Guest Blog: Thoughts on Narrative

We’d like to welcome another Dundurn author to our guest blogging ranks. Adira Rotstein’s YA adventure novel, Little Jane Silver, has just released. As a new writer, Adira has put a lot of work into honing her skills and has some insights to share with other aspiring writers, or established authors looking to branch out [...]

To Infinity and Beyond

True story: when I was 10 years old, I wanted to go to space camp.
This was around the time that the movie version of Apollo 13 was hitting theatres. I didn’t get to see it on the big screen, but I did rent the movie. And I was hooked. Floating around with the stars, touching [...]

A Healthy Addiction to YA Fiction

I’ve been out of my teens for 10 years but I still love children and young adult books.  A trip to a bookstore always includes a visit to the children’s section. From old favourites such as L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and Kit Pearson’s The Sky is Falling and its sequels to new favourites [...]

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 [...]

YA Reviews from Resource Links

Just received the June issue of Resource Links and it features reviews for Shabash!, Reading the Bones, and Kickstart! Here are some highlights.

Shabash!

“Set in a mill town in British Columbia during the 1980s, Ann Wheeler realistically portrays the prejudices Rana both encounters and harbours toward the white community. Despite the fears and warnings from his [...]

Gold Stars from CM Magazine

A re-issue of the junior fiction novel Shabash! received 4 out of 4 stars from CM Magazine! And both Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started and Reading the Bones received 3 out of 4 stars. Reviewer Christine Torchia highly recommended Shabash!, which is about 11-year-old Rana, a Canadian born Sikh, who wants to join a [...]

Young Adult Fiction In The News

A Great Start to February with Dundurn Young Adult
Early February brought great praise for Dundurn’s Young Adult Fiction. Both Larry McCloskey’s Murder Fit for a King and Valerie Sherrard’s Speechless made waves in the press.
 McCloskey’s book was mentioned in the Ottawa Citizen where it was deemed a “tale thatwill keep young readers glued until the last page,” and [...]