Mom and Dad Mumford live a peaceful life, listening to classical music and crocheting, when they bring home Metal Baby.
Depicted in a black baby blanket and wearing white face paint, kohl-lined eyes and wild black hair, Metal Baby appears as a chaotic love child between Alice Cooper and KISS. … More Metal Baby by Stephen W. Martin, illus. by Brandon James Scott
While life and happiness might be defined differently for every reader, this story encourages observation and patience, and will inspire readers to reflect on their own connections to life, food, time, and care. … More I Would Give You My Tail by Tanya Tagaq, illus. by Qavavau Manumie
“I now understand that I need to write and I enjoy it immensely. It’s self-expression and creativity, it’s restorative, it’s liberating. It’s recently been full-time. I only wish I had devoted myself to this sooner.” … More 5 Questions for Wayne Ng
Magic amongst the trees, a rumour of a devil, and friends going missing—Camp Twisted Pine is not the pleasant summer camp that was promised. Booksmart Naomi, who prefers the indoors, was already hesitant about the camp before hearing of its legends… … More Camp Twisted Pine by Ciera Burch
Khodi is a biracial Afro-Caribbean writer, rapper, spoken word artist and educator based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Growing up in Moose Jaw, Khodi was often the only Black person in his school and one of few in his community, experiencing a wealth of microaggressions.
Reading the stories of Khodi’s life made me more aware of how important it is to have a Black Canadian perspective on anti-blackness and anti-racism. … More Stay Up: Racism, Resistance, and Reclaiming Black Freedom by Khodi Dill, illus. Stylo Starr
Jessie is the heart of the story and it was easy to follow along with her and to understand and sympathize with her choices as she discovered how to deal with crushes, friend troubles, and the general chaos of the first year of high school. … More Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
The visuals mix with the narrative to allow the author to let us into a multilayered world where everyone knows the strangers are not human but have them still treated as any human in need would be. … More We Are Definitely Human by X. Fang
The author’s note at the end of the book addresses the necessity for all living things to depend on one another. She urges her young readers to take care of our earth by treating this massive ecosystem with near-familial love and care. … More I’m Afraid, Said the Leaf by Danielle Daniel, illus. Matt James
The book is centered around feelings of empathy for stray animals and providing achievable solutions. … More Ethan and the Strays, by John Sullivan, illus. Hatem Aly
For many writers, November marks an attempt to write an entire novel in just one month. Usually, the goal is to churn out 50,000 words – which averages over 1,500 words a day! Many young adult novels fall around this length, as well. But seasoned November novel-writers will tell you that everyone has a different approach to the grind. So here at Young Adulting, we are offering some tips and tricks, as well as a list of suggestions for scenes and prompts that might get you writing – novel or not! … More Welcome to National Novel Writing Month: Tips and Prompts to Get Started
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