June 21, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Of Light and Shadow by Tanaz Bhathena is a dual-perspective, stand-alone, young adult epic fantasy that tells a propulsive political tale of magic, the attraction of opposites, and chosen family. Roshan Chaya, the Shadow Bandit, ... Read More »
Even though he has no interest in slides or sandboxes, young Yakov always has to take his three younger sisters to the local playground in Mile End. But while they bicker and play, he keeps ... Read More »
June 19, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
At the request of her dying mother, Riah Arora has pressed pause on her life of crime to search for her long-lost twin. However, instead of the heartwarming reunion and instant bond we may expect ... Read More »
June 12, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Grounded takes off from the (fictional) American Zora Neale Hurston airport, where 11-year-old Hanna Chen, an outspoken animal rights activist – and member of the Animal Allies online forum – is determinedly wandering through the ... Read More »
June 7, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
With her latest YA contemporary novel, The Melancholy of Summer, Louisa Onomé continues her streak of books that should be made immediately into teen movies. The parents of Nigerian Canadian Summer Uzoma, 17, have disappeared, ... Read More »
May 15, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
When scheduling demands dictate that 11-year-old Will Sanders will have to spend Wednesday afternoons at his grandmother’s apartment, the last thing he wants to do is tell his friends. At his old school, knowledge that ... Read More »
May 1, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
Métis author Cherie Dimaline blends horror, humour, and romance in the poignant YA novel Funeral Songs for Dying Girls. Winifred Blight and her dad live in a small apartment over the Winterson Cemetery crematorium with ... Read More »
April 26, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
In a narrative filled with elaborate, brightly hued descriptions and sweeping views of landscapes, The Moonlight Blade by Tessa Barbosa takes readers on a profound journey through the mythical land of Tigang. The story is ... Read More »
April 17, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
When Samaya’s boyfriend, Devin, unexpectedly dumps her right before the summer holidays, her volunteer summer job is out of the question (no way is she spending two months with her ex), and she finds herself ... Read More »
April 5, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
The Rainbow, the Midwife, and the Birds: 4 Dene Tales is an illustrated anthology of stories by Dene author Raymond Yakeleya. They include traditional Dene tales, personal stories from Yakeleya’s childhood, and a biography of ... Read More »
April 3, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books