Mariko is a Canadian writer. Her works include: >The graphic novel This One Summer (Governor-General’s Award for Children’s Illustrated Book, Printz Honor and Caldecott Honor Book), with Jillian Tamaki >The graphic novel Skim (New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Books of the Year), with Jillian Tamaki >Emiko Superstar (DC Comics), with Steve Rolston >Her first YA novel, (You) Set Me […]
Meet Our Top Ten Authors! Suzanne Sutherland Author of: Under the Dusty Moon Suzanne lives in Toronto and writes for kids and teens. Her books include When We Were Good, Something Wiki, and Under The Dusty Moon. She is also a founding member of the Toronto Zine Library. For recommendations, a Q&A and more this summer, watch her […]
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Eligibility The contest is open to all residents of the City of Toronto age 13 to 17 years, except Toronto Public Library Board members, officers and employees of the Toronto Public Library, Toronto Public Library Foundation and members of those individuals’ families and their cohabitants. Winners will be required to present identification when claiming their […]
Top Ten Picks for Summer Check out local stories and points of view! 50 More Fantastic Reads Want a copy to go? Here’s the printable version: Download 2015 Summer Teen Reads printable
There are those times, those rare occasions that seem to bubble with a sense of limitless possibility, like you could do just about anything. Maybe it's a special night, a trip, doing something you've always wanted to. Or maybe you didn't even see it coming until you were in it and found yourself suddenly riding […]
Turntable image from openclipart.org The Last AudioSplice!!! What's an AudioSplice? The Basics: I've taken little snippets of a handful of songs and smashed them together into a sort of sonic puzzle for you to figure out. There is also a theme that links the songs somehow for you to work out, to help you along […]
I'm a huge fan of music – if you were around for Word Out last year, I wrote about music all summer long, and loved it. I think most people would say they love music – it can speak to us in a way that feels really direct, like nothing else, and it's often tied […]
Turntable image from openclipart.org What's an AudioSplice? The Basics: I've taken little snippets of a handful of songs and smashed them together into a sort of sonic puzzle for you to figure out. There is also a theme that links the songs somehow for you to work out, to help you along and make it […]
People make amazing things, sometimes out of nearly nothing, or something that most others would look on as worthless junk. I love the creativity, and what it says about looking past the obvious to see the possibilities. Not to mention that recycling is always a good thing! This has taken on the name “upcycling” in […]