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Sophie Johnson : unicorn expert

Hood, Morag,


Are you a unicorn expert? Then meet Sophie Johnson... you have a lot in common! Sophie Johnson is an endearing new picture book character, who is just bursting with information and knowledge that she is keen to pass on. She's a self-confessed unicorn expert (among other things) and has dressed up her toys and pets with their own unique horns. Strange then, that she doesn't seem to notice the real unicorn who has come into her house.
Date Published:2018

Are you a unicorn expert? Then meet Sophie Johnson... you have a lot in common! Sophie Johnson is an endearing new picture book character, who is just bursting with information and knowledge that she is keen to pass on. She's a self-confessed unicorn expert (among other things) and has dressed up her toys and pets with their own unique horns. Strange then, that she doesn't seem to notice the real unicorn who has come into her house.

Date Published:2018

Peppa Pig and the Christmas play.


Based on the TV series Peppa Pig. As Peppa's class excitedly prepares for their Christmas play, she hopes Santa will have time to see the show.
Date Published:2019

Hugs

Munsch, Robert N., 1945-



Date Published:2014

Don't let the pigeon stay up late!

Willems, Mo


Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.
Date Published:2006

Don't let the pigeon drive the bus

Willems, Mo,


No matter how hard he pleads and begs, the pigeon is not supposed to drive the bus while the driver is away, but pigeon tries every persuasive trick a young child knows to get you to say, "Yes."
Date Published:2023

If we tell you

Dahlin, Nicola.


When their parents kill two uninvited guests at a neighborhood barbecue and then disappear, identical twins Cameron and Lewis Larsen know nothing except: -- They must get to Edinburgh --- They need to find someone named Margaret Ross -- Someone is following them. They run, fleeing for Scotland to a small hotel.
Date Published:2024

The discovery of Finnegan Wilde

Pignat, Caroline,


Fifteen-year-old Finnegan Wilde steals to survive. Always on the run from gangs and police, Finn is also fleeing her own mysterious past, glimpsed only through nightmares and an unusual Celtic mark on her arm. When, in a chance encounter outside the museum, she scores a journal filled with strange diagrams, maps, and a drawing identical to her mark, Finn hungers for more than the next meal. She wants answers, and more than anything, she wants to find her family.
Date Published:2025

Fifteen-year-old Finnegan Wilde steals to survive. Always on the run from gangs and police, Finn is also fleeing her own mysterious past, glimpsed only through nightmares and an unusual Celtic mark on her arm. When, in a chance encounter outside the museum, she scores a journal filled with strange diagrams, maps, and a drawing identical to her mark, Finn hungers for more than the next meal. She wants answers, and more than anything, she wants to find her family.

Date Published:2025

Old school

Korman, Gordon,


Twelve-year-old Dexter Foreman has lived at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother since he was 6 years old, homeschooled by the residents until he's forced to attend middle school, where he sticks out like a sore thumb.
Date Published:2026

Unsinkable Cayenne

Vitalis, Jessica.


When her unconventional parents finally agree to settle down in one place, twelve-year-old Cayenne's dreams come true, but the reality of fitting in is much harder than she imagined.
Date Published:2024

Finding Harmony

Walters, Eric, 1957-


Harmony moves back home with her momafter being in a foster home, but her mom hasn't dealt with her addiction issues and Harmony feels like she's the only one keeping her and her mom together.
Date Published:2025

The factory

Egan, Catherine, 1976-


Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle is no stranger to misfortune. Bullied at school and struggling with problems at home, he dreams of the day he can leave it all behind him. That's when he receives an unexpected opportunity: an invitation to join the Factory -- a top-secret research facility that's supposedly developing renewable energy -- and Asher will be paid handsomely for his participation. It seems like the answer to all his problems. But not everything is as it seems at the Factory.
Date Published:2025

Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle is no stranger to misfortune. Bullied at school and struggling with problems at home, he dreams of the day he can leave it all behind him. That's when he receives an unexpected opportunity: an invitation to join the Factory -- a top-secret research facility that's supposedly developing renewable energy -- and Asher will be paid handsomely for his participation. It seems like the answer to all his problems. But not everything is as it seems at the Factory.

Date Published:2025

The time keeper

Mahoney, Meagan.


"In 1902 Edinburgh, a clockmaker is found dead inside a locked clocktower. When the clockmaker's apprentice finds clues inside a seemingly unfixable watch, he races against time to discover the truth of his mentor's death and a map to a miracle cure that can save his dying friend."-- provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

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Marianayagam, Maria,


Ajay has lived his life dutifully following the rules set by his Tamil parents. But moving to a new school gives Ajay a new rule to follow: get on seventh grade all-star Jacob Underson's good side.
Date Published:2025

Is there a boy like me?

Carter, Kern,


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. London feels anxiety in crowds, and what he really wants to do is be by himself and read books. He dreams of being a best-selling author like his idols, but no one knows that except for Naya, his best friend and next-door neighbour, who all the kids at school think is London’s girlfriend. Not knowing what else to do, London starts an anonymous online comic called "Is There A Boy Like Me" where he expresses his true feelings and explores what his life would be like if he could just be who he wanted to be. When the comic goes viral, it starts a global conversation about what being a boy really means, with London directly in the middle of it all.
Date Published:2024

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. London feels anxiety in crowds, and what he really wants to do is be by himself and read books. He dreams of being a best-selling author like his idols, but no one knows that except for Naya, his best friend and next-door neighbour, who all the kids at school think is London’s girlfriend. Not knowing what else to do, London starts an anonymous online comic called "Is There A Boy Like Me" where he expresses his true feelings and explores what his life would be like if he could just be who he wanted to be. When the comic goes viral, it starts a global conversation about what being a boy really means, with London directly in the middle of it all.

Date Published:2024

The dark won't wait

Poulsen, David A., 1946-


Includes an interview with the author. "Dom's life revolves around cars and baseball, until a chance connection to a high school audition hands him a major role in a psychological thriller. This would be exciting enough, except that real life begins to shadow the script in a very creepy way, as an elusive girl and a local murder draw Dom out of his otherwise quiet shell. With a nod to Frederick Knott's famous play Wait Until Dark and its subsequent film, this book has it all--drama mystery, thrills aplenty, and contemporary teen humour."--Page 4 of cover.
Date Published:2024

Includes an interview with the author. "Dom's life revolves around cars and baseball, until a chance connection to a high school audition hands him a major role in a psychological thriller. This would be exciting enough, except that real life begins to shadow the script in a very creepy way, as an elusive girl and a local murder draw Dom out of his otherwise quiet shell. With a nod to Frederick Knott's famous play Wait Until Dark and its subsequent film, this book has it all--drama mystery, thrills aplenty, and contemporary teen humour."--Page 4 of cover.

Date Published:2024

The anxious exile of Sara Salt

Prendergast, Gabrielle,


A middle-grade novel told in letters, when Sara Salt's little brother is born early, her mom and stepdad send her to stay in Toronto with her half-sister Abby, who is starting a transitional housing park for unhoused people.
Date Published:2025

Ghosts of Gastown

Renwick, Jessica,


Twelve-year-old Hope Graves, who can see ghosts, moves to Gastown, Vancouver, where she encounters a strange boy named Oliver who shares her ability. When a ghost seeks her help, Hope and Oliver must confront a dangerous entity hunting the souls of Gastown.
Date Published:2024

Taxi ghost

Escabasse, Sophie,


Adèle just wants to spend her winter break at the library, but she learns she comes from a long line of mediums and that not only can she interact with ghosts, but apparently they have been using her sister's car to get around the city for years.
Date Published:2024

Bea Mullins takes a shot

Deibert, Emily,


Twelve-year-old Bea joins her school's first all-girls hockey team to support her best friend, navigates rocky relationships with her crush Gabi and best friend Celia, and steps up to help save the team when its funding is threatened.
Date Published:2025

Spirit service

Nanua, Sarena,


A group of twelve-year-old girls start a small business helping their local neighborhood spirits pass on to the other side.
Date Published:2025