Children and YA Fiction

★ Fast Break

Fast Break by Anjali Joshi follows Arjun, the new kid at school, who finds himself on a path of activism when he speaks out against OmniBoost, a high-sugar energy drink that sponsors the school and ... Read More »

June 3, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Our Little Secret

By Edward Kay and Mikhael Klassen-Kay

With honest depictions of bullying, sexual assault, grooming, power and politics, violence, and murder, Our Little Secret, the co-written debut from writers Edward Kay and Mikhael Klassen-Kay is a frank, few-holds-barred thriller that presses against ... Read More »

May 6, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Beast Ballerz

By Wesley King and Steve Wolfhard (ill.)

“I knew something was up when I grew a beard in the fifth grade. Overnight.” So begins the new middle-grade reader from prolific Newfoundland-based author Wesley King. Eleven-year-old narrator-protagonist Baxter “Bax” Brooks is a seemingly ... Read More »

April 22, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Lying, Stealing, and Other Ways to Save the Planet

By Curtis Campbell

Lying, Stealing, and Other Ways to Save the Planet by Curtis Campbell features a gay teenage would-be investigative reporter who is angry, reckless, and too smart for his own good. John O’Neil wants to fight injustice ... Read More »

April 1, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Inbetweens

By Faith Erin Hicks

Faith Erin Hicks’s graphic novel Inbetweens is both a nostalgic throwback for ’90s kids and a deeply relatable story for creatives of all generations. Before they enter high school, artistic twin sisters Sloane and Ash ... Read More »

March 11, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Next Big Pigs

By Ryan Uytdewilligen and Charlotte Cho (ill.)

The Tale of Pigling Bland, The Three Little Pigs, Babe: Pig in the City, the Olivia books, Charlotte’s Web: when it comes to stories featuring talking, performing, and travelling farm animals, pigs seem to be ... Read More »

March 4, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ I Won’t Feel This Way Forever

By Kim Spencer

I Won’t Feel This Way Forever is the sequel to Kim Spencer’s award-winning book Weird Rules to Follow. Readers follow Mia as she shares her life in short vignettes – almost like diary entries – ... Read More »

November 5, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Nightmare Jones

By Shannon Bramer and Cindy Derby (ill.)

Shannon Bramer’s Nightmare Jones begins with a poem about the eponymous character who visits town with “a bit of blood on his shoe” and “a snag of branch in his hair,” setting the tone for a series ... Read More »

October 29, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Qallupilluit: The Takers of Children

By Louise Flaherty and Neil Christopher; Megan Kyak-Monteith (ill.)

Set on Baffin Island, this young adult story begins with David and his parents arguing about both homework and housework. David, sick of quarrelling, runs off and decides to visit the beach during spring breakup, ... Read More »

October 15, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Time Surfers

By Kevin Sylvester

As its title suggests, time travel plays a major role in Kevin Sylvester’s latest middle-grade tale, and yet, like his 2024 award-winning time-travel story Apartment 713, Time Surfers also aims for more than merely a ... Read More »

October 8, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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