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Graffiti Knight

By Karen Bass

Alberta author Karen Bass’s latest novel is a character-rich story about a 16-year-old boy struggling with anger, loyalty, and rebellion. What makes Graffiti Knight different is the setting: Soviet-occupied Eastern Germany in 1947. Wilm and ... Read More »

August 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Whatever

By Ann Walsh

Frustrated at missing an audition for a major role in a community play, 16-year-old Darrah Patrick pulls the fire alarm at the hospital where her 11-year-old brother is recovering from an epileptic seizure. Storming down ... Read More »

August 21, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Cut the Lights

By Karen Krossing

Orca Book Publishers’ new Limelights series takes readers backstage and into the lives of teens trying to make it in the performing arts. Two of the first books in the series are Totally Unrelated and ... Read More »

August 21, 2013

Totally Unrelated

By Tom Ryan

Orca Book Publishers’ new Limelights series takes readers backstage and into the lives of teens trying to make it in the performing arts. Two of the first books in the series are Totally Unrelated and ... Read More »

August 21, 2013

Takedown

By Allison Van Diepen

Allison van Diepen’s previous books include gritty urban realism, vampire stories, and two novels for the Harlequin Teen imprint. In Takedown, which grew out of her experience teaching inner-city youth in Brooklyn, the Ottawa author ... Read More »

August 21, 2013