Flickers

The first thing that strikes you about Arthur Slade’s writing is that the Saskatchewan author doesn’t “write down” to children. Flickers, Slade’s latest middle-grade novel, treats readers as intelligent beings, capable of complex thought and ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Odd One Out

By Betty Jane Hegerat

Told from the perspective of 15-year-old Rufus (Roof) Peters, author Betty Jane Hegerat’s Odd One Out is the story of how his family weathers and survives the revelation of long-held secrets. Life in the Peters ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo

By Helaine Becker; Kathy Boake (illus.)

Toronto author Helaine Becker serves up a treat with her latest offering, Worms for Breakfast. The book covers the gamut of what and how zoo animals eat, from the insects favoured by nocturnal pangolins to ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell

By Liane Shaw

Everyday Hero and Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell, Don’t Tell both feature main characters who are identified as having Asperger’s, and explore the complex behavioural and communication aspects that can accompany the syndrome. Kathleen Cherry’s middle-grade ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Dragons vs. Drones

By Wesley King

A sensitive, occasionally painful story about troubled teens, and a cross-dimensional adventure featuring aerial battles between fire-breathing dragons and drones armed with machine guns – at first, there seems to be very little in common ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Artist and Me

By Shane Peacock; Sophie Casson (illus.)

For years there’s been a trend of picture books based on important and/or misunderstood artists: Jackson Pollock, Charlie Parker, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, and Virginia Woolf are just a few who’ve gotten the kindergarten-lit treatment. ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

Convictions

By Judith Silverthorne

Set in the mid-1800s, the latest novel from veteran Saskatchewan author Judith Silverthorne follows 14-year-old Jennie – found guilty of stealing food from a garbage can – on her voyage aboard one of the few ... Read More »

May 16, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ The Night Gardener

By Eric Fan; Terry Fan

One morning, William awakens to a commotion and dashes outside. There he sees that, as if by magic, a tall tree has been shaped into a topiary owl overnight. The next morning, another tree has ... Read More »

May 9, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Beware That Girl

By Teresa Toten

A dark psychological thriller, Beware That Girl marks a departure in style and genre for Teresa Toten, who garnered much acclaim for her 2013 Governor General’s Literary Award–winning YA novel, The Unlikely Hero of Room ... Read More »

May 9, 2016 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Sea Change

By Frank Viva

Rather than letting Eliot spend the summer hanging out with his friends, going to backyard sleepovers and the drive-in, and buying “monster cards and the latest issue of Spider-man,” Eliot’s parents are sending him to ... Read More »

May 3, 2016 | Filed under: Picture Books

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