Chaos in Halifax {Living Book Review}
Title: Chaos in Halifax Author: Cathy Beveridge Publisher: Ronsdale Press Age Range: Children (9+) Time Period: 1917 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia “Twelve-year-old Jolene and her twin Michael travel back in time during a family trip to research the Halifax explosion of 1917 for their father’s Museum of Disasters. Together, the twins try to reconcile the honour and horrors of […]
Beginnings {Living Book Review}
Title: Beginnings: Stories of Canada’s Past Author: Ann Walsh (editor) Publisher: Ronsdale Press Age Range: Youth (10+) Time Period: Pre-European to WWII Location: Canada “Including both an introduction and a story by editor Ann Walsh, these intriguing tales are about historical “firsts”: such as the first spike pounded in on the tracks of the cross-country railway, the first eight-year-old […]
Canadian Flyer: Danger, Dinosaurs {Living Book Review}
Title: Canadian Flyer Adventures: Danger, Dinosaurs! Author: Frieda Wishinsky Publisher: OwlKids Books Age Range: Children (6+) Time Period: Pre-history Location: Alberta, Canada (?) “Matt and Emily travel far, far back in time, on a quest to see dinosaurs. Each amazing encounter with the dinosaurs they meet is beyond anything they could have imagined. Join them… if you dare!” This […]
The Loxleys & The War of 1812 {Living Book Review}
Title: The Loxleys & The War of 1812 Author: Alan Grant, Claude St. Aubin, Lovern Kindzierski, Todd Klien & Mark Zuehlke Publisher: Renegade Arts Age Range: Children (9+) Time Period: 1812 Location: Niagara Region, Upper Canada “The story follows the Loxleys, a Canadian family living in the Niagara peninsula as they’re torn apart by the American invasion of […]
Canadian Flyer: Beware, Pirates {Living Book Review}
Title: Canadian Flyer Adventures: Beware, Pirates! Author: Frieda Wishinsky Publisher:OwlKids Boo Age Range: Children (6+) Time Period: 1577 Location: Frobisher Bay, Nunavut “Transported back through time on the Canadian Flyer, an antique red sled, Emily Bing and Matt Martinez experience the past first hand. Each thrilling adventures takes them to a different part of the country at a […]
Peril at Pier Nine {Living Book Review}
Title: Peril At Pier Nine Author: Penny Draper Publisher: Coteau Books Age Range: Children (9+) Time Period: 1949 Location: Toronto Islands, ON “Everyone on Ward’s Island likes 14-year-old Jack Gordon. Her’s the best sailor in all the Toronto Islands, and he always has the most fun. He also gets into the most trouble, because he doesn’t think before […]
Rescue at Fort Edmonton {Living Book Review}
Title: Rescue at Fort Edmonton Author: Rita Feutl Publisher: Coteau Books Age Range: Children (9+) Time Period: 1846-1929 Location: Fort Edmonton “Janey Kane doesn’t want to spend the summer in Edmonton with her grandmother, but her parents don’t leave her much choice. She soon finds out the reason she’s been sent there, and she’s not happy about it. […]
The Old Brown Suitcase {Living Book Review}
Title: The Old Brown Suitcase Author:Lillian Boraks-Nemetz Publisher: Ronsdale Press Age Range: Young Adult (11+) Time Period: 1938-1949 Location: Montreal, Quebec / Warsaw, Poland “The Old Brown Suitcase tells an absorbing story of a young girl who survived the Holocaust against all odds. When fourteen-year-old Slava comes to Canada with her parents and sister and a suitcase filled […]
The Boy With An R In His Hand {Living Book Review}
Title: The Boy With An R In His Hand Author: James Reaney Publisher: Porcupine’s Quill Age Range: Children (9+) Time Period: 1826 Location: York, Upper Canada “The Boy with an R in His Hand tells the story of two orphan brothers who arrive in York from the Red River Settlement in 1826 and quickly become involved with the complex politics […]