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Max completely overtook our household when our eldest daughter Sarah (now in her third year at Western studying English Literature) was three. Her Christmas present that year was a hand sewn wolf suit (just like the one Max wears) and we have several very well worn copies of the book as proof of our addiction. When [...] Canadian Library Association Announces 2010 Young Adult Book Award Shortlist The finalists for the 2010 CLA Young Adult Book Award, in alphabetical order by author, are: Poster Boy by Dede Crane (Groundwood) Submitting the first 150-200 words of your unpublished, book-length work of middle grade or young adult fiction to this contest, sponsored by The Guide to Literary Agents, could win you a critique of 25 pages of your work by Jennifer Laughran of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Deadline for submission is Feb 21/10 midnight.
THE STORY: For seventeen-year-old actress Kelley Winslow, faeries are just something from childhood stories. Then she meets Sonny Flannery, whose steel-gray eyes mask an equally steely determination to protect her. Sonny guards the Samhain Gate, which connects the mortal realm with the Faerie’s enchanted, dangerous Otherworld. Usually kept shut by order of icy King Auberon, the Gate [...] THE STORY: When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He has no recollection of his parents, his home, or how he got where he is. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome [...] TORONTO, ON (October 26, 2009) – The Ontario Library Association and official Wholesaler, S&B Books, are excited to reveal the short-listed nominated titles for the 2010 Forest of Reading®. The list of nominated children’s titles is as follows: Blue Spruce Nominees (kindergarten to grade 3 age children): Boo Hoo Bird by Jerry Tankard I met an enthusiastic group of listeners at Word on the Street today as I presented in the Canadian Magazine’s Tent. The topic was: “5 Things That Won’t Help You Get Your Children’s Book Published and 3 That Just Might”. I actually ended up with 7 dos and 7 don’ts. You can find a summary [...] ABOUT THIS BOOK: What is a typical guy moment, anyhow? Daniel Pinkwater remembers the disappointment of meeting his Lone Star Ranger hero up close and personal. Gordon Korman relishes the goofy ultra violence of the old Looney Tunes cartoons. Stephen King realizes that having your two hundred- pound babysitter fart on your five-year-old head prepares you [...] THE STORY: Welcome to the realm of very scary faeries! Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother’s rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in [...] THE STORY: Berlin 1942 – When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. [...] |
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