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Off to War: Voices of Soldiers’ Children

By Deborah Ellis

Author Deborah Ellis has built a reputation on writing stories that bring attention to the plight of the world’s marginalized children. She often visits developing or war-torn countries, sometimes at great risk to herself, to ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Shadow of Malabron

By Thomas Wharton

Teenager Will Lightfoot steals his father’s antique motorcycle and crashes spectacularly into an alternate world – the Perilous Realm, the place where all stories begin. And, as Will soon discovers, perilous it is – it’s ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Alexandria of Africa

By Eric Walters

Fifteen-year-old Alexandria Hyatt wears Gucci and Prada, gets her hair coiffed by Mr. Henri, owns a Pomeranian pup named Sprout who serves as both companion and fashion accessory, and has her filthy-rich parents wrapped around ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

My One Hundred Adventures

By Polly Horvath

The summer she turns 12, Jane is ready to grow up and experience “the know-not-what.” Her life in a small beach house with her poet mother and three younger siblings is too confining, so she ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Anything But Hank!

By Rachel Lebowitz and Zachariah Wells; Eric Orchard, illus.

Anything But Hank aims high, attempting to combine Lewis Carroll’s whimsy with Robert Service’s sense of rough adventure. Or so says the jacket blurb. The cover art hints at action and weirdness, with a baby ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Woman Who Married a Bear

By Elizabeth James; Atanas, illus.

The oral traditions of many of the First Nations of Western Canada and the U.S. include a story about a woman who married a bear. While peripheral details vary from nation to nation, the stories ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Naming Book of Rascally Rhymes

By Jordan D. Troutt; Sarah Preston-Bloor, illus.

Twenty-six precocious youngsters eat, sing, and pirouette their way through Jordan D. Troutt’s first children’s book, The Naming Book of Rascally Rhymes. Troutt features one child for every letter of the alphabet, encapsulating their personality ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Where You Came From

By Sara O’Leary; Julie Morstad, illus.

Anyone picking up Where You Came From expecting a scientifically solemn and medically correct account of the facts of life for pre-schoolers is in for a surprise. In this, a follow-up to Sara O’Leary and ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Sir Reginald’s Logbook

By Matt Hammill

Though its target readership probably won’t notice, older readers – as in 30-plus years of age – might find that the title character of author/illustrator Matt Hammill’s first book bears a striking resemblance to Uncle ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bees: Nature’s Little Wonders

By Candace Savage

The latest book by best-selling science writer Candace Savage (Prairie: A Natural History) celebrates bees, arguably the most beloved of all insect groups. We love them, stings and all, for many very good reasons. Bees ... Read More »

October 24, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Science, Technology & Environment

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