Looking for books to keep the kids entertained this summer? Here are six recent picture books, novels, and graphica that have received starred reviews from Q&Q.
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- <i>Q&Q</i> reviewer Shannon Ozirny praises Viva for taking the "mastery of avant-garde picture-book creation he displayed in his 2011 debut, <i>Along a Long Road</i>, to a staggering level in his third title." <p><a HREF="http://www.quillandquire.com/books_young/review.cfm?review_id=7999#sthash.mtosxmJI.dpuf">Read the full review.</a></p>
- A Long Way Away, Frank Viva (HarperCollins Canada)
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- <i>Q&Q</i> reviewer Katherine Pedersen writes, "From the outset, it's clear that Julie Morstad's <i>How To</i> is a very special book. Each page features the Vancouver artist's trademark pen-and-ink drawings of kids just being kids." <p><a HREF="http://www.quillandquire.com/books_young/review.cfm?review_id=8000#sthash.3SQMw7bT.dpuf">Read the full review.</a></p>
- How To, Julie Morstad (Simply Read Books)
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- <i>Q&Q</i> reviewer Julia Gilbert writes, "This is Maureen Fergus's first foray into picture books, but it's such a gem that we can only hope to see more from her in the future." <p><a HREF="http://www.quillandquire.com/books_young/review.cfm?review_id=8013#sthash.W3tLWxhD.dpuf">Read the full review.</a></p>
- The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten, Maureen Fergus; Mike Lowery, illus. (Kids Can Press)
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- <i>Q&Q</i> reviewer Robert J. Wiersema calls the illustrated adaptation of McKay's 2009 novel a "challenging, uncompromising work and, in its graphic form, a beautiful treatment of stark ugliness." <p><a HREF="http://www.quillandquire.com/books_young/review.cfm?review_id=7911#sthash.Wpj97Kw4.dpuf">Read the full review.</a></p>
- War Brothers: The Graphic Novel, Sharon E. McKay; Daniel Lafrance, illus. (Annick Press)
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- Dory Cerny, <i>Q&Q</i>'s books for young people editor, says Silver has produced a "taut, exciting YA debut with believable dialogue, enticing characters, and a cliffhanger ending that will have readers waiting impatiently for the series' next instalment." <p><a HREF="http://www.quillandquire.com/books_young/review.cfm?review_id=8016#sthash.JcFjHlW9.dpuf">Read the full review.</a></p>
- The Game, Book One: Rush, Eve Silver (Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins)
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- Dory Cerny, <i>Q&Q</i>'s books for young people editor, praises MacLeod for successfully accomplishing a "feat many more experienced writers struggle with: weaving an historical narrative smoothly into a contemporary storyline."<p> <a HREF="http://www.quillandquire.com/books_young/review.cfm?review_id=8002">Read the full review</a>.</p>
- Namesake, Sue MacLeod (Pajama Press)
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