Picture Books
Ruth and Barbara are on their way home from school when Ruth falls and scrapes her knee. Luckily an ambulance is driving by, picks and takes them to the hospital. Once there, the girls are left to wait, and wait . . . and WAIT. They are so bored that they...
When Kayla invites Piper over to play, Kayla can’t stop smiling. Even more so when Piper wants to have Kayla come to her house. But the house has a front step, so Kayla can only come on the weekend when her dad can help her get inside. With new a...
Commended
"I like being you," said the reflection in the mirror. “To me, you are perfectly perfect."This is a story of self-love that teaches children that their physical layer is just that -- one layer -- and below it lies a rich tapestry of attributes that make them un...
Commended
Stephanie and Sean’s class goes on a trip to the museum where they get to watch baby chickens hatching. That gets them wondering what might be hatching out of the bigger eggs nearby.They ask the museum guide to show them the biggest egg in the museum. When they fi...
Flora wants to go to school, but saying goodbye in the morning is harder than it sounds. Luckily she has a goodbye ritual with rhyming nicknames that gives her the strength to separate and head into school.See You Later, Alligator! is an upbeat and lightheart...
Shortlisted
Bestseller
An Amazon Best Book of 2020! Be curious...Be adventurous...Be brave...BE YOU! Discover a joyful reminder of the ways that every child is unique and special, from ...
Cassandra does not want to go home from school. She stays after the nice teacher leaves. She stays while the janitor with a tattoo mops the floors. She stays after the slightly scary principal turns off all the lights and goes home. She plays with the clay and reads until aft...
It’s Kikelomo’s first day of school and she is excited! But when it’s time to share in her classroom circle, Kikelomo is surprised and saddened when other children make fun of her name. When Kikelomo comes home that night, her mother and father remind her how carefully t...
Commended
The world needs your voice. If you have a brilliant idea... say something! If you see an injustice... say something! In this empowering picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a diff...
Commended
Leonardo has been making people laugh since he was a baby – when the teacher asks him to stop being the class clown, can he do it?Leonardo has been funny since he was born: he was a funny baby, he was a funny toddler, he was a funny first-grad...
Suze and Tyson's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and the two fast friends are excited to see all the animals, especially the cheetahs. But when the two get separated from their class, Tyson doesn't know which way to go. But Suze does. Can she lead the way back?
Commended
Some people collect stamps. Some people collect coins. Some people collect art. And Jerome? Jerome collected words . . . In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and swe...
Graphix
The New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The New Girl #1)Goodbye, old life... Lia and her family are waiting to board a flight across the Atlantic, leaving behind family, friends, and Romania -- the only home Lia has ever known. But Lia's heartache is overshadowed by the discomfort of her first period. As if th...
"Raw, candid, moving, and full of heart." -Betty C. Tang, creator of the award-winning bestseller Parachute Kids"Gorgeous, heartfelt, and hilarious." -Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series"Soontornva...
It's time to face facts! On the first day of seventh grade, Rex encounters a bump in the road -- a big angry pimple right in the center of his forehead. And this is only the beginning of his problems. What follows is a frustrating battle with stubborn acn...
Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of B...
Middle Grade
London feels stuck. His school friends think he’s this confident kid who likes video games and will kick your butt if you get on his bad side. His high-achieving parents think he’s a genius coder and are pushing him to pursue that as a future career. None of this is true. Lon...
Commended
Why go through the stress of making friends when you can just pretend? It works for Eden and their social anxiety . . . until their mom announces she’s throwing them a birthday party and all their friends are invited. Eden’s “friends,” Duke, Ramon...
Helen and Gracie are pranking their way through middle school when a stinky stunt lands them in the front office -- again. Because nothing else has curbed their chaos, the principal orders the best friends to do the unthinkable: care about something. So they join the school’...
Nominated
In this timely, thought-provoking, funny and heartbreaking collection, ten acclaimed BIPOC authors from across Canada explore the theme and concept of home.From awkward family dinners, to life on the rez, to moving to a new town, each of these stories provides a uni...
Leon and Eloise are 13-year-old twins from Matimekush, an Innu community in Northern Quebec. The entire Mckenzie family has moved to Wendake, near Quebec City. Leaving Matimekush, nature, their friends and their school is quite a challenge for Eloise and ...
YA Graphic Novels
Erika knows that people find her weird and off-putting. Instead of making friends, she finds solace in talking to herself and obsessing over handsome actors and pop stars. When she starts attending a new school, her loneliness takes on a life of its own and she develops a new obs...
Nick and Charlie are in love. They’ve finally said those three little words, and Charlie has almost persuaded his mum to let him sleep over at Nick’s house. He wants to take their relationship to the next level... but can he find the confidence he needs? And with Ni...
Everyone has secrets. Mags’s has teeth. Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate high school, but she already feels like an adult with serious responsibilities: caring for her ailing grandmother; working a part-time job; clandestine makeouts with a girl w...
For Lew, figuring out he was a guy and wanted to live life as a guy was the end of our journey... and the start of a whole other journey. Escape From St. Hell charts all the changes that Lew wanted to be made in order for him to live as a young trans man -- changes not ...
I Read YA
Sadie Wen is perfect on paper: school captain, valedictorian, and a "pleasure to have in class." It's not easy, but she has a trick to keep her model-student smile plastered on her face at all times: she channels all her frustrations into her email drafts. She'd never s...
When Cal Ware wins a scholarship to an elite New England boarding school, he's thrilled to leave his past behind. Back home in Mississippi, he was the poor, queer kid who never fit in. But at Essex Academy, he'll be able to reinvent himself. Or so he hopes...But at ...
Fall is a big deal in Briar Glen, a quaint and charming village in New England. That's when tourists from all over the country descend upon this picturesque town to see the babbling brooks and colorful leaves while sipping hot chocolate or pumpkin spice lattes.But s...
When Jordyn Jones transfers to Edgewood High, it's her opportunity to forget everything that happened at her old school. To forget what she and her friends did. To forget who she used to be. That was a different person — this is a fresh start. Now she's someone new, someone ...
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