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Bestselling author of Silverwing, Airborn, Half Brother, The Nest, This Dark Endeavour, The Boundless, Inkling, Bloom, Ghostlight, Best of All Worlds.

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I'm not always a mood reader, but occasionally I do want to have a super specific setting. So, if you are like that, hopefully this brings you to your next read! 🪐☁️⛰️🌊
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#whatshouldireadnext #yabooks #sciencefiction #fantasy #starwarsbooks #romantasy

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🌟 Dive into the captivating world of Canadian literature with our curated selection of standalone treasures for young readers. Each title offers entertainment and valuable insights resonating with children's hearts and minds. 📚✨

Featured Titles:
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Jim Tierney - A thrilling train adventure where young Will uncovers life-changing secrets.

What's My Superpower? by Aviaq Johnston, illustrated by Tim Mack - A whimsical tale encouraging children to embrace their unique strengths.

Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Sydney Smith - A beautifully illustrated reflection on childhood in a coastal town.

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - A timeless classic about Anne Shirley's adventures and the beauty of friendship and nature.

The Night Garden by Polly Horvath - An enchanting journey into a magical garden where dreams and reality intertwine.

Dog Driven by Terry Lynn Johnson - A gripping sled dog adventure highlighting perseverance and courage.

Rescue at Lake Wild by Terry Lynn Johnson - A story of friendship and environmental advocacy as kids save their beloved lake.

The Frame Up by Wendy McLeod MacKnight, illustrated by Ian Schoenherr - A blend of mystery and art where paintings come to life.

The Copycat by Wendy McLeod MacKnight - A tale of friendship and individuality as a girl learns to embrace her own voice.

The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling - An adventure filled with mystery and folklore in Eelgrass Bog.

The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay by Mary Averling - An eerie tale of ghostly apparitions and adventure at a mysterious bay.

The Burn Beast by Mary Averling - A fantasy adventure where a young hero confronts a fearsome beast.

Follow the Authors:
Kenneth Oppel
Aviaq Johnston
Joanne Schwartz
Polly Horvath
Terry Lynn Johnson
Wendy McLeod MacKnight
Mary Averling

✨ What other Canadian children's or middle-grade standalone titles would you add to this list? Share your favorites in the comments! Celebrate the magic of storytelling and the richness of Canadian literature! 🇨🇦❤️

#CanadianLiterature #MiddleGradeReads #BookRecs #diversereads #readaroundtheworld

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Not too spooky chapter books, graphic novels, and middle-grade novels to read this super scary season.

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Dive right back into the action! Sunwing: The Graphic Novel is almost here!

On November 3, join Shade, a young silverwing bat in search of his father, as he discovers a mysterious building containing a vast forest. Could his father be there?

Pre-order the SUNWING: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL from @indigo and get an exclusive sticker! Tap the link in our bio to learn more.

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We're thrilled to announce that the Canadian Children's Opera Company is joining forces with Tulsa Opera and Cantabile Choirs of Kingston to co-commission Silverwing, a new children's opera based on Kenneth Oppel's beloved, award-winning novel!

This exciting international collaboration brings together Canadian composer Dean Burry and librettist Deborah Brevoort to reimagine Silverwing for the opera stage.

Our young singers recently had the exciting opportunity to participate in a libretto reading!

Swipe through for a behind-the-scenes look at this exciting collaboration. We can't wait to share more as Silverwing takes flight! ✨

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Calling all readers!!

It’s time to learn more about this year’s White Pine Nominees! Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be introducing each and every one of the 2027 White Pine Nominees. Today, we have Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel @kenneth.oppel, the first of this year's nominees!

Read on to learn more about Best of All Worlds!
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From award-winning author Kenneth Oppel comes a startling, can’t-wait-to-talk-about-it-with-someone novel that defies genre to create a teen survival thriller unlike any you’ve read before. For fans of Leave the World Behind, A.S. King, M.T. Anderson, and Margaret Atwood.

Xavier Oaks doesn’t particularly want to go to the cabin with his dad and his dad’s pregnant new wife, Nia. But family obligations are family obligations, and it’s only for a short time. So he leaves his mom, his brother, and his other friends behind for a week in the woods. Only . . . one morning he wakes up and the house isn’t where it was before. It’s like it’s been lifted and placed . . . somewhere else.

When Xavier, his dad, and Nia go explore, they find they are inside a dome, trapped. And there’s no one else around . . .

Until, three years later, another family arrives.

Is there any escape? Is there a reason they are stuck where they are? Different people have different answers — and those different answers inexorably lead to tension, strife, and sacrifice.

In this masterpiece, award-winning author Kenneth Oppel builds a heart-stopping story that feels very much of our moment, where our very human choices collectively lead to humanity’s eventual fate.
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Check out the Forest of Reading website for more details.

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Congratulations to this year's White Pine Nominees for the Forest of Reading Program!!

The 2027 White Pine Nominees are:
📚 Best of All Worlds by @kenneth.oppel
📚 The Free Verse Society by @delaliwrites
📚 He's So Possessed With me by Corey Liu
📚 Our Little Secret by @edwardkay67 and Mikhael Klassen-Kay
📚 Ramin Abbas Has some MAJOR Questions by @theahmadsaber
📚 The Rebel Girls of Rome by @jordynhtaylor
📚 Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards
📚 This Place Kills Me by @marikotamaki and Illustrated by @ngoux
📚 Thornbird by @ekennedyauthor
📚 The Vacation Shift by @lilychuauthor

Congratulations!!

Visit the Forest of Reading website to learn more about the nominees.

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✨️ classic books, retold

read the original and you can also read the yassified, unhinged remix.. honestly obsessed with authors taking a centuries-old classic and deciding to add zombies, sapphic magic, or pure psychological damage..

books featured:
[pride and prejudice]
* behind five willows by june hur
* unmarriageable by soniah kamal
* eligible by curtis sittenfeld
* pride and prejudice and zombies by jane austen and seth grahame-smith

[the great gatsby]
* the chosen and the beautiful by nghi vo
* the great mann by kyra davis lurie
* self-made boys by anna-marie mclemore
* beautiful little fools by jillian cantor

[frankenstein]
* the dark descent of elizabeth frankenstein by kiersten white
* this dark endeavor by kenneth oppel
* our hideous progeny by c.e. mcgill
* the resurrectionist by kathleen s. allen

[peter pan]
* lost boy by christina henry
* darling by k. ancrum
* wendy, darling by a.c. wise
* peter and the starcatchers by dave barry and ridley pearson

[the picture of dorian gray]
* creatures of will and temper by molly tanzer
* charming devil by rebecca kenney
* every exquisite thing by laura steven
* this wretched beauty by elle grenier

[alice in wonderland]
* a blade so black by l.l. mckinney
* the looking glass wars by frank beddor
* heartless by marissa meyer
* splintered by a.g. howard

#classicsretelling #retellingbooks #jlreadstoperpetuity
🏷classic retellings, reimagined classics, dark retellings, modern classic retellings, literary retellings, gothic retellings, fantasy retellings, twisted fairy tales, Pride and Prejudice retellings, Frankenstein retellings

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Taking 10 to Read!

Today I joined the #Take10ToRead challenge to set a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the most people reading online in 12 hours as part of #Take10ToRead.

It was a brilliant session with Author Frank Cottrell Boyce reading Blockbusters and talking about films. Then I picked up This Dark Endeavour by Author Kenneth Oppel @kenneth.oppel and spent my 10 minutes reading.

What an amazing initiative this is! So come on everyone, go all in! Grab a book, take 10 minutes and be part of something really special.

#Take10ToRead #goallin

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Purely my opinion, but here are three middle grade books that I think would have been brilliant choices to take home the Children's Booker Prize.

These are books I continue to recommend to children and adults alike, years after their publication. After all, children's books, especially when they are this good, are good for everyone.

We will know the winner of the inaugural Children's Booker Prize in February next year (shortlist is coming in late November!)

Books by @annetschaap @kenneth.oppel and #KateDiCamillo

#bookerprize #childrensbooks #bookrecommendations #bookstagram

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