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Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to learn his whole life all over again . . . starting...
IE Immigrant Experiences RR Religion and Religious Identity
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A New York Times bestseller! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world... ISABEL is a Cuban ...
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Sometimes making a friend is a lot easier than keeping one!Sixth grade was SO much easier for Dany. All her friends were in the same room and she knew exactly what to expect out of life. Now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school, her friends are ...
By Tracey West, Illustrated by Graham Howells
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Pick a book. Grow a reader. This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost r...
RR Religion and Religious Identity
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Phoebe Gilman's beloved classic celebrates its 20th anniversary!Joseph's grandfather made him a beautiful blanket when he was a baby, but now it's frazzled and worn, and Joseph's mother says it is time to throw it out. Joseph doesn't wa...

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ND Neurodivergence MH Mental Health
Shortlisted, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, Northern Lights 2025
Meet the compelling, charismatic 13-year-old Augustus Constantine, a boy whose mind (and mouth) operate at a different speed than the rest of society. Gus has ADHD, and he’s on medication to help him focus. Misuse of his medication is a recipe for disaster. At the Speed o...
MH Mental Health
Shortlisted, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice) 2024
It’s the summer of 2003 and thirteen-year-old astronomer Noah Cooper has just moved to Queensport, a small town with a vast amateur sky full of stars. There he meets Tara Dhillon, a lonely girl and aspiring filmmaker. When the two team up to produce an astronomy movie and en...
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In this terrifying collection of haunted stories, author Joel A. Sutherland has put together the creepiest, most bone-chilling tales from coast to coast, including: A river wraith that kills anyone who sets eyes upon it in Stony Rapids, Saskatchewa...
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A riveting story of a pivotal battle in the Seven Years’ War that changed Canadian history forever.Seventeen-year-old Sébastien de L’Espérance and his friend Guillaume have fought to keep the British from getting a foothold in Île Royale (now Cap...
By Pili Palm-Leis, Illustrated by Barrett Hedges
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A once-in-a-lifetime photo shoot becomes a stunning non-fiction picture book!Keep Up, Katmai is a remarkable up-close view into an inquisitive real grizzly cub's day, with stunning photographs shot by renowned wildlife photogra...
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Through the diary of 10-year-old Victoria Cope, we learn about the arrival of ragged Mary Anna, one of the thousands of impoverished British children who were sent to Canada at the beginning of the century. Mary Anna joins the Cope family as a servant and is treated well, but she...
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Now a board book!Andrea Lynn Beck's bestselling picture books Goodnight, Canada and Good Morning, Canada have struck a chord with Canadians from coast to coast to coast.Thank You, Canada continues to celebrate our count...