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14 hours agoThe Acclaimed Author of FRET, Nadia Bozak, Takes on Our Writers as Readers Interview
Today we're featuring our last title of the Summer 2026, in Fret (ECW Press) by acclaimed writer and academic, Nadia Bozak. The fifth book from the author follows Kate, a once-rising indie rock star ...
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August 11, 2026Story Sparks & Surprises with Katie Arthur, Author and Illustrator of BACKPACK
A beloved bag can carry a lot more than lunch and library books. In the new picturebook, Backpack (Owlkids Books), a familiar everyday object becomes a companion through school days, family trips, new ...
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August 10, 2026Andrea Coke Reflects on Family, Culture, and Belonging in I AM CARIBBEAN
Author and Speech-Language Pathologist Andrea Coke knows that identity is rarely a simple story. In her memoir I Am Caribbean (Saunders Book Company/Beech Street Books) she reflects on family, culture, ...
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July 22, 2026Story Sparks & Surprises with Anna Lazowski, Author of I BUILT A ROCKET SHIP
Sometimes children find their own language for grief. In I Built a Rocket Ship, that language takes the shape of a backyard project, as one child quietly sets out to build a rocket capable of reaching ...
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July 07, 2026Story Sparks & Surprises with Anita Yasuda, Author of BOLLYWOOD BEAT!
A dance recital is exciting enough on its own, but Bollywood Beat! (Kids Can Press) captures everything that happens around it too, from the nervous energy backstage to the thrill of stepping into the ...
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May 28, 2026Sometimes Saving the World Means Breaking the Rules in LYING, STEALING, AND OTHER WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET
Teen activism gets messy fast in Lying, Stealing, and Other Ways to Save the Planet (Annick Press), a sharp, funny YA novel that throws environmental politics, revenge, and high school grudges into the ...
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May 14, 2026Ink & Imagination! Naseem Hrab and Kelly Collier on I WILL NOT WALK TO SCHOOL
Some mornings, even the smallest task feels impossible. In I Will Not Walk to School (Kids Can Press), that task is simply getting out the door in the morning!Monster is very clear about one thing. He ...
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May 07, 2026Story Sparks & Surprises: An Interview with Heather Beaumont, author of WHEN WE GO HOME
A trip that initially doesn’t quite feel like a homecoming slowly begins to evolve in When We Go Home (Kids Can Press), a story about what it means to belong in more than one place.Marlee isn’t convinced ...
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May 06, 2026The Illustrator's Studio with Brittany Lane - TAKING TURNS WITH TURTLES: A RESCUE STORY
Before the sun is fully up, people are already walking the shoreline, scanning the sand for signs of life in Taking Turns with Turtles: A Rescue Story (Groundwood Books). The work is quiet but urgent, ...
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April 02, 2026A Classroom Celebration Leads to Important Questions in LITTLE BEE: THE BUZZ ABOUT THE PARTY
A class party sounds simple enough, until it starts to raise questions no one expected. In Little Bee: The Buzz About the Party (Annick Press), Bee is excited to plan a celebration with her friends, ...
