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on intersex.

coastlinebooks wrote 1 day ago: Golden Boy, by Abigail Tarttelin, isn’t the first book to contain a character who is intersex, … more →

Tags: Books, Abigail Tartellin, book, Family, Gender, Gender Identity, Golden Boy, intersex, Narrative voice

The Preacher's Boy - Chapter One - Heather 2 comments

babyfacedpreacher wrote 2 weeks ago: Re-re-re-drafted Chapter One of The Preacher’s Boy! Heather Sometimes truth isn’t really truth … more →

Tags: writer-y musing, writing, Young-Adult, Colleen Connolly, Free fiction, original fiction

about relationships. 3 comments

coastlinebooks wrote 1 month ago: The Lover’s Dictionary, by David Levithan (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, $20) falls in to that … more →

Tags: Books, YA-Lit, Gender, ya, Relationships, dictionary

I'm ready for my close-up.

vickigrant wrote 4 months ago: Okay, by the look of this picture, maybe I’m not  -but I went ahead and did it anyway. The sam … more →

Tags: Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, Book for teenaged girls, canadian childrens book news, Nova Scotian Author, Set in Nova Scotia, Teen Fiction, teenage depression, Young Adult Fiction, Author visits

Betsy Wickwire's Christmas Present

vickigrant wrote 5 months ago: BEFORE: The old cover. Stay tuned for the AFTER shot. It might not seem like much to you but Betsy W … more →

Tags: best books for kids, Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, Book for teenaged girls, canadian childrens book news, Funny Book for Kids, Nova Scotian Author, Teen Fiction, teenage depression, Young Adult Fiction

My Christmas Shopping Guide - Part 1

vickigrant wrote 5 months ago: “Gripping, heartbreaking, and revelatory, a book that will touch teen (and adult) readers deep … more →

Tags: Award winner, Book for teenaged girls, canadian childrens book news, Teen Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Canadian teen fiction, Don Aker, Hadley Dyer

Bacon and Eggs and Wonderful Kids.

vickigrant wrote 5 months ago: I just arrived back from three very busy days of school visits in Chatham-Kent and London, Ontario. … more →

Tags: Award winner, Funny Book for Kids, School Visits, Teen Fiction, Author visits, Best Books for kids, Canadian teen fiction, Chatham Kent, Lambton-Kent School Board

Betsy Wickwire gets 'Savvy'.

vickigrant wrote 8 months ago: Lovely review of dear old Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret today. I especially liked this part: … more →

Tags: Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, Book for teenaged girls, Canadian Parent Magazine, Funny Book for Kids, Set in Nova Scotia, Teen Fiction, teenage depression, Young Adult Fiction, YA Fiction

An All-Star Cast

Golden Bookwyrm wrote 11 months ago: Today’s TGIF prompt from GReads! is: “If you could use existing characters from some of … more →

Tags: tgif at greads, Books 2, Reading, Stories, Characters, TGIF

Review: Black Heart Blue- Louisa Reid.4 comments

jowearsoldcoats wrote 12 months ago: Synopsis from Goodreads. They tried to make me go to my sister’s funeral today. In the end I h … more →

Tags: Review, Contemporary, 2012, british ya, ya, Louisa Reid, Black Heart Blue

We'll rant and we'll roar like true Newfoundlanders...

vickigrant wrote 1 year ago: Especially if I win. I’m off to St. John’s, Newfoundland, tomorrow for the Atlantic Book … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Funny Book for Kids, Teen Fiction, Award winner, Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, Book for teenaged girls, Set in Nova Scotia, Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, teenage depression

A bit of literary déjà vu

Catherine @ Glen Eira Libraries wrote 1 year ago: I was reading Stephen King’s latest: 11/22/63 - a story about Jake Epping and his discovery of a ‘ra … more →

Tags: Library News, Intertextual References, Stephen King

...plus I get two days in Newfoundland!4 comments

vickigrant wrote 1 year ago: Despite the weird hairdo, I’m delighted to announce that Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret h … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Funny Book for Kids, Teen Fiction, Award winner, Book for teenaged girls, Set in Nova Scotia, Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, YA Fiction, funny book

Willow be mine?2 comments

vickigrant wrote 1 year ago: Betsy Wickwire is very pleased to have been nominated for a 2012 Snow Willow Award. The Willow Award … more →

Tags: best books for kids, Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, Book for teenaged girls, Funny Book for Kids, Teen Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, YA Fiction, Romance, book for teenage girls

Awake and Smiling

vickigrant wrote 1 year ago: I’m posting this photo for two reasons: 1) To say thanks to the young ladies from Agnes McPhai … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Funny Book for Kids, Award winner, Arthur Ellis Award, Book for teenaged girls, Mystery, Red Maple Award Winner., YA Fiction, funny book

Can I drop by for a visit?

vickigrant wrote 1 year ago: Toronto at the end of January. Is there a lovelier place to be? No. Not if you get to enjoy the warm … more →

Tags: Funny Book for Kids, Teen Fiction, Award winner, Arthur Ellis Award, Book for teenaged girls, Set in Nova Scotia, best books for kids, Red Maple Award Winner., Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret

"A truly hilarious book..."

vickigrant wrote 1 year ago: And the really good news is that I was actually trying to be hilarious…Here’s the whole … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Teen Fiction, Book for teenaged girls, Set in Nova Scotia, Canadian Parent Magazine, Betsy Wickwire's Dirty Secret, YA Fiction, funny book, Romance

The type of news I like...1 comment

vickigrant wrote 1 year ago: Thanks to Canadian Children’s Book News for a lovely review of Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Se … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Funny Book for Kids, Teen Fiction, Book for teenaged girls, Set in Nova Scotia, YA Fiction, funny book, Romance, book for teenage girls

What was I thinking? (Or worse - saying?)

vickigrant wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Funny Book for Kids, Teen Fiction, Book for teenaged girls, Set in Nova Scotia, YA Fiction, Romance, book for teenage girls, Canadian teen fiction


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