by Philippa Dowding
Dundurn 978-1-459707351
200 pp.
Ages 8+
January/February, 2014
This book has yet to be released so I know very little about it. But, I suspect that the only line spoken in Philippa Dowding's book trailer will be enough to get readers interested: "This morning, I woke up on the ceiling."
Assured Destruction
by Michael F. Stewart
Non Sequitur Press
978-0-981269948
183 pp.
Ages 12+
March, 2013
Script Kiddie
by Michael F. Stewart
Non Sequitur Press
978-0981269962
212 pp.
Ages 12+
August, 2013
I was blown away by Michael F. Stewart's Assured Destruction in March 2013 when I reviewed it. It's an edgy computer thriller for young adults. He's followed it up with an even more captivating volume in Script Kiddie, Book 2 in the Assured Destruction series. (My review for Script Kiddie will be posted this week at canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.ca.) The various media that Janus and her Shadownet personalities use for communication are complex and varied, and Michael F. Stewart shares them in this video below, offering the means for readers to engage with these virtual characters through entertaining and somewhat authentic (they are digital, after all) channels.
by Cheryl Rainfield
Harcourt Children's Books
978-0547942087
304 pp.
Ages 12+
October 1, 2013
Many fans of Cheryl Rainfield are getting stoked for her newest YA novel, Stained, set for release next month. The new cover for Stained was revealed here on June 18, 2013 and here is her book trailer for the book.
STAINED by Cheryl Rainfield. Book trailer for YA suspense novel
I haven't got much information about Tomorrow yet, except that it is the sequel to Yesterday which I reviewed on November 26, 2012 here.
You might be interested in checking out C. K. Kelly Martin's website at http://www.ckkellymartin.com/for more details about Tomorrow, including a playlist for the book, as well as information about her other books. But, for now, enjoy the trailer below.
by Kathy Stinson
Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Annick Press
978-1-554515653
32 pp.
Ages 5-9
August, 2013
I cannot wait for the release of this picture book! Illustrated by the indomitable Dušan Petričić and penned by local author Kathy Stinson, The Man With the Violin tells the story of a surprise subway concert by the famous violinist, Joshua Bell.
by Kevin Sylvester and Michael Hlinka
Illustrated by Kevin Sylvester
Annick Press 978-1-554514809 (pbk)
60 pp.
Ages 9-12
February 2013
Although not a book trailer, this video from Annick Press is of a workshop presented by co-authors Kevin Sylvester and Michael Hlinka on February 15, 2013 for their book Follow Your Money.
by Kelley Armstrong
Doubleday Canada
978-0385668576
416 pp.
Ages 12+
Release date April, 2013
The final volume of Kelley Armstrong's paranormal series Darkness Rising is set for release on April 9, 2013. The first two books in the series are The Gathering (Doubleday Canada, 2011), reviewed here, and The Calling (Doubleday Canada, 2012) which I reviewed here.
