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Emily for Real

By Sylvia Gunnery

Breakups majorly suck, and the main character of Sylvia Gunnery’s latest novel is going through a particularly sucky one. Emily’s boyfriend has dumped her for a university girl (a French university girl at that), leaving ... Read More »

April 12, 2012

The Right and the Real

By Joëlle Anthony

In her sophomore effort, B.C. actor-turned-author Joëlle Anthony steers clear of the futuristic complexities of her debut, 2010’s dystopian fantasy Restoring Harmony. With The Right and the Real, Anthony roots her tale firmly in the ... Read More »

April 12, 2012

Rachel’s Secret

By Shelly Sanders

Rachel knows that she wants more out of life than her predetermined path. As a young Jewish girl living in pre-revolutionary Russia, the 14-year-old is expected to assume the traditional roles of wife and mother, ... Read More »

April 12, 2012

Under the Moon

By Deborah Kerbel

An introvert with a habit of swearing in French and classifying people as fonts, 15-year-old Lily MacArthur has never been popular at school and doesn’t want to be. Lily’s closest friend is her Aunt Su, ... Read More »

April 12, 2012

Catla and the Vikings

By Mary Elizabeth Nelson

In her fiction debut, textbook author and retired teacher-librarian Mary Elizabeth Nelson presents three harrowing days in the life of an Anglo-Saxon girl in the 11th century. During a walk on the heath, 13-year-old Catla ... Read More »

April 12, 2012

★ Under My Skin

By Charles de Lint

Charles de Lint’s new YA novel begins with high school student Josh Saunders transforming into a mountain lion to defend himself against an attack by his mother’s boyfriend. When he returns to human form, he’s ... Read More »

April 12, 2012

Larf

By Ashley Spires

Larf is a sasquatch with elongated feet, a head the size of a bison’s, a penchant for red scarves, and a relatively happy life in the woods, where he maintains a regular schedule of jogging, ... Read More »

April 12, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books