Miss Match
In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, thirteen-year-old Polly and her friends discover they'll need more than entrepreneurial spirit to make their middle school matchmaking business a success.
Saving Wolfgang
In this middle-grade novel, Wolfgang and his mother move in with his grandfather in the wake of his father's death, and Wolfie's new friend Jimmy helps him find solace through hockey. But Wolfgang can't stop wondering why his father's cause of death is such a secret.
The Anxious Exile of Sara Salt
In this middle-grade novel told in letters, when Sara Salt's little brother is born early, her mom and stepdad send her to stay in Toronto with her half-sister Abby, who is starting a transitional housing park for unhoused people
Year of the Carrot
Leo never thought she’d need to protect her dad’s special carrot seeds from spies, but she’s made it her mission to defend her family’s farm!
Finding Harmony
In this middle-grade novel, Harmony moves back home with her mom after being in a foster home, but her mom hasn't dealt with her addiction issues and Harmony feels like she's the only one keeping her and her mom together.
What's in the Walls?
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, ten-year-old Zack discovers a hidden horror after he hears a weird noise coming from the walls of his school gymnasium.
Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter
Winter 1979. Twelve-year-old Truly has settled in with Andy El at Eagle Shores Trailer Park, but the peace of her new life is shattered when her mother unexpectedly returns after abandoning Truly the previous summer, asking for a second chance. Has her mother really changed? Can Truly ever forgive her?
The Time Keeper
In 1902 Edinburgh, a clockmaker is found dead inside a locked clocktower. When the clockmaker’s apprentice finds clues inside a seemingly unfixable watch, he races against time to discover the truth of his mentor’s death and a map to a miracle cure that can save a dying friend.
La langue au chat
L’enquêteur privé Jimmy Smiss (le 32e meilleur de sa ville!) pourra-t-il prouver l’innocence de son ami Goran, faussement accusé du vol de la langue de Julia Louette?
Izzy Wong’s Nose for News
In this quirky middle-grade novel, Izzy Wong finds the perfect subject for her podcast—investigating the school bathroom flooding that caused damage to classrooms. But the deeper she gets into her reporting, the more she blurs the line between truth and gossip...and right and wrong.
Pages of Doom
In this second installment in the Book of Screams series, we revisit the ongoing story of Tanya, who is trying to vanquish a sentient ink that steals people's dreams, and delve into other horrors in short-story form, such as a ray of sunshine that kills, a rabbit carcass that haunts a young boy, and a teddy bear that possesses its owner.
Mélie quelque part au milieu
Comment apprivoise-t-on un pe`re dont on ignorait l’existence, qui de´barque un beau jour d’un pays lointain et qui ne parle pas un mot de sa propre langue ? Mélie quelque part au milieu offre une lecture lumineuse traverse´e de zones grises, ou` on apprend que les choses qui en valent la peine ne sont pas toujours faciles.
Zia’s Story
Zia’s Story is based on the author’s own experiences as a young mother with a young son having to flee an Afghanistan torn apart by war.
Zia’s Story
Zia’s Story is based on the author’s own experiences as a young mother with a young son having to flee an Afghanistan torn apart by war.
Plague Thieves
The dying wish of Rose’s father is that she and her brother survive the plague rampaging through London in 1665. Armed with the last creation their father made in his apothecary, Rose and Lem hope to protect themselves against the sickness, but as word about the special oil blend spreads, they must also protect themselves against thieves.
Picture a Girl
In this middle-grade novel, Addie has to draw on all her resilience to look after herself and her little brother, Billy, when their mother, who struggles with depression and alcoholism, leaves unexpectedly.
Blue to the Sky
Multiple food allergies destroy 12-year-old Ella’s confidence, especially when it comes to public speaking. She plans to conquer her fear by participating in a CN Tower climb and reading her poetry when she gets to the top.
Two Pieces of Chocolate
In 1945, Francine and her maman are sent to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi prison camp. Life is gray and hopeless, but Maman has two secret pieces of chocolate that give them both hope. When Francine meets Hélène, a fellow prisoner who must hide her pregnancy, Francine realizes she may be able to help.
Bird Brain
Even though Arden always wanted a pet, taking care of her uncle's parrot, Ludwig, was NOT what she had in mind. But as Arden gets to know Ludwig, she realizes he is not only incredibly smart but loyal—and the best pet she could have asked for.
Call Me Al
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In this middle-grade novel, eighth-grade student Ali Khan finds that writing poetry—first about his crush, then about what it means to be an immigrant and the anti-Muslim racism around him—helps him discover who he truly is.
The Case of the Pilfered Pin
Windy Lake First Nation has long been shared with cottagers, but now everyone’s arguing over who really owns the land. When the Mighty Muskrats learn that a stolen surveyor’s pin could solve the conflict, the four cousins make it their mission to find it and prove that the land belongs to their people!
The Club
Star trumpet player Jaxson gets a duet partner, Liv, who has more in common with Jax than his best friend, his first girlfriend, or even his mom. Both the only child of single mothers, Jaxson and Liv soon learn they share something that makes them rethink the meaning of “family.”
Obaasan's Boots
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Lou and Charlotte don’t know much about their grandmother’s life. Their Obaasan invites them to spend time with her, sharing her experience as a Japanese Canadian during WWII and a painful story of their family's internment. The girls begin to understand how their identities have been shaped by racism, and that history is not only about the past.
Book of Screams
A delightfully creepy collection of tales about everything from a Jekyll/Hyde homeroom teacher to a boiler-room ghoul to a kid's wobbly "baby eye," woven between excerpts from a central story about a girl whose favorite horror author is stealing children's nightmares for his books.
