Award-winning, bestselling chapter books for ages 8–11. Titles in this series include historical and contemporary stories with age-appropriate plots.

Yossi's Goal

Yossi, a Jewish immigrant boy in Montreal, longs to play hockey, but when his father becomes ill and cannot work, all Yossi's hard-earned savings must go to help his family, not to buy skates.

The Big Snapper

Eddie loves fishing with Granddad and listening to his tall tales, but when his grandfather becomes seriously ill, Eddie must find ways to cope with the changes in his world.

Forward, Shakespeare!

In this sequel to Rescue Pup, Shakespeare, the unusual Seeing Eye dog who understands Human, must win over his new master, a desperately unhappy young man who was recently blinded in an accident.

Under a Living Sky

At the height of the Depression, Mary is unlikely to receive new shoes for Christmas but is deeply disappointed to receive a doll crudely sewn from a horse's nosebag instead.

Strawberry Moon

In 1838, Ellie's grandmother arrives in Upper Canada to take Ellie back to England to be raised properly. Ellie is determined not to go.

Belle of Batoche

Belle must put aside her struggle to become the church bell ringer when those she loves are threatened during the battle of Batoche, part of the Riel Rebellion.

Catching Spring

In 1957, Bobby, a First Nations boy, longs to enter a fishing derby, but he has no boat, no money and he has to work on the day of the derby.

Underdog

Nick and Kia meet a new player who is skilled, but doesn't want to play in the seventh book of Eric Walters' basketball series.

The Reunion

When Rina and Shannon cannot resolve their differences, Rina's grandmother tells them a tale of lost friendship from her own childhood, a story set in the small logging town of Paldi durring WWII when Japanese Canadians were interned.