My Bright Friend
In this translated picture book, a young boy meets a new friend who helps him cope with his parents' separation.
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota's Garden
This gorgeously illustrated picture book tells the story of a young Japanese boy who loses his dad in a tsunami.
The World on Either Side
In this novel for teens, Valentine and her mother travel to Thailand after the death of her boyfriend.
The Taste of Rain
This novel for middle readers takes place in a Japanese internment camp in China in WWII, where thirteen-year-old Gwen follows the Girl Guide code in order to survive.
Girls Like Me
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Emma is raped by a popular boy from school.
Who is Tanksy?
In this high-interest novel for middle readers, fourteen-year-old Tanya is a secret rebel graffiti artist.
Inconvenient Skin / nayêhtâwan wasakay
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This powerful and thought-provoking collection of poems will draw you in and make you reconsider Canada's colonial legacy.
Badir and the Beaver
In this illustrated early chapter book, new Canadian Badir confuses the beaver in his neighborhood park for a very large rat.
Through the Elephant's Door
In this transitional picture book, a young child takes his elephant on a trip to the museum, where they are closely followed by a suspicious guard.
Trail of Crumbs
In this young adult novel, Greta and her twin brother are abandoned by their father and stepmother, and Greta struggles with the confusion and shame she feels after being raped.
The Girl and the Wolf
This picture book for young children is an empowering Indigenous twist on a classic wolf narrative.
Death by Airship
In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Prince Conn must solve the mystery of who is killing off all the heirs to the pirate throne.
The Unbroken Hearts Club
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Logan uses her camera to work through the grief of losing her mother.
Cub
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Theo enters a cooking contest and catches the eye of a celebrity restaurant owner.
Lost Boy
In this work of fiction for young adults, a teenaged boy is banished from his polygamous community after he is caught kissing a girl.
The Great Googlini
In this chapter book, a young boy copes with his uncle's cancer diagnosis by seeking answers from the Great Googlini, an information scientist who emerges from his computer.
How Far We Go and How Fast
In this novel for teens, Jolene copes with her brother's disappearance by playing his guitars and shutting herself away from the world.
My Life as a Diamond
In this novel for middle-graders, talented baseball player Caspar Cadman has a great arm and a big secret. He used to live life as a girl.
Angus All Aglow
In this illustrated picture book, a young child can hear color and is enamored with his grandmother's beaded necklace, in spite of the reservations of those around him.
Planet Grief
In this novel for middle readers, a group of young teens gather for Grief Camp, where they confront their feelings and try to understand how grief affects everyone differently.
You Hold Me Up / ê-ohpiniyan
An evocative picture book intended to foster empathy among children and encourage them to show each other love and support. In English and Plains Cree.
Quid Pro Quo
This humorous novel for middle readers is also a legal thriller that follows Cyril MacIntyre as he uses every skill he has to find his missing mother.
