Dragon on the Loose - Telling Tales 2025 Reading List

By Marty Chan Grace Chen

Orca

April 16, 2024

Fiction

Novel

ThemesAdventureFamily & FriendshipSci-Fi, Fantasy, & Dystopia

Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 Early Reader

In this partially illustrated early chapter book, two friends bring a friendly dragon statue to life and must find a way to help her get home.

Ghost Girl

2025

By Brooke Carter Alyssa Waterbury

Orca

September 12, 2023

Fiction

Novel

ThemesAdventureEmotions & Social AwarenessFamily & FriendshipSci-Fi, Fantasy, & Dystopia

Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 Early Reader

Ten-year-old nonbinary Sly works to solve riddles and locate the spell that can save them, their grandmother and a ghost girl from being stuck forever in an enchanted mirror.

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Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher and Maskwa’s Tipi Tales

2025

By Sita MacMillan Azby Whitecalf

Annick Press

March 18, 2025

Fiction

Novel

ThemesEmotions & Social AwarenessFamily & FriendshipInclusion & DiversityIndigenous Voices

Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 Early Reader

Sarah has spent the best summer visiting Kohkom and her best friend Eden in her home community, but it’s almost time to return to the city and back to school. Eden has been acting odd and distant the past few days...

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The Journey of the Ancestors’ Gifts

2025

By Linda Trinh Clayton Nguyen

Annick Press

October 31, 2023

Fiction

ThemesEmotions & Social AwarenessFamily & FriendshipInclusion & DiversityIndigenous Voices

Age / Grade 6-8 / Grades 1-3 Early Reader

Ruby Chen has always played the part of the dutiful eldest daughter: excelling in school; excelling in piano lessons; excelling at keeping her younger sister, Tina, focused on extracurriculars meant to impress college admissions officers.

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