Shapeshifter

With books like Theo Caldwell’s Finn the Half-Great and Holly Bennett’s The Warrior’s Daughter, it seems we are in the midst of a Celtic mythology boom in Canadian YA writing. Judging by those books – ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Ghosted

By Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall

Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall received plaudits and some notoriety for his first book, Down to This, which recounted the year he spent living among the homeless in Toronto’s now-defunct Tent City. It’s not a stretch to assume ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead

By Nancy Kilpatrick, ed.

With stories from genre veterans Kelley Armstrong and Tanya Huff, as well as a slew of newcomers, Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead is a worthy anthology for vampire lovers. Nancy Kilpatrick is no ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

C’mere, Boy!

By Sharon Jennings; Ashley Spires, illus.

It’s a harsh world for a dog without a boy, as Dog comes to realize. Although Dog has been living a quiet life at home until now, his week-long search for a boy leads him ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Black Alley

By Mauricio Segura; Dawn M. Cornelio, trans.

It’s a shame that so few books explore Canadian urban themes (especially those unique to Quebec) as well as Black Alley does. This long-anticipated translation of Mauricio Segura’s acclaimed and controversial 1998 novel, Côte-des-Nègres, is ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Greedy Little Eyes

By Billie Livingston

Billie Livingston’s first collection of short fiction exhibits her trademark snappy wit while delving into the sadder aspects of life: mental illness, family breakdown, and abuse. The 10 stories in this collection are heartbreaking in ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven

By Ross King

From a young age, Canadians learn about our country’s most famous painting movement in art classes, yet the Group of Seven’s dramatic landscapes and blazing depictions of Canada’s wilderness still don’t seem to get the ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Children and YA Non-fiction

Elliot’s Fire Truck

By Andrea Beck

Elliot Moose is a firefighter today, hurtling around the house on his bright red fire truck. All he needs is a fire to fight and a friend or two to rescue. The problem is that ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Magpie’s Missing Spoon

By Michael Bradley

Everyone knows that magpies like to collect bright objects, and the titular magpie in the first picture book from Renfrew, Ontario’s Michael Bradley (who is not yet 20 years old) is no exception. When startled ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Paris in the Spring with Picasso

By Joan Yolleck; Marjorie Priceman, illus.

“There is no place more beautiful than Paris,” thinks Guillaume Apollinaire as he strolls along the city streets of Joan Yolleck and Marjorie Priceman’s bubbly picture book. This is a fanciful trip back to Apollinaire’s ... Read More »

August 30, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

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