Review by Evelyn Hussey Nimbus Publishing Limited, October 4, 2022 295 pages, Paperback, $16.95 CAD, $14.95 USD, 9781774711163 Young Adult, Ages 13+, Grades 8+ Fiction, Mystery, LGBTQ+ I made myself shrug. “You liked him.” Her face cleared. “I did. I really did.” We were both silent for a breath. “Why would someone kill him?” she … More Heartbreak Homes by Jo Treggiari
Review by Audrey Wahking Penguin Random House, 2021 390 pages, paperback, 16.99 CAD, ISBN 9780735269651 Young Adult, 15-18 years old Fiction Weeds strangled the geometry of cultivated spaces overnight. Bees swarmed broken streets, made hives out of green-clotted houses, the wallpaper shot through with moss. Foxes traveled in covens, noses to the ground, throats safe … More Hunting By Stars by Cherie Dimaline
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Review by Makenna Vanegas Scholastic Press, March 1, 1998 32 pages, Hardcover, $14.99 CAD, 0590929976 Ages 5 and up Picture Book, Fiction, Fantasy “Camilla Cream loved lima beans. But she never ate them. All of her friends hated lima beans, and she wanted to fit in. Camilla was always worried about what other people thought … More A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Review by Lisa Matthewson
This entire novel reads like a haunting, passionate poem. … More A Wilderness of Stars by Shea Ernshaw
Review by Charlotte Mundy
This visualization of forming new colours makes for a fantastic read in a classroom or at home when introducing colours to young minds!
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Johanna Wagstaffe’s “Little Pine Cone: Wildfires and the Natural World,” illustrated by Julie McLaughlin, explains the process of wildfires through the eyes of a pinecone. … More Little Pine Cone: Wildfires and the Natural World by Johanna Wagstaffe, illus. by Julie McLaughlin
Review by Kaitlyn Chan
In this story, young readers learn important lessons about trust and the strength of loving relationships. … More Hat Cat by Troy Wilson, illus. Eve Coy
Review by Claudine Yip
Burgeoning poet and eleven-turning-twelve-year-old Mona Hasan has an opinion about everything, so it’s only fitting she has a diary to record all her thoughts. … More The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan by Salma Hussain
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