Through the diary entries that Grace reads, the author is able to give readers a glimpse of what life was like in Belgium during the dark days of Nazi occupation
by : Lisa Doucet
Young Readers Reviews
Wendy Ranby’s Under the Floorboard realistically depicts the devastatin impact of the postpartum “baby blues”
Jessica Scott Kerrin’s first foray into the world of picture books, The Better Tree Fort, has yielded a gentle, beautiful story that is heartwarming and as perfect as Russell’s tree fort itself
Another delightful and quirky picture book offering from Running the Goat Books & Broadsides, PB’s story is sure to charm young listeners
Lisa Doucet reviews Shauntay Grant’s Africville, which is a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books
The Purple Frog by Angela Jeffreys, reviewed by Bobbi Pike
Jo-Anne Elder reviews L’Acadie en baratte by Diane Carmel Léger (Bouton d’Or Acadie)
Lisa Doucet reviews Goodbye Girls by Lisa Harrington (Nimbus Publishing)
Lisa Doucet reviews Jacqueline Halsey’s Piper (Nimbus Publishing)
Lisa Doucet reviews Wendy McLeod MacKnight’s The Frame-Up (HarperCollins/Greenwillow Books
Lisa Doucet reviews I Love You Like… by Lori Joy Smith (Owlkids)
This island adventure is reminiscent of The Hand of Robin Squires
