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★ The Tiffin

By Mahtab Narsimhan

In the context of children’s literature, the term “other worlds” often connotes places that are purely imaginary and only reachable by an enchanted cabinet or peculiarly numbered train platform. But Toronto-based, Silver Birch Award–winning author ... Read More »

October 19, 2011

If I Tell

By Janet Gurtler

Let’s say you see your best friend kissing your mom’s boyfriend, and then you discover your mom is pregnant by said scumbag. Do you tell your mom about the kiss? This is the dilemma facing ... Read More »

October 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

True Blue

By Deborah Ellis

As a straight-ahead murder mystery, True Blue represents a departure for author Deborah Ellis, who is known for her many stellar YA novels focusing on the lives of immigrant and refugee teens. Long-time best friends ... Read More »

October 19, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Howl

By Karen Hood-Caddy

Following her mother’s death, 12-year-old Robin finds her family transplanted from Winnipeg to her grandmother’s rural home in Ontario’s cottage country. While Robin’s father continues working as a veterinarian and her teenaged sister and young ... Read More »

October 19, 2011

A Forest of Gold

By Courtney Maika

Courtney Maika was just 17 when she wrote A Forest of Gold, but the talented young author has created a winning character in Emily Pattersen, a 12-year-old schoolgirl living in the Northern Ontario town of ... Read More »

October 19, 2011