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Clyde

The father of Clyde, the political analyst and title character of David Helwig’s new novel, died in Dieppe and his mother raised him in grim, post-war Ontario, employing a no-frills parenting style that would be ... Read More »

March 13, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Ever After of Ashwin Rao

By Padma Viswanathan

When Air India Flight 182 exploded over the Atlantic Ocean in 1985, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney phoned his counterpart in India to offer his condolences, even though the vast majority of passengers were Canadian. The ... Read More »

March 13, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The River Burns

By Trevor Ferguson

In 1984, arson destroyed a 69-year-old covered bridge in the small Quebec town of Wakefield. Many residents mourned the loss of this popular landmark and, in 1997, built a replica with largely volunteer labour and ... Read More »

March 13, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

This Location of Unknown Possibilities

By Brett Josef Grubisic

We are all constantly writing and revising our own stories, serving as protagonists in the tangled and evolving fictions of our own lives. We narrate our progress, building myths and legends, identifying cruxes and climaxes, ... Read More »

March 13, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals

By Helaine Becker; Alex Ries, illus.

Toronto author Helaine Becker has an impressive list of fiction and non-fiction books for young readers under her belt, including sports trivia, picture books, YA novels, and even humorous poetry dedicated to underwear. Her latest ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ Starting from Scratch: What You Should Know About Food and Cooking

By Sarah Elton; Jeff Kulak, illus.

Author, journalist, and CBC Radio food columnist Sarah Elton’s Starting from Scratch is an engaging and informative introduction to food and cooking. Although aimed at kids, this guide provides basic, easy-to-follow instructions that would be ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Red Wolf

By Jennifer Dance

Set in the mid-1880s, Red Wolf is the story of an Anishnaabe boy who is taken to a residential school at the age of five and endures the evils of that system. His story runs ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Voice Inside My Head

By S.J. Laidlaw

The second novel from Toronto-based author S.J. Laidlaw follows 17-year-old Luke as he tries to solve the mystery of his older sister Pat’s disappearance. Pat is away for the summer, interning at a shark research ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

What We Hide

By Marthe Jocelyn

By the time I hit 14, the bottom end of the suggested age range for Marthe Jocelyn’s soapy new novel, sex dominated all my thoughts, and most conversations. I know this, and yet I get ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Hustle

By John Boateng

Johnny Huttle and his best friend, 15-year-old Rex King, eat, sleep, and breathe basketball in their inner-city Vancouver neighbourhood, where drug deals and the pop of gunfire are everyday occurrences. When 14-year-old Johnny (appropriately nicknamed ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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Clyde

The Ever After of Ashwin Rao

The River Burns

This Location of Unknown Possibilities

Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals

★ Starting from Scratch: What You Should Know About Food and Cooking

Red Wolf

The Voice Inside My Head

What We Hide

Hustle

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