In the Forests of the Night by Alison Hughes
In a world without trees and during a life without parents, Ellis craves answers.
In a world without trees and during a life without parents, Ellis craves answers.
Amazing storytelling from a First Nations perspective of the Dogrib and the Chipewyan peoples, with the Crane family in the middle of a treaty that makes for such a creative and fascinating plot.
Joe and the Wreck of the Tribune is a fun and gripping adventure that will have you beyond frustrated when things don’t go Joe’s way, and cheering for him when they do.
Will they succeed and figure out the Raven’s identity, or will they die trying? Follow the three kids’ journey of cat and mouse all over London, where anything could turn for the worst in this intense and thrilling finale of the Blackthorn series.
One is never too old for a picture book. Penny’s Triumphant Turnaround by Stacey MacLean, illustrated by Danelle Vautour, is a picture book with a difference.
The message of this second instalment of the Courage Tales series is an important one
I have Anxiety by Angela Samson is a wonderful picture book that can be a useful tool in helping to understand Anxiety Disorder better.
In this story that follows the introduction of Big Rory, in Big Rory of Market Square, we follow the tales of this stray Pictou County, Nova Scotia transplant from Scotland after setting sale on the good ship Hector.
The Book Witch, the Wee White Dog & the Little Free Library by Lana Shupe is an unforgettable, and adorable children’s picture book about an aging Witch and her wee white dog who spent a lifetime travelling around the World on her broom visiting bookshops and collecting books.
This book defies any idea of a target audience. It is a story that should be read by anyone who has allowed fear and societal expectations get in the way of doing or being what they love.
During the Ban the Witches and Fairies (BW&F) Party’s witch hunts, Magaidh’s family relocated to Greenland, but Magaidh, the last witch on Skye, transformed herself into a cat and hid in Castle MacLeod for 2 years. The Last Witch on Skye by Carolyn J. Nicholson, begins with the successful mission of finding the stolen Fairy Flag and restoring it to its proper place. With the flag restored, the portal between the realms will remain open allowing the supernaturals to pass back and forth.
In this wild young adult (YA) novel, three Scarborough, Ontario-based 21st century teenagers give new meaning to “a midsummer night’s dream.” Off they jet through time to Elizabethan England with a mission to knockoff the legacy of the English language’s greatest hits writer. Why? To make Grade Eleven a little bit easier, but boy are they in for a surprise. Will isn’t the nasty they imagine, and the1590s are a lot more fun – and weird – than they thought.