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TMR’s Best Books of 2024: Young People’s Literature

December 28, 2024 by Emma Rhodes

It’s that time of the year! I asked our whole team what their favourite books of the year were and received back more than 50 titles!!! Here are some of the standouts, and what our excellent reviewers had to say about them:

Categories Best Books of 2024, News, TMR Team News Tags Best Books of 2024, middle-grade, TMR Best Books, Top Books for Young Readers 2024, Young Adult, Young People's Literature

Pride Month Throwback: Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas

June 12, 2024June 3, 2024 by Sue Slade

Chad Lucas’ debut novel, Thanks A Lot, Universe, is a perfect example of why I enjoy middle-grade novels, even in my 50s.

Categories Atlantic Canada, Featured Posts, LGBTQIA2S+, Middle Grade, Nova Scotia, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags middle-grade, Nova Scotia author, Pride Month

Bertie Stewart is Perfectly Imperfect by Melanie Mosher

December 28, 2024March 29, 2024 by Sue Slade

I was pleased as punch and over the moon to be given an advanced copy of Melanie Mosher’s upcoming middle-grade release, Bertie Stewart is Perfectly Imperfect!

Categories Children, Fiction, Mental Health, Middle Grade, Sue Slade Reviews Tags anxiety, fiction, mental health, middle-grade
a girl with light brown skin in a red checkered dress with a green backpack walks along a dirt path. She is holding red books across her chest. Greenery is behind her. There is a cloudless blue sky. The title is in red letters across the blue sky. The author's name is at the bottom of the image in green lettering.

Shanti Fights for Her Rights by Marcia E. Barss

March 10, 2024March 7, 2024 by Sue Slade

Shanti Fights for Her Rights is a young adult novel by Marcia E. Barss. Shanti is a 14-year-old girl who lives in a village in eastern India. When I was 14, I was glued to the latest fashion magazines, practicing with make-up, and busy picking out what classes I was going to take in High …

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Categories Fiction, Middle Grade, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags East India, middle-grade, Young Adult

Out Of The Dark by Julie Lawson

July 18, 2024October 9, 2023 by Sue Slade

A dual review of “A Blinding Light” and “Out of the Dark” two historical fiction novels for young readers by Julie Lawson.

Categories Middle Grade, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags Halifax Explosion, historical fiction, middle-grade, YA

Keepers of the Pact by Karen Kelloway

September 24, 2023 by Sue Slade

A thrilling middle-grade adventure set in Newfoundland, featuring mermaids, intrepid explorers, and ancient secrets.

Categories Middle Grade, Middle Grader, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags middle-grade, Newfoundland

Will of the Magic Realm by Deanna Foster

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 by Sue Slade

When a dragon attacks his home, Will barely escapes with his life. Fleeing from the beast, he runs into the forest, unknowingly crossing the line between our world and the Magic Realm.

Categories Middle Grade, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags adventure, fantasy, Magic, middle-grade

Lore Isle by Jiin Kim

May 29, 2024June 26, 2023 by Sue Slade

A middle-grade fantasy that follows a young boy into a magical land of mummers, sprites, fairies, and murderous pitcher plants in an attempt to save his home — and his family.

Categories Best Books of 2023, Book Awards, First Book, First Novel, Middle Grade, Sue Slade Reviews, Young Adult Tags Best Books 2023, Debut novel, fantasy, middle-grade, YA

The Dollhouse by Charis Cotter

October 23, 2024January 22, 2023 by Ella Breau

A creepy, mysterious dollhouse takes center stage in this atmospheric middle-grade mystery for fans of Doll Bones and Small Spaces.

Categories Young Adult Tags Ghost story, middle-grade, Mystery, Young Adult, Young reader

The Case of the Rigged Race by Michael Hutchinson

January 9, 2023 by Anne Smith-Nochasak

Windy Lake First Nation is hosting the annual Trappers Festival, and the four Mighty Muskrats are excited about the sled-dog races and the chance to visit with family and friends from far and wide.

Categories Cultural, Fiction, Indigenous Titles, Middle Grade, Middle Grader, Young Adult Tags Cree Nation, First Nations, Indigenous, middle grade, middle-grade

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