Red Rooms
Naomi, a Native chambermaid in a busy downtown hotel, amuses herself by imagining the past, present and future lives of five hotel guests, whom she observed in passing.
Naomi, a Native chambermaid in a busy downtown hotel, amuses herself by imagining the past, present and future lives of five hotel guests, whom she observed in passing.
A history of the persecution of gay men by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust.
Ten biographies of women reformers from around the world, in the realms of politics, social justice, media, and women's rights.
Ten biographies and accompanying portraits of children from around the world who have taken on the role of social activist.
A poetic board book for babies and toddlers that celebrates every child and the joy babies bring into the world.
When the man who murdered Jenna's father is released from prison, Jenna decides to confront him.
Tamar has lost her sisters to a drunk driver and her parents to grief; now she's losing her hair—and possibly her mind.
A color-full book of wearable rhymes.
A brother and sister take a wild ride on a Ferris wheel of the imagination.
In the third book in the Justine McKeen series, Justine leads a group of kids in cleaning up a park located across from the school board's offices as part of a plan to get her school librarian back on the job.
Christina and her family adopt Prince, a retired greyhound, but after he escapes one day, they decide to adopt another dog to keep Prince company.
DJ climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to scatter his beloved grandfather's ashes.
When Sid leaves his foster family on their remote island home in search of the mother he doesn't remember and a brother he's never met, he's ill-prepared for the surprises he finds.
A collection of writing and art from young people who were invited to share what the Holocaust means to them. Their contributions reveal that they find meaningful lessons in the past, and give us hope for a more peaceful and tolerant future.
Franklin has to learn to cope with life's challenges without setting illegal fires.
When a tornado blows away all the animals on the farm and leaves behind a mountain of scrap metal, the farmer comes up with an inspired idea.
Hunter is a cat whose past has made him untrusting of humans, but when his family is endangered, Hunter must put aside his fear and trust a boy who has Hunter's and the cat colony's best interests in mind.
Bing's father is haunted by a ghost, and Bing must find out why or his father will die.
The true story of Anton, laughed at and called a fool in his small village, who proves himself a hero when he hides a Jewish family from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
Justine has plans to start a walking school bus to help create a greener environment at her school, but not everyone trusts her ideas.
The Fraser River is about to flood, so Tom must get his family's dairy cows to safety before it's too late. A historical story set in 1948, near the farming community of Agassiz.