The Issues books are in-depth examinations of subjects that are often difficult to talk about, such as abortion rights, feminism, assisted dying and mental health. They are written by authors who have a personal involvement and commitment to the subject they are writing about.

Red Flags and Butterflies

Tenth-grader Lexie works overtime to help launch her father’s new renovation business, hoping that, in exchange, she’ll obtain his blessing to attend the art school of her dreams. But when she catches him in a compromising lie, Lexie must make an impossible choice between appeasing her father and staying true to herself.

We Bury Nothing

Keira lands a prestigious summer internship at a museum built atop a former WWII prisoner of war camp, but her summer is disrupted by two suspicious deaths, which might be connected to her research on the unsolved murder of a German POW in 1945 amid a seemingly impossible escape attempt.

Howler Reef

Illustrated By: Mike Deas

In this graphic novel for early middle readers, Kay fights her fear of kayaking to join her friends on a kids-only paddle up the coast. Unbeknownst to the group, Kay has a secret goal: to find the missing person whose ship disappeared weeks before.

Sugar Crash

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, diabetic teen Zoe Harmon races against time and low insulin when she and a classmate have a car accident on a remote mountain road.

Trance

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Kira races against the clock to find a way to save her friend Brigid, who is trapped in a telepathic trance.

The Cariboo Trek of Callum McBay

In 1862, when the family farm is threatened with foreclosure following an outbreak of a deadly sheep-killing disease, 17-year-old, Callum McBay, embarks on a brave and perilous journey from Scotland to the gold fields of British Columbia, aiming to save it.

Show

After a teenage contortionist frees a talented showman from captivity in a sideshow, the duo flee across an alternate 1899 Empire of America to escape their pursuer, an evil entertainment entrepreneur / presidential candidate, recruiting other performers trapped in brutal working conditions to put together the greatest show on Earth.

Hors des murs

Dans ce roman de science-fiction, le gouvernement veut garder la population sous contrôle et les catastrophes naturelles font rages. Un groupe d'adolescents doit s'enfuir, sur leur vélo, pour compléter la mission secrète de leurs parents : préparer une expédition spatiale.

One Kiss

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Maya's life is thrown off-balance when the rock-star father of her best friend kisses her in the back of a limo.

Shoot the Moon

Sixteen-year-old Charlie Abbott feels responsible for her father's mental health. When he takes off to go canoeing at a remote lake after a period of depression, she fears he's planning suicide, and goes after him.

Under Fire

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Poppy and her brother are home alone when a nearby wildfire builds and threatens to burn down their farm.

The Fragments that Remain

A year after her brother Ally’s death was ruled suicide by overdose, Andy starts university without her “honorary twin,” writing him letters as she strives to embrace her bisexuality and her Indigenous identity. When Andy discovers Ally’s hidden poems, she tries to piece together these remaining fragments of her brother.

Like a Bird

Rachel has just begun to feel at home in the small town of Aspen Lake when everything she has come to love is put in jeopardy by approaching wildfires.

Échos des ténèbres

Entre trésors volés, apparitions fantomatiques et mélodies hantées, les cinq élus doivent découvrir qui s'en prend aux âmes des élèves avant que les leurs ne deviennent les prochaines à disparaître.

Cheat Code

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, high school senior Max gets blackmailed into corporate sabotage by the superintelligent AI he uses to cheat on an essay.

Ghost Queen

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, teen vlogger Malika and her boyfriend risk spending the night in a haunted fort in the hopes of meeting the famous ghost of a cursed Indian princess.

Just Kickin' It

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Jesse wonders how far he’ll go for a cool new pair of sneakers when an older teen entices him into petty theft.

An Unbalanced Force

Ethan’s father has been lying about taking “business trips,” using them as cover for a clandestine — and potentially illegal — operation. To catch a liar, Ethan must become a liar, but what if the truth can throw his whole life off balance?

Defy

In Zalmon, every Life Event is pre-determined: where you’ll work, who you’ll marry, and when you’ll die. When his beloved little sister is assigned an imminent Death Date, seventeen-year-old Darius will stop at nothing to save her.

Collège des mystères

Dans les profondeurs du prestigieux collège Sainte-Hubertine, cinq adolescents découvrent des objets mystérieux dans leurs casiers, éveillant des pouvoirs insoupçonnés.

Billy Buckhorn and the War of Worlds

In the exciting conclusion to the Thunder Child Prophecy Series, Billy Buckhorn must now use all his powers to achieve the hoped-for victory in the prophesied final showdown between the forces of good and the forces of evil that will determine the fate of the human race.

Flash Flood

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, foster brothers Zack and Peter pull together to survive after a flash flood leaves them stranded in an evacuated neighborhood of their riverside town.