★ When Stella Was Very, Very Small

It’s a pleasure to see another book about Stella, Marie-Louise Gay’s indomitable heroine with curly red hair and joie de vivre to match. In this eighth book of the series, Gay has lost none of ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Night Flight

By Mireille Messier; Carl Pelletier, illus.

Luca has an active imagination – especially at night, when he should be sleeping. Everyday objects in his bedroom suggest multiple adventures, and all he has to do is whisper, “Moonlight, Starlight, Twilight, Night Flight!” ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Democracy

By James Laxer

James Laxer’s Democracy, the latest in the Groundwood Guide series, begins with a statement that may surprise young readers: “In the West, citizens assume that they live in a democracy.” He then lists some of ... Read More »

August 31, 2009

★ Tell Me Why: How Young People Can Change the World

By Eric Walters

In this thought-provoking compilation, prolific author Eric Walters takes a unique approach to exploring how young people can make a difference in the world. His imaginary stand-in, a curious child named Jo, asks how people ... Read More »

August 31, 2009

Bubble Homes and Fish Farts

By Fiona Bayrock; Carolyn Conahan, illus.

B.C. author Fiona Bayrock fills this rather unique book with little-known facts, all connected by the delightful theme of bubbles. With a wide range of amazing animal stories – including a spider that lives in ... Read More »

August 31, 2009

The Day the Falls Stood Still

By Cathy Marie Buchanan

Cathy Marie Buchanan’s first novel has the wistful tone of a love letter, addressed to a place few people alive today ever knew: Niagara Falls in the years before it became a tacky tourist destination, ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Watching Jimmy

By Nancy Hartry

Uncle Ted claimed Jimmy bumped his head falling off the swing – but that’s not what really happened. The only person who knows the truth is Jimmy’s best friend, Carolyn. Hiding up a nearby tree, she ... Read More »

August 31, 2009

Amy by Any Other Name

By Maureen Garvie

Kingston author (and frequent Q&Q contributor) Maureen Garvie’s third novel opens with an intriguing crisis: Amy, an attractive, athletic, academically inclined teen, wakes up in the hospital after a life-threatening accident. But it is not ... Read More »

August 31, 2009

The King’s Taster

By Kenneth Oppel; Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, illus.

In the English literary canon, cooks get little respect. Think of Shakespeare’s “greasy Joan,” and the pilgrim cook in Chaucer with that unappetizing ulcer on his shin. Long John Silver’s position on The Hispaniola? Cook. ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Raven

By Allison Van Diepen

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: pretty, smart, thoughtful girl meets older, beautiful, preternaturally graceful boy. Cue sparks and adolescent sexual tension. Then the boy reveals The Secret: he’s actually immortal. Cue internal conflict ... Read More »

August 31, 2009

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