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Howard Wallace, P.I.By Casey Lyall Howard Wallace is a twelve-year-old middle schooler. He’s a bit awkward and doesn’t have many friends. However, Howard does have skills that bring people to him; he is a private investigator – one of the best. And although he is often hired for rather minor investigations – such as locating […]
Coyote TalesBy Thomas King With his signature tongue-in-cheek humour, Thomas King presents readers with two tales of Coyote, an important figure in Indigenous stories. Coyote first causes trouble in Coyote Sings to the Moon, when his terrible singing voice causes Moon to dive to the bottom of the pond and hide, plunging the nighttime world […]
Missing, Presumedby Susie Steiner Missing, Presumed, by Susie Steiner is an armchair mystery novel that tells the tale of a fictional high profile disappearance case in Cambridgeshire, England. Edith Hind, daughter of Lady Miriam Hind and Ian Hind, a prominent London physician, suddenly disappears without a trace. The apartment she shares with her fiancé, Will, […]
The Mountain StoryBy Lori Lansens I love survival stories and Lori Lansens’ The Mountain Story doesn’t disappoint. At 18 years of age, Wolf Truly has faced many challenges in his life. His mother died when he was very young, and his father, Frankie, is a drinker, a gambler, and not much of a dad. After […]
UngiftedBy Gordon Korman Donovan Curtis is the class clown and the first to cause mayhem and destruction in Hardcastle Middle School. With the assistance of his two best friends, both named Daniel, Donovan has raised the ire of teachers, principals and even students. Known for his antics, Donovan is definitely not academically inclined. When Donovan […]
Yours Sincerely, GiraffeBy Megumi Iwasa, Illustrations by Jun Takabataka Giraffe is bored and longs for a friend. Pelican is bored and offers to deliver letters. Although Giraffe has never written a letter, he decides to give it a try. Pelican flies Giraffe’s letter beyond the horizon to a faraway place called Whale Sea. Seal is the […]
Beartown By Fredrik Backman Beartown is a small town with big dreams. Fredrik Backman takes us into this small community nestled amongst the trees, with a heavier storyline than his usual lighthearted, humorous fiction; maybe that’s because there’s so much riding on the outcome of this tale. Regardless, I was quickly drawn in and I […]
by Rob Buyea Featuring a mixed up group of sixth graders, this novel explores the struggles faced by each student and how they evolve to become better human beings by their teachers. When they first enter class, the students discover their assigned teacher is replaced by retiree Mrs. Woods, a no-nonsense straightforward educator. Along with […]
New BoyBy Tracy Chevalier The Shakespearian tragedy of Othello is reimagined in Tracy Chevalier’s mesmerizing book, New Boy. When Osei arrives at his new school in Washington D.C. in the 1970s, he is the only black boy on the playground. This is not a new experience for him. Osei’s father is a diplomat from Ghana […]
The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris The Magic Misfits is a fun, quirky middle grade book by actor Neil Patrick Harris. It begins with Carter, a young boy who lives with his Uncle Sly, a street con artist who forces Carter, a young magician, to assist him with his pick-pocketing. Having had enough […]