Out of the Mouths of Teens

Although I enjoy reading what the critics have to say about our juvenile and young adult novels, I really enjoy finding out what teens have to say about them. KIdsWWwrite is a wonderful e-zine that posts reviews from teens. Here’s a round-up of what they had to say about some of our fall books.
“I think kids should read this book [...]

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, [...]