Children and YA Fiction

Iz the Apocalypse

In Susan Currie’s contemporary teen novel Iz the Apocalypse, readers meet Isabelle Beaufort, an eighth grader within the foster care system. In her 14 years, Iz has already been shuttled between 26 foster homes and ... Read More »

December 5, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Mall Goth

By Kate Leth

What do you do if you’re a very out bisexual goth teen starting at a new high school? You could lay low for a while, go easy on the black clothes and eyeliner, and quietly ... Read More »

December 4, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Nish: North and South

By Isabelle Picard and Kateri Aubin Dubois (trans.)

Nish: North and South, originally published in French, is the first book in a coming-of-age series that follows Innu twins Leon and Eloise. Written by Isabelle Picard and translated by Kateri Aubin Dubois, the book ... Read More »

November 29, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Revenge Game

By Jordyn Taylor

The trope of high school boys commodifying their sexual conquests isn’t new, and, since the #MeToo movement, neither is the storyline of high school girls fighting back. Jordyn Taylor presents her own take with The ... Read More »

November 22, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ No One Left But You

By Tash McAdam

When readers first meet Max, the protagonist of Welsh-Canadian writer Tash McAdam’s taut new novel No One Left But You, the 17-year-old skater and musician (and high school student) is in handcuffs and covered in ... Read More »

November 22, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Goddess Crown

By Shade Lapite

Following in the footsteps of Tomi Adeyemi, Deborah Falaye, and Namina Forna, Shade Lapite blends danger and court intrigue in Goddess Crown to create a coming-of-age novel set in an entirely Afrocentric fantasy world. Raised ... Read More »

November 15, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Dragging Mason County

By Curtis Campbell

Curtis Campbell’s debut, Dragging Mason County, is a witty and charming young adult novel that encourages learning to be kinder to oneself and others. Peter Thompkin is part of a small group of queer kids ... Read More »

November 1, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Maggie Lou, Firefox

By Arnolda Dufour Bowes and Karlene Harvey (ill.)

Métis author Arnolda Dufour Bowes’s lighthearted collection of stories, Maggie Lou, Firefox, documents the misadventures of a creative, outspoken 12-year-old. Maggie Lou is always willing to get into trouble – and to drag her younger ... Read More »

October 30, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

How to Be Found

By Emily Pohl-Weary

Sixteen-year-old Michie and her best friend (a.k.a. “sister”) Trissa grew up together in the dilapidated duplex their single moms own. Over the past few months however, the girls have drifted apart as they find themselves ... Read More »

October 18, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

We the Sea Turtles: A Collection of Island Stories

By Michelle Kadarusman

Most conversations on climate change are beset with a sense of powerlessness and hopelessness. Saving the planet is a tall order. Where does one even begin? What can ordinary folks do about it? Shouldn’t our ... Read More »

October 16, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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