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Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion)
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesIndigenousNature and environment
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Both a love letter to the dandelion and a call to love ourselves in a difficult world, Âmî Osâwâpikones reminds us that we are not defined as others see us...
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Amy Wu and the Ribbon Dance
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Amy Wu loves to move. From wriggling to shimmying to toe-tapping, she just can’t keep still, not when there’s music all around her! So when Amy sees Chinese ribbon dancing for the first time, she has to try it out...
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Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of)
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
Themes2SLGBTQIA+Emotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipGraphic Novel
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Content Bullying
In this modern graphic novel retelling of Anne of Green Gables, we meet Anne Shirley – a young girl who has been in foster care her whole life.
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Anti-Racist Kitchen
2023/2024
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesActivismCooking / FoodEmotions and Social Awareness
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Content Racism
An anthology featuring stories and recipes from racialized authors about food, culture and resistance ...
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At the Speed of Gus
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumour
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Content ADHD
Meet 13-year-old Augustus Constantine, a boy whose mind (and mouth) operate at a different speed than the rest of society...
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Better Place
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipGraphic Novel
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Content Death & Grieving
Dylan just moved to a new house, with no friends, and a mother who doesn't have time for him. Luckily, he has his grandad...
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City of Neighbors
2023/2024
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesNature and environment
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Journey around the world to discover how people have been working to ensure their cities and neighbourhoods are creative, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable...
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Garden of Lost Socks
2023/2024
ThemesPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Akosua was always told she was too nosy. “Trouble isn’t what I find!” said Akosua. “I’m an Exquirologist. What I find is lost things.” ...
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Hopscotch
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
When her family must move once more, Ophelia uses her imagination to make magic out of a scary situation...
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Hot Cross Buns for Everyone
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesCooking / FoodFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
A community comes together to share food and fellowship! Jackson's friends and their families bake assorted hot cross buns for his Easter party...
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Jungle Cat
2023/2024
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Bob, an indoor cat with big dreams, brings a community together after his dreams of exploring the outside world quickly go awry...
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Malaika, Carnival Queen
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Content Death & Grieving
Malaika learns about her father – a migrant worker who came to Canada and passed away when she was just a baby...
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Mnoomin maan’gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin
2023/2024
Hardcover
ThemesIndigenousNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the cultural and ecological importance of the precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains...
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No Place Like Home
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Content Immigration
Lan, a Vietnamese girl who recently emigrated to Canada, spends every day searching for a sense of belonging...
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Over Time (Hockey Super Six)
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesSci-Fi and FantasySports and Games
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ, and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong ― and they became the super-est team the world has ever seen...
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P.S. Tell No One
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Content Sex Education Sex Positivity
When four friends have their phones confiscated in class, Sunny (not her real name) comes up with the idea of a secret shared journal...
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Percy’s Perfect Friend
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Percy's perfect friend, a stuffed kitty named Miss Petticomb, is picked up by other children in his class...
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Pluto Rocket: New in Town
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelHumour
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Joe Pidge, not just a pigeon but also the stylish king of the neighbourhood, is bobbing his way down the street one day when, all of a sudden, Pluto Rocket enters the scene...
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Rani’s Remarkable Day
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Rani lives in a luxurious palace full of busy adults, but she's lonely. Being the only princess in the kingdom is boring, tedious, dull...
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Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World
2023/2024
Non-Fiction
Paperback
ThemesActivismNature and environment
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Change and Our New World gives young readers a view of what the Earth might look like under the rising and falling water levels of climate change...
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Silverwing: The Graphic Novel
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelNature and environmentSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Shade the young silverwing bat may be the runt of his colony, but he’s determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum–millions of wingbeats to the south...
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Simon Sort of Says
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Content Autism PTSD School Shooting
Two years after being the only kid in his class to survive a school shooting, twelve-year-old Simon and his family move to the National Quiet Zone...
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The Song of Wrath
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
Content Colonialism Death Racism Violence
Iris Marlow can’t die. For years, she was tormented by her missing memories and desperate to learn her real identity...
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The Stone Child (#3 in the Misewa Saga)
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesIndigenousSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Content Animal Death
After discovering a near-lifeless Eli at the base of the Great Tree, Morgan knows she doesn't have much time to save him...
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The Unlovable Alina Butt
2023/2024
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Content Bullying Immigration
Eleven-year-old Alina Butt – an awkward, big-nosed, nerdy Pakistani girl – has changed schools four times since her family immigrated to England...
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While You Sleep
2023/2024
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
As the day ends and a little girl is put to sleep by her mother, night-helper bunnies work their magic to tidy and polish the world...
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Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws: Tall Tale
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesIndigenousNature and environment
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Set in 18th century colonized North America, these graphic novels tell of the adventures of two mischievous Ojibwa brothers. Rabbit and his younger but bigger brother Bear Paws.
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Another Squiggly Story
Fiction
Hardcover
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
In the inspirational sequel to Andrew Larsen''s A Squiggly Story, a boy meets a blank page in this fun exploration of the writing process, celebrating self-expression, self-discovery and letting your imagination roam.
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Beatrice and Croc Harry
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipNature and environment
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Beatrice, a young girl of unknown age, wakes up in a treehouse. Alone in a magical forest, she finds an unlikely ally in Croc Harry who has his own mystery to solve. So begins the adventure of an intrepid Black girl’s search for identity and healing.
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Because You Are
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Conceived of as a letter to her younger self, Because You Are captures Jael Richardson’s insightful lessons about growing up, being joyful and loving yourself as a young Black girl, with lively and tender illustrations by Nneka Myers.
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Birdspell
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8
When Corbin's classmate offers him the bird she can no longer keep, he’s all-in. Maybe the bird has some magic in him: when Corbin’s bipolar mother falls into crisis, he discovers his neighbours aren’t the unfriendly bunch he thought they were.
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Blanket
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
It’s a beautiful morning, but when Cat wakes up, the world feels gray. Cat wraps up in a blanket and hides — until Dog comes in. What can Dog do to help Cat? A gentle wordless picture book about the difference a kind friend can make on a gray day.
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Blood Scion
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
A young girl with forbidden powers must free her people from oppression in this richly layered, gripping epic fantasy from debut author Deborah Falaye, inspired by Yoruba-Nigerian mythology.
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Butt Sandwich & Tree
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipMystery
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley King comes a tender and grounded middle grade mystery about brothers, basketball, and a young boy on the autism spectrum.
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C is for Carnival
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
D is for dance! E is for emancipation! From A to Z, this is a rhyming alphabet book that celebrates Canada''s Caribbean Carnival. This engaging and educational book features a diverse cast of children in vibrant costumes as they ''play mas'' while da
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Daughters of the Dawn
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
Daughters of the Dawn takes twin sisters Ria and Rani deep into dangerous new lands to save their home, in this propulsive, immersive sequel to Sisters of the Snake, perfect for fans of We Hunt the Flame and The Wrath & the Dawn.
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First Morning Sun
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
A tender, lyrical celebration of all the wonderful firsts in a little one’s life, from the first morning sun to first shaky steps to the first day of preschool and everything in between.
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Forever Birchwood
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesActivismFamily and FriendshipNature and environment
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Wolf lives in a northern mining town and shares a treehouse hideaway, Birchwood, with her best friends, but when they discover plastic orange bands wrapped around trees near their cherished spot, they must come together to save their special place.
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Ga’s/The Train
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHistory
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he tells her of the day when he and the other children were taken to residential school, their lives changed forever.
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La surprise de Malaika
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Lorsque Malaika découvre que sa mère attend un bébé, elle est submergée par les émotions. Que va-t-il se passer quand le bébé sera là? Sa mère va-t-elle oublier Malaika? Il y a aussi un nouvel élève dans sa classe qui vient de loin et qui parle un pe
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Malaika’s Surprise
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
When Malaika finds out she is going to have a new baby brother or sister, she worries that her mother will forget about her. But a surprise arrives on Malaika’s birthday that gives her more reason to celebrate her family’s love.
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Martin and the River
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipNature and environment
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Faced with moving away from his beloved river in the country, Martin discovers it is possible to make a meaningful connection to nature in the city, too, and find ways to accept changes beyond his control.
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My Lala
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Lala wakes up one morning and decides that she owns the world. She bounds to her box of treasures and finds her shiny red dots — to mark what is hers! A joyful picture book about confidence featuring a little girl making her mark on the world.
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Outside, You Notice
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessNature and environmentSTEM
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
A lyrical nonfiction celebration of the outdoors pairing childlike observation with facts about the natural world, inviting young scientists and daydreamers to look closely, think deeply, and celebrate the joy of endless discovery.
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Runs with the Stars
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistoryNature and environment
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
As they await the birth of a foal, a child learns from their grandfather about the Ojibwe Horses: how they ran wild in the forests of Northern Ontario, what it means to be their caretakers, and the importance of protecting this endangered species.
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Scaredy Squirrel Gets a Surprise
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelHumour
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Scaredy receives big surprise . . . and Scaredy does NOT like surprises. He is a squirrel who likes nothing unexpected. So, what’s inside the mysterious crate? Turns out it’s a POOL! Can his friends remind him of the importance of having fun?
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Shooting Stars (Hockey Super Six)
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and FantasySports and Games
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
A very special group of kids must save the world with— what else? — HOCKEY! Meet six kids a lot like you. Except Benny, Jenny, Karl, Starlight, DJ and Mo got zapped in an evil plot gone wrong — and became the super-est team the world has ever seen.
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Swan Lake: Quest of the Kingdoms
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
FROZEN meets THE WIZARD OF OZ in this middle grade fantasy graphic novel where two princesses from enemy kingdoms must team up to break a curse and save the world.
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Swim Team
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelSports and Games
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
This splashy, contemporary MG graphic novel debut from cartoonist Johnnie Christmas follows young Bree as she faces her fear of swimming head-on while also confronting the long-standing barriers of systemic racism set within the public pool system.
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The Bird Feeder
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
When his beloved grandma's health declines, a child hangs their cherished bird feeder outside her hospice window, to enjoy the birds in her final days. Though the grandma's ability to interact diminishes, their love for each other never wavers.
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The Raven’s Revenge
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistoryMystery
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Christopher finally uncovers the Raven’s identity in this sixth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.
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The Secret Diary of Mona Hasan
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourLove and Romance
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Over the course of one year, Mona speaks up to protect her sister, loses her best friend to the new girl, has adventures with her cousins in Pakistan, immigrates to Canada from Dubai, and pursues her ambition to be a feminist and a poet.
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The Witch’s Apprentice (Dragons in a Bag #3)
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
The dragons may be out of the bag, but Jaxon is ready to hatch some magic of his own (and maybe a Phoenix egg) in this third book in the critically acclaimed series.
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Trésor
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Un frère et une sour partentà la chasse au trésor sans savoir exactement quel type de trésor ils désirent découvrir. Mais ce dont ils sont sûrs, c''est qu''un trésor c''est brillant, mystérieux et précieux-et que les meilleurs trésors sont difficiles
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Una Huna?: Ukpik Learns to Sew
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistory
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Ukpik can’t stop thinking about the beads her mother traded the Captain for on his last visit. Anaana won’t let Ukpik sew with the beads, but she has surprise for Ukpik that will let her enjoy the treasures while also learning the skills she needs!
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Welcome Home
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
This cozy, lyrical picture book is an ode to the joy of welcoming a new baby—perfect for baby showers and new parents!
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Who’s Looking? How Animals See the World
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesNature and environmentSTEM
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
A young girl and her baby sister explore the land while animals and insects look on. The art reflects the world as viewed by the animals, along with the text explaining the science behind each animal's unique type of vision.
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Borders
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesActivismEmotions and Social AwarenessIndigenous
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
A powerful graphic novel adaptation of the Thomas King short story, Borders explores themes of identity, belonging, and is a poignant depiction of the significance of a nation’s physical borders from an Indigenous perspective.
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Charming as a Verb
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHumourLove and Romance
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
From the award-winning author of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager comes a whip-smart and layered romantic comedy. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han.
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Chasing Bats and Tracking Rats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our Cities
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesNature and environmentSTEM
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
A gripping narrative non-fiction with STEM and social justice themes that proves cities can be surprisingly wild places—and why understanding urban nature matters.
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Dragon Assassin: Royal Blood
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
When Carmen becomes separated from Brax, she finds herself alone as an outsider in a strange land where she is seen as either a slave or food. She must use her assassin training, and the magical bond she shares with Brax, to survive and save him.
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Finding Home: The Journey of Immigrants and Refugees
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistory
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
In Finding Home we explore the history of human migration, the current issues facing immigrants and refugees today, and the stories of people who have moved across the globe looking for safety, security and happiness.
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Genie Meanie
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
In this partially illustrated chapter book, an eight-year-old girl confronts a bully with the help of a genie she discovers has been living in a spice bottle her grandmother left her.
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Gurple and Preen
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
This wildly imaginative, crayon-inspired picture book shows that with a bit of teamwork and a universe of creativity, anything is possible!
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Hatch
Fiction
ThemesHorrorNon-FictionSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
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Hoppy Go Lucky: A Graphic Novel (Bunbun & Bonbon #2)
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourNature and environment
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
A bad-luck day turns into an epic quest in the second book in this graphic novel series starring a chipper young bunny and a fancy talking candy. Hoppy Go Lucky will delight emerging readers who are eager to dive in to graphic novels!
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It Came From the Basement (The Lunch Club)
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipGraphic NovelHumourMystery
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
It’s the first day at a new school for unicorn-loving, practical Tia. It’s hard to be the new kid but she finds an unlikely friend in Leo. Together they notice strange occurrences around the school and seek to find out who (or what) is behind it all!
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Little Moar and the Moon
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumourIndigenous
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Moar has always loved autumn—playing outside with his friends, feeling the weather get colder—but there is one thing about autumn that really worries Moar. The moon. The days become shorter and the moon, with its creepy face and eerie smile...
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Lone Runner
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesSports and Games
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Lone Runner, the latest in Dirk McLean’s sports series for Young Adults, tells the story of a Scarborough high school student as she competes for a spot on the cross-country running team.
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My Heart Beats
Fiction
Board Book
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
A photographic board book that features the sounds of heartbeats from around the world.
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On the Trapline
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousNature and environment
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
A boy and Moshom, his grandpa, travel to visit a place very special to Moshom – the trapline his family used when he grew up. The boy imagines life two generations ago, and what is different and what is similar to his life now.
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Percy’s Museum
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipNature and environment
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
A sweet story about embracing change, the excitement of discovery and the wonder of nature and new friends.
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Raven, Rabbit, Deer
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousNature and environment
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
A boy greets animal neighbours on a snowy walk, learning their names and tracks from his beloved grandfather.
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Simon and Chester: Super Detectives
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Welcome to the world of Simon and Chester, ghost and boy duo extraordinaire. They like to kick butt and take names. They don't like chores. They are best friends. And they are about to solve the MYSTERY OF A LIFETIME.
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Stealing Home
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHistorySports and Games
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
A young boy's love for baseball helps him cope with life in a Japanese internment camp in BC. A historically accurate, thoroughly researched account of the events surrounding the internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II.
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Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story (10th Anniversary Edition)
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesHistoryIndigenous
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
From award-winning writer David A. Robertson comes this timeless graphic novel about the awe-inspiring resilience of Betty Ross. Read her story of strength, family, and culture, now in full colour.
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Tell Me When You Feel Something
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipMystery
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
It seemed like a cool part-time program -- being a "simulated" patient for med school students to practice on. But now vivacious, charismatic Viv lies in a very real coma. What really happened? Each student has a reason why they can't tell the truth.
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The Bee
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHumourIndigenousNature and environment
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
When the narrator of this fun and silly book—based on an award-winning song by Inuit singer-songwriter Becky Han—is startled by the buzzing of a bee, she sets off on an exciting adventure!
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The Bones of Ruin (#1)
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHistorySci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
An African tightrope walker who can’t die gets embroiled in a secret society’s deadly gladiatorial tournament in this thrilling historical fantasy set in an alternate 1880s London, perfect for fans of The Last Magician and The Gilded Wolves.
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The Case of the Burgled Bundle (Book 3 in The Mighty Muskrats Mystery Series)
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousMystery
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
The National Assembly of Cree Peoples has gathered together in the Windy Lake First Nation, home to the Mighty Muskrats. But when the memory bundle, the center of a four-day long ceremony, is taken, the four mystery-solving cousins set out ...
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The Fabulous Zed Watson!
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipMystery
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
The literary scavenger hunt of a lifetime, starring an endlessly endearing non-binary tween! Co-authored by child-parent duo Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester, this is a vibrant and enormous-hearted story about friendship, identity, and belonging.
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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumour
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
Norris Kaplan is clever, cynical and quite possibly too smart for his own good. A Black French Canadian, he knows from watching American sitcoms that those three things don't bode well when you are moving to Austin, Texas.
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The Rock from the Sky
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHumourMysterySci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere.
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The Sour Cherry Tree
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
A heartwarming look at love, loss, and memorable objects through the eyes of a child.
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Thrive
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHorrorNature and environmentSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Thrive is the thrilling conclusion to the nationally bestselling Bloom Trilogy. It will leave readers on the edge of their seats as they race to finish!
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Tough Like Mum
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHealth and Wellness
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
In this tender exploration of a mother-daughter relationship, Kim and her mother learn that in order to support and truly take care of each other, sometimes being tough means showing vulnerability and asking for help.
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Tremendous Things
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumourLove and Romance
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
Content Body Shaming Bullying Death & Grieving Sex Positivity
Clueless Wilbur experienced a life-altering embarrassing moment the first day of middle-school. Now in Grade Nine, band geek Wilbur tries to rise above his reputation and impress the visiting Parisian exchange student with his newfound confidence
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Wild Outside: Around the World with Survivorman
Non-Fiction
Paperback
ThemesNature and environment
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Survivorman Les Stroud tells stories of his amazing wilderness adventures, sharing survival tips, nature facts and other intriguing details to get kids excited about having their own outdoor adventures.
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36 Questions that Changed My Mind About You
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesHumourLove and Romance
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
Inspired by the real psychology study popularized by the New York Times and its "Modern Love" column, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Eleanor and Park.
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A Forest in the City
Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Bilal Cooks Daal
Fiction
ThemesCooking / FoodPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Bloom
Fiction
ThemesAdventureSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
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Body Swap
Fiction
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
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Broken Strings
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHistoryLove and Romance
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo. .
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Canada Fun!
Fiction
ThemesNon-FictionPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
Board Book
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Canadian Women Now and Then
Non-Fiction
ThemesBiographyNon-Fiction
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Don’t Stand So Close to Me
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8
In this novel for middle readers, 13-year-old Quinn and her friends try to adjust to life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eat Your Rocks, Croc!
Fiction
ThemesHumourNature and environmentNon-FictionPicture BookSTEM
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Elements of Genius #1: Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray
Fiction
ThemesAdventureSTEM
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Elements of Genius #2: Nikki Tesla and the Fellowship of the Bling
Fiction
ThemesAdventureSTEM
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Embrace the Chicken
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Shivani is horrified when her mother volunteers to cook traditional Indian food for her school's annual fundraiser.
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Fancy Friends: A Graphic Novel (Bunbun & Bonbon #1)
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumourNature and environment
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Bunbun has it all: a delightful Bunbun nose, a winning Bunbun smile, a ridiculously cute Bunbun tail, and two adorable Bunbun ears. But Bunbun doesn't have a friend -- until Bunbun meets Bonbon.
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Fourth Dimension
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
A powerful look at the disintegration of society in the wake of a massive and mysterious outage that has knocked out all modern amenities. Fifteen-year-old Emma has moved house with her ex-Marine mother and younger brother, when all the power dies.
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Friends For Real
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Going Up!
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Golden Threads
Fiction
ThemesPicture BookSports and Games
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Grandmother School
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistory
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
This brilliantly illustrated picture book tells the story of the Aajibaichi Shala, the Grandmother School, that was opened in Phangane, India, in 2016 to teach local grandmothers how to read and write.
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Haunted Canada 10: More Scary True Stories
Non-Fiction
ThemesHorrorNon-Fiction
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Hockey Super Six: On Thin Ice
Fiction
ThemesHumourSports and Games
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Hockey Super Six: The Puck Drops Here
Fiction
ThemesHumourSports and Games
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Hug?
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Hunted By the Sky (The Wrath of Ambar #1)
Fiction
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
Gul has spent her life running. She has a star-shaped birthmark on her arm, and in the kingdom of Ambar, girls with such birthmarks have been disappearing for years.
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I Am a Beaver
Non-Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
Board Book
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I Am a Polar Bear
Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
Board Book
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I Do Not Like Stories
Fiction
ThemesHumourPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea: Canadian Feats, Facts and Flubs
Non-Fiction
ThemesHumourNon-Fiction
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Lake: A See to Learn Book
Non-Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentNon-FictionPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Les timbrés : N° 1 – Le navet spatial
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Les lecteurs seront ravis de retrouver Tia et Léo dans cette nouvelle aventure conçue par Dom Pelletier. Les illustrations et le sens de l’humour de l’artiste feront rire petits et grands!
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Les timbrés : N° 2 – Le Rodri-Garou
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Lorsqu’un loup-garou ressemblant étrangement à M. Rodrigue kidnappe la directrice de l’école, Tia et Léo réalisent que leurs problèmes surnaturels sont loin d’être réglés.
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Les timbrés : N° 3 – Le cadeau mutant
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourMystery
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Tia, Léo et M. Rodrigue sont de retour pour une nouvelle aventure! C’est bientôt Noël, mais ça ne veut pas dire pour autant que tout est calme...
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Meet Terry Fox
Non-Fiction
ThemesBiographyNon-FictionPicture BookSports and Games
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Meet Willie O’Ree
Non-Fiction
ThemesBiographyHistoryNon-FictionSports and Games
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Monsters 101
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHorrorHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Full of eye-popping illustrations and a story with nonstop sidesplitting laughs, plus a removable Professor of Monstrology diploma at the end of the book, Monsters 101 will have children--and adults--eager to enroll, time and time again!
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Moon Wishes
Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
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Nibi is Water
Fiction
ThemesIndigenousNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
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No Fixed Address
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesActivismEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHumour
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8
A touching and funny middle-grade story about family, friendship and growing up when you're one step away from homelessness.
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Ocean Speaks: How Marie Tharp Revealed the Ocean’s Biggest Secret
Non-Fiction
ThemesBiographyNature and environmentNon-FictionPicture BookSTEM
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Pickles vs. the Zombies
Fiction
ThemesHorrorHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Planet Hockey: First Star of the Game
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesHumourSci-Fi and FantasySports and Games
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Canada’s favourite sport gets out-of-this world treatment in this action-packed, laugh-out-loud graphic novel!
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Please Don’t Change My Diaper
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumourPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
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Raj’s Rule (For the Bathroom at School)
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHealth and WellnessHumour
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
A lighthearted read-aloud about facing a common childhood fear.
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Rising Star (Cross Ups, Book 3)
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHumourSports and Games
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Science Comics: The Brain: The Ultimate Thinking Machine
Non-Fiction
ThemesNon-FictionSTEM
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
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Slow Moe
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Sun Dog
Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Teddy Bear of the Year
Fiction
ThemesPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Ollie is a regular bear with a regular job. He listens to his girl's stories about her days, he snuggles her to sleep and he is there waiting when she gets home from school. Just your typical teddy bear stuff.
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The Barren Grounds
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipIndigenousSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Narnia meets traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations in the first book in an epic middle grade fantasy series.
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The Beauty of the Moment
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipLove and Romance
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
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The Case of the Missing Auntie (Book 2 in The Mighty Muskrats Mystery Series)
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesHistoryIndigenousMystery
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
In the bright lights of the big city, the Mighty Muskrats search for an auntie lost long ago.
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The Detective and the Spy
Fiction
ThemesAdventureHistoryMystery
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
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The Fabled Stables: Willa the Wisp
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Auggie Pound is eight years old and has the greatest job of all time: he cares for all the animals in the Fabled Stables. The Fabled Stables house the rarest creatures in existence -- all of them one-of-a-kind.
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The Italian Cure
Fiction
ThemesAdventureFamily and FriendshipHumourLove and Romance
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
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The Walrus and the Caribou
Fiction
ThemesHumourIndigenousNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Until Niagara Falls
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHistory
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Violet Shrink
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHealth and Wellness
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
In this powerful story from Christine Baldacchino and Carmen Mok, a young girl navigates social anxiety at family gatherings and works with her father to find a solution.
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Weekend Dad
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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What if Bunny’s Not a Bully?
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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When We are Kind
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipIndigenousPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Willow Finds a Way
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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You and Me Both
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
The story of two best friends with more in common than meets the eye, inspired by a true story that went viral online.
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You Are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood
Fiction
ThemesBiographyFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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A Coyote Columbus Story
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesHistoryHumourIndigenous
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
A retelling of the Christopher Columbus story from an Indigenous point of view turns the tale on its ear!
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A Coyote Solstice Tale
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourIndigenous
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall -- a place they have never seen before.
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A Girl Like That
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessLove and Romance
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
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A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice
Non-Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesBiographyHistoryNon-Fiction
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
An Own Voices story of a child finding and trusting her words, this picture book tells the story of Miss Lou’s early years, when she was a young girl growing up in Jamaica.
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Alligator Pie
Fiction
Board Book
ThemesPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Lee's timeless rhyme is paired with striking artwork by Sandy Nichols, winner of a nationwide competition to find the perfect illustrator for the iconic poem.
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Alligator Pie (40th Anniversary edition)
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
One of the first illustrated books published about Canadian children and featuring Canadian place names, Alligator Pie established Dennis Lee’s reputation as “Canada’s Father Goose” and has sold more than half a million copies since its publication i
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Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
Fiction
ThemesCooking / FoodEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Meet the funny, fierce, and fearless Amy Wu, who is determined to make a perfect bao bun today...
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Animals of Chinese New Year
Fiction
Board Book
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
In this festive dual-language board book, twelve animals race to see who will represent the Chinese zodiac. In English and Simplified Chinese.
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Anyone’s Game (Cross Ups, Book 2)
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesHumourSports and Games
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
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Awesome is Everywhere
Hardcover
ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Are you ready? With the simple touch of your fingers go on a stunning interactive journey to see the world as you never have before. Fly through wispy clouds, dive deep into the sparkling ocean, feel wet grains of sand on a hot and sunny beach...
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Before You Were Born
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
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Big Water
Fiction
ThemesHistoryLove and RomanceNature and environment
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
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Bite Into Blood Suckers
Non-Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentNon-Fiction
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
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BroBots and the Kaiju Kerfuffle!
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
In BroBots and the Kaiju Kerfuffle! a trio of robot bros reel in a big challenge and must band together to battle a giant monster in this playful take on classic kaiju-mech and fairytale stories.
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Canada Animals
Non-Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentNon-FictionPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
Board Book
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Chinese New Year: A Celebration for Everyone
Non-Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHistory
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Part of the nonfiction Orca Origins series, Chinese New Year is illustrated with color photographs throughout. Readers will learn how a simple gathering of family and friends grew into a weeklong, worldwide festival.
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Coyote Tales
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHumourIndigenousNature and environment
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills.
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Crimson
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
A ruthless queen. An ancient god. One brave girl and an impossible choice.
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Curtain Up!
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Young Amaya is auditioning for a role in a professional play. Although she longs to perform, she is about to learn how much team effort and hard work is involved.
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Cute as an Axolotl
Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentSTEM
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Diwali Lights
Fiction
Board Book
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
A dazzling board book that introduces little ones to the Indian festival of Diwali through a selection of brilliant sights and sounds.
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Ebb and Flow
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
When his father went to jail, Jett and his mother moved away, and Jett quickly learned that fresh starts aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
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Elephant Secret
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environment
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
We Bought a Zoo meets Jurassic Park in a gripping story featuring the evergreen appeal of human-animal friendships and set in an elephant sanctuary, about a thirteen-year-old girl, a cast of elephants, and a surprising new arrival—a woolly mammoth.
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Fate of Flames
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
Four girls with the power to control the elements must come together to save the world from a terrible evil in this “series opener [that] has it all” (Kirkus Reviews).
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Follow Your Stuff
Non-Fiction
ThemesAdventureNon-FictionSTEM
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
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Fox and Squirrel Help Out
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Gifts
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
When Grandma heads out for adventure she asks her granddaughter what she should bring back.
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Gross as a Snot Otter
Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentSTEM
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Grumpy Bird
Board Book
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
Bird wakes up grumpy. Too grumpy to eat, play―or even fly. "Looks like I'm walking today," says Bird grumpily
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Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter
Non-Fiction
Paperback
ThemesHistoryNon-Fiction
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Learn about the inspiring life of Harriet Tubman in this I Can Read Level Two reader, complete with historical back matter.
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Haunted Canada 8: More Chilling True Tales
Non-Fiction
ThemesHorrorNon-Fiction
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Haunted Canada 9: Scary True Stories
Non-Fiction
ThemesHorrorNon-Fiction
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Holi Colors
Fiction
Board Book
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
A vibrant board book that introduces little ones to the Hindu festival of Holi with a rainbow of colors.
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How to Spot a Sasquatch
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourNature and environment
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 8-12 / Grades 3-6
An action-packed graphic novel that shows no friendship is impossible.
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I am Raven
Hardcover
ThemesInclusion & DiversityPicture Book
Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3
I Am Raven explores the world of totems and animal spirit guides.
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I Want My Hat Back
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesHumour
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
The bear’s hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others.
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If I Had a Gryphon
Fiction
ThemesHumourPicture BookSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Inkling
Fiction
ThemesAdventureSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
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Ira Crumb Feels the Feelings
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Ira Crumb Makes a Pretty Good Friend
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Jewel of The Thames. Book One in the Portia Adams Adventures
Fiction
ThemesAdventureMystery
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14-18 / Grades 9+
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Legacy of Light
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
The Effigies must uncover the connection between Saul, Blackwell, and the Phantoms before it’s too late in this epic conclusion to the Effigies trilogy.
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Love from Mecca to Medina
Non-Fiction
Paperback
ThemesLove and Romance
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
Content Islamophobia Multiple Sclerosis Sex Positivity Xenophobia
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Malaika’s Costume
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipSports and Games
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
It’s Carnival time. The first Carnival since Malaika’s mother moved to Canada to find a good job and provide for Malaika and her grandmother. Will Malaika still be able to dance in the parade?
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Malaika’s Winter Carnival
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipSports and Games
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Malaika is happy to be reunited with Mummy, but it means moving to Canada, where everything is different. It’s cold in Québec City, no one understands when she talks and Carnival is nothing like the celebration Malaika knows from home!
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Mama’s Day With Little Gray
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
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Me, Toma and the Concrete Garden
Fiction
ThemesFamily and FriendshipNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
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Meet Tom Longboat
Non-Fiction
ThemesBiographyHistoryIndigenousNon-FictionPicture BookSports and Games
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Mission Mumbai: A Novel of Sacred Cows, Snakes, and Stolen Toilets
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Travel to the colorful and chaotic streets of India from the comfort of your home in this hilarious and heartfelt story about friendship and family.
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Mortimer
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Mortimer will not be quiet and go to sleep. Not for his mother, or his father, or his seventeen sisters and brothers, not even for the police.
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My Beautiful Birds
Fiction
ThemesNature and environmentPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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My Heart Fills With Happiness / sâkaskinêw nitêh miywêyihtamowin ohci
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipHealth and WellnessIndigenousPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
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My Teacher’s Not Here
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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Neil Flambé and the Bard’s Banquet
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesMystery
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Neil, “the flamboyant, irrepressible chef” (Kirkus Reviews), travels across the pond for a real honey of a case in the fifth book in The Neil Flambé Capers, the culinary mystery series celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey calls “good fun.”
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Neil Flambé and the Duel in the Desert
Fiction
ThemesCooking / FoodMystery
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Never Let You Go
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years
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No Help Wanted!
Fiction
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
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No Ordinary Day
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesAdventureEmotions and Social Awareness
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
There's not much that upsets young Valli. Even though her days are spent picking coal and fighting with her cousins, life in the coal town of Jharia, India, is the only life she knows.
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Once Every Never
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
Clarinet Reid is a pretty typical teenager. On the surface. She’s smart, but a bit of slacker; outgoing, but just a little insecure; not exactly a mischief-maker …
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Optimists Die First
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesEmotions and Social AwarenessHealth and WellnessHumourLove and Romance
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
This touching, hilarious tragi-comedy proves: Life is out to get you. But so is love. A quirky alternative to the "sick lit" genre for YA readers.
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Plain Kate
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic.
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Putuguq & Kublu and the Qalupalik!
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourIndigenous
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
What creatures lurk beneath the sea ice? Putuguq and Kublu — two siblings who can’t seem to get along — are about to find out!
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Read Me a Story, Stella
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Stella introduces little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading. Sam is as busy and worried as ever, and Stella almost always has her nose in a book these days, but she finds time to help him out, while sharing her new pastime
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Sam & Eva
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Harold and the Purple Crayon meets Tom and Jerry in this sweet and funny picture book about a boy and girl who must balance their creativity and figure out how to cooperate after their drawings come to life.
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Sea Monkey & Bob
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and Friendship
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1 6-8 / Grades 1-3
Two delightfully anxious friends learn that they can overcome anything—even gravity—in this humorous and heartwarming picture book from bestselling author Aaron Reynolds and illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi.
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Sharon, Lois and Bram’s Skinnamarink
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipPicture Book
Age / Grade 0-4 / Early Years 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
Based on the classic folk song made famous by a beloved trio of children's entertainers, this board book is best sung aloud!
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Short for Chameleon
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesFamily and FriendshipLove and Romance
Age / Grade 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Embarrassed by your brother? Estranged from your uncle? Then you might need some help from Almost Family Surrogate Agency. Cam Redden and his dad are rent-a-relatives, available for hire to anyone looking to upgrade.
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Siege of Shadows
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 14-18 / Grades 9+
The Effigies seek out the true origins of the Phantoms that terrorize their world in this thrilling follow-up to Fate of Flames, which Elise Chapman calls “an immersive and monstrously fun read.”
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Sir Simon: Super Scarer
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesFamily and FriendshipHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 4-7 / Kindergarten-Grade 1
A delightful, funny story of friendship, ghost chores, a spooky house and a professional haunter. Meet Sir Simon - a ghost - and Chester - a kid - as they get to know each other and slowly become friends.
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Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
Fiction
ThemesHistorySci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
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Team Fugee
Fiction
Paperback
ThemesSports and Games
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8
Ozzie and the other Nigerian refugees compete with a team of refugees from Syria for time on the soccer field. The two rival teams must then unite to try to win the division championship.
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The Almost Epic Squad Series: Irresistible
Fiction
Hardcover
ThemesGraphic NovelHumourSci-Fi and Fantasy
Age / Grade 8-12 / Grades 3-6
Archie O’Kaye mostly annoys people — except when he’s completely dazzling them. Either way, he’s not bothered. But why is everyone else acting so strange?
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The Almost Epic Squad Series: Super Sketchy