The CJN’s book columnist talks to author Kathy Kacer about how to write about the Holocaust for younger audiences and the true story of a Jewish circus performer
Since her debut The Secret of Gabi’s Dresser—the story of her mother’s own survival during the Holocaust—was published in 1999, celebrated Canadian author Kathy Kacer has gone on to write dozens of novels, largely for younger readers. Hidden on the High Wire, her latest effort, was published on Sept. 27, 2022. Based on remarkably true […]
Trouble begins when a swastika is found on a school wall in one of Gordon Korman’s latest books for younger readers
Forty-four years after one of his Grade 7 writing projects—for an English class assignment at German Mills Public School in Thornhill, Ont.—was published by Scholastic Canada as This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall, Montreal-born Gordon Korman has maintained a storied career. June 2022 saw the publication of The Fort, the 100th book under his […]
Toronto novelist Bev Katz Rosenbaum explores the impact of COVID on teens
Toronto author Bev Katz Rosenbaum’s young adult novel, I’m Good and Other Lies gives a voice to older teens whose mental health has been affected by the uncertainty, isolation, and lost routines and friendships over the course of the pandemic. “It’s the book of my heart and it’s really important to me,” said Katz Rosenbaum. […]
