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The friendship blanket

Carranza, Leonarda.


Aurelia moves to Canada and feels out of place at school—until a gift from her Abuelita helps her find comfort and connection.
Date Published:2025

Rapunzel

Isadora, Rachel


Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.
Date Published:2008

Fox walked alone

Reid, Barbara, 1957-



Date Published:2006

Lucy joue au hockey

Bowes, Lisa, 1966-


Traduction de : Lucy tries hockey. Lucy patine avec ses parents à l'extérieur lorsqu'ils voient des jeunes jouer au hockey. Ça semble amusant, mais est-ce trop difficile? Avec le soutien de ses parents, Lucy s'inscrit à un cours d'initiation au hockey. Grâce aux encouragements de son instructeur, ses amis et elle apprennent des techniques de base, s'amusent sur la glace et ajoutent le hockey à leur liste de sports favoris!
Date Published:2018

Traduction de : Lucy tries hockey. Lucy patine avec ses parents à l'extérieur lorsqu'ils voient des jeunes jouer au hockey. Ça semble amusant, mais est-ce trop difficile? Avec le soutien de ses parents, Lucy s'inscrit à un cours d'initiation au hockey. Grâce aux encouragements de son instructeur, ses amis et elle apprennent des techniques de base, s'amusent sur la glace et ajoutent le hockey à leur liste de sports favoris!

Date Published:2018

Crocodiles play

Heidbreder, Robert.


Children will be excited once again to see what these silly crocs get up to. Another delightful, laugh-aloud treat that follows up the popular "Crocodiles Say..." this time on the golf course, sports field and tennis court.
Date Published:2008

Dog Man. 6, Brawl of the wild /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Is Dog Man bad to the bone? The heroic hound is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit! While his pals work to prove his innocence, Dog Man struggles to find his place among dogs and people. Being a part of both worlds, will he ever fully fit in with one?
Date Published:2019

Maya's big scene

Arsenault, Isabelle, 1978-,


Maya is a bossy, burgeoning playwright and loves to have the kids in her Mile End neighborhood bring her scenes to life. Her latest work, about a feminist revolution, is almost ready for public performance. But as her actors begin to express their costume preferences, Maya quickly learns that their visions may not match hers . . . and as both Director and Queen, Maya demands obedience and loyalty in her queendom of equality! But she soon realizes -- with the help of her friends and subjects -- that absolute bossiness corrupts absolutely!
Date Published:2021

Maya is a bossy, burgeoning playwright and loves to have the kids in her Mile End neighborhood bring her scenes to life. Her latest work, about a feminist revolution, is almost ready for public performance. But as her actors begin to express their costume preferences, Maya quickly learns that their visions may not match hers . . . and as both Director and Queen, Maya demands obedience and loyalty in her queendom of equality! But she soon realizes -- with the help of her friends and subjects -- that absolute bossiness corrupts absolutely!

Date Published:2021

I color myself different

Kaepernick, Colin, 1987-


This joyful celebration of black and brown lives is based on real events in the famous athlete and activist's young life and reveals the power of radical self-love and knowing your self-worth.
Date Published:2022

Betty : the Helen Betty Osborne story

Robertson, David, 1977-


"Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and her family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially met with silence and indifference, her tragic murder resonates loudly today. Betty represents one of almost 1,200 Indigenous women in Canada who have been murdered or gone missing"--Amazon.
Date Published:2015

"Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and her family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially met with silence and indifference, her tragic murder resonates loudly today. Betty represents one of almost 1,200 Indigenous women in Canada who have been murdered or gone missing"--Amazon.

Date Published:2015

Amulet. 2, The stonekeeper's curse /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Emily and her brother Navin head for Kanalis to find an antidote for the poison that is killing their mother.
Date Published:2009

My friend Julia : a Sesame Street book about autism

Cook, Jennifer, 1975-


We are all amazing because we are all different. Abby, Elmo, and the Sesame Street friends introduce young readers to Julia. Full-color photos and accessible text make this book an age-appropriate introduction to autism.
Date Published:2024

Bone. 1, Out from Boneville /

Smith, Jeff, 1960-


Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of their home, Boneville, and become separated in the wilds, but better fortune begins the three cousins reunite at a farmstead in a deep forested valley, where Fone meets a young girl named Thorn.
Date Published:2005

The complete Chi's sweet home. 1 /

Konami, Kanata, 1958-,


"Contains volumes 1-2-3 and three bonus cat comics!" -- Back cover. Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother, feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment where pets are strictly not permitted. The Complete Chi's Sweet Home collects Chi's Sweet Home vol 1, Chi's Sweet Home vol 2 and Chi's Sweet Home vol 3 and includes never before translated comics from Konami Kanata in a new larger trim size!
Date Published:2015

"Contains volumes 1-2-3 and three bonus cat comics!" -- Back cover. Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother, feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment where pets are strictly not permitted. The Complete Chi's Sweet Home collects Chi's Sweet Home vol 1, Chi's Sweet Home vol 2 and Chi's Sweet Home vol 3 and includes never before translated comics from Konami Kanata in a new larger trim size!

Date Published:2015

The lunch club. 8, The puzzle of doom /

Pelletier, Dominique.


Class is back in session at Pleasantville Elementary and there's a NEW new kid at school. But someone--or something--else is also NEW new at school: a ghost with unfinished business. Is it a coincidence that the newbies arrived at the same time?
Date Published:2025

The wild robot escapes

Brown, Peter, 1979-


Sequel to: The wild robot. After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
Date Published:2018

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

A friend for Dragon

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


Originally published in 1991 by Orchard Books. Dragon is lonely so he goes looking for a friend and when an apple falls on his head he is convinced that he has found one; but at home Apple is quiet and unresponsive, and when a visit to the doctor only makes things worse, Dragon mourns the loss of his friend--until an apple tree grows where Apple is buried.
Date Published:2019

My teacher is a monster! (no, I am not)

Brown, Peter, 1979-


Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.
Date Published:2014

Planet hockey : first star of the game

Torres, J., 1969-,


Isaac may be the Greatest Of All Time in his hockey video game, but after a championship game-losing accident, he's an epic fail on actual ice. Unfortunately, the robot scouts from Planet Galaxia don’t know this and warp him away to be the new superstar of their terrible team. Fortunately, Isaac’s friend Lily tags along — she just might be the best goalie this side of the Milky Way. But interstellar hockey isn’t like hockey on Earth. Opposing players are electrified, or shaped like trees, or built like actual boulders. And even if Isaac is able to whip the octopus-like Pods into shape, Emperor Mad Maroon, the ruler of Galaxia, might not release the Earthlings. Can Isaac score a win in the Galaxia Championship Tournament . . . and get back to home ice?
Date Published:2020

Isaac may be the Greatest Of All Time in his hockey video game, but after a championship game-losing accident, he's an epic fail on actual ice. Unfortunately, the robot scouts from Planet Galaxia don’t know this and warp him away to be the new superstar of their terrible team. Fortunately, Isaac’s friend Lily tags along — she just might be the best goalie this side of the Milky Way. But interstellar hockey isn’t like hockey on Earth. Opposing players are electrified, or shaped like trees, or built like actual boulders. And even if Isaac is able to whip the octopus-like Pods into shape, Emperor Mad Maroon, the ruler of Galaxia, might not release the Earthlings. Can Isaac score a win in the Galaxia Championship Tournament . . . and get back to home ice?

Date Published:2020

Hockey superstars 2019-2020

Romanuk, Paul,



Date Published:2019