Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words provides a space for transgender and non-binary youth to share the experiences and challenges they face growing up.
This anthology features poems, essays, stories, letters, memoirs, and art by transgender and non-binary youth from across Canada. … More Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words Edited by Lindsay Herriot & Kate Fry
Remembrance Day ceremony is tomorrow, but Teddy Nugent already has plans of his own. Instead of joining his classmates and teacher in going to the ceremony arena to listen to boring speeches, watch a procession of war veterans and sing ‘In Flanders Fields’, Teddy plans to attend the War Games competition at the Super Comics store and compete against the best players in town. … More This Game of War by Ed Butts
‘The Boy Who Lost His Spark’ is a chapter book disguised as a picture book. Younger readers will enjoy the story when read aloud, and the illustrations are captivating for all ages. As the reader gets older, they will learn new ways to appreciate the beauty of the prose, allowing for the audience to grow into the book. … More The Boy Who Lost His Spark by Maggie O’Farrell, illus. Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
Jonathan Bécotte has approached a complex and highly personal experience with an endearing sense of childlike wonder. This is a story that not only retells the shared experiences of queer youth, but actively engages the reader in the emotional toll of coming out. … More Like A Hurricane by Jonathan Bécotte, transl. Jonathan Kaplansky
The story is told empathically as Katya grows to understand there is no winning side in war, only loss. Her story conveys the most brutal and harshest truths, with horrific acts committed by both parties. … More Crow Stone by Gabriele Goldstone
Review by Belle Cole Orca Currents from Orca Book Publishers, August 17, 2021 115 pages, paperback, $10.95 CAD, 9781459828049 Middle-grade, ages 9-12, grades 2-5 Fantasy “Violet and I formulated a plan last night. It’s bonkers. But it might work. And we have no other choice… It’s dangerous. That’s why we’re leaving it to the last … More The Wherewood by Gabrielle Prendergast
Review by GiGi Kang Orca Book Publishers, April 11, 2023 261 pages, paperback, $12.95 CAD, 9781459836730 Ages 9 to 12 Action/Adventure Fiction Excerpt to come with book’s release Imagine commanding a spacecraft at only fourteen years old. Houston Williams finds himself in this exact position in Mission to Mars by bestselling author Eric Walters, the … More Mission to Mars by Eric Walters
Evelyn Hussey reviews ‘Conservation Canines’! … More Conservation Canines by Isabelle Groc
Shubhdeep Kaur Gill reviews The Countdown by M.J. McIsaac … More The Countdown by M.J. McIsaac
Review by Evelyn Hussey Orca Book Publishers, October 18, 2022 192 pages, paperback, $12.95 CAD, 9781459835580 Middle Grade, ages 9-12, grades 4-7 Fiction, Historical Fiction Abby stops talking and looks at me. Her face says Can I help you with something? Even though she doesn’t speak. I smile sweetly at her. “What, no white friends … More Weird Rules to Follow by Kim Spencer
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