BOOK REVIEWS

The Last Time I Saw Her

The summer after high school is innately a period of transition, but most graduates teetering on the precipice of adulthood face far less harrowing circumstances than Charlotte Romer. The Last Time I Saw Her, a ... Read More »

June 22, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Seconds Out: Women and Fighting

By Alison Dean

Shortly after finishing her PhD, finding herself “burnt out and restless,” Alison Dean convinced a friend to go to a kickboxing class with her at a neighbourhood gym. Both were new to the practice – ... Read More »

June 21, 2021 | Filed under: Reviews, Sports, Health & Self-help

Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade  Stand Summer

By Leslie Gentile

The only kid at Eagle Shores Trailer Park in 1978, 11-year-old Truly is persuaded into opening a lemonade stand by her neighbour and grandmother figure, Andy El, so she has something to keep her occupied. ... Read More »

June 17, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Man at the Airport: How Social Media Saved My Life – One Syrian’s Story

By Hassan Al Kontar

Man at the Airport is a testament to the power of one man’s quest for asylum, and how social media has the ability to harness that power – but this book is much more than ... Read More »

June 16, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Race with Me!

By Andre De Grasse; Robert Budd;  Joseph Osei Bonsu (ill.)

There has been a welcome boom in children’s nonfiction and biographical picture books over recent years. It is terrific to not only see more sports biographies being published but also iconic athletes and trailblazers of ... Read More »

June 15, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Disintegration in Four Parts

By Devon Code; Emily Anglin; Jean Marc Ah-Sen; Lee Henderson

The novellas that make up Disintegration in Four Parts connect to the concept of purity, which, like this book, defies immediate, steady categorization. Rather than relying upon the theme as a plot device, each of ... Read More »

June 14, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

Sonata for Fish and Boy

By Milan Pavlović

Sonata for Fish and Boy, the first solo picture book by Toronto-based illustrator Milan Pavlović, is a well-orchestrated, wordless appreciation of music and friendship. In a riverside park, a mop-haired child plays a violin with ... Read More »

June 10, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Over the Shop

By JonArno Lawson and Qin Leng (ill.)

June 10, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Poem in My Pocket

By Chris Tougas and Josée Bisaillon (ill.)

Research shows that verse and simple rhymes aid in early childhood development. Babies and toddlers respond to “Itsy Bitsy Spider” because their little brains and bodies are working to make sense of their worlds, to ... Read More »

June 7, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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