How does a writer describe the trauma and suffering in the aftermath of a school shooting? In Nothing But Life, Brent van Staalduinen tackles difficult subject matter with bravery, sensitivity, and compassion. … More Nothing But Life by Brent van Staalduinen
Alice Choy has never had trouble expressing herself through song. But even she isn’t prepared when a casual night out singing karaoke with her little sister in Seoul ends with an offer to audition for one of the top K-pop entertainment companies in the world. … More Idol Gossip by Alexandra Leigh Young
More news, interviews, and events from the Young Adulting editors. … More YAing News: Week of Jan. 24
Review by RJ McDaniel. Provides young readers with concrete examples of how numbers shape our lives while giving them the framework to pursue their curiosity about these numbers beyond the pages of the book. … More We Are One: How the World Adds Up by Susan Hood, illus. Linda Yan
Review by Charis Young
In Patricia Miller’s action-packed novel Sisters of the Wolf, two prehistoric young girls on the cusp of adulthood are facing struggles in their clans. … More Sisters of the Wolf by Patricia Miller-Schroeder
In A Storytelling of Ravens, author Kyle Lukoff and illustrator Natalie Nelson welcome readers into the world of unexpected, well-chosen words through fanciful narration and charming mixed-media collages. … More A Storytelling of Ravens by Kyle Lukoff, ill. Natalie Nelson
Review by MacKenzie Sewell
O’Donoghue gives readers a slow but thorough introduction to tarot and occult magic along with Maeve. The flashback to witches of the nineties, complete with the mystery of the cassette and the shopkeeper’s sister, adds a generational element that puts the magic of the world into a larger, environmental perspective. As each piece of the puzzle comes together, we start to realize just how powerful and disastrous the magic that Maeve has uncovered can be. … More All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue
Brent van Staalduinen is an award-winning novelist and short story writer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and the author of the novels BOY (Dundurn Press), NOTHING BUT LIFE (Dundurn Press), SAINTS, UNEXPECTED (Invisible Publishing), as well as the short story collection CUT ROAD (available from Guernica Editions June 1, 2022). … More 5 Questions for Brent van Staalduinen
Review by Kaila Johnson
Learning to write your own story can be a fun activity or a valuable lesson. In the case of Max the dog, it saves his life. … More See the Cat by David LaRochelle, illus. Mike Wohnoutka
Review by Claudine Yip
The anthology Once Upon an Eid celebrates the Muslim holiday of Eid. … More Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices, ed. S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed
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