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Not With a Bang

By Gail Sidonie Sobat

Alberta author Gail Sidonie Sobat’s latest offering is the tale of an unlikely pair who discover that age is no barrier to friendship. After being convicted for marijuana possession, Jan is ordered to work in ... Read More »

October 18, 2012

★ The Friday Society

By Adrienne Kress

There’s plenty to like about Toronto author Adrienne Kress’s YA debut. The steampunk adventure novel, set in Edwardian London, follows the lives of three very different teenage girls, each of whom works for an important ... Read More »

October 18, 2012

★ Oddrey

By Dave Whamond

With her shiny black pageboy haircut and daisy-shaped hair doodad, Dave Whamond’s title character bears some resemblance to Wednesday Addams (don’t all “weird girls”?). Unlike that gloomy girl, our heroine is perpetually sunny, creative, and ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Underwater Welder

By Jeff Lemire

Acclaimed graphic novelist Jeff Lemire  leaves behind the flatlands of Essex County for a tale of what lies in the depths of a troubled mind. Confronted with the anxieties of impending fatherhood, Jack, a diver ... Read More »

October 16, 2012 | Filed under: Graphica