Absolutely No Body Parts

Taking on odd jobs cleaning messes nobody else wants to touch, Nick, Khenan, and their helper Florrie are raking in cash this summer — until they dig up a buried secret that shocks the whole town, stirring up a much bigger mess than any of them could’ve expected.

The Bottle Witch of Brimley

In this short novel for middle-grade readers, twelve-year-old Dory accidentally releases an evil night witch and her whole town of Brimley falls under a bizarre curse. With pets, plants and people disappearing, Dory must uncover a way to undo the witch’s power before it’s too late.

Collision

In this touching middle-grade novel, Daniel witnesses the aftermath of two ships crashing in his small town’s canal and the discovery that people are inside one of the shipping containers. Since his mom works at the hospital and his dad with the local police, Daniel gets an inside perspective and forms a friendship with one of the refugees.

Jazz Davies Skips a Beat

In this middle-grade novel and follow-up to Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution, Jazz is trying to process why her mom left, what exactly she’s feeling for a girl in her class and whether she wants to be one of the popular girls after all.

Fast Break

In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, Arjun rallies against the new school sponsor, OmniBoost, who has filled the school vending machines and cafeteria with junk food.

Izzy Wong’s Drama Disaster

In this middle-grade novel, Izzy Wong has found a new mystery to investigate for her podcast when someone uses AI to create insulting memes of a classmate. Izzy will have to risk losing her new classmates' trust to sleuth out the culprit before her parents make her give the principal the information she's gathered.

The Water You're Swimming In

In this moving middle-grade novel, Noah tries to be the perfect kid to keep his parents happy and his anxiety at bay after his teenage brother runs away, but he finds himself floundering and sets off to find his brother himself.

Briarwood

Callie Garcia thought she would finally get to experience summer camp — campfires, kayaking, and crafts. But Camp Briarwood has other plans. Thrown into a perilous game of cat and mouse between inventors and frauds, Callie’s scientific mind is the only thing that can save the camp.

Checked Out

In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, queer seventh-grader Seth finds himself taking a stand when his conservative classmate sabotages the Pride display in his middle-school library.

Monsieur Pierre et les homophones

Les aventures quotidiennes de Monsieur Pierre deviennent de véritables catastrophes linguistiques à force de confondre les homophones. Illustré avec expressivité et porté par une touche québécoise, ce livre rend l’apprentissage de la langue amusant pour les enfants comme pour les enseignants.

L'écureuil qui marchait sur l'eau

En 2164, le fleuve Saint-Laurent est devenu un labyrinthe de plastique ; lors d’une balade dans le port de Montréal, Kévin et son amie Ernestine croisent Karl, un requin vieux de 300 ans égaré dans les eaux polluées, et se lancent dans une mission folle : le guider vers les eaux froides de l’océan Atlantique et combattre le vortex de déchets.

Toutes mes excuses

Les meilleures excuses du monde ont été volées à la Banque exceptionnelle des bonnes excuses, et seul l’excentrique Jimmy Smiss peut suivre toutes les pistes, même celles des fantômes. Une enquête hilarante et illustrée où aucun alibi n’est trop farfelu.