Children and YA Fiction

The Darkhouse

Gemma, the heroine of the debut novel from Barbara Radecki, is 16 years old, and lives with her father, Jonah, on a small island off the coast of New Brunswick. Gemma’s mother decamped when the ... Read More »

January 18, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Keeper of the Light

By Janet Barkhouse; Thérèse Cilia (ill.)

Since her father’s death at sea, Sara has been forced to leave school and work for Mr. Mosher, the lighthouse keeper, to help her mother make ends meet. It’s hard work: getting up early, lighting ... Read More »

January 17, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Optimists Die First

By Susin Nielsen

To 16-year-old Petula de Wilde, optimists are misguided. They are people who believe things will always go their way and don’t see danger until it’s too late. When her toddler sister dies in a random ... Read More »

January 9, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Great Antonio

By Elise Gravel

In 1946, 21-year-old Yugoslavian Antonio Barichievich arrived at the port of Halifax as a refugee. He soon adopted Montreal as his hometown and remained there until his death in 2003, becoming a beloved local legend ... Read More »

January 9, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

A Month of Mondays

By Joëlle Anthony

Suze Tamaki is a Grade 7 slacker whose wry observations about school and the world around her make her both loveable and relatable. Any tween reader will be able to identify with Suze’s fears that ... Read More »

January 3, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Amanda on the Danube: The Sounds of Music

By Darlene Foster

The fifth novel in the Amanda Travels series from Vancouver author Darlene Foster follows 12-year-old Amanda Ross, her best friend, Leah, and their parents as they cruise on a riverboat along the Danube through Germany, ... Read More »

December 5, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Fate of Flames (The Effigies Series, Book 1)

By Sarah Raughley

The figure of the reluctant hero is anything but new in fiction, but sci-fi/fantasy author Sarah Raughley freshens up the trope with the element of celebrity culture and an appealing ensemble cast. The story revolves ... Read More »

November 29, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Secrets We Keep

By Deb Loughead

Clem knows something about her friend Kit, an autistic boy who died at a high school field party. No one who was there that night is telling the truth about what happened, and Kit’s grieving ... Read More »

November 28, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

My Demon’s Name is Ed

By Danah Khalil

There is a tendency to dismiss eating disorders, particularly anorexia, as a rite of passage for young women from wealthy or middle-class backgrounds. My Demon’s Name is Ed demonstrates the danger of such assumptions. In ... Read More »

November 21, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Icarus Down

By James Bow

The world of James Bow’s Icarus Down is stunning and terrifying in concept. After decades of wandering the galaxy aboard the spaceship Icarus, the last remaining survivors of a destroyed Earth settle on a new ... Read More »

November 1, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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