ArticlesAmanda Sanders
Amanda Sanders lives with her husband and two sons in Edmonton, Alberta, where she spends her time homeschooling her eldest, reading, hiking, and camping.
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Young Adult/ChildrenTeen’s relationship to social media changes when a big chatty bird enters her life
Saskatoon-based author Alice Kuipers’s latest novel for middle-grade readers is World’s Worst Parrot, which follows Ava, a teen who strives for the impression of perfection, and Mervin, an African grey parrot she inherited, as both of their lives go through major changes. -
FeaturesTeen werewolf who couldn’t change deserved her own novel
The latest novel for young adults by Edmonton author Nicole Luiken, Feral, features a modern pack of werewolves in Pine Hollow. The Pack is being challenged not only by its proximity to humans, but also by other foreign creatures that are infiltrating the community. -
Young Adult/ChildrenWriting the challenges of daily life for refugee youth
Winnipeg-based author Brenda Hasiuk tackles life in a new country, changing friendships, heroic journeys, lies, and guilt in her new novel for young adults, Swan Dive. Lazar (who goes by Cristoff or Cris to his friends) now lives in Winnipeg with his family after fleeing Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.
