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The cover of The Stones of Burren Bay by Emily de Angelis. The cover illustration depicts a house at the top of a rugged, stony cliffside, the rain coming in diagonal slashes.

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First Fiction Friday: The Stones of Burren Bay

Blending ancient Celtic spiritualism with Manitoulin Island wilds, Emily De Angelis’s debut YA novel The Stones of Burren Bay (Latitude 46 Publishing) follows a girl left adrift after her beloved grandmother passes away, and a century-old spirit that helps her navigate through her tragedy. Read on to learn more about this compelling new book.

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Perfectly Gift-able Picture Books

Sam Francisco, King of the Disco

By (author): Sarah Tagholm

Illustrated by: Binny Talib

Winner of the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award!A fabulously fun rhyming picture book about what the David Bowie and Quee….

Salma Makes a Home

A 2023 NYPL Best Book for Kids!Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates li….

Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion)

By (author): SJ Okemow

A debut picture book that celebrates self-love, care, and resilience with one of the most widespread plants—the dandel….

Sangeet and the Missing Beat

By (author): Kiranjot Kaur

Sangeet loves music, and she’s good at composing it, too. Her favourite instrument is the tabla. One day, Sangeet hears….

Pirate Glitterbeard

By (author): Oksanna Crawley

Alone In his cabin, Pirate Glitterbeard sprinkled pink glitter onto his beard and put on his finest pink skirt! All aboa….
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YA Picks

Ghost Boys

By (author): Shenaaz Nanji

Finalist for the Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards, Snow Willow, 2018Named to Best Books for Kids & Teens, Sprin….

Remote

By (author): Colin Mackay

Something sinister is going on in the catacombs of Duram University. A student is about to find himself part of a new te….

Stepping into Traffic

By (author): K.J. Rankin

Burger Blast is all fries, vinegar, windows, and chrome, with a long counter and a few tables. I order before rememberin….

Blue Knight, The

By (author): Raymond McGregor

“The Blue Knight” reveals problems in our society related to racism and bullying, which is an important topic that is cu….

The Beggar King

?o you know anything about a brass door near the old library archives??Jordan asked. Sarmillion? golden eyes narrowed an….

Scion of the Fox

By (author): S. M. Beiko

As the winter ice begins to thaw, the fury of a demon builds — all because one girl couldn’t stay dead . . .Roan Har….

On Fire

My dad keeps a fan on top of the filing cabinet in the jail. Marsh turned it on when we got back and aimed it at the on-….

What the Dog Knows

By (author): Sylvia McNicoll

FINALIST FOR THE 2023 HAMILTON LITERARY CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDNaomi’s dog Diesel returns from the afterlife with one mi….

The Rule of Thirds

By (author): Chantel Guertin

A fresh voice in YA fiction brings a charming heroine to life in this series debutSixteen-year-old Pippa Greene never go….

For the Love of Mary

By (author): Christopher Meades

A hilarious coming-of-age novel about the pain of young love, family secrets, and sick ferretsFifteen-year-old Jacob fee….

Made 4 You

By (author): Eric Walters

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My Indian

By (author): Mi’sel Joe, Sheila O’Neill

***2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS: APMA BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD – SHORTLIST*** ***2022 BMO WINTERSET AWARD – L….
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