canadian lit
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 1)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part one, I am taking a look at three big categories: children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and adult fiction. The titles picked here Read more
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Must Read Monday (44): Frank Viva’s Sea Change & Esta Spalding’s Look Out for the Fitzgerald-Trouts
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: new children’s/middle grade offerings from Canadian authors and Read more
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Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen
Review: The Inn Between by Marina Cohen Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 22, 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Verdict: Good Book Description: The Shining meets “Hotel California” in this supremely creepy middle grade novel about the bizarre things that happen to two girls stranded at a desert inn. Eleven-year-old Quinn Read more
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Review: With Malice by Eileen Cook
Review: With Malice by Eileen Cook Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: June 7, 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Verdict: Very Good Book Description: For fans of We Were Liars and The Girl on the Train comes a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about a teenage girl who cannot remember the last six Read more
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Review: Flannery by Lisa Moore
Flannery by Lisa Moore Source: ARC courtesy of Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Publication: May 1, 2016 by Groundwood Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Sixteen-year-old Flannery Malone has it bad. She’s been in love with Tyrone O’Rourke since the days she still believed in Santa Claus. But Tyrone has grown from a dorky Read more
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Must Read Monday (39): Eileen Cook’s With Malice & Jeff Zentner’s The Serpent King
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: contemporary young adult lit! First up is With Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Characters You’d Love To Revisit As Adults
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week: Ten Childhood Characters You’d Love To Revisit As Adults! With some favourite characters, like Mia Thermopolis, Jessica Darling, or Hermione Granger, I’ve had the tremendous luck to be able to follow them into Read more
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Mother’s Day Giveaway from Raincoast Books!
I am thrilled to be hosting a wonderful Mother’s Day giveaway, courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books! Open to Canadian residents, ages 18 and up, one lucky person will have the chance to win a great collection of six books and gift items valued at $140. Here is a rundown of the beautiful prizes Read more
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Must Read Monday (34): Brenna Yovanoff’s Places No One Knows & Teresa Toten’s Beware That Girl
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week: upcoming young adult titles from two must-read authors! Read more
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Review: The Summer We Saved the Bees by Robin Stevenson
Review: The Summer We Saved the Bees by Robin Stevenson Source: Paperback Publication: September 1, 2015 by Orca Book Publishers Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: How do you plan for the future when your own parents don’t believe you have one? Wolf ’s mother is obsessed with saving the world’s honeybees. He gets that. It’s Read more
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