Social Issues
Milly the Mouse and Morton the Mole
Illustrated by Donna Washington
Created by Donna Washington, the illustrator of The Mouse, The Mole, and the Magnificent, Moss-Covered House, comes the companion colouring book Milly the Mouse and Morton the Mole. Suitable for children of all ages (and adults) who loved reading their story.
Odd Ball
By Arthur John Stewart
In a series of intimate monologues interspersed with dialogue and description, the lives of students at Central Middle School are exposed and explored. Four main characters emerge: Kevin, the likeable grade nine student who refuses to accept the "geek" label because, as he puts ... Read more
On Fire
By Dianne Linden
Part comedy, part mystery, part allegory, On Fire is narrated alternately by two characters: Matti Iverly, a fourteen-year-old girl with Tourette Syndrome. In Matti’s case, her tics are primarily vocal. As she confides early in the book, “At school they called me Tourette’s ... Read more
Polly Perfect and the Tragic Fart
By Jacob Richmond
Illustrated by Hank Pine
Queen of the Godforsaken
By Mix Hart
Lydia Buckingham is an ice queen. She wasn’t always that way, but after her parents uprooted the family to move to an isolated and rundown farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, she has been forced to adapt this personality in order to survive in rural Saskatchewan. Despite her ... Read more
Secret of the Azure Stone
By Raymond McGregor
Although evil terror nearly brought Uthgar to his demise, Owen was able to save his friend from death, reconcile with his long-lost sister Elsa and free the town from the Evil King. With his family reunited, the Dwarf King wishes to share a secret known only by very few humans ... Read more
Size of a Fist
By Tara Gereaux
Living in a small working class town has never suited Addy, so after a summer working as a janitor at the local hospital, she is more than ready to move to the city. When the night before her move finally arrives, Addy’s bags are packed, she has visited all her favourite spots ... Read more
Swampy Jo
By Jennifer Barbeau
How do you find the truth when the adults in your life are crazy? This is the dilemma of thirteen-year-old Sarah Joanne Bradley--alias Swampy Jo.Swampy Jois a heroic tale of a young girl setting aside her personal need to disappear, in order to save the life of a brooding love ... Read more
Ten Mondays for Lots of Boxes
By Sue Ann Alderson
Illustrated by Caddie T'Kenye
Summertime, and moving time. A bittersweet time for "Lots of Boxes." But as he pragmatically tells his mother, all their belongings will fit inside his box collection, and the moving will be easy. The hard part will be to see if the new house with three apple trees will be a ... Read more
The Boy & the Bindi
By Vivek Shraya
Illustrated by Rajni Perera
In this beautiful children's picture book by Vivek Shraya, author of the acclaimed God Loves Hair, a five-year-old boy becomes fascinated with his mother's bindi, the red dot commonly worn by South Asian women to indicate the point at which creation begins, and wishes to have ... Read more