The Young Adulting 2024 Year in Review
Read back over our most popular reviews and interviews this year! … More The Young Adulting 2024 Year in Review
Read back over our most popular reviews and interviews this year! … More The Young Adulting 2024 Year in Review
So if you’re looking for independent books that tell home-grown, weird, serious, strange, and joyful stories to pass on to a reader in your life, why not consider some of our favourites from Canadian Indie presses this 2024 season? … More Young Adulting’s Year-End Book Recommendations from Indie Publishers
An interview with Chloe Savage … More 5 Questions for Chloe Savage
The slow emergence of Dr Morely’s prized jellyfish adds a sneaky seek-and-find element to the story that is sure to delight young readers. Expect to be flicking back and forth as you try to find it on each page! Similarly, plan to spend some time poring over the detailed cross section of the research ship, which is filled with intricacies and easter eggs. … More The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage
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
Wang’s story revolves around one of Oma’s new habits: putting things in her bag, even when they belong in a different time or place. It is a homage to the unusual moments of joy and solace that can be found in living with parents or grandparents with dementia. … More Oma’s Bag by Michelle Wang, illus. Sam Nunez
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
An interview with Charis St. Pierre … More 5 Questions for Charis St. Pierre
Set in the softest parts of childhood memory, Frostfire weaves visual wonder into a story about exploration and curiosity. With a new take on old mythology, the book captures a journey between two sisters and dusts well-established themes with glittering snow. … More Frostfire by Elly MacKay