Daughter of War

In Daughter of War, author Marsha Skrypuch returns to her exploration of the Armenian Genocide, which was the basis for her critically acclaimed 2005 novel, Nobody’s Child. Working from first-hand accounts of historical events, she ... Read More »

July 7, 2008

Would You

By Marthe Jocelyn

At the outset of Marthe Jocelyn’s latest novel for teen readers, her 15-year-old protagonist poses a question: “Would you rather know what’s going to happen? Or not know?” The potent foreshadowing of Natalie’s question contrasts ... Read More »

July 7, 2008

To Stand and Fight Together: Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Corps of Upper Canada

By Steve Pitt

Many Canadians – no matter what their age – are pretty fuzzy about the details of the War of 1812, beyond knowing that it’s a war for which both sides have claimed victory. Luckily, Toronto ... Read More »

July 7, 2008

Brave Deeds: How One Family Saved Many from the Nazis

By Ann Alma

The Dutch experience of the Second World War remains, for many children, synonymous with Anne Frank and her diary. In Brave Deeds, B.C. writer Ann Alma describes the experience of a couple who helped people ... Read More »

July 7, 2008

Naomi’s Tree

By Joy Kogawa; Ruth Ohi, illus.

Novelist and poet Joy Kogawa has added another volume to her oeuvre about the experiences of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Naomi’s Tree is a folk tale based on Kogawa’s childhood memories. It ... Read More »

July 7, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Up Home

By Shauntay Grant; Susan Tooke, illus.

A real community, complete with vividly drawn portraits of real residents, comes to life in Shauntay Grant and Susan Tooke’s Up Home, a tender portrayal of Grant’s memories of growing up in the close-knit black ... Read More »

July 7, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Curse of Akkad: Climate Upheavals That Rocked Human History

By Peter Christie

The day of the purpose-built children’s information book is over. Facts about dinosaurs? How to care for your guinea pig or draw cartoons? School projects on the Gold Rush? Kids are not turning to books ... Read More »

July 4, 2008

Run Like Jäger

By Karen Bass

In her first novel, Karen Bass tells the story of a Canadian teen coming to terms with his grandfather’s history. Kurt Schreiber, a Canadian exchange student, spends a year in the town in Germany where ... Read More »

July 4, 2008

Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger

By Kevin Bolger; Stephen Gilpin, illus.

The title of Ottawa teacher Kevin Bolger’s first novel says it all, placing the book firmly in the “disgusting bodily functions” genre. I suspect that the marketing money spent on the book – including, intriguingly, ... Read More »

July 4, 2008

Love Every Leaf: The Life of Landscape Architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

By Kathy Stinson

In Love Every Leaf, Kathy Stinson explores the life and career of landscape architect Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, a woman who has both literally and figuratively broken ground in her field. In a career spanning six ... Read More »

July 4, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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