Ken Kilback

When there's a massive data breech at Society of Superheroes, the evidence points to Captain Amazing's sidekick, Shifty. At the same time, Shifty's long lost brother shows up & Captain Amazing's sister is kidnapped. The sidekicks must save her & solve the data breech. Great! @dansantat.bsky.social

Something strange is happening in Breakfast Town, and Peggy & her sidekicks have to figure out who's behind the mysterious mind control experiments. At the same time, she faces something equally horrible--performing in a talent show with her brother. Still great! @randomhousekids.bsky.social

With newborn twins in their new home, Milo feels left out. He reluctantly goes into the basement to get a lost sock, but a sock rat steals it. Milo follows it into the deep depths of the basement, meeting an assortment of strange creatures, incl. one intent on eating all. @01firstsecond.bsky.social

After Captain Baby Pirate steals a treasure map from the Queen of the Moon, he's left on a deserted island by his mutinous first mate. He strikes a reluctant alliance with the Queen & First Cat while also making a promise to a ghost that helped him off the island. Great! @harpercollins.bsky.social

When beloved bakery hangout Kelpy's goes missing (building and all), Officer Clawsome & his partner, Stariana, are on the case. In addition, there are mysterious sightings of a shark, not seen in Caper Cove in decades. Fun and funny! Rec'd! @chrisgiarrusso.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

Haru finds themself in a strange place, their last memories of confronting the evil Blight. They meet Hecate, a ghost cat leading them to the next realm. But Haru wants to find their friends and finally stop Blight from destroying the world. Gorgeous! Fab! Highly rec'd!! @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social

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Freddy continues to search for his twin. When he & his friends find out the winner of a royal contest will win the Dial of Desires, they have a chance to find him--if they beat the others to Iron Mountain & confront a giant sock-dragon. Funny and lots of fun! @andrewsmcmeelkids.bsky.social

I enjoyed these adventures about Shark, a poet scared of everything, & Bot who loves facts. These two unlikely friends confront a ghost in the boys' bathroom at camp, hide from the attack of zombie doughnuts, and survive a roller coaster. Funny! @brianyanish.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

While Teddy is being stalked by a malicious corgi named Hashbrown, his anxiety-reducing cat transforms from Mr. Fuzzikins to Hunter Hollowfang, who then heads out to protect Teddy from Ravensborrow's evil forces. Despite his fears, Teddy must find a way to bring Mr. Fuzzikins home. Enjoyable!!

Sophie is found floating in a cello case following a ship's sinking. Fellow survivor Charles raises her under the hateful glare of child protection officer. When in danger of being separated, they escape to France where Sophie roams the rooftops following clues in hopes of finding her mother. Fab!

As swamp scouts, raccoon brothers Bingo & J'miah serve the Sugar Man. When Sonny Boy threatens to turn the swamp into a theme park & hogs threaten to eat the canebrake, & Chap tries to find a way to save the swamp & his home, the brothers must wake up the Sugar Man who can be irritable or wrathful.

After the loss of her unborn sister, Minn is sent to live with her sour grandmother for the summer. She finds her life turned around when she learns about graves from an historical shipwreck eroding into the sea, she meets a mysterious boy, & she believes she'll never see mom again. Wonderful book!

Yared has only himself, Uncle Moti, & bionic lioness Besa to rely upon. When he participates in an underground augmented reality game, he's forced to use his real name. After a giant robotic monster attacks his world, he's forced to go on the run to find help & save his uncle & world. Fun & fab!

Kotoko blames herself for the death of her brother. When she decides to eat at the Chibineko Kitchen restaurant, the chef prepares her brother's favourite meal, the world falls silent, a mist appears, & she experiences something that renews her. Fabulous!!

Catharina Bach has a hard time speaking to her famous dad. Only her mom knows how music infuses her life. Hannah has lost her mother & struggles to play Bach's Concerto for Two Violins; she can't talk to dad about her mom. The two girls reach across time to help one another find courage. Fab book!

Knox & siblings move to the States with mom to get away from the coronavirus in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the situation there gets worse, Mom loses her job & Dad's pay in HK gets cut. Knox & his siblings come up with a plan to bring Dad home to the States while also combatting racism. Great book!

Felix's life is in a mess right now. Mom depressed and finding it hard to keep a job & the 2 of them no longer having a place to live except the van. Felix can't even tell his friends what's happening. Can his love for remembering facts & trivia save them? Fabulous book!

A collection of 5 graphic comic horror tales. Anything can happen when you live near or in the woods. The artwork by Emily Carroll is stunning and powerful! Enjoy!

In memoriam: Norma Charles It is with great sadness that we share with you that children's book author Norma Charles passed away on August 19 after an illness. Born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Norma moved to the west coast when ...

Sadly, a great Canadian children's writer has passed away, Norma Charles. A wonderful writer and a wonderful person. She spoke at one of our #SCBWICanadaWest events years ago. bookcentre.ca/blogs/indust... @scbwicanadawest.bsky.social

When a mysterious free library appears overnight, Evan takes 2. One book seems to hold a clue to the fatal fire that destroyed the only & never replaced town library, a fire no one wants to talk about. And steadfast under the free library is an orange cat named Mortimer with his own secrets. Fab!

While mom has returned to Turkey to retrieve documents for immigration services, Silas goes along on a work call for dad, she discovers a kind older man who has a connection to her past. As their friendship grows, both their lives & those of others are transformed in amazing and unexpected ways.

Lina finally joins her family in America--but things are not as described in her parents' letters. Lina gets laughed at while learning English & refuses to talk. When a fav book is banned, Lina must learn to speak for herself so that she & others can finally be seen. Beautiful! Fab book!

Shad is a loner, spending time with Teta, his grandmother, creating amazing food dishes-until he's attacked by some kind of shadowy creature. A mysterious mentor sends him to a school for alchemists where he discovers evil necromancers have a secret agenda for taking over the school & the world.

Genie & big brother Ernie are sent to their grandparents' place in the rural woods for the summer. Grandpop is odd & Grandma gives them chores. As Genie discovers more oddities about Grandpop, he also learns how complex the past can be and how it can impact the present in unexpected ways. Beautiful!

After washing up on shore, Hans grows up to be a graverobber's apprentice, which he hates doing. Countess Angela tries to outwit the evil duke forcing her into marriage. When they come together, Hans & Angela must discover Hans' true ID & save her parents & the kingdom. Lots of Shakespearan fun!

After several different foster homes, Nova is alone, waiting for her sister to return so they can watch the launch of space shuttle Challenger together. This story of a non-verbal autistic child is powerful, & deeply touching. Highly rec'd! @nicwritesbooks.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social

Leo & new kid Tia suspect something strange is going on when Mr. Bob starts taking left over lunches from the garbage & taking them down into the basement. In the 2nd book, the friends find them face to face with real werewolves at Halloween. Lots of fun! GNs Dom Pelletier

In these first two books of a GN series for young readers, Juniper Mae is an inventor with no friends. In one book, she must get the city's power back from invading bug-bots. In the other book, she & Albie must stop a monster from the past. Great! @sohsilly.bsky.social @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social

Squire is brainy & bookish; Knight is brawny, egotistical, & somewhat inept. In the first book, they arrive in a village cursed by a destructive dragon. In the second, they are taking Cade to Wizard school but find themselves going in circles & attacked by beasts. Fab! @01firstsecond.bsky.social