Press :: Barbara Radecki, author

The Mirimachi Reader reviews Messenger 93

Posted on August 24, 2020 by B R | 0 Comments

Posted July 2020: Link to Post on miramichireader.ca Excerpt: “Radecki tackles difficult subject matter with grace, and asks tough questions for her readers to reflect upon.” …The impact of social media is one through line, as are reflections on self-worth and questions of authenticity. Crucially, Radecki also centres a discussion of white privilege and violence against Missing and Murdered Indigenous…

Advance praise for Messenger 93

Posted on May 26, 2020 by B R | 0 Comments

“Lyrical prose and magic realism flavour the haunting story of M, a lonely girl who is called upon to find and save her enemy. The ensuing journey goes disastrously awry when M falls for a boy in search of another missing girl. This brave novel by Barbara Radecki tackles bold subjects—missing girls, celebrity culture, white privilege and cultural appropriation—as it explores one girl’s pilgrimage…

Kirkus Starred Review for The Darkhouse: “…well-paced narrative… shocking conclusion”

Posted on March 6, 2017 by B R | 0 Comments

Posted March 6, 2017 on kirkusreviews.com – Link to post A lonely teen girl’s life is changed forever when she discovers horrifying secrets about her family. Fifteen-year-old Gemma has never left the place she calls home, an island off the coast of New Brunswick. Her father, an amateur scientist, tells her that it’s for her own good. But he’s too…

Globe and Mail Reviews The Darkhouse: ” gasp-worthy twists …beyond the boundaries of expectation”

Posted on March 4, 2017 by B R | 0 Comments

Posted December 30, 2016 – Globe and Mail – Link to post The Darkhouse By Barbara Radecki Dancing Cat Books, 244 pages, $14.95 It turns out that the creepiest place to set a thriller is a remote island off the coast of New Brunswick. This is Toronto author Barbara Radecki’s debut and it’s a showstopper. Fifteen-year-old Gemma lives with her…

CM: Canadian Review of Materials reviews THE DARKHOUSE

Posted on March 1, 2017 by B R | 0 Comments

Posted in CM Magazine | Volume XXIII Number 27 | March 24, 2017 Link to post The Darkhouse by Barbara Radecki. Toronto, ON: Dancing Cat Books, 2016. Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up. Review by Chasity Findlay. ***½ /4 Excerpt: I turn around to check the rest of the room. Cardboard sheets like the ones I saw…

CBC Books panel recognizes THE DARKHOUSE as one of 15 great books for young readers in 2016

Posted on December 18, 2016 by B R | 0 Comments

THE DARKHOUSE was chosen by CBC children’s book panel as one of 5 Great Young Adult Books in 2016. The list includes: The Darkhouse by Barbara Radecki Bad Girls of Fashion: Style Rebels from Cleopatra to La dy Gaga by Jennifer Croll, illustrated by Ada Buchholc Icarus Down by James Bow Aluta by Adwoa Badoe The Swan Riders by Erin…