Scenes From The Epic Life of a Total Genius by Stacey Matson

Thank you.Īll Year Round by Emilie Leduc, translated by Shelley Tanaka (Groundwood) Please feel free to leave a comment so that I might correct my omissions and errors.

My apologies to those I have missed and those whose release dates have been inadvertently logged incorrectly. Please note that I have done my best to include as many titles by Canadian authors and illustrators as possible, having perused various catalogues and conducted many advanced searches. Enjoy the anticipation, and then enjoy the books. On the whole, I think we've got a great fall of new books set for release. There's sequels and continued series, and new books from favourite authors and illustrators, and curious new titles from unknown contributors to youngCanLit. And there's so much to which we can look forward in the way of picture books, fiction, young adult and non-fiction youngCanLit. Whether it's the elixir to counteract the beginning of the school year or the anticipation of hoards of books that will be available for reading on cool or even cold days, the announcements of the upcoming releases for fall get me very excited. Ages 10 up.I always get excited about the new books set for release in the fall. Arthur may finish the year as persnickety and opinionated as he started, but he also learns a few things about compassion, open-mindedness, and fairness. Kennedy's exuberant personality shines through her LOL-dotted, exclamation-point-laden emails, while Arthur's writing makes plain his prickly brand of egotism ('Of course, there were a few poems that stood out in the sea of banality,' reads his review of an eighth-grade poetry reading).

Underlying these familiar middle-school dramas is Arthur's grief over the recent death of his mother. As the boys come to understand each other, Arthur sees that Robbie has some excellent story ideas underneath his poor grammar skills, though both boys have a crush on Arthur's writing partner, Kennedy. Meanwhile, Arthur's teacher forces him to tutor his nemesis, Robbie. Arthur hopes to kick off his career as a famous author by winning a citywide contest for young writers, but he is stumped for actual ideas. Arthur Bean, a highly self-confident Canadian seventh grader, chronicles his school year through entries in his reading journal, email exchanges, and writing assignments in this humorous coming-of-age novel, Matson's debut.

Scenes From The Epic Life of a Total Genius by Stacey Matson