My Life Before Me

Series are a popular choice for many young readers. Familiar elements – tone, setting, character, theme – welcome you back in the next book, offering a world in which you already feel comfortable. Orca Book ... Read More »

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Trouble is a Friend of Mine

By Stephanie Tromly

Former Los Angeles screenwriter Stephanie Tromly, now based in Winnipeg, marks her YA debut with an action-packed novel about teenager Zoe Webster, who finds herself downgraded from Manhattan living to a small town in upstate ... Read More »

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Leading Lines

By Chantel Guertin

The third novel in the Pippa Green series maintains the fun yet poignant standard set by author Chantel Guertin in the previous instalments. Though things aren’t great in Pippa’s life, Guertin never allows her story ... Read More »

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Heartache and Other Natural Shocks

By Glenda Leznoff

Playwright and artist Glenda Leznoff sets her sexy, honest story about a love triangle between three teens against the backdrop of the early 1970s and the FLQ crisis. Trouble begins when Jules Epstein’s anglophone mother ... Read More »

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Small Bones

By Vicki Grant

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Sex is a Funny Word

By Cory Silverberg; Fiona Smyth (illus.)

In the same way Peter Mayle’s What’s Happening to Me? repackaged sex education in the 1970s, Sex Is a Funny Word tackles its subject with humour, playfulness, and inclusivity for a modern generation. Author Cory ... Read More »

September 2, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

After Dark

By James Leck

For 15-year-old Charlie Harker, nothing could be worse than a summer vacation spent renovating a rundown hotel in the pokey little town of Rolling Hills. Exotic holidays in Hawaii are more his style, but his ... Read More »

September 2, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Wolf-Birds

By Willow Dawson

Author-illustrator Willow Dawson’s latest work pays homage to ravens, known as “wolf-birds” due to their unique relationship with lupines, which is believed to have begun thousands of years ago. The story, told in spare text, ... Read More »

September 2, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

Hannah Smart: Operation Josh Taylor

By Melody Fitzpatrick

Thirteen-year-old Hannah Smart only has one thing on her mind after discovering her music idol, Josh Taylor, is giving a New Year’s Eve concert in her town. When her parents decide she needs to pay ... Read More »

September 2, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Fifteen Dollars and Thirty-five Cents: A Story about Choices

By Kathryn Cole; Qin Leng (illus.)

Toronto illustrator Qin Leng presents a diverse cast of characters in publishing veteran Kathryn Cole’s latest addition to the I’m a Great Little Kid series, which focuses on helping young readers with self-esteem, communication, and ... Read More »

September 2, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Quill and Quire

My Life Before Me

Trouble is a Friend of Mine

Leading Lines

Heartache and Other Natural Shocks

Small Bones

★ Sex is a Funny Word

After Dark

The Wolf-Birds

Hannah Smart: Operation Josh Taylor

Fifteen Dollars and Thirty-five Cents: A Story about Choices

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