The Lion Seeker

Kenneth Bonert’s ambitious debut novel arrives as this year’s only addition to Random House of Canada’s New Face of Fiction series, following a long list of career-launching titles that includes Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Fall on Your ... Read More »

February 25, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Last Train: A Holocaust Story

By Rona Arato

Paul Auslander was five years old in 1944 when the Nazis occupied his hometown of Karcag, Hungary. Along with his mother and 10-year-old brother, he was moved to the town’s Jewish ghetto, deported to work ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

The Gypsy King

By Maureen Fergus

With her newest novel for young readers, Winnipeg author Maureen Fergus makes the ambitious first strides in what could become an epic adventure series. The Gypsy King, Fergus’s first foray into the fantasy genre, is ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Taking the Reins

By Dayle Campbell Gaetz

What is it about girls and horses? Of all the animal-human relationships that appear in literature for young readers, this one is rivaled in its frequency perhaps only by boys and canines. B.C. author Dayle ... Read More »

February 21, 2013

Power Play

By Eric Walters

Prolific author Eric Walters’ latest YA novel is a gripping story of hockey, ambition, and power – both on and off the ice. In Power Play, Cody is an alpha male teen whose dedication to ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Truths I Learned from Sam

By Kristin Butcher

The narrator and emotional core of veteran author Kristin Butcher’s new novel is Dani, a likeable, well-adjusted teen who seems to take most things in stride. On the brink of 18, Dani is mature enough ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The New Normal

By Ashley Little

Ashley Little’s debut young adult novel features a teenage protagonist dealing with a series of extraordinary, debilitating losses: of her twin sisters in a car accident, of her parents to depression, and, perhaps most traumatizing ... Read More »

February 21, 2013

The Best Stories Behind the Top 20 Canadian Rock, Pop and Folk Songs

By Jim Brown

There are few things more central to music criticism than list making. In the introduction to his new volume, music critic and biographer Jim Brown suggests every reader should have his or her own list ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

What the Snakes Wrote

By Hazel Hutchins; Tina Holdcroft, illus.

Dislike is too strong a word to describe my reaction to Hazel Hutchins’ What the Snakes Wrote; ambivalence may be better. There’s nothing wrong with the book, but there’s nothing particularly right about it either. ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

Little Jack Horner Live from the Corner

By Helaine Becker; Mike Boldt,illus.

Jack Horner ventures into the limelight when he enters a talent show. The aspiring musician exudes a retro hipster vibe with his frilly collar and cuffs, knickers, and horn-rimmed glasses. Jack’s song choice, however, proves ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

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