On the Edge by Lesley Strutt
Do you really have the courage to change your life? That’s what fourteen-year-old Emma has to decide when she finds out her mother is not...
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A World Below by Wesley King
How would you handle discovering a secret world? A world full of unimaginable danger, but beauty as well? Would you tell everyone about your find...
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A Time to Run by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Where do you go when you can’t follow your dream? Stuart and Sam, both love to run – Sam on the high school basketball team...
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Don’t Tell the Enemy by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Who can you trust during a war? This is the question Krystia struggles with in Don’t Tell the Enemy by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. When the...
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Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Nothing says summer like ice cream! But Gerald struggles with sharing his ice cream with his best friend Piggie. Mo Willems’ Elephant & Piggie series...
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The Winnowing by Vikki Vansickle
What if all you trusted was a lie? Marivic couldn’t wait to be winnowed; she read the Barton Guide from cover to cover anticipating the...
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The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen
What happens to the survivors? When Jesse commits a horrific crime, surviving is what his younger brother Henry has to figure out. Using a journal...
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Skating Over Thin Ice by Jean Mills
How do you break free from your destiny? Music has been part of Imogene’s life as long as she can remember – as a child...
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Mothers’ Day Faves
With Mothers’ Day just around the corner, I thought I would share some of my favourite read-aloud books about mothers and their babies. The classic...
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Sadia by Colleen Nelson
How do you stay true to your beliefs when growing up? This is the dilemma facing Sadia, a fifteen-year-old devout Muslim navigating high school, friends,...
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The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin & Rosana Faria
What does red smell like? Or green taste like? This wonderfully imaginative book explores how color can be sensed when it cannot be seen. From...
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Fourth Dimension by Eric Walters
What would you do if everything just stopped? Everything relying on electricity or a computer chip doesn’t work anymore – no lights, no phones, no...
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It’s a Book by Lane Smith
Yesterday was International Day of the Book, so it felt fitting to highlight It’s a Book by Lane Smith. A conversation between a reader and...