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Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills),


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy book." Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.
Date Published:2018

Five things about Ava Andrews

Dilloway, Margaret,


Eleven-year-old Ava Andrews has a Technicolor interior with a gray shell. On the inside, she bubbles with ideas and plans. On the outside, everyone except her best friend, Zelia, thinks she doesn't talk or, worse, is stuck-up. What nobody knows is that Ava has invisible disabilities: anxiety and a heart condition.Ava hopes middle school will be a fresh start, but when Zelia moves across the country and Ava's Nana Linda pushes her to speak up about social issues, she withdraws further. So Ava is shocked when her writing abilities impress her classmates and they invite her to join their improv group, making up stories onstage. Determined to prove she can control her anxiety, she joins--and discovers a whole new side of herself, and what it means to be on a team. But as Ava's self-confidence blossoms, her relationship with Zelia strains, and she learns that it isn't enough just to raise your voice--it's how and why you use it that matters.
Date Published:2020

Eleven-year-old Ava Andrews has a Technicolor interior with a gray shell. On the inside, she bubbles with ideas and plans. On the outside, everyone except her best friend, Zelia, thinks she doesn't talk or, worse, is stuck-up. What nobody knows is that Ava has invisible disabilities: anxiety and a heart condition.Ava hopes middle school will be a fresh start, but when Zelia moves across the country and Ava's Nana Linda pushes her to speak up about social issues, she withdraws further. So Ava is shocked when her writing abilities impress her classmates and they invite her to join their improv group, making up stories onstage. Determined to prove she can control her anxiety, she joins--and discovers a whole new side of herself, and what it means to be on a team. But as Ava's self-confidence blossoms, her relationship with Zelia strains, and she learns that it isn't enough just to raise your voice--it's how and why you use it that matters.

Date Published:2020

The wild robot

Brown, Peter, 1979-


Includes an excerpt from The wild robot escapes. When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.
Date Published:2016

Includes an excerpt from The wild robot escapes. When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabitants. As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island starts to feel like home--until, one day the robot's mysterious past comes back to haunt her.

Date Published:2016

We are wolves

Nannestad, Katrina,


When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of World War II, the Wolf family flees, but Liesl, Otto, and their baby sister Mia are separated from their mother and they are forced to do dangerous things in order to survive.--
Date Published:2022

Love that dog

Creech, Sharon


A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem.
Date Published:2001

Hello, universe

Kelly, Erin Entrada.


The lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him.
Date Published:2017

Sticks & stones

Cooper, Abby,


Includes author Q&A and excerpt from: Bubbles. Twelve-year-old Elyse has a rare genetic disorder that makes the words other people say about her appear on her body.
Date Published:2017

The hidden knife

Marr, Melissa,


Twenty years ago, a door opened between the world of humans and the Netherwhere, allowing all kinds of otherworldly creatures entry. Fortunately the wise and wonderful gargoyles show a special affinity toward humans (the fairies and kelpies are another matter!). Vicky has grown up under the watchful eye of a gargoyle named Rupert, and excels at sword-fighting and magic. But there's so much she doesn't know--like why her mother, once one of the queen's elite Ravens, keeps Vicky hidden away and won't let Vicky train at the elite Corvus school where girls with her gifts perfect their skills. But when a horrific tragedy occurs, Vicky knows the only place she should be to avenge the crime against her family is at Corvus. There she bands together with a former street thief and an alchemy student to figure out whom they can trust in a place that's rife with intrigue and secrets. And all the while, the gargoyles are watching. Time is fluid to them and they know change comes in small ripples. With their steadying influence and encouragement, Vicky and her friends just might be able to help good grow in their kingdom.
Date Published:2021

Twenty years ago, a door opened between the world of humans and the Netherwhere, allowing all kinds of otherworldly creatures entry. Fortunately the wise and wonderful gargoyles show a special affinity toward humans (the fairies and kelpies are another matter!). Vicky has grown up under the watchful eye of a gargoyle named Rupert, and excels at sword-fighting and magic. But there's so much she doesn't know--like why her mother, once one of the queen's elite Ravens, keeps Vicky hidden away and won't let Vicky train at the elite Corvus school where girls with her gifts perfect their skills. But when a horrific tragedy occurs, Vicky knows the only place she should be to avenge the crime against her family is at Corvus. There she bands together with a former street thief and an alchemy student to figure out whom they can trust in a place that's rife with intrigue and secrets. And all the while, the gargoyles are watching. Time is fluid to them and they know change comes in small ripples. With their steadying influence and encouragement, Vicky and her friends just might be able to help good grow in their kingdom.

Date Published:2021

The fellowship of the ring : being the first part of The lord of the rings

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.


Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.
Date Published:2022

Canada at war : a graphic history of World War Two

Keery, Paul, 1958-


Traces the achievements of the Canadian Forces in the Second World War. In 1914, Canada went to war as a subject of Britain. In 1939, it made the choice to fight all on its own. Canada at War follows the developments and setbacks, wins and losses, of a nation learning to stand up for itself in the midst of the most difficult war of the 20th century. In graphic-novel format, fully illustrated and in full colour, Canada at War shows the growth of a nation's army, navy and air force through movingly depicted triumphs and tragedies.
Date Published:2012

Traces the achievements of the Canadian Forces in the Second World War. In 1914, Canada went to war as a subject of Britain. In 1939, it made the choice to fight all on its own. Canada at War follows the developments and setbacks, wins and losses, of a nation learning to stand up for itself in the midst of the most difficult war of the 20th century. In graphic-novel format, fully illustrated and in full colour, Canada at War shows the growth of a nation's army, navy and air force through movingly depicted triumphs and tragedies.

Date Published:2012

A stranger at home : a true story

Jordan-Fenton, Christy


Sequel to: Fatty legs. Looks at the experiences of a young Inuit girl returning from a residential religious school, where she is not recognized by her mother and is seen as an outsider.
Date Published:2011

If you were a verb

Dahl, Michael



Date Published:2006

If you were a noun

Dahl, Michael



Date Published:2006

If you were an adverb

Dahl, Michael



Date Published:2006

If you were an adjective

Dahl, Michael



Date Published:2006

Where do chicks come from?

Sklansky, Amy E.


Describes what happens day-by-day for the three weeks from the time a hen lays an egg until the baby chick hatches.
Date Published:2005

Chi miigwech = Grand merci

márta, astra,


Traduction de : Chi miigwech : Big thank you. On dit chi miigwech pour la nature, les plantes, les animaux et même les créatures qu’on ne peut pas voir. Chi miigwech pour la nourriture et les toits sur nos têtes, qui comblent nos besoins primaires, et pour tout ce qu’on ressent et expérimente. Chi miigwech pour les Sept enseignements sacrés: la vérité, l’amour, l’honnêteté, le courage, l’humilité, la sagesse et le respect. Et chi miigwech pour toi!
Date Published:2026

Traduction de : Chi miigwech : Big thank you. On dit chi miigwech pour la nature, les plantes, les animaux et même les créatures qu’on ne peut pas voir. Chi miigwech pour la nourriture et les toits sur nos têtes, qui comblent nos besoins primaires, et pour tout ce qu’on ressent et expérimente. Chi miigwech pour les Sept enseignements sacrés: la vérité, l’amour, l’honnêteté, le courage, l’humilité, la sagesse et le respect. Et chi miigwech pour toi!

Date Published:2026

Avec nos coeurs oranges

Webstad, Phyllis


En tant que petit enfant, ton petit monde peut être rempli de grands sentiments. Dans ce livre, moi, Phyllis Webstad, fondatrice de la Journée du chandail orange, montre comment partager mon histoire avec le monde m'a aidée à être à l'écoute de mes sentiments. Mon histoire vraie encourage les jeunes enfants à ouvrir leur coeur quand les autres partagent leurs sentiments et à être plus à l'aise de partager leurs propres sentiments aussi.
Date Published:2022

En tant que petit enfant, ton petit monde peut être rempli de grands sentiments. Dans ce livre, moi, Phyllis Webstad, fondatrice de la Journée du chandail orange, montre comment partager mon histoire avec le monde m'a aidée à être à l'écoute de mes sentiments. Mon histoire vraie encourage les jeunes enfants à ouvrir leur coeur quand les autres partagent leurs sentiments et à être plus à l'aise de partager leurs propres sentiments aussi.

Date Published:2022

Catching fire

Collins, Suzanne


By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Date Published:2009

Red : a crayon's story

Hall, Michael, 1954-,


Book may be accompanied by audio disc. Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.
Date Published:2015