★ Charming as a Verb

If people weren’t aware of it already, Felicity Huffman’s and Lori Loughlin’s recent escapades highlight how significant it is for some families to see their children gain acceptance to elite colleges. And while these Hollywood ... Read More »

July 30, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life

By Dani Jansen

July 30, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Facing the Sun

By Janice Lynn Mather

Janice Lynn Mather’s second novel for young adults opens with an altercation between a group of teenagers on Pinder Point, one of the few Nassau beaches still open to locals living adjacent to the water. ... Read More »

July 23, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Daughters of Ys

By M.T. Anderson and Jo Rioux (ill.)

A tale as old as time gets a female-centric update in National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s third graphic novel. Anderson recounts the ancient Breton legend of Ys, a lavish city swallowed by the ocean. ... Read More »

July 20, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Waiting Under Water

By Riel Nason

Waiting Under Water, a novel by Riel Nason, begins and ends with sea glass. When Hope was eight, she started making sea glass on the beach behind her house in St. David’s, a small town ... Read More »

July 13, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Other Side

By Heather Camlot

The Other Side, the new middle-grade novel from Toronto writer (and frequent Q&Q contributor) Heather Camlot, begins with 12-year-old Liam discovering the body of a girl on the lakeshore near his grandfather’s house in Prince ... Read More »

July 9, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Mermaid Handbook: A Guide to the Mermaid Way of Life, Including Recipes, Folklore, and More

By Taylor Widrig and Briana Corr Scott (ill.)

Nova Scotia sea-vegetable advocate Taylor Widrig is hoping to lure a new generation into the depths with her debut book. Widrig opens with a series of eight brief mermaid folktales from around the world, including ... Read More »

July 6, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Under the Radar

By Judith Clark

Gunnar Tryggvason is entering Grade 12 at his rural Alberta high school. He’s a laid-back wrestler who loves his farm and family. He knows he’s gay but is determined to keep it a secret because ... Read More »

June 29, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Crossing the Farak River

By Michelle Aung Thin

In her first children’s novel, Michelle Aung Thin – who was born in Myanmar (then called Burma), raised in Canada, and now lives in Australia – paints a vivid picture of the modern Myanmar and ... Read More »

June 25, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Stone of Sorrow

By Brooke Carter

Despite its continued appeal and popularity, traditional fantasy has begun to feel somewhat exhausted, its material and approaches worn beyond overfamiliarity. So many quests, so many swords, so many destinies. Thankfully, a number of writers ... Read More »

June 22, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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