Twelve-year-old Halley thinks all her problems will disappear on her stargazing camping trip with her absentee astronomer dad — until annoying whiz-kid Leo comes along and outshines her. Throw in food allergies, a serious hiking accident, and a looming forest fire; can Halley and Leo work together and get them all back to safety?
15-year-old Marcus builds warplanes in England. 13-year-old Gisele’s baby brother is about to be taken by Hilter’s Nazis. Tail End Charlie, an underaged rear gunner, climbs aboard an RAF bomber. One moment in 1941, when the bombs fall and families vanish, these separate lives become bound by war.
Leaf and Ash, two girls from the clans, join together on the Great Turtle after discovering a relic from the Stonefolk, while a boy named Reed and a girl named Finch meet on the Broken Waters and sail towards the island.
A 1–10 counting book that introduces insects, written in English and Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwe.
Andrea is beginning her first year at university when she discovers she has magical powers and is welcomed into a coven of young witches.
World-traveller TV producer Joseph Tito loves adventure, but deep down, he always longed to become a father. In this inspiring, honest, globe-spanning memoir about the complexities of the surrogacy system, Joseph opens up about the emotional, ethical, and material challenges he faced as a gay man daring to define family on his own terms.
14-year-old Amardeep has always hated how her body looks. When she’s kicked off the rowing team, she decides it’s time to prove she’s not dead weight. Dieting, exercising, and purging, Amardeep tells herself she’s in control … until she blacks out. While recovering in the hospital, she begins a journey of resilience, self-discovery, and healing.
Bernice searches for her missing cousins, who may have been taken by an Indian Agent to go to residential school.
A playful, rhyming picture-book mystery starring Easton, a lovable rescue dog who becomes the prime suspect when a shepherd’s pie goes missing. With humor and heart, the story celebrates honesty, teamwork, and the joy of belonging—plus a tasty recipe at the end.
Blacklisted and broke after exposing a theatre director for sexual misconduct, actor Randall Owen, accompanied by his best friend, a black poodle named Moliere, must start anew. Grappling with existential dread and family secrets, he sets out to write a tell-all play and make peace with past mistakes.
Alina visits Nairobi for the first time and is reunited with her cousin Safi in book 3 of the series.
Julie’s Chinese Canadian grandmother (Poh Poh) tells her story of leaving China to come to North America as part of a Cantonese opera troupe.
Single mother and reluctant detective Dame Polara would like nothing more than to leave the world of amateur sleuthing behind her, but when her two-year-old daughter is abducted by a vindictive nemesis, she must draw on her unusual talents and her retired PI father’s shady connections to save her family.
When Lunar New Year and Valentine’s overlap, Olive and her bestie Mia try to make a love match between their parents in book 3 of the series.
Defying the stifling expectations of his upper-class upbringing, Shawn Sullivan disappears into the underground queer scene in search of the notorious pornographer John Dark. Following after his older brother, Ryan is determined to capture Shawn’s life on film and uncover the truth behind his unraveling.
Unlikely friends Valery and Caleb try and save an abused dog in their neighbourhood while navigating middle school.
Inspired by real stories of Canada’s home children, About a Home Child follows a core group of poor and orphaned children at Dr. Barnardo’s Home in East London, who were give free shelter and an education by their benefactor, then shipped across the pond and placed in employment across rural Canada.
Modern Dido strives to be as fearsome as her namesake, the legendary Queen Dido of Carthage, but she’s troubled by unexplained chronic pain, and her Aeneas is not a lover but a gynecologist. Filtering a life-long pursuit of diagnosis through Vergil’s Aeneid, Dido brandishes a wonky speculum aloft and demands answers from the gods.
In a quiet forest, a gentle fox learns they don’t have to be a boy or a girl to belong. With warmth and wisdom, this story celebrates non-binary identity, self-acceptance, and the joy of living authentically.
Through the story of Avery, a thoughtful fox finding their true self, this picture book gently introduces children to gender identity and acceptance. Available in trans masculine, trans feminine, and non-binary editions.
This book familiarizes people with an intro to not only animals in the Sonoran Desert, but also to bilingual text in Tohono O’odham and English. Each page has a drawing of a desert animal and a bilingual sentence to go with it.
This book is an introduction to basic shapes and colors in the Tohono O'odham language.
Now, more than ever, is the bold time for Wild. Platts-Fanning writes on the forest floor, rediscovering humanity’s place in the uncemented world. Like the leafy crowns of City Giants, her poetry grows from seeds of wild grass sprouted from broken concrete, where ivy climbs red brick walls.
When Cleo joins a wilderness reality dating show to win $250k, she vows to fake love with her partner, Kei. But when the crew vanishes and survival becomes the real prize, Cleo must risk everything—including her heart—to make it out alive.
