Unraveling Isobel

Unraveling Isobel is an exuberant mix of gothic mystery and modern YA chick-lit. The story opens with 17-year-old Isobel arriving at her new home, a dilapidated estate called Morrigan, located on a small island. Morrigan ... Read More »

February 15, 2012

Day of the Cyclone

By Penny Draper

Penny Draper’s latest instalment in the highly entertaining and educational Disaster Strikes! series tells the story of the deadliest tornado in Canadian history, which killed 28 people and left more than 2,500 homeless when it ... Read More »

February 15, 2012

40 Things I Want to Tell You

By Alice Kuipers

In her third YA novel, Alice Kuipers proves she owns the market on introspective, conflicted teen-girl protagonists. Bird (a nickname earned after she attempted to fly out of a tree at age eight) is the ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

★ The Taming

By Eric Walters and Teresa Toten

Creating a modern, Shakespeare-inspired teen romance isn’t a groundbreaking concept, and at first glance, this high school tale from Toronto-area authors Teresa Toten and Eric Walters might appear to blend in with any number of ... Read More »

February 15, 2012

★ Darkest Light

By Hiromi Goto; Jillian Tamaki

Darkest Light is the rare sequel that makes its predecessor feel like a prologue: it deepens and darkens the visceral fantasy begun in the Sunburst Award–winning Half World. While the tale it tells is very ... Read More »

February 15, 2012

Virginia Wolf

By Kyo Maclear; Isabelle Arsenault, illus.

In Kyo Maclear’s latest picture book (following 2010’s Spork), a young girl named Vanessa narrates a simple story. Her sister Virginia has woken in a particularly wolfish mood. She growls, howls, and groans, and her ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Martin on the Moon

By Martine Audet; Luc Melanson, illus.

In the English translation of Montreal poet Martine Audet’s first picture book (the original, Xavier-la-lune, was a finalist for the 2011 French-language TD Children’s Book Award), Martin is a rosy-cheeked, redheaded boy who is trying ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Slither Slide, What’s Outside?

By Nora Hilb, Simon Shapiro, and Sheryl Shapiro; Nora Hilb, illus.

Readers of all ages will be reminded of nature’s magic when they pick up this book from acclaimed Argentinean writer and illustrator Nora Hilb and Toronto authors Simon and Sheryl Shapiro. Slither Slide, What’s Outside? ... Read More »

February 15, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Placebo Effect

By David Rotenberg

With The Placebo Effect, Toronto writer and theatre professional David Roten-berg delivers an effective, if somewhat workmanlike, thriller possessed of an enthralling undercurrent that allows it to transcend its genre and shine on its own ... Read More »

February 13, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Blue Dragon

By Robert Lepage and Marie Michaud; Fred Jourdain, illus.

It may seem odd that Robert Lepage – arguably one of Canada’s greatest theatrical talents – has decided, relatively late in his career, to publish a graphic novel. But Lepage’s company, Ex Machina, is a ... Read More »

February 7, 2012 | Filed under: Graphica

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