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Writer’s Block: Nathan Hellner-Mestelman

All of our featured Writer’s Block writers are special, but Nathan Hellner-Mestelman may also have the distinction of being the youngest writer we’ve ever featured! We interview teenager Nathan about his writing habits, asking the world’s big questions, and his non-fiction book for young adults, Cosmic Wonder (Linda Leith Publishing).

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Cozy Fest: Leanne Shirtliffe + The Genius Hour Project

Black History Month Series: Kids and YA.

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Black History Month Series: Kids & YA

The cover of The Stones of Burren Bay by Emily de Angelis. The cover illustration depicts a house at the top of a rugged, stony cliffside, the rain coming in diagonal slashes.

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First Fiction Friday: The Stones of Burren Bay

Perfectly Gift-able Picture Books

Salma Makes a Home

A 2023 NYPL Best Book for Kids!Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates li….

Sam Francisco, King of the Disco

By (author): Sarah Tagholm

Illustrated by: Binny Talib

Winner of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award!A fabulously fun rhyming picture book about what the David Bowie and Quee….

Pirate Glitterbeard

By (author): Oksanna Crawley

Alone In his cabin, Pirate Glitterbeard sprinkled pink glitter onto his beard and put on his finest pink skirt! All aboa….

Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion)

By (author): SJ Okemow

A debut picture book that celebrates self-love, care, and resilience with one of the most widespread plants—the dandel….

Sangeet and the Missing Beat

By (author): Kiranjot Kaur

Sangeet loves music, and she’s good at composing it, too. Her favourite instrument is the tabla. One day, Sangeet hears….
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YA Picks

Monoceros

By (author): Suzette Mayr

Winner of the W.O. Mitchell Book PrizeWinner of the 2012 Relit Award for Best NovelLonglisted for the Scotiabank Giller ….

Darwin in a Day

By (author): Evelyne de la Chenelière

Translated by: Nigel Spencer

School is out for the summer, and twelve-year-old Julien has an adventure planned in his own backyard. Through sleight o….

Free Like Sunshine

By (author): Christina Kilbourne

All Katrina really wants is a home, a forever home where she can live with her three sisters. She is even willing to giv….

The Medusa Deep

By (author): David Neil Lee

Nate Silva has enough to deal with at home, with a house full of unwanted relatives and the scars from his last encounte….

In the Key of Dale

By (author): Benjamin Lefebvre

For fans of the Netflix series Heartstopper (based on the bestselling graphic novels by Alice Oseman): a disarming comin….

Depth of Field

By (author): Chantel Guertin

“With an upbeat tone, clever dialogue, and an artsy point of view, Depth of Field is one relatable teenage girl’s co….

Remote

By (author): Colin Mackay

Something sinister is going on in the catacombs of Duram University. A student is about to find himself part of a new te….

Lightfinder

By (author): Aaron Paquette

Lightfinder is a YA fantasy novel about Aisling, a young Cree woman who sets out into the wilderness with her Kokum (gra….

On Fire

My dad keeps a fan on top of the filing cabinet in the jail. Marsh turned it on when we got back and aimed it at the on-….

Made 4 You

By (author): Eric Walters

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Amphibian

By (author): Carla Gunn

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (Canada and Caribbean region) A Globe and Mail Top F….

For the Love of Mary

By (author): Christopher Meades

A hilarious coming-of-age novel about the pain of young love, family secrets, and sick ferretsFifteen-year-old Jacob fee….
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