Books for Children from Newfoundland & Labrador 2019 (Part Two): Running the Goat Books and Broadsides
Running the Goat Books & Broadsides is a micro-press specializing in letterpress-printed and fine trade …
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Books for Children from Newfoundland & Labrador 2019 (Part One)
Occasionally I get children’s books sent to me and I tend to put them aside …
Phantom of Fire: A Dylan Maples Adventure by Shane Peacock
Phantom of Fire is #5 in the Dylan Maples Adventures. This time, his parents take him on a trip to Bathurst New Brunswick where Dylan and his new friend Antonine encounter the Phantom Fire Ship of Chaleur Bay.
New Brunswick’s Chocolate River Publishing
Riverview, New Brunswick’s Chocolate River Publishing was founded to put New Brunswick on the map …
Under the Floorboard by Wendy Ranby
15-year-old Aileen never feels good enough to please her mother. When she pries up the floorboard at her aunt’s house, she sheds a light on the dark secret she worked so hard to forget. Why does no one ever talk about her baby sister Claire and what happened to her?
Black Beach by Glynis Guevara
Sixteen-year-old Tamera lives in La Cresta, a rural fishing community on a Caribbean island. Despite having the support of relatives, including her dad, Earl, her elder sister, Mary and her best friend and first cousin, Jan, she struggles to deal with her mom’s mental health issues and the absence of her boyfriend, Dalton who moves out of the village to work.
Three New 2018 Titles From Breakwater Books
These three new titles from Newfoundland’s Breakwater Books have something for everyone, from very young …
The Maiden Voyage (TIMEFLIES, #1) by M.C. Goldrick
Written for middle-grade readers, TIMEFLIES takes the time travel trope in a different direction: the …
Layla in the Sky With Diamonds by Manbeena Bhullar Sandhu
Manbeena Bhullar Sandhu holds a degree in substance abuse and addictions, and a master’s degree …
Under the Zaboca Tree by Glynis Guevara
[dropcap]Glynis [/dropcap]Guevara was born in Barataria, Trinidad. She was shortlisted for the Small Axe Literary short …
Algonquin Sunset (Algonquin Quest Book #3) by Rick Revelle
It has been two years since Algonquin Spring, was released (Book Two of the Algonquin …
Waiting for Still Water by Susan White
Award-winning New Brunswick author Susan White’s newest young adult/middle-grader novel is Waiting for Still Water, …
Prisoner of Warren by Andreas Oertel
World War II Internment Camp B70, better known as Ripples Internment Camp is a little-known …
Black Water Rising by Robert Rayner
New Brunswick author Robert Rayner is the author of three adult novels, nine young adult …
The Glory Wind & Rain Shadow by Valerie Sherrard
Miramichi’s resident young people’s author Valerie Sherrard has had many of her books shortlisted and awarded in various categories, and The Glory Wind and Rain Shadow are no exceptions. I am reviewing these middle-grade reader books together since they both take place in the fictional town of Junction, Manitoba in the mid 1940s, and Rain Shadow compliments some of the story lines in The Glory Wind, so for the most emotional impact, The Glory Wind should be read first, but this is by no means a requirement.