October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
In this humorous but informative non-fiction title for middle graders, Maria Birmingham takes a look at the various ways in which humans have tried to escape death – permanently – throughout the ages. Incorporating science, ... Read More »
In Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet is fantastic in the true sense of the word. Bobet’s unrestrained imagination deftly fashions an odd but remarkable story in a world that is beautiful and barely comprehensible. ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Vancouver author Linda Bailey, a two-time winner of the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for her funny, fast-paced Stevie Diamond mysteries, delivers a resonant, well-paced middle-grade adventure in Seven Dead Pirates. When Lewis ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books
Toronto author Kevin Sands holds two degrees in theoretical physics, so naturally his first novel is about … 17th-century alchemy. Not just alchemy, but also dark conspiracies, political intrigue, mysterious codes, murder, and early treatments ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Countless books have tackled the subject of bullying, in all its forms. Whether verbal, physical, emotional, or social, when one child is forced to endure abuse by another (or many others), the effects can be ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Young Raven had to learn survival skills quickly when her meth-addled parents abandoned her as a child. In Exposed, we meet Raven a few weeks before her 16th birthday, when she’s working as a skilled ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Colleen Nelson’s 250 Hours is the story of two people whose lives intersect at a crucial juncture. Sara Jean has just finished high school and spends her days caring for her bedridden grandmother. Jess is ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
Hidden Gold by Ella Burakowski tells the story of the author’s mother, Shoshana Gold, Shoshana’s siblings, Esther and David, and their parents, Hanna and Leib. The Golds were a wealthy Jewish family who ran a ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
The only thing better than a bedtime story is a bedtime story that is true. And if you’re the great-great-grandson of the man who helped inspire one of the most beloved characters in all of ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books
Encouraged to sign up for Toadstool Corners’ Great, Green Garden Tour, rabbit Timo begins feverishly planning and improving his garden. With rhythmic pairings of activity (“He trimmed and he tidied. He hurried and he scurried. ... Read More »
October 14, 2015 | Filed under: Picture Books