Consumed

Do you think a new esthetic can develop? Cancer beauty? ... Will non-cancerous women be begging their cosmetic surgeons to give them false nodes implants?” Imbued with notions of body modification this unsettling, could Consumed ... Read More »

September 15, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Stone Mattress

By Margaret Atwood

Before opening Margaret Atwood’s new collection, ponder the subtitle. Tales, not stories, are what is on offer. As Atwood explains in the acknowledgements, short stories often work “within the boundaries of social realism” whereas “tale” ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ The Magician of Auschwitz

By Kathy Kacer; Gillian Newland (illus.)

In The Magician of Auschwitz, readers are introduced to a young Jewish boy named Werner. Separated from his family and sent to a concentration camp, he is totally alone in a world he no longer ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

By Mac Barnett; Jon Klassen (illus.)

Author Mac Barnett and Canadian author/illustrator Jon Klassen, the dream team who last collaborated on the Caldecott Honor–winning Extra Yarn, reunite for a striking story that is sure to delight. As with Barnett and Klassen’s ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin

By Chieri Uegaki; Qin Leng (illus.)

With only three violin lessons under her belt, Hana Hashimoto signs up for the school talent show. Though her brothers flee the house to escape the horrible noise and her dog growls in protest, Hana ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Work: An Occupational ABC

By Kellen Hatanaka

The field of alphabet books is a crowded one, but Toronto designer Kellen Hatanaka offers a fresh addition with a debut that details some of the quirkier things that happen from A to Z and ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Julian

By William Bell

In Julian, author William Bell of Orillia, Ontario, delivers an enthralling, unpredictable novel that will please its YA audience and captivate many adult readers as well. At only 15 years old, Aidan has been in ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

To This Day: For the Bullied and the Beautiful

By Shane Koyczan

In 2013, B.C. poet, writer, and musician Shane Koyczan collaborated with 86 animators from around the globe to create a seven-minute video for “To This Day,” his spoken-word poem about surviving childhood bullying, which he ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Art of Getting Stared At

By Laura Langston

When a video made by 16-year-old Sloane Kendrick for a school project goes viral on YouTube, she is presented with the opportunity to apply to a prestigious film school. With only two weeks to complete ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Playing with Matches

By Suri Rosen

How could anything possibly go wrong when you’re just trying to make things right? That’s the question 16-year-old Raina Resnick is faced with when she gets herself into one messy situation after another in Suri ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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