The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age

While the digital era has ushered in significant changes to the way we communicate, the triumphalist message emerging from Silicon Valley and other tech strongholds tends to shunt aside serious discussion about the repercussions of ... Read More »

March 24, 2014 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The Night Gardener

By Jonathan Auxier

In this action-rich fantasy-adventure, Jonathan Auxier reaches into the grab bag of Victorian story conventions and pulls out a luxurious double handful. We’ve got a pair of waifs, Molly and her younger brother Kip. (Waifs ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Zomboy

By Richard Scrimger

From the moment Imre Lazar steps off the bus at his new school in small-town Dresden, Ontario, Grade 7 student Bob senses there’s something “off” about him. It isn’t until a freak accident involving a ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Your Constant Star

By Brenda Hasiuk

Winnipeg author Brenda Hasiuk’s latest book tells the story of three teens trying to find their way through a complicated and imperfect world: Faye, the “good” adopted Chinese daughter of white parents; Bev, the “wild ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Blues for Zoey

By Robert Paul Weston

Music and mystery twist together in Robert Paul Weston’s latest YA novel, which features Kaz Barrett, a 16-year-old boy who’s as focused on building his bank account as he is on getting a girlfriend. But ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Soldier Doll

By Jennifer Gold

How do you explain a century of warfare to young adults in fewer than 300 pages without losing their interest? First-time author Jennifer Gold has the answer in Soldier Doll: tell them a story that ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

16 Things I Thought Were True

By Janet Gurtler

In 16 Things I Thought Were True, Janet Gurtler proves that when it comes to structure, sometimes simple is best. The book follows Morgan McLean, an 18-year-old living in a small town outside Seattle, who ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Jasper John Dooley: NOT in Love

By Caroline Adderson; Ben Clanton, illus.

In this continuation of the Jasper John Dooley series, Caroline Adderson’s wonderfully quirky, clever imagination is on full display as she explores the tortuous dilemmas of the eponymous middle-grader. This time, Jasper becomes an object ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Moon at Nine

By Deborah Ellis

With her multiple award-winning works of fiction and non-fiction, Deborah Ellis has introduced readers to the harsh realities of life for youth around the world. Her latest novel, based on a true story, is another ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim

By E.K. Johnston

Dragons inhabit myriad literary homes, from high-fantasy epics to classic children’s stories. But have they ever been associated with the origin of Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald?” Or the fires of Kuwait? ... Read More »

March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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