February 5, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Iain Lawrence knows a thing or two about adventure in the wilderness: he’s been a logger, a firefighter, and a fish farmer, among other things. The author brings the full force of this experience to ... Read More »
At a party celebrating the end of cheerleading camp, Hermione Winters – likable, great student, loyal friend, and captain of her school’s cheer squad – is drugged and raped. Remembering nothing of the attack, she ... Read More »
February 2, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Dogs and picture books might be the most ideal pairing of subject and artistic form. Even film cannot fully capture the twitch of an eyebrow, the slow thump of a tail that crescendos to pure ... Read More »
January 25, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books
Dogs and picture books might be the most ideal pairing of subject and artistic form. Even film cannot fully capture the twitch of an eyebrow, the slow thump of a tail that crescendos to pure ... Read More »
January 25, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books
On an innocent trip to the local bridge, 10-year-old Frame and her brother, Ranger, are shocked to discover a body floating face-down in the river. Haunted by the image of what turns out to be ... Read More »
January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
The teen years are a time of discovery, of figuring out who you are and who you want to be, of testing limits and taking ownership of your life. But for kids dealing with mental ... Read More »
January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
In this celebration of the winds of the world, poet Barbara Nickel embeds a subtle message of global unity and peace. A young boy asks the wind where it lives and the wind answers by ... Read More »
January 13, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books
In Suzanne Sutherland’s third novel, evocatively described Toronto locales serve as more than mere backdrops– they virtually breathe with life and personality all their own. Sixteen-year-old Vic has had a very atypical childhood. The only ... Read More »
January 11, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Parents of small children know that sometimes they seem to move as slowly as sloths, and author Jan Thornhill builds on this truism in her latest book. Three-toed sloth Kyle may only have to go ... Read More »
January 6, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books
When it comes to traditional tales – folk and fairy alike – much has been lost to the Disneyfication of our culture. While the animated features are frequently charming (who can resist a calypso-singing crab?), ... Read More »
January 6, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction