Canada at War, an attempt by Toronto writer and professor Paul Keery and artist Michael Wyatt to lay out the broad strokes of this country’s participation in the Second World War, only makes the whole ... Read More »
June 27, 2012
Fashion can be intimidating, especially for self-conscious tweens. Enter Learn to Speak Fashion, a book that demystifies the fashion industry and encourages readers to build their own wardrobe, design clothes, stage a backyard runway show, ... Read More »
June 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Gary Blackwood’s latest adventure novel is a fun and engaging read, though it is rather predictable and heavy-handed in its overarching themes of lying and empathy. With his mom unemployed and his dad missing in ... Read More »
June 27, 2012
In her latest historical novel for young adults, B.J. Bayle tells the story of the Fraser family, who sail from Scotland to the newly formed Red River settlement (now Winnipeg). Centred on 15-year-old Angus, the ... Read More »
June 27, 2012
The Vindico is a decidedly and deliberately different take on superhero mythology, and on the “origin story” in particular. In Wesley King’s debut, the newspapers are full of stories about the League of Heroes and ... Read More »
June 27, 2012
When Loann is dumped by her friends at the start of her penultimate year of high school, life has never seemed less fair, especially since everything is perfect as always for Loann’s sister, Claire, who ... Read More »
June 27, 2012
Lilah Bloom is just your average seventh-grader: she likes shopping, groans about math tests, plays the drums, and can’t wait to finally turn 13. Her biggest problem in life is worrying about how lonely her ... Read More »
June 27, 2012
Kathleen Peacock’s debut novel is set in a dystopian world in which those afflicted with a virus known as Lupine Syndrome – in other words, werewolves – are being rounded up and sent to rehabilitation ... Read More »
June 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Really and Truly is one of those books that parents hope they will never need, but it’s a must-have for any family dealing with a loved one suffering from dementia. Quebec author Émilie Rivard tells ... Read More »
June 27, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books
Toronto poet and author JonArno Lawson puts a new spin on the well-known children’s song, replacing the familiar E-I-E-I-O refrain with A-E-I-O-U (and sometimes Y) in a bid to teach children their vowels. Each vowel, ... Read More »
June 27, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books
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