Earth & Sky

by Megan Crewe
Razorbill Canada
978-0-670068128
336 pp.
Ages 13+
Release date: October 28, 2014








Earth & Sky by Megan Crewe - Official Book Trailer

Uploaded by Megan Crewe on September 9, 2014 to YouTube.

Guardian

by Natasha Deen
Great Plains Teen Fiction
978-1-927855-09-6
192 pp.
Ages 13+
September, 2014

Falling behind in my reading doesn't preclude me from craving the time to read everything, including Natasha Deen's Guardian.  Alas, I have to rely on the synopsis from Great Plains Teen Fiction catalogue to provide the details for this new young adult book.




For seventeen-year-old Maggie Johnson, transitioning the dead isn’t hard. What’s tough is surviving the insults and pranks of Serge Popov, high school thug and the dumbest jock to ever set foot in Dead Falls, Alberta. When she finds him dead and later discovers his spirit trapped in her room, she figures it’s a case of divine justice. Let the jerk rot for eternity, bound to an earthly prison. But someone—or something—has a different agenda. If Maggie doesn’t help Serge cross over, she’ll die at the hands of the otherworldly entity that’s taken an interest in the dead bully. As she digs into the circumstances of Serge’s murder, she’ll uncover the secrets hidden by the world of the living and the wonders revealed by cities of the dead—if her investigation doesn’t kill her first. 

Retrieved from http://www.greatplains.mb.ca/buy-books/guardian/ 

on September 27, 2014.

Guardian

Uploaded by Natasha Deen on August 16, 2014 to YouTube.

While the trailer is short, you might consider checking out the author's website at www.natashadeen.com, especially as she has an additional video in which she speaks of her grandfather's role in inspiring this book.

Any Questions?

by Marie-Louise Gay
Groundwood Books
978-1-55498-382-7
60 pp.
Ages 6-9
September 2014

Just reviewed this picture book from Marie-Louise Gay and Groundwood on September 25, 2014 and learned there is a book trailer!  Perfectly timed to share.








Any Questions? by Marie-Louise Gay

Uploaded by House of Anansi on September 23, 2014 to YouTube.

The Art of Getting Stared At

by Laura Langston
Razorbill Canada
978-0670067503
304 pp.
Ages 13+
September 2014


Would love to post this trailer but just can't seem to embed it. So check it out at the Razorbill website here:
http://razorbill.ca/2014/09/03/the-art-of-getting-stared-at-book-trailer/

The Warning

by Sharon Jennings
HIP Mainstreet
978-1-926847-40-5
104 pp.
Ages 13+
May, 2014

Six scary stories for teen readers.





The Warning

Uploaded by Paul Jamison on May 16, 2014 to YouTube.

The Magician of Auschwitz

by Kathy Kacer
Illustrated by Gillian Newland
Second Story Press
978-1-927583463
32 pp.
Ages 7+
September, 2014






The Magician of Auschwitz by Kathy Kacer

Uploaded by Kathy Kacer on August 29, 2014 to YouTube

Peach Girl

by Raymond Nakamura
Illustrated by Rebecca Bender
Pajama Press
978-1-927-485-58-3
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
May 2014

Reviewed here










Peach Girl Book Trailer

Uploaded by Pajama Press on September 3, 2014 to YouTube

Shadow Chasers

by Elly MacKay
Running Press Kids
978-0762447206
32 pp.
Ages 3+
April 2014

Sad to say that I missed this gem by author-illustrator Elly MacKay whose book If You Hold A Seed (Running Press Kids, 2013) was a Blue Spruce nominee. It came out in the spring.  I'll have to keep my eyes open for Running Press Kids books from now on.





Shadow Chasers Book Trailer

Uploaded by RunningPress on January 27, 2014 to YouTube.

Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That

by Victoria Allenby

Illustrated by Tara Anderson

Pajama Press

978-1-927485-52-1

32 pp.

Ages 2-5

September, 2013

Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That, the delightful picture book I reviewed on September 2, 2013, has a book trailer. 

Nat the Cat Can Sleep LikeThat Book Trailer

Uploaded by Pajama Press on March 12, 2014 to YouTube.

Bye-Bye, Evil Eye

by Deborah Kerbel

Dancing Cat Books

978-1-770863941

168 pp.

Ages 9-12

May, 2014

Reviewed on June 17, 2014, Bye-Bye, Evil Eye has recently been graced with a book trailer that I thought readers might enjoy. 

"Bye-Bye, Evil Eye" Book Trailer

Uploaded by djkerbel on June 18, 2014 to YouTube.

To This Day: For the Bullied and the Beautiful

by Shane Koyczan
Annick Press
9781554516391
72 pp.
Ages 9+
For release September 2014

In February 2013, Canadian spoken word artist Shane Koyczan grabbed global attention with his anti-bullying message in an animated video of his performance of To This Day on his YouTube channel as part of To This Day Project.

In a brilliant move, Annick Press will publish Shane Koyczan's work and added illustrations from 30 international visual artists.  I look forward to reliving the passion of his words in this new format.



To This Day: For the Bullied and the Beautiful by Shane Koyczan

Uploaded by Annick Press on May 23, 2014 to YouTube.

Tomorrow's Kingdom

by Maureen Fergus
Razorbill Canada
978-0670067664
464 pp.
Ages 12-16
Release July 2014

Maureen Fergus' Gypsy King trilogy will soon be completed with the publication of the final book, Tomorrow's Kingdom. Readers met Persephone and Azriel in The Gypsy King (Razorbill, 2012), the first book in this powerful high fantasy series.  In its sequel, A Fool's Errand (Razorbill, 2013), Maureen Fergus eloquently lead readers to another cliffhanger. Only with the publication of Tomorrow's Kingdom will all be answered, I hope.  But I have to warn you: the following trailer seems more like a teaser, since the book is still weeks away from release.


"Tomorrow's Kingdom" Trailer

Uploaded by Maureen Fergus on April 20, 2014 to YouTube.

Seven The Series: Meet the Authors

With Seven The Series, published October 2012, soon to be followed by Seven The Sequels (October 2014), Orca Book Publishers have just released a video of all the authors involved in both series.

Seven the Series tells the stories of the seven grandsons of adventurer David McLean upon his death.  The seven teenagers–D.J., Steve, Spencer, Bunny (a.k.a. Bernard), Rennie, Jim (a.k.a. Webb) and Adam–are sent on different missions by their grandfather, as relayed in packages presented to each by their grandfather's lawyer. 

The series, the brainchild of author Eric Walters, includes the following seven books, written by seven of Canada's best writers of children's fiction:

• Between Heaven and Earth by Eric Walters;
• Lost Cause by John Wilson;
• Jump Cut by Ted Staunton;
• Ink Me by Richard Scrimger;
• Close to the Heel by Norah McClintock;
• Devil's Pass by Sigmund Brouwer; and
• The Last Message by Shane Peacock.

  
Seven (The Series): Meet the Authors

Uploaded by Orca Book Publishers on May 12, 2014 to YouTube.

The Tweedles Go Electric

by Monica Kulling

Illustrated by Marie Lafrance

Groundwood Books

978-1-55498-167-0

32 pp.

Ages 5-8

Released March 2014


Reviewed here on April 8, 2014.


The Tweedles Go Electric

 Uploaded by House of Anansi on May 7, 2014 to YouTube.

I Wish I Could Draw

by Cary Fagan
Groundwood Books
978-1-55498-318-6
32 pp.
Ages 6-9
For release May 2014 


While not exactly a book trailer, this very short video does promote Cary Fagan's upcoming picture book with Groundwood Books (though I believe it demonstrates that he can draw!)



I Wish I Could Draw by Cary Fagan

Uploaded by House of Anansi on April 28, 2014 to YouTube.

The Boundless

by Kenneth Oppel
HarperCollins Canada
978-1-443410328
336 pp.
Ages 10-14
Release April,  2014






The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel

Uploaded by HarperCollins Canada on April 17, 2014 to YouTube

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

by Christine Baldacchino

Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

Groundwood Books

978-1-55498-347-6

32 pp.

Ages 4-7

For release May 2014

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

Uploaded by House of Anansi on March 27, 2014 to YouTube

Moon at Nine

by Deborah Ellis

Pajama Press

978-1927485576

224 pp.

Ages 14+

For release April 2014

Reviewed on February 15, 2014 here.

MOON AT NINE by Deborah Ellis Book Trailer

Uploaded by Pajama Press on March 20, 2014 to YouTube.

The Seven Sequels

by Eric Walters, Sigmund Brouwer, Norah McClintock, Shane Peacock, Richard Scrimger, Ted Staunton and John Wilson
Orca Book Publishers
Ages 9-12
For release October, 2014

Time to start the excitement for the sequels, aptly called The Seven Sequels, to Orca's best-selling Seven the Series which came out in October of 2012.  Seven books by seven youngCanLit authors about the seven grandsons of David McLean, all to be released on the same day this October, 2014.  This trailer should get readers talking and anticipating.


The Seven Sequels Trailer

 Uploaded by Orca Book Publishers on March 12, 2014 to YouTube.

Blue Gold

by Elizabeth Stewart
Annick Press
9781554516353
304 pp.
Ages 12+
January, 2014

The blurb that accompanies the book release by last year's Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and the John Spray Mystery Award winner, Elizabeth Stewart, reads as follows:

Coltan, or “blue gold,” is a rare mineral used in making cell phones and computers. Across continents, the lives of three teen girls are affected by the “blue gold” trade.

(Retrieved from http://www.annickpress.com/Blue-Gold on January 29, 2014.)

The Rule of Three

by Eric Walters
Razorbill Canada
978-0-670067053
416 pp.
Ages 12-18
Release date January 21, 2014

In The Rule of Three, when apocalyptic circumstances are unleashed, the survival Rule of Three will determine everything.

The Rule of Three states that

 a person can survive no longer than 

3 minutes without air,

3 days without water

and

3 weeks without food.

I suspect young readers will be clamouring for this one next week. 



Uploaded to http://razorbill.ca/2014/01/13/rule-of-three-trailer-reveal/ on January 13, 2014 by Vikki VanSickle.