Hi Hungry Teens! Do you ever find that your paren’ts never make what you want to eat? How many times have you said, "We're having rice and chicken again?" Well, how about making it yourself? I'm Tara, a Senior Library Assistant at the Toronto Public Library by day but by night, I'm the mother of one […]
We thought you would like to find out a bit more about the author of this fantastic book so we asked Sue a few questions. She's eager to read what you have to say and answer any other questions you may have. Q. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? A. I was born […]
Thanks everyone for their entries! We're looking forward to picking the most improved book from them. Stay tuned for the winner! In the meantime, there are lots of other prizes to be won’this summer! Check out what other contests we've got going on at the top of the page.
Playground-The Mostly True Story of a Former Bully By 50 Cent What could possibly motivate a thirteen year old boy to fill a sock with batteries, and use it to repeatedly assault a former friend? Through his discussions with his therapist, ‘Butterball’ gradually reveals his frustration and loneliness with his new life in the suburbs […]
Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. – Anais Nin
Wheels of Change: how women rode the bicycle to freedon (with a few flat tires along the way) by Sue Macy Using a variety of photographs, advertisements, cartoons and songs, the reader is taken on a historical tour to see how women have used the bicycle to improve their lives. The book examines the invention […]
Have you ever done something on the spur of the moment that had negative consequences for someone else? I just read a book about someone who swerved their car slightly into the path of an oncoming speeder, just to give him a scare, and the speeder ended up slamming into a tree and dying. The […]
Have you ever had the experience of getting really into a book, LOVING a book, being totally unable to put down a book because its is pretty much the best story you've ever read… …but then thinking that the ending was TOTALLY WRONG? Yeah? So tell us about it. For this week's contest, tell us […]
Chopsticks: A Novel by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral A truly unique reading experience, Chopsticks is written mainly in a scrapbook format with minimal text. When Gloria Fleming’s mother died in a motorcycle accident, Glory found solace in her music. She was raised as a child prodigy by her piano teacher father who […]