The Snow ChildBy Eowyn Ivey Jack and Mabel are struggling with their relationship and their inability to have children. Seeking a new start, they travel north to become homesteaders on the Alaskan frontier. 1920’s Alaska can be a brutal place. Jack must manually clear his land for farming. Mabel is expected to keep the home […]
Fatty LegsBy Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton Young Olemaun Pokiak is desperate to go to school and learn to read like her sister. But Olemaun lives in the High Arctic, and to attend school she will have to make a five-day journey to Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Not only that, but she will have to stay […]
TheBest Kind of People by Zoe Whittall Avalon Hills, a privileged town in Connecticut, is the picture of respectability. Their renowned prep school is a place where young people go to learn, grow, and get accepted into Ivy League colleges. George Woodbury is a highly respected teacher at this school, winning teacher of the year every […]
The One and Only IvanBy Katherine Applegate Ivan is not your typical gorilla. Although he is massive and strong like other silverbacks, he doesn’t have the opportunity to use his power to protect his family. Ivan doesn’t live in the lush forests with other gorillas. He lives at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall – […]
The Glass SentenceBy S.E. Grove Sophia lives with her Uncle Shadrack, a famous cartologer, in the era after the Great Disruption. Now, different time periods, from both past and future, have emerged in the present. Now, different regions of the world belong to different Ages. Sophia’s parents have long ago gone missing and Shadrack is […]
Moon of the Crusted Snow By Waubgeshig Rice Waubgeshig Rice’s novel Moon of the Crusted Snowopens in the crisp autumn chill of a northern Ontario reserve. Evan Whitesky, a young husband and father, prepares his home for impending winter. Even in these times of modern conveniences, Evan uses his knowledge of hunting to feed his […]
PaperboyBy Vince Vawter Victor is an 11-year-old boy with two traits that make him stand out: He’s got a fantastic pitching arm. He stutters. It’s 1959 in Memphis. Kids and adults alike admire Victor’s ability on the baseball field. But Victor keeps most people at arm’s length because of his disability. It’s just so hard […]
The Best We Could Do Thi Bui Upon becoming a first time mother, Thi Bui reflects on the lives of her Vietnamese parents. In an effort to understand her tense relationship with her parents, the author explores her family’s story and recreates it in this beautiful graphic memoire. During the fall of South Vietnam in […]
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden GardenBy Karina Yan Glaser Another run-of-the-mill summer has just started for Josie, Oliver, Hyacinth and Laney (a.k.a. the Vanderbeekers). Their sister Isa is away at music camp, but otherwise things are pretty standard at their Harlem brownstone. But when their beloved upstairs neighbour, Mr. Jeet, has a stroke, and his […]
The Last by Katherine ApplegateThe Last is book #1 in the Endling Series by Katherine Applegate. It is the story of Byx, the baby of her pack, and a member of the nearly extinct dairne species. Dairnes are dog-like creatures that have magical abilities and are able to glide when they spread their arms and expand […]