Stalin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva

There is no denying Rosemary Sullivan’s thoroughness and dedication when it comes to research. In pursuit of information about Svetlana Alliluyeva, the subject of her new biography, the author travelled to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Gori, ... Read More »

June 1, 2015 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Too Much on the Inside

By Danila Botha

South African–born Danila Botha’s debut novel tells the extraordinary story of four individuals whose lives intersect in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood. The narrative, which is constructed in alternating first-person voices, reveals a deep understanding of human ... Read More »

May 28, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Farmerettes

By Gisela Tobien Sherman

During the summer of 1943, while the Second World War rages in Europe, five teenage “city girls” play their part in the war effort by joining the Ontario Farm Services as “farmerettes,” taking over agricultural ... Read More »

May 26, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Fragile Bones: Harrison and Anna

By Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Diversity, inclusion, and global awareness are the driving values behind new children’s publisher Clockwise Press. Fragile Bones is the first in its inaugural series, One-2-One. Each book will feature two teens who meet through their ... Read More »

May 26, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Blank

By Trina St. Jean

When we meet 15-year-old farm girl Jessica Grenier, she’s just come out of an 11-day coma (which she dubs the Big Sleep) after being charged by one of the family’s domesticated bison bulls. Suffering from ... Read More »

May 26, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Jacob’s Landing

By Daphne Greer

Nova Scotia author Daphne Greer’s latest book focuses on 12-year-old Jacob Mosher, who loses his father but discovers he has grandparents – Pearl and Frank – he didn’t know existed. Almost a year after his ... Read More »

May 25, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks

By Sam Maggs

There was a time, not so long ago, when it was rare to see women at comics conventions unless they were there as invited celebrity guests or brought along by their boyfriends. But the stigma ... Read More »

May 25, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Specimen

By Irina Kovalyova

It’s no surprise to learn from Irina Koval-yova’s author bio that she is a senior lecturer in Simon Fraser University’s department of molecular biology and biochemistry. Or that she once interned for NASA. Or that ... Read More »

May 25, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Mad Miss Mimic

By Sarah Henstra

In her debut novel, Ryerson University English professor Sarah Henstra delivers a plot filled with intrigue, romance, and danger set against the backdrop of Victorian London. Her heroine is Leonora Somerville, a 17-year-old heiress who ... Read More »

May 25, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Power Up!: A Visual Exploration of Energy

By Shaker N. Paleja; Glenda Tse (illus.)

In his second book for young readers, Vancouver actor and author Shaker N. Paleja investigates energy: its formation, history, sources, production, and the many ways in which it’s used. The advantages and costs of fossil ... Read More »

May 25, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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