Q&A with Marina Cohen, author of Mind Gap

Being an elementary school teacher must be helpful when writing teen fiction, so it comes as no surprise that Marina Cohen has cemented her role as a successful teen fiction writer. Her latest work, Mind Gap, is a testament not only to her imagination but also to her knowledge on young boys and the dangers [...]

A novel is born

Deborah Kerbel, author of teen novels Mackenzie, Lost and Found and Girl on the Other Side, the latter of which was nominated for the 2010 Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award, discusses her latest book, Lure.
1. Tell us about your book.
Lure is a semi-historical YA ghost story based on actual paranormal events that are [...]

Ghost Ride by Marina Cohen nominated for a Red Maple

We’re thrilled that Ghost Ride by Marina Cohen has been nominated for a Red Maple Forest of Reading Award!
Check out her scary book  trailer — perfect for the haunting season.

YA review round up

Back to Books on Patricia Bow’s The Ruby Kingdom:
“The dialogue was realistic and the book was very well written. The plot was gripping and very exciting to see it unfold with a big surprise reveal[ed] towards the end…I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of fantasy, magic and other worlds.”
The Calgary Herald on Rhonda Batchelor’s She Loves [...]

Not Just Another Kid Detective

That’s what reviewer Stephanie Yip had to say about The Law of Three by Caroline Rennie Pattison, which features teen sleuth Sarah Martin. In The Law of Three, Sarah is teamed up with Byron Hopper, whose family has long been the subject of rumours, for a geography project. The most sinister rumours surrounding the family is [...]

Buzz for Three Million Acres of Flame

Dundurn’s fall teen novels continue to garner good reviews. The latest one is for Valerie Sherrard’s Three Million Acres of Flame and it comes from the July 2008 issue of the US publication KLIATT. Here’s what reviewer Debra Mitts-Smith had to say about this historical fiction novel.

“Using the context of one of Canada’s worst forest fires, [...]