Twist of the Blade: Shards of Excalibur, Book II

Regina-based author Edward Willett offers a satisfying second instalment in his Shards of Excalibur series, a modern-day fantasy based on the legend of King Arthur. Twist of the Blade picks up the story of high-school ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Big Apple Effect

By Christy Goerzen

Christy Goerzen’s second novel featuring only child Maddie Turner finds the sensitive, artsy teen ecstatic when she’s named first runner-up in a portrait contest sponsored by her favourite art magazine. The prize includes $500 and ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Totem

By Jennifer Maruno

Educator and author Jennifer Maruno’s previous novels include When the Cherry Blossoms Fell and Cherry Blossom Winter, both of which address the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War – a tragic, important event ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Why Are You Doing That?

By Elisa Amado; Manuel Monroy (iilus.)

Guatemalan-born author and translator Elisa Amado (who now lives in Toronto) and acclaimed Mexican illustrator Manuel Monroy join forces to present a sweetly educational picture book about a little boy with a lot of questions. ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Blind Boy and the Loon

By Alethea Arnaquq-Baril; Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Daniel Gies (illus.)

A boy who was once a great hunter has gone blind, and is forced by his mother to live on the porch and eat dog meat. Seething with resentment, he seeks answers from the red-throated ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

O’Shae the Octopus

By Brandee Bublé; Eliska Liska (illus.)

O’Shae is a young octopus who was born with 10 arms. His mother thinks O’Shae’s two extra limbs make him special, and he has no reason to think otherwise, especially since his bonus appendages are ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Nancy Knows

By Cybèle Young

In the latest delightful picture book from Cybèle Young, a little elephant named Nancy struggles to remember something she knows is important. In the process, she recalls many things – just not the one she ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

By Daniel J. Levitin

Daniel J. Levitin, professor of psychology and behavioural neuroscience at McGill University and author of the bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The World in Six Songs, is clearly in tune with the ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Between

By Angie Abdou

Angie Abdou’s third novel is primarily concerned with the tension between two disperate cultural perspectives, and the nature of female identity it illuminates. Vero is a well-drawn portrait of a harried wife and unhinged mother: ... Read More »

August 11, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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Twist of the Blade: Shards of Excalibur, Book II

The Big Apple Effect

★ Totem

Why Are You Doing That?

The Blind Boy and the Loon

O’Shae the Octopus

★ Nancy Knows

The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

Between

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