It’s finally April, and somehow this new month just screams spring and all the things that we love about this season — warmer weather, longer days, and colourful spring flowers! … More YAing News: Week of Apr. 5
Review by Logaine Navascués
What does it really mean to be tough? Despite her young age, Kim has already learned that faces are not always a reflection of the feelings people carry inside. … More Tough Like Mum by Lana Button, Illus. by Carmen Mok
Review by Logaine Navascués
Sometimes, grief fills up everything in and around us, like an enormous dark gorilla standing in the middle of the room: present and inevitable, yet still unimaginable.
… More The Boy and the Gorilla by Jackie Azúa Kramer, Illus. by Cindy Derby
Review by Sara Francoeur
When someone you love is struggling with a big problem, all you want to do is help. But what if they don’t want your help? In Parked by Danielle Svetcov, two 12-year-olds develop an unlikely friendship while tackling hardships that would challenge most adults. … More Parked by Danielle Svetcov
This newsletter is full of resources and contests for our teen readers and writers. Share this list with that avid young reader or writer in your life! … More YAing News: Week of Mar. 22
Review by Claudine Yip
Have you ever gotten in trouble with a parent or teacher for drifting off into your own world? The disapproving look that follows is an expression eleven-year-old Ware is more than familiar with. … More Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker
Gabrielle is an award winning writer, teacher and designer living in Vancouver, Canada. She writes picture books, middle grade, and YA contemporary and historical novels as Gabrielle Prendergast. Her science fiction and fantasy is published as G.S. Prendergast. … More 5 Questions for Gabrielle Prendergast
Review by Sara Francoeur
After the sudden death of their missionary parents, the four McCready sisters between the ages of eight and fourteen are sent from their home in Borneo to faraway west-coast Canada to live in a seaside village on fictional Pine Island. Upon arrival, they find themselves on their own again. … More Pine Island Home by Polly Horvath
Happy March, dear readers! The days are getting longer, spring definitely seems to be in the air, and we’ve got plenty of things for you to read and enjoy: industry news, events, and a genre feature on Hi-Lo books! … More YAing News: Week of Mar. 8
Review by Katie Gaston
What’s it like to be a K-pop star? Most of us will never know, but one of the world’s most famous K-pop singers, the legendary Jessica Jung, can help us imagine. … More Shine by Jessica Jung
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