Auma loves to run. In her small Kenyan village, she's a track star with big dreams. A track scholarship could allow her to attend high school and maybe even become a doctor. But a strange new sickness called AIDS is ravaging the...
Juvenile fiction
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Author:Odhiambo, EucabethSummary: - Author:O'Watch, HeatherSummary:
Auntie always greets Cree in nēhiyawēwin when she comes for a visit. When Auntie arrives with a surprise gift hidden in her bag, Cree can't wait to discover what it is. The first clue? It's from the rez. As Cree tries to figure out...
- Author:Scrimger, Richard, Florence, MelanieSummary:
Two kids from different worlds form an unexpected friendship. Cody's home life is a messy, too-often terrifying story of neglect and abuse. Cody himself is a smart kid, a survivor with a wicked sense of humour that helps him see past...
- Author:Barklem, JillSummary:
Step into the exquisite miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book. Bad weather is on the way and the autumn stores are still not gathered in! Quickly, all the mice of Brambly...
- Author:Johnson, Terry LynnSummary:
A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Twelve-year-old twins Ashley and Ryan are skiing with their parents in Wyoming's Grand Teton Mountains where there is a ground-shaking rumble....
- Author:Wishinsky, Frieda, Dawson, WillowSummary:
Avis Dolphin doesn’t want to leave Canada and sail to England on the Lusitania. War is raging in Europe, and the Germans threaten to sink the ship. Avis is lonely and afraid until she meets a kindly professor whose stories of a magical...
- Author:Hunt, DallasSummary:
As young Awâsis searches for the ingredients to make Kohkum's world-famous bannock recipe, they run into a variety of other-than-human relatives that help them along in their journey. Includes a pronunciation guide and Kohkum's world-...
- Author:Hughes, ViSummary:
Long ago, in the East, an old storyteller rose with the sun, gathered his small faded carpet, and set out for the marketplace. There he waited for the day to begin and the one he was waiting for to appear. In this enchanting story set...
- Author:Varin, ChloéSummary:
Entrez dans l'univers de Gontrand et Mariette d'une toute nouvelle manière. Avec une narration de Chloé Varin, l'épopée de nos deux oiseaux préférés se révèle encore plus drôle et attachante ! Une musique...
- Author:Okemow, SJSummary:
A debut picture book that celebrates self-love, care, and resilience with one of the most widespread plants--the dandelion. Both a love letter to the dandelion and a call to love ourselves in a difficult world, Âmî Osâwâpikones...
- Author:Grenier, MélanieSummary:
Baba, jeune fille de 13 ans et pas du tout ordinaire, s'apprête à vivre la journée la plus importante de toute sa vie; le jour de sa majorité! Pour souligner cette étape importante dans l'univers de Baba, le maître des Êtres de Mal lui...
- Author:Mutala, MarionSummary:
When the wind brings her a babushka just like the one Baba used to wear, a magical adventure unfolds and Natalia discovers the traditions of her Ukrainian heritage - the greatest of which is the love of family.
- Author:Mutala, MarionSummary:
When the wind brings her a babushka just like the one Baba used to wear, the young girl goes on a magical adventure to a springtime in the past and discovers the Easter traditions of her Ukrainian heritage.
- Author:Mutala, MarionSummary:
The wind brings Natalia a babushka just like the one Baba used to wear, taking the young girl on a magical journey to an autumn long ago to discover the wedding traditions of her Ukrainian heritage.
- Author:Jones, DavidSummary:
Fourteen-year-old Gerry Copeland has mixed feelings about flying back to his parents’ research camp in the African savanna. While his biologist mom and dad study baboon behavior, he’ll be thinking about the video arcade and restaurants...
- Author:Charbonneau-Demers, AntoineSummary:
Les vestiaires de la piscine de l'école. Un garçon de 16 ans. Il ne dit à personne ce qui s'est passé là-dedans, mais une chose est certaine: l'Abitibi ne suffit plus, peut-être même que la vie ne suffit plus. La mère de l'adolescent le...
- Author:Abrams, StacySummary:
An irresistible book about love at first sight...and how babies can teach us everything we need to know about loving them- and even ourselves. Celebrate the greatest love story of all time - the one you share with your baby! Drawing...
- Author:Bergman, S. BearSummary:
For one day every year on the planet Tenalp, everything is backwards. Everything. So why didn't Andrea turn into a boy on Backwards Day this year? And why did she turn into a boy the very next day?
- Author:Keene, CarolynSummary:
When the time for the big recital arrives, the tape of ballet music disappears, and Nancy has to use some very fancy footwork to get it back.
- Author:Bosch, PseudonymousSummary:
Magic is BAD. At least, that's what Clay, who has seen one magic show too many, thinks. But when the words from his journal appear mysteriously on his school wall, he never imagines that magic might be to blame. And when the same...
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