: A Ghost Story

Not Just Another Princess Story

Sam’s Pet Temper

Dojo Daycare

The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in Our Times

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