There's a monster under Leo's bed making a ruckus every night. When Leo needs to go to the bathroom, he leaps from the bed to the door careful not to put his feet on the floor within the monster's reach. But one night Leo gets tired of...
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Auteur:Bailey, LindaSommaire: - Auteur:Kacer, KathySommaire:
What does it take to stand up for what's right?It's 1938 in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Paul is feeling pressured to join the Hitler Youth. The last thing he wants to do is march around with a bunch of bullies, supporting the Gestapo and...
- Auteur:Jones, Alexandra MaeSommaire:
From debut author Alexandra Mae Jones comes a compelling, nuanced exploration of bi identity and body image with a ghostly backdrop—perfect for fans of Nina Lacour. Still reeling from a recent trauma, sixteen-year-old Dell is relieved...
- Auteur:Munsch, RobertSommaire:
Over seven million copies in print! When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth's castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fiancé, Prince Ronald, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands. With her...
- Auteur:Stellings, CarolineSommaire:
Inspired by real events and a real-life "cookie war." Life in her traditional Mennonite community is peaceful if a little dull for twelve-year-old Beth, who dreams of being an artist. One day excitement shows up in the form of...
- Auteur:Barnhart, CathleenSommaire:
A heartfelt and powerful debut novel for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and John David Anderson, That's What Friends Do is a book for anyone learning how to have the hard conversations about feelings, boundaries, and what it means to...
- Auteur:Adderson, CarolineSommaire:
Linked short stories follow the interconnected lives of children living in one apartment building as they shelter in place during the pandemic.
- Auteur:Robertson, David A.Sommaire:
When Cole Harper is compelled to return to Wounded Sky First Nation, he finds his community in chaos: a series of shocking murders, a mysterious illness ravaging the residents, and re-emerging questions about Cole's role in the tragedy...
- Auteur:Munsch, RobertSommaire:
None of the kids in her class wear a ponytail, so Stephanie decides she must have one. The loud, unanimous comment from her classmates is: 'Ugly, ugly, very ugly. ' Steadfast, when all the girls have copied her ponytail, she resolves to...
- Auteur:Storm, JoSommaire:
Hannah must rely on her survival instincts to endure a brutal ice storm and save her family. At first, when a massive ice storm traps fourteen-year-old Hannah and her family in a remote cabin, it feels like a game to practise the...
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Auteur:Kuipers, AliceSommaire:In a canoe trip gone terribly wrong, the little girl that 17-year-old Lark babysits and the boy Lark is dating fall into the lake at the same moment. They are both drowning, and Lark can only save one of them in time. In this critical...
- Auteur:Florence, MelanieSommaire:
There's nothing lucky about your family falling apart. Lucky loves her grandparents, and they are all the family she really has. True, her grandma forgets things … like turning off the stove, or Lucky's name. But her grandpa takes such...
- Auteur:Dublin, AnneSommaire:
A children's book inspired by the true story of Jewish orphans who came to Canada to learn farming only to find their way to Carnegie Hall. Thirteen-year-old Jacob's life is hard in 1920s Poland, where he lives in an orphanage for...
- Auteur:Williams, Alicia D.Sommaire:
A Newbery Honor Book Winner of the Correta Scott King - John Steptoe for New Talent Author Award A Morris Award Finalist An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 A Kirkus Reviews Best...
- Auteur:Skrypuch, Marsha ForchukSommaire:
A teenager leaves his fiancé behind in their Anatolian village to make a new life in Canada for both of them. But when World War I breaks out, he is sent to an internment camp while his betrothed struggles to survive and find a way to...
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Auteur:McDonell, ReganSommaire:"Psycho. Sick. Dangerous. Réal Dufresne's reputation precedes him. When the mangled body of his best friend, Shaun, turns up in a field just east of town, tough-as-hell Réal blames himself. But except for the nightmares, all Ré...
