Children and YA Fiction

Ice Time: The Story of Hockey

Familiar scene: Mother and foot-dragging boy appear at the librarian’s desk. “He doesn’t read,” announces the mother, “but he likes sports. Can you recommend some sports stories?” In this situation, I am dutiful. I pick ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Our Game: A History of Hockey in Canada

By Dave Stubbs; Neal Portnoy, illus.

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality

By St. Stephen's Community House

This book, written by a group of teens from St. Stephen’s Community House (with help from staff and outside experts), is a resource for seekers of sexual knowledge, with some minor flaws. Although it’s aimed ... Read More »

September 13, 2006 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Backyard Birds: An Introduction

By Robert Bateman with Ian Coutts; Robert Bateman, illus.

Stillness is a blessing too often absent from the lives of today’s children. After a moment of stillness to tune your attention outward, quiet the inner commotion, and drink in the world through wide-open senses, ... Read More »

November 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Rancour

By James McCann

Vampires, werewolves, and teenage angst – the supernatural has often been worked into teen tales, but rarely in quite the way that Vancouver author James McCann has done in his first novel. Alix is a ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Gretsky’s Game

By Mike Leonetti; Greg Banning, illus.

For all their abundance, there are roughly two types of hockey-themed kids’ books: those that are steeped in the game – its culture, myths, players, traditions – and those that merely use hockey as a ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Terry Fox: A Story of Hope

By Maxine Trottier

Twenty-five years ago Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean and began his Marathon of Hope. To mark the anniversary, children’s author Maxine Trottier has compiled the first authorized account for children ... Read More »

October 14, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Lake Rules

By Maureen Garvie

Like a perfect summer at the cottage, Maureen Garvie’s Lake Rules is full of good books, messing around in boats, and the occasional hike into town for added excitement and adventure.Thirteen-year-old Leia Greenway is almost ... Read More »

August 29, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Fantastic Companions

By Julie E. Czerneda, ed.

The use of animal companions in fantasy writing is a difficult balancing act: walking the line between coy anthropomorphism (with its risk of sentimentality) and sage-like omnipotence is a feat for even the most seasoned ... Read More »

August 29, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea

By Shyam Selvadurai

In the 20 years of my adult book discussion group at the library, one title stands out for the sheer delight it occasioned us all – Running in the Family, Michael Ondaatje’s outrageous Sri Lankan ... Read More »

August 29, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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