Tag: books

The Boy and the Mountain by Mario Bellini, illus. Marianna Coppo

April 4, 2023

Review by Alicia L’Archevêque Tundra Books, Penguin Random House, 2022 48 pages. Hardcover. CAN. $24.99. ISBN: 9780735270251 3-7 years old (Preschool-Grade 2) Fiction, Picture Book “That night, before he said good night to the mountain, the boy drew it once more. And, this time, he was completely satisfied.” Like a mountain, this book proves that … More The Boy and the Mountain by Mario Bellini, illus. Marianna Coppo

When You Least Expect It by Lorna Schultz Nicholson

March 23, 2023

Review by Ash Wahking Red Deer Press, 2021 444 pages, paperback, $14.95 CAD, 978-0-88995-641-4 Young adult, high school Realistic Fiction “Twenty,” I called out in a gasp. The boat picked up a little. My legs seared and my breathing was like rapid bursts. In and out. In and out. I kept sliding and pushing. Keep … More When You Least Expect It by Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Hunting By Stars by Cherie Dimaline

January 26, 2023

Review by Ash 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