When You Trap a Tiger By Tae Keller “Long, long ago, when tiger walked like man…” The summer before grade 7, Lily, her sister, and her widowed mother move in to take care of their elderly grandmother, Halmoni. We first meet the family on their drive up from California to Washington State when Lily […]
When Stars Are ScatteredBy Victoria Jamieson and Omar Hassan When Stars Are Scattered is a warm and welcoming graphic novel that introduces us to two brothers, Omar and Hassan, who are from Somalia but staying in a Kenyan refugee camp after their father dies in the Somalian Civil War and they are separated from their […]
The Longest Night of Charlie Noon By Christopher Edge Charlie Noon has one friend at her new school in rural England. Dizzy is a bit of a scatterbrain, but nonetheless, he is kind to Charlie. When Dizzy finds some coded messages made of sticks in a clearing in the woods, he enlists Charlie’s help to […]
A Field Guide to Getting Lost By Joy McCullough Sutton is almost ten years old and is very scientifically minded. She spends her days programming robots to navigate a maze she has created. She has inherited her scientific skills from her mom who is currently living in Antarctica studying penguins. Sutton’s parents are divorced, so […]
Three Keys By Kelly Yang Mia Tang returns in this follow-up book to the amazing Front Desk. This time, Mia and her parents, along with some of their friends, are the owners of the Calivista Motel in Los Angeles. While they are always willing to welcome immigrants to their motel, there is a growing anger […]
Out Of This World By Chris Wooding Jack is just an ordinary twelve-year-old kid. His parents, however, are anything but ordinary. Jack’s dad is always putting him through grueling assault courses where Jack must fend off hidden attackers. His mom is always testing him on science and math concepts. Neither of Jack’s parents ever seem […]
Red Fox Road By Frances Greenslade Francie and her parents are on a road trip. They have left their home in Penticton and are driving to the Grand Canyon to do some hiking and camping. As they travel through Oregon, Francie’s dad decides to trust his new GPS and takes a shortcut down a remote […]
Kerry and the Knight of the Forest By Andi Watson Kerry’s parents are very sick and he is their only hope. So Kerry leaves their family farm to retrieve their lifesaving medicine. As he skirts the forest on the way back, he is led astray by what appears to be a little girl. But this […]
Tornado Brain By Cat Patrick Thirteen-year-old Frankie is different from the other kids in her life. She can’t stand loud noises and doesn’t always understand social cues. She’s been labelled “neurodivergent” – in other words, her brain works differently. Frankie is also fascinated by tornadoes, hence the term “tornado brain”. Frankie has always had two […]
Pine Island Home By Polly Horvath Fiona, Marlin, Natasha and Charlie McCready are four sisters who have travelled the world with their parents and lived in many places. During their time in Borneo, the unthinkable happens – their parents take a short vacation to Thailand and are killed in a tsunami. Luckily their Aunt Martha, […]