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Tess's red dress : honouring love and family

Roberts, Carolyn (Educator),


With age-appropriate and empathetic language, Tess's Red Dress introduces young children to Red Dress Day and the importance of remembering the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit People. Six-year-old Tess is excited to welcome her new baby sibling into the world! She asks her mom what it was like growing up with a sibling. Tess's mom tells her stories about baking in the kitchen, singing loudly in the bathtub, sharing a bedroom, and braiding her sister's hair. Despite their excitement over their growing family, they have experienced loss: Tess's Auntie is one of the missing. The loss of any family member makes a drastic change for those left behind and the generations to come. As the family gets ready for the Red Dress Day march, Tess's mom and dad show her how to honor her Auntie by wearing her red dress and keeping the stories and memories of her family alive. Back matter pages include resources to support parents and educators through this important and difficult conversation with their children.
Date Published:2026

With age-appropriate and empathetic language, Tess's Red Dress introduces young children to Red Dress Day and the importance of remembering the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2 Spirit People. Six-year-old Tess is excited to welcome her new baby sibling into the world! She asks her mom what it was like growing up with a sibling. Tess's mom tells her stories about baking in the kitchen, singing loudly in the bathtub, sharing a bedroom, and braiding her sister's hair. Despite their excitement over their growing family, they have experienced loss: Tess's Auntie is one of the missing. The loss of any family member makes a drastic change for those left behind and the generations to come. As the family gets ready for the Red Dress Day march, Tess's mom and dad show her how to honor her Auntie by wearing her red dress and keeping the stories and memories of her family alive. Back matter pages include resources to support parents and educators through this important and difficult conversation with their children.

Date Published:2026

Pocket Peaches. 3, Game on /

Wang, Dora,


Peaches and her pals are back again in this new adventure, Pocket Peaches: Game On. In this third book of the comic series, Taro learns to navigate unexpected life changes while maintaining virtual friendships.
Date Published:2025

PAWS. 5, The trouble with Leo /

Fairbairn, Nathan


"After an unfortunate run-in with a boy from class, the PAWS girls find themselves locked in an escalating turf war with his competing dog walking business SCAMPS"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

Death of a pop star. 1 /

Karim, Violet Chan.


The digital version of Death of a Pop Star was originally published on WEBTOON.com in 2020-2021. Content Warning: this graphic novel includes depictions of death. This volume collects episodes 1 to 24 of the sensational WEBTOON comic Death of a Pop Star. Number one on the pop charts and in the hearts of fans world-wide, Sophie Lim is at the top of her game--until she takes a tumble from the top of the stairs. Now she's dead, and it turns out it's harder to build a career from six feet under. But lucky for her, the Grim Reaper's her number one fan! After striking a deal with the Grim Reaper, Eli, to get her life back, Sophie must now embark on a journey of self-discovery as she takes on a new challenge: college. While she struggles to fit in with her classmates as a celebrity, bigger dangers lie in wait for her. The universe is out of equilibrium with Sophie's soul unclaimed, and cosmic balance is just one unhappy accident away.
Date Published:2025

The digital version of Death of a Pop Star was originally published on WEBTOON.com in 2020-2021. Content Warning: this graphic novel includes depictions of death. This volume collects episodes 1 to 24 of the sensational WEBTOON comic Death of a Pop Star. Number one on the pop charts and in the hearts of fans world-wide, Sophie Lim is at the top of her game--until she takes a tumble from the top of the stairs. Now she's dead, and it turns out it's harder to build a career from six feet under. But lucky for her, the Grim Reaper's her number one fan! After striking a deal with the Grim Reaper, Eli, to get her life back, Sophie must now embark on a journey of self-discovery as she takes on a new challenge: college. While she struggles to fit in with her classmates as a celebrity, bigger dangers lie in wait for her. The universe is out of equilibrium with Sophie's soul unclaimed, and cosmic balance is just one unhappy accident away.

Date Published:2025

Way off track : a Nansi graphic novel. 1 /

Brundtland, Carl,


Nansi has been a track star her whole life. When Tania, the girl who has everything, beats Nansi in a race, Nansi knows it was only Tania's new running shoes that gave her the edge. She is determined to get her own pair before the school track meet -- if only she can find $340. Luckily, she has Granny, who sets up Nansi with a job at her friend's salon. But another hurdle comes when she's needed at work and the track at the same time. Good thing Nansi was born to scheme!
Date Published:2025

Nansi has been a track star her whole life. When Tania, the girl who has everything, beats Nansi in a race, Nansi knows it was only Tania's new running shoes that gave her the edge. She is determined to get her own pair before the school track meet -- if only she can find $340. Luckily, she has Granny, who sets up Nansi with a job at her friend's salon. But another hurdle comes when she's needed at work and the track at the same time. Good thing Nansi was born to scheme!

Date Published:2025

Baby-sitters little sister. 12, Karen's surprise /

Grant, Shauna J.,


"Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, adapted and illustrated by bestselling author and Mimi series creator Shauna J. Grant! Karen and her classmates are putting on a play about a grand Thanksgiving feast. She wants the starring role, of course, but she is given the worst part of all -- the Thanksgiving turkey! All she gets to do is walk across the stage in a big brown costume and say one or two lines. Will everyone laugh at Karen the Turkey? Not when they see her big surprise!
Date Published:2026

"Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Front cover. Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, adapted and illustrated by bestselling author and Mimi series creator Shauna J. Grant! Karen and her classmates are putting on a play about a grand Thanksgiving feast. She wants the starring role, of course, but she is given the worst part of all -- the Thanksgiving turkey! All she gets to do is walk across the stage in a big brown costume and say one or two lines. Will everyone laugh at Karen the Turkey? Not when they see her big surprise!

Date Published:2026

Junie B. Jones and a little monkey business : the graphic novel

Venable, Colleen A. F.


"A Stepping Stone book" Based on the novel by Barbara Park. Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.
Date Published:2025

The poisoned king

Rundell, Katherine,


Colour maps on endpapers. Christopher Forrester had been dreaming of going back to the Archipelago, the secret cluster of islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But when he arrives, there is a poison spreading in the Archipelago. Rooting it out will involve a daring rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, a stealthy entrance to a dragon’s lair, and a death-defying plan to save a prisoner held in the heart of a castle. At the center of this storm is Anya: a small girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket, and a ravenous hunger for justice.
Date Published:2025

Colour maps on endpapers. Christopher Forrester had been dreaming of going back to the Archipelago, the secret cluster of islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But when he arrives, there is a poison spreading in the Archipelago. Rooting it out will involve a daring rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, a stealthy entrance to a dragon’s lair, and a death-defying plan to save a prisoner held in the heart of a castle. At the center of this storm is Anya: a small girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket, and a ravenous hunger for justice.

Date Published:2025

The tower at the end of time

Sparkes, Amy,


Nine and her friends have broken the curse on their marvellous, magical House, and are free to travel the worlds once more. There's only one problem: the House is nervous about travelling--and gets the hiccups! With every HIC! they bounce from one world to the next, and magical mayhem erupts in every room. They try a drink of water (turning on all the taps) and giving it a fright...but nothing seems to work. Only the magical Tower of Unanswered Questions can help them--if they can make their way through a series of tricks, riddles and challenges. And perhaps Nine can finally discover who left her the beloved music box, and who she really is.
Date Published:2025

Nine and her friends have broken the curse on their marvellous, magical House, and are free to travel the worlds once more. There's only one problem: the House is nervous about travelling--and gets the hiccups! With every HIC! they bounce from one world to the next, and magical mayhem erupts in every room. They try a drink of water (turning on all the taps) and giving it a fright...but nothing seems to work. Only the magical Tower of Unanswered Questions can help them--if they can make their way through a series of tricks, riddles and challenges. And perhaps Nine can finally discover who left her the beloved music box, and who she really is.

Date Published:2025

Impossible creatures

Rundell, Katherine,


Christopher discovers the Archipelago, a world where mythological creatures were secreted away by magic long ago, but those creatures are now dying, and it is up to Christopher and Mal, a girl from the Archipelago, to save both of their worlds.
Date Published:2025

Junie B. Jones and the stupid smelly bus : the graphic novel

Venable, Colleen A. F.,


"A Stepping Stone book" Junie B. is almost six. Almost six is when you go to kindergarten. And TODAY is Junie B.'s first day of school! Only guess what? Junie B. does NOT want to ride the school bus home. It smells on the bus. Plus also, what if there are meanies on the bus who might pour chocolate milk on your head?! In fact, what if Junie B.'s so scared of the bus that when it's time to go home...she doesn't?!
Date Published:2025

"A Stepping Stone book" Junie B. is almost six. Almost six is when you go to kindergarten. And TODAY is Junie B.'s first day of school! Only guess what? Junie B. does NOT want to ride the school bus home. It smells on the bus. Plus also, what if there are meanies on the bus who might pour chocolate milk on your head?! In fact, what if Junie B.'s so scared of the bus that when it's time to go home...she doesn't?!

Date Published:2025

Goosebumps : the graphic novel. 2, Monster blood

Gonzalez, Maddi,


While staying with his great-aunt Kathryn, Evan Ross visits an eerie old toy store. Among the dusty shelves, he finds a can of something called "Monster Blood." The odd, sticky substance really does look like the blood of a creature. It has a greenish glow and sometimes feels warm to the touch. But the most alarming thing about the toy ooze is the way it keeps growing-overflowing its container, then a bathtub, then filling up a whole trash can. Evan worries that all that growing has given the Monster Blood a monstrous appetite..
Date Published:2025

While staying with his great-aunt Kathryn, Evan Ross visits an eerie old toy store. Among the dusty shelves, he finds a can of something called "Monster Blood." The odd, sticky substance really does look like the blood of a creature. It has a greenish glow and sometimes feels warm to the touch. But the most alarming thing about the toy ooze is the way it keeps growing-overflowing its container, then a bathtub, then filling up a whole trash can. Evan worries that all that growing has given the Monster Blood a monstrous appetite..

Date Published:2025

Oddity Woods. 1 /

Davault, Kay,


"Kid detective Marietta tries to solve the sudden disappearance of her father in a dark woodland realm inhabited by ghosts and monsters"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Morgana and Oz. 1 /

Miyuli,


"Collecting episodes 1-19 of the hit fantasy WEBTOON" -- back cover. What happens when a struggling witch meets an angsty vampire? Either love or war. Morgana belongs to a long line of witches, and Oz to the rival vampire clan. After a chance encounter . . . and maybe a few stray spells . . . these two need to find a way to work together, or risk all-out war between coven and clan.
Date Published:2024

Cat + crazy. 1 /

Nadatani, Wataru,


Translation of: Nekottake. Original Japanese edition published by SHOGAKUKAN. Reads from back to front, right to left. When cat fanatic and high schooler Kensuke Fuji meets the Ultimate Cat Whisperer, he decides to become their disciple to learn everything about cats!
Date Published:2025

The girl from the other side : Siúil, a rún, 1 /

Nagabe,


Translation of: Totsukuni no shōjo. Pages ordered from right to left. In a land far away, there were two kingdoms: the Outside, where twisted beasts roamed that could curse with a touch, and the Inside, where humans lived in safety and peace. The girl and the beast should never have met, but when they do, a quiet fairytale begins.
Date Published:2017

Hikaru in the light! 2 /

Matsuda, Mai,


Hikaru and her best friend, Ran, have made it past auditions... and now the real tests begin: dance tests, vocal tests, nerve-racking rankings, and devastating eliminations, all to see who has the star potential to make it through to the next round. The competition is growing fierce, and with so much talent in the room, Hikaru will need to dig deep to let her voice shine.
Date Published:2025

Hikaru in the light! 1 /

Matsuda, Mai,


Middle-school student Hikaru Ogino is known as the songbird of her family's bathhouse in Tokyo. Her beautiful singing echoes from room to room as she cleans up after school, but she dreams of holding a microphone, not a mop!
Date Published:2025

Cats with jobs. 1 /

Pandania,


Reads from right to left. Translation of: Neko no oshigoto. Ever wondered what it would be like if your cat had to get a job? The cats in this book do every kind of occupation you can imagine, and they do it just the way they like. Feline chefs, dentists, wrestlers, detectives, opera singers and much more await in this hilarious full-color collection.
Date Published:2025

My life as an internet novel. 1 /

Yu, Han-ryeo,


Translation of: Insoui beopchik. Reads from right to left in the traditional manga format. When avid reader Dani wakes up as the side character in an internet novel, she uses her extensive knowledge of tropes to navigate herrole in this fictional world.
Date Published:2025