When Cass learns she had a grandmother who has just died and left her and her mother the first house they could call their own, she is full of questions. Who was this relative? And what is the unusual mask, forgotten in a drawer, trying to tell her? Strange dreams, strange voices, and strange incidents all lead Cass closer to solving the mystery.
By talking about her feelings with her friends and family, Claire learns that kids should never be asked to keep secrets about touch.
Joseph doesn’t want to tattle, but a lunchroom bully won’t leave him alone. With the help of his principal, he learns the difference between tattling and telling.
It seems like every kid in Dee-Dee’s class has joined a club but her. Dee-Dee knows that good friends shouldn’t leave each other out, so she comes up with a plan to start a club that everyone can join.
Rosie the Red knows that you don’t have to be an adult to make a difference in your community. In Being Me, Rosie finds a way to volunteer at the local food bank and tries to make her classmate Sam feel less embarrassed about the fact that his family uses it.
During the Toronto Dressmakers’ Strike of 1931, young Jewish sisters Sophie and Rose must stand together in their fight for better working conditions, decent wages, and for their union – the ILGWU. Faced with unexpected – and sometimes violent – barriers, they quickly find that a strike is more than just a march.
When Joseph and Devon find money in the schoolyard the two friends have different thoughts about what to do. Should they say "finders keepers" or find out who lost it? It takes some courage, but Devon figures out how to help Joseph make the right choice.
Shaun learns to ride his two-wheeler with the help of his friend Nadia and finds that with persistence and courage, nothing is impossible.
Kamal tries everything to avoid his school trip to the live reptile exhibit – everything except admitting that he is scared. His fear of being teased is almost as big as his fear of reptiles. Finally, in desperation, Kamal communicates his fears in a way everyone understands, and is able to get the confidence he needs to face his fears.
Six girls just out of high school spend the summer of 1943 on a farm, doing the work of the men who are off fighting the war in Europe. We follow the stories of Helene, Peggy, Binxie, Isabel, Jean, and the mysterious "X." Friendship, romance, hardship, and heartbreak shape their summer, all against the backdrop of the Second World War.
Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s speech at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio caught the attention of the world. She and her friends raised money to travel to Rio, never imagining the effect they would have there. Severn's story is about the power of children, and how their voices can stand out above the politics and cynicism of adults.
When her baby brother is born with Down syndrome, Shannon's beliefs are shaken and she is sent to Camp Outlook, where she is confronted by the difference of several campers and comes to appreciate the specialness of her new brother.
Ink-blot’s self-acceptance encourages all girls to love and embrace themselves — just the way they are.
Lewy Body Disease – a form of dementia second only to Alzheimer’s in numbers, yet few of us have ever heard its name. This is the story of Julie and Ken Sobol, a husband and wife who were life partners as well as writing partners, as they cope after Ken's diagnosis with a frightening form of dementia.
Ten biographies of women entrepreneurs from around the world whose trailblazing has changed the face of business.
The story that began in Rachel's Secret continues, as Rachel struggles as a Jewish refugee after leaving Russia for Shanghai and Sergei tries to survive amongst the revolutionary turmoil of St. Petersburg Russia.
Kat is alone with a secret she doesn’t want to keep, but can’t risk telling. A victim of longtime abuse, she is torn between keeping it secret and protecting another from her abuser.
