A Canuck Librarian and the Ruby Kingdom

Jen, a blogger at Canuck Librarian has just recently posted a review of Patricia Bow’s first novel of The Mythrin Series, The Ruby Kingdom. Funny thing that she had to fend off her pet rats from using the book as a chew toy! Hmm… Ruby Kingdom … chewy? I’m trying to imagine [...]

Mystery at Shildii Rock full of suspense

Flamingnet Book reviews just recently posted a recent review of Robert Feagan’s junior mystery novel, Mystery at Shildii Rock, by a 15-year old reader (Klaw) from Lemoore, California. Here’s what Klaw had to say:
“Mystery at Shildii Rock by Robert Feagan is an excellent mystery for a young reader. I think more advanced readers may [...]

The Last to Die – A Press Round Up

Lots taking place with Robert J. Hoshowsky’s The Last to Die over the past month or so:

There’s a notable mention in Ryerson’s Alumni magazine which you can take a look at online if you don’t happen to be Ryerson’s alumni or if you happened to have misplaced your copy — Page 36 of the [...]

Speechless deemed inspirational by Atlantic Books Today

Here’s what Atlantic Books Today had to say about Valerie Sherrard’s young adult novel Speechless in their December issue.

“Griffin is an amiable and sympathetic character with whom readers will readily identify with. His fear of public speaking, in particular, is something that many readers will appreciate. The fact that such an ordinary young boy could go [...]

Planet Reese is #8 on NOW Magazine’s list of 2007’s top 10 books

NOW Magazine released its top ten books of 2007 and Cordelia Strube’s Planet Reese is number eight on the list!

 
“Underappreciated Strube’s story of a guy turning into one big pain in the ass as he senses the earth going to hell finds that elusive fine line between tragic and comic. Very smart.”  – NOW Magazine, [...]

Jack Taggart Mysteries on Bookgasm’s Top 10 Crime Novels of 2007

Happy New Year everyone! We’re back and what better way to start off by taking a glance at last year.

The latest Jack Taggart Mystery …
Bruce Grossman from Bookgasm has picked out top 10 best crime novels for 2007, and both Loose Ends and Above Ground by Don Easton have made it on to [...]

Field Botanists of Ontario Reviews The Last Stand

The Field Botanists of Ontario included a review of The Last Stand: A Journey Through the Ancient Cliff-Face Forest of the Niagara Escarpment in their newsletter.

“Having heard Peter Kelly speak at the Annual General Meeting of the Field Botanists of Ontario, I knew I would be in for a great read. This book did not [...]