Black Beach

Glynis Guevara’s second novel, Black Beach, is set in the small fishing town of La Cresta on an unnamed Caribbean island. The story follows 16-year-old Tamera Woods through a period of transition. She’s struggling in ... Read More »

November 8, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

North to Benjamin

By Alan Cumyn

Stephanie is nobody’s idea of a good mother. She doesn’t hold down a job; she’s emotionally immature; she moves from man to man; she drinks. But she’s all the family 11-year-old Edgar has. At the ... Read More »

November 5, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Synchro Boy

By Shannon McFerran

Synchro Boy by Shannon McFerran is a queer YA novel with a lot of potential, which sadly it does not fulfill. While tackling important and complex issues for contemporary queer teens – gender policing, homo/biphobia, ... Read More »

November 1, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Fake Blood

By Whitney Gardner

In the graphic novel Fake Blood, Whitney Gardner – author of the 2018 Schneider Family Book Award winner You’re Welcome, Universe – dips a gentle toe into the thrills of vampire romance and ponders how ... Read More »

October 29, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

The Light Between Worlds

By Laura E. Weymouth

What must life have been like for Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy after they returned from Narnia? That fabulous premise has inspired debut author Laura E. Weymouth’s The Light Between Worlds. When siblings Evelyn, Philippa, ... Read More »

October 18, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Murder at the St. Alice

By Becky Citra

The grand hotels of yesteryear may be gone, but their old-world hospitality and charm continue to inspire intriguing storytelling. It’s 1908 and 16-year-old Charlotte O’Dell takes a waitressing job at the St. Alice Hotel – ... Read More »

October 15, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ No Fixed Address

By Susin Nielsen

It’s never easy for a kid to start at a new school. It’s especially difficult for Felix, the 12-year-old protagonist of No Fixed Address, the winning new novel from Vancouver writer Susin Nielsen. At first ... Read More »

October 1, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Easy Prey

By Catherine Lo

More than just a racy whodunnit, Catherine Lo’s second YA novel is eerily well plotted. When nude photos of high-school law teacher Ms. Bailey end up online, seniors Jenna, Drew, and Mouse know that it ... Read More »

September 27, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

By Jonathan Auxier

It would be nice to think the Victorian-era practice of forcing small children down the throats of chimneys in order to scrub the area by hand was a historical anomaly and unthinkable now. But as ... Read More »

September 27, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Past Tense: How Do You Live After Death?

By Star Spider

Julie Nolan doesn’t know what’s wrong with her mom. Lately she’s found her at the graveyard, lying in open graves. The only way Julie’s mom can explain her bizarre behaviour is to say, “My heart ... Read More »

September 24, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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