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BOOK REVIEWS

Splinters

By Kevin Sylvester

Author and illustrator (as well as CBC broadcaster) Kevin Sylvester makes his picture book debut with Splinters, a modern-day Cinderella story about a young girl who just wants to play hockey. Cindy Winters loves the ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Wayfarer

By R.J. Anderson

R.J. Anderson of Stratford, Ontario, won praise for her 2009 novel, Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter, which introduced readers to the faery world of the Oak. In Wayfarer, the next book in the series, trouble looms ... Read More »

November 17, 2010

After the Fire

By Becky Citra

Prolific B.C.-based author Becky Citra has produced yet another winning novel for young readers that is engaging, interesting, and full of true to life situations. It’s been two years since a house fire left pre-teen ... Read More »

November 17, 2010

★ Mercury

By Hope Larson

North Carolina’s Eisner Award–winning Hope Larson is back with another wonderful graphic novel, this one set in rural Nova Scotia and inspired by the years Larson lived in that province. Split between two time periods ... Read More »

November 17, 2010

Queen of Hearts

By Martha Brooks

For her newest novel, Martha Brooks draws on her own experiences growing up in a medical family on the grounds of the Manitoba Sanatorium. Nestled in the heart of rural Manitoba, the fictional Pembina Hills ... Read More »

November 17, 2010

Welcome to Monster Town

By Ryan Heshka

Vancouver illustrator Ryan Heshka clearly has a thing for Halloween. His previous book, ABC Spook Show, was an alphabet primer that employed classic movie monsters – witches, goblins, mad scientists. His newest picture book revels ... Read More »

November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books