Lark Wraps It Up
In this early chapter book, Lark and Connor help their halmoni's friend Miss June try to find out who stole her quilt and get it back in time to display it at the local quilt show.
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.
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.
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.
Shoot the Moon
Sixteen-year-old Charlie Abbotts 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.
This Plant Is NOT Boring
Mia wants a dog but her mom gets her a plant, which she thinks is boring...until the plant starts gobbling up more and more of her stuff. Can Mia figure out what this plant needs before it eats everything?
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.
In the Forests of the Night
Targeted because of their connection to the Ghost Tree, kidnapped by robotic pterodactyl-like creatures, then forced to work at a mining camp, twelve-year-old orphan Ellis and her friends must band together to escape — but can they survive long enough to find the rumored forests of the night?
Reg Catches a Salmon
Reg Catches a Salmon, the latest in the Tales for Big Feelings series, tells the story of a young bear who learns how to calm his mind and body in order to try exciting new activities. Join Reg and big sister Co-co for a lesson in salmon fishing and the joy of trying and trying again.
The Last Dance Of Mary Kelly
You think you know the history, but until you turn the final page you won't know the whole story. The lives of Jack the Ripper's final victim and an American Journalist intersect in Victorian London in this exploration of 19th century injustices.
The Silent Film Star Murders
Lady Lucy Revelstoke—widow, heiress, sleuth—welcomes silent film star Renata Harwood and her protégée-now-rival Stella Burke aboard her transatlantic ocean liner. When Renata’s sister goes missing and a stewardess is killed wearing Renata’s clothes, Lucy sets out to find whether this theatrical rivalry has exploded into sensational murder.
The Fabulous Edweena
Edwin is ready to introduce the world to his drag persona, Edweena, at his skating competition.
The Castor’s Choice
In this comedic campus story, young, clever, and compassionate history professor John E. McDonald battles the freight of his name, a Gordian knot of confused paternity, and the terminal illness of his beloved brother as he searches for love and purpose amid competition for a prestigious sixteen-million-dollar academic prize.
Above, Below and Long Ago
This nonfiction picture book for middle-grade readers takes a close look at animals and plants around the world that are in the air, hidden below ground or lived long ago. Illustrated with linocut prints.
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
Can We Talk?
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines how humans have communicated over time.
Creatively Human
Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series, this illustrated book for middle-grade readers explores creativity and how it affects our lives and our world.
Ins and Outs
This playful picture book, consisting of only the words in and out, starts with simple examples, such as a cat moving from inside to outside, and moves on to more creative interpretations, including a child's bare hand on a winter day ("out") being enveloped in their caregiver's mitt ("in”).
Kenzie's Little Tree
In this contemplative picture book, Kenzie's mom doesn't always feel well, but Kenzie learns that she is strong—just like the little tree they plant in their yard—and that together, they can get through the hard times.
Newborns
In this nonfiction picture book, learn about a diverse group of animal parents and babies, from alpine salamanders to polar bears, scorpions to walruses, in simple, kid-friendly language paired with vibrant illustrations.
No Huddles for Heloise
In this humorous picture book, Heloise the penguin doesn't like huddling with her friends (it gives her the collywobbles), so she sets off to find others like her but discovers there's no place like home—especially when your friends support you.
pêyak little duck
A young language learner goes on a walk to practice counting and naming birds in Plains Cree in this colorfully illustrated picture book.
Plant Attack!
This illustrated nonfiction picture book explores the unique and disgusting ways plants protect themselves.
