canadian lit
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Review: Watching Traffic by Jane Ozkowski
Review: Watching Traffic by Jane Ozkowski Source: ARC of Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Expected publication: August 1, 2016 by Groundwood Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Emily has finally finished high school in the small town where she has lived her whole life. At last, she thinks, her adult life can begin. But… Read more
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Review: Julia Vanishes (Witch’s Child #1) by Catherine Egan
Review: Julia Vanishes (Witch’s Child #1) by Catherine Egan Source: ARC courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada via Goodreads First Reads. Thank you! Publication: June 7, 2016 by Knopf Books for Young Readers Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Julia has the unusual ability to be…unseen. Not invisible, exactly. Just beyond most people’s senses. It’s a… Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Perfect for Summer!
Summer-themed picture books are a fun and varied bunch of reads: anything and everything from going to the beach to visiting family, discovering new creatures to taking fantastical trips with your imagination. From classics to new titles, here- in no particular order- are some of my picture book picks for summer: Barnacle is Bored… Read more
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 2)
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 two, I am taking a look at picture books and board books- categories which I not only feel so lucky I get… Read more
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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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