Young Readers

The Banana Story of Agony

Part graphic novel, part children's picture book, Lesley Johnson's The Banana Story of Agony is a ...

By Andrea Belcham

Bird Child

"Once there was a tiny girl with wobbly arms and legs, all skin and bones like a newly hatched bird," begins this ...

By Andrea Belcham

A Wizard in Love

A Wizard in Love by Mireille Levert is the English translation of a French book that was a finalist for the ...

By Andrea Belcham

The Middle of Everywhere

Monique Polak's Young Adult fiction titles are becoming a resource for parents and teachers alike. In her latest ...

By Margaret Goldik

More Than Bread

More Than Bread spans half a year in the life of Tom Aylesworth, a quiet tenth-grader with a love of sports ...

By Andrea Belcham

If You Live Like Me

If You Live Like Me is another solid offering by local writer Lori Weber. Cheryl has just moved to St. ...

By Andrea Belcham

What World is Left

In writing What World is Left, Montrealer Monique Polak drew partially from her mother's World War II ...

By Andrea Belcham

Wolf Pack of the Winisk River

Paul Brown's Wolf Pack of the Winisk River doesn't adopt a teen's point of view, yet it will surely appeal ...

By Andrea Belcham

Tragic Links

Cathy Beveridge uses fantasy to explore the very real phenomenon of the preventable disaster in Tragic ...

By Andrea Belcham

Village of the Heart

The Montreal Review of Books receives many copies of self-published books as submissions for review. The ...

By Margaret Goldik