The Sound of Freedom

The Sound of Freedom is the story of Anna Hirsch, a 12-year-old Jewish girl in Krakow, Poland. The book begins in 1936. Anna, her friends, and family are worried about the rise of Hitler and ... Read More »

April 2, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Krista Kim-Bap

By Angela Ahn

Navigating the ups and downs of friendship is never easy – particularly when on the cusp of adolescence. Two debut novels give voice to the experiences of girls growing apart from their BFFs. And both ... Read More »

March 29, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Running Through Sprinklers

By Michelle Kim

March 29, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

A World Below

By Wesley King

The students in Edgewood Middle School’s Grade 8 advanced placement class aren’t feeling all that psyched about their graduation field trip. The kids, from small-town New Mexico, expected a weekend in Albuquerque – but their ... Read More »

March 26, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The 11th Hour

By Kristine Scarrow

“It is my wish that a book like this one helps to start a conversation about mental illness,” writes Saskatoon novelist Kristine Scarrow in the author’s note of The 11th Hour. This cautionary tale takes ... Read More »

March 15, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

A Possibility of Whales

By Karen Rivers

In her latest middle-grade novel, Victoria, B.C.–author Karen Rivers (The Encyclopedia of Me; Waiting to Dive) delivers a contemporary coming-of-age story fused with otherworldly marine elements. The protagonists in A Possibility of Whales are 12-year-old ... Read More »

March 5, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

A Girl Like That

By Tanaz Bhathena

Tanaz Bhathena’s debut novel begins with a car crash. Teenagers Zarin and Porus are killed on a highway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Their ghosts linger above the wreckage, where they watch family members react to ... Read More »

February 22, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ The Journey of Little Charlie

By Christopher Paul Curtis

Christopher Paul Curtis’s latest book is a companion to both his Newbery Honor–winner Elijah of Buxton and its follow-up, The Madman of Piney Woods. Both of these earlier books take place in Buxton, the real-life ... Read More »

February 15, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Ophelia

By Charlotte Gingras; Daniel Sylvestre (ill.); Christelle Morelli (trans.); Susan Ouriou (trans.)

No one texts in the YA novel Ophelia, or Snapchats, plays video games, or watches YouTube. The characters still do teenager-y things – graffiti alleyways, have sex, gossip, bully, and body shame each other – ... Read More »

January 24, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink

By Kerry MacGregor; Kim Smith (ill.); Roy MacGregor

Best friends Lucas, Edge, Swift, and Crunch are huge hockey fans whose beloved local skating rink might shut down because of equipment problems. They take what they think will be their last skate at the ... Read More »

January 22, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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