Children and YA Non-fiction

First Times: Short Stories about Sex

By Karine Glorieux (ed.) and Shelley Tanaka (trans.)

First Times: Short Stories about Sex is an anthology that details first sexual experiences and awakenings. Ranging from first solo sexual explorations to first times with a partner, this collection aims to combat the often ... Read More »

April 30, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The Language of the Stars: The Scientific Story of a Few Billion Years in a Few Hundred Pages

By Nathan Hellner-Mestelman

In his 2024 nonfiction debut, Cosmic Wonder, uber-precocious B.C. high-schooler Nathan Hellner-Mestelman attempted to explain, as the subtitle put it, “our place in the epic story of the universe.” Released barely a year later, Hellner-Mestelman’s ... Read More »

April 23, 2025 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Genocide

By Jane Springer and Santiago Solís (ill.)

The newly revised and expanded Genocide, a nonfiction book for young adults, was first published in 2006. The book traces the history of genocides around the world (seven of which are ongoing), documenting the specific ... Read More »

November 27, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Cave-In

By Pam Withers

In Pam Withers’s eco-adventure novel Cave-In, 16-year-old Hudson Greer dreams of becoming world-famous for discovering a passageway between two cave systems, nicknamed the Castle and the Dungeon. He also plans to beat his ex-caving partner ... Read More »

November 20, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

All Consuming: Shop Smarter for the Planet

By Erin Silver and Suharu Ogawa (ill.)

All Consuming: Shop Smarter for the Planet by award-winning children’s author Erin Silver reminds us of the inconvenient truths of our modern, disposable society. This new addition to the Orca Think series thoroughly investigates our ... Read More »

October 23, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

By Chance Alone: The Young Readers’ Edition

By Max Eisen and Kathy Kacer

Born in Czechoslovakia, 15-year-old Max Eisen and his family were forcibly removed from their home and deported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland in March 1944. Eisen was the only member of his ... Read More »

October 16, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Stitching Science: Exploring Science from A–Z

By Lauren Wright Vartanian and Keltie Thomas

Inspired by her infant daughter, Guelph, Ontario, artist Lauren Wright Vartanian – an OCAD grad with a specialty in sculpture and textile-based work – decided to use the downtime provided by the COVID-19 pandemic to ... Read More »

September 11, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Queer History A to Z: 100 Years of LGBTQ+ Activism

By Robin Stevenson and Vivian Rosas (ill.)

Using an alphabetical list format works well in Robin Stevenson’s latest, informational text, Queer History A to Z. Stevenson, a Stonewall Book Award–winning author, is a prolific chronicler of LGBTQ+-themed fiction and nonfiction for children. ... Read More »

July 31, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

The Bee Mother

By Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) and Natasha Donovan (ill.)

The Bee Mother is a beautifully illustrated picture book that focuses on Nox Ap, a bumblebee queen, and her relatives: the honeybee and the yellow jacket wasp. The bumblebee boasts shiny black eyes, a fluffy, ... Read More »

July 3, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children

By Andrew Bomberry and Teresa Edwards

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children is the latest in the long-running Righting Canada’s Wrongs series, which explores historical instances of discrimination by the Canadian government. In ... Read More »

June 26, 2024 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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