The Hidden Package
In 1984, Claire Baum receives a letter from a stranger in Holland who has found a package from the war that belongs to Claire’s family.
My Heart is at Ease
What keeps 15-year-old Gerta Solan going in the Auschwitz children’s barracks is dreaming of the normal life that had been torn from her.
Q Tasks
How to empower students to ask questions and care about answers.
No-Matter-What Friend
A great story about the special relationship between a boy and his dog.
Dolphin SOS
A story about the rescue of trapped dolphins in Newfoundland.
Fly Fly
With a dream-like quality, this book allows children to explore wild animals and birds common to the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies.
Raincoast Jews
Five Jewish families integrate in society at different periods of BC history.
La petite truie, le vélo et la lune
L’histoire attachante et remplie d’humour d’une petite truie apprendra comment maîtriser l’art de se déplacer sur deux roues.
Le voleur de sandwichs
Marin se fait voler son sandwich préféré et décide de piéger le coupable. Une enquête drôle et savoureuse dans le quotidien d’une classe pas comme les autres.
W Hour
"Two close calls in one day were enough for me. I realized that the uprising was not like the games I played with Jóózek before the war. This was a very real battle, in which people were being killed and wounded."
Suddenly the Shadow Fell
When 17-year-old Leslie Meisels insisted that his mother and two brothers join a transport going who knows where, all he knew was that they had to get out of the terrible holding facility in Debrecen, Hungary.
Anna Carries Water
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters.
Victoria
A young girl runs away from home and learns to live on the dangerous streets of a provincial city in Argentina.
The Bug House Family Restaurant
Amusing poetry for young children about a restaurant that only serves insect dishes.
Which Way Should I Go?
All families, and especially those who have lost a loved one, will enjoy story time with this beautiful, touching book.
Sam Swallow and the Riddleworld League
A story of adventure, riddles and baseball for young readers.
Time for Flowers, Time for Snow
The lyrics and narrative of an opera retelling the Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.
Aesop's Fables
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.
Legends of Vancouver
Sebastian Sasquatch
A lighthearted tale about the simple yet mysterious qualities it takes to be a friend.