Public space is important to teens. Perhaps because, unlike grown ups, they usually have no private space to call their own. Yet groups of teens hanging out in public places often raise the suspicions, and ... Read More »
June 11, 2010
In The Secret of Your Name, David Bouchard – prolific author, literacy advocate, and Member of the Order of Canada – delivers a succinct but powerful account of personal discovery. Although much of his writing ... Read More »
June 11, 2010
Reading the latest novel from Ontario-based author Robert Sutherland is like travelling back in time in two ways. Not only is Survivor’s Leave set toward the end of the Second World War, it is also ... Read More »
June 11, 2010
In her new book, Gina McMurchy-Barber writes about one of the bleaker facets of Canada’s history: the institutional mistreatment of people with disabilities. Free as a Bird chronicles the life of Ruby Jean Sharp, an ... Read More »
June 11, 2010
The teen-penned poem is a form so open to wince-inducing recollection that it’s easy to forget just how those rhyming couplets and long lines of “free verse” ring true for the young poets who write ... Read More »
June 11, 2010
In her second children’s novel, Ann Towell of Shetland, Ontario, employs a little-known historical event as the foundation for a solid coming of age story featuring complex characters and a nuanced exploration of race and ... Read More »
June 11, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Teetering on the edge of adolescence, Pinky (aka Ethan) is a sensitive, smart kid who likes to write stories, hang out with his older brothers, and generally keep out of trouble. When his parents announce ... Read More »
June 11, 2010
Terry Griggs’ genuinely creepy new YA novel will thrill young readers while giving their parents nightmares. Reminiscent of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and Michael Ende’s Momo, the story follows feisty, independent Nieve, whose parents are freelance ... Read More »
June 11, 2010
It’s fairly well known that iconic children’s author Robert Munsch uses real kids and the stories they tell him as inspirations for the characters and situations in his work. His latest effort is no different, ... Read More »
June 11, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books
Learning to assert yourself is not really about having a big voice, it’s about using the one you have – such is the lesson of Lana Button’s first picture book. Willow is all too familiar ... Read More »
June 11, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
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