Only in the Movies

How will this fadge? My master loves her dearly; And I (poor monster) fond as much on him; And she (mistaken) seems to dote on me. This is from Twelfth Night, at the point where ... Read More »

March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Minerva’s Voyage

By Lynne Kositsky

With her new novel, Toronto writer Lynne Kositsky has delivered an action-packed adventure that doesn’t let up from its opening scene. When Noah Vaile, a runaway, is kidnapped from the streets of 17th-century Bristol and ... Read More »

March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Last December

By Matt Beam

Authenticity of voice is one of the key components of a successful YA novel. Attuned as they are to the minute linguistic shifts of their all-important peer groups, young readers will spot a misused “dude” ... Read More »

March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Me & Death: An Afterlife Adventure

By Richard Scrimger

When 14-year-old Jim dashes onto a busy Toronto street in hot pursuit of Lloyd, his favourite whipping boy, he’s sure he’s got the situation in hand. After all, the whole west end neighbourhood is terrified ... Read More »

March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Neil Flambé and the Marco Polo Murders

By Kevin Sylvester

With cooking shows proliferating on TV, and with the 2007 hit movie Ratatouille (about a rat that loves to cook), it was probably inevitable that someone would take a stab at creating the sort of ... Read More »

March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Stolen Child

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, known for her previous YA novels about the Armenian genocide and the 1930s Ukranian famine, takes on the Nazis’ notorious obsession with racial purity in her new novel for middle-grade readers. It ... Read More »

March 10, 2010

The Midnight Curse

By L.M. Falcone

When 11-year-old twins Charlie and Lacey travel to England to learn about the inheritance left to them by their reclusive great-uncle, they have no idea it will involve ghosts and a potentially fatal curse. (Perhaps ... Read More »

March 10, 2010 | Filed under: Industry news

On My Walk

By Kari-Lynn Winters; Christina Leist, illus.

A young, curly-haired kid in overalls heads out for a summer walk with his rambunctious dog and pregnant mom. (It’s not enirely clear whether the kid is a boy or a girl, but “boy” seems ... Read More »

March 10, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Red Scarf

By Anne Villeneuve

It’s a wonder it took 10 years for Anne Villeneuve’s l’Écharpe rouge to be translated. As a Governor General’s award winner, it should be a prime candidate for an English readership. Besides, there is only ... Read More »

March 10, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Penalty Killing

By Michael McKinley

Fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs will find much to relate to in Michael McKinley’s debut sports mystery. The Continental Hockey League stands in for the NHL and the hapless New York St. Patricks are ... Read More »

March 8, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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