Books

Fangirl

June 2, 2014 | Christine | Comments (2)

Cath and Wren are identical twin sisters. They’ve shared everything their entire lives, including their love of the Simon Snow fiction series they read when they were kids. Now that they’re starting college, however, Wren has told Cath that she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath feels devastated and completely out of her element as […]

Register for Young Voices 2013 Conference!

August 31, 2013 | Cameron | Comments (0)

Registration is open! Register NOW. What? The oh-so-awesome 1 day event for teens with incredible workshops by cool professional writers, photographers, artists, comic book authors, and more.  Everyone receives a free copy of the annual Instant Anthology: a collection of all the participant's art and poetry. Where? NEW LOCATION: Toronto Reference Library: 789 Yonge Street (just […]

Summer Reads: Fiction Picks

August 21, 2013 | Margaret | Comments (1)

  Yes, it's that time of year again!  Kick-back on the lounge chair with a cold drink and a hot book!  These are just a few of my favourite recent summer reads, a real mix, but all highly entertaining:     Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan:  An unemployed web designer finds himself […]

Fat Angie

July 22, 2013 | Cameron | Comments (9)

If one person can see you for who you are, and accept that then that is amazing. That is in essence the point of this book. Angie is someone who has a heart that hurts. Her mother is horrible, the kids at school bully her and she is the only one who thinks her sister […]

Favourite Ready for Reading Books at Agincourt

February 4, 2012 | Janet | Comments (0)

Favorite Read-aloud Books in Toddler Time Two favourite books in Toddler Time are Nancy Tafuri’s Five Little Chicks and The Busy Little Squirrel. These simple stories, with rhyming and repetitive text, can be enjoyed over and over again with your baby. They have realistic animal drawings and there is alot for you and your baby […]