Science nerd Emma Sakamoto wants to reinvent herself. When a popular girl seeks Emma’s help getting a boy to like her, Emma applies scientific laws to a perplexing subject—boys. But do people conform to scientific principles? The results are unpredictable in this story about the struggle of fitting in and the complexity of friendship.
A story about the relationship between a grandmother and her grandchildren when she gets a motorized scooter.
This early chapter book tells the story of a young girl settling into a new neighborhood.
This gripping love story for teen readers is set in South Africa in 1976. Written from the points of view of four young people living in Johannesburg and its black township, this book explores the roots of the Soweto Uprising and the edifice of Apartheid in a South Africa about to explode.
This entertaining and beautifully illustrated chapter book by BC Book Prize-winning author Katarina Jovanovic conveys some important messages about bullying and believing in yourself.
An adopted Native Canadian girl finds her birth father and the twin sister she never knew existed.
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters.
Bing's father is haunted by a ghost, and Bing must find out why or his father will die.
