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The journalist and The Next Chapter columnist reviews Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, Last Winter by Carrie Mac and The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz.

Last year, the school board received one-time funding of $7.1 million for extra support to help students recover academically, emotionally and socially from learning disruptions related to the pandemic. But that funding is about to end.

Ayesha at Last, was an international hit. Her second book, Hana Khan Carries On, stars a budding journalist from a tight-knit neighbourhood. Hana wants to tell stories for a living–but whose stories should she tell? And why? And what’s up with the enigmatic StanleyP, who keeps commenting on her podcast? Things get more confusing when a mysterious auntie visits from India and a (very cute) competitor challenges her family’s struggling restaurant. Alicia Cox Thomson for Chatelaine: “Is...