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Series: An African Alphabet Board book Eric Walters 9781459810709 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Mar 14, 2017

This is an enhanced ebook with a read-along function. An African Alphabet is a vibrant ABC book that introduces babies and toddlers to the unique variety of animals found in Africa. An alphabet for all ages, the stunning linocut-influenced artwork brings an uncommon selection of critters to life in this lively concept book. From aardvark to zebra and all that's in between, little ones will love learning their alphabet with these colorful creatures.
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Series: More Than Balloons Board book Lorna Crozier 9781459810280 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Apr 04, 2017

Balloons love the moon, and a tuba loves a tune, but these don't compare to the love we have for you. Award-winning poet Lorna Crozier uses evocative rhyme, complemented by Rachelle Anne Miller's whimsical imagery, to provide babies and toddlers with common concepts that explain just how great love is.
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Series: You Can Read Hardcover Helaine Becker 9781459813243 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Feb 28, 2017

In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere! You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! And when you do, you open yourself to a universe of adventure. Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and proud: Books are awesome. And so are the people who read them.
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Series: My Great Bear Rainforest Wolf Island Hardcover Ian McAllister 9781459812642 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Mar 14, 2017

The Great Bear Rainforest is a majestic place full of tall trees, huge bears and endless schools of salmon. Award-winning photographer and author Ian McAllister's luminous photographs illustrate the story of a lone wolf who swims to one of the small islands that dot the rainforest's coast. The island provides him with everything he needs—deer, salmon, fresh water—everything, that is, but a mate. When a female wolf arrives on the island's rocky shores, she and he start a family and introduce their pups to the island's bounty.
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Series: Just Enough Why Do Families Change? Our First Talk About Separation and Divorce Hardcover Dr. Jillian Roberts 9781459809512 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Mar 21, 2017

Separation and divorce are difficult on the entire family. Often young children blame themselves or are unsure of their place in the family if these events occur. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts designed the Just Enough series to empower parents/caregivers to start conversations with young ones about difficult or challenging subject matter. Why Do Families Change? is part of the Just Enough series. Other topics in the series include birth, death and diversity. For more information, visit www.justenoughseries.com.
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Series: Waiting for the Whales Classic Edition Paperback Sheryl McFarlane 9781459813687 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Mar 07, 2017

In this timeless classic set on the West Coast, an old man lives alone on a bluff overlooking the sea, tends his garden and waits. Only when the whales return each year to the bay in front of his cottage is his loneliness eased. One day his daughter and her baby return home to live with the old man, bringing a renewed sense of purpose to his life. As his granddaughter grows, the old man passes on a wealth of knowledge and wisdom as well as his passion for the whales. And each year they wait together for the whales to appear. Waiting for the Wha... + Read More
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Series: Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe Paperback Wallace Edwards 9781459813489 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Jan 17, 2017

Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe, inspired by the familiar nursery rhyme The House That Jack Built, follows the course of one very unusual shoe as it travels through a fascinating, imaginative world to encounter an assortment of quirky characters. The imaginative text and cumulative story are sure to enthrall young readers, as will the detailed illustrations. Children and adults will delight in finding the whimsical objects and hidden meanings in the layered colorful artwork, reminiscent of Wallace Edwards's first book, Alphabeasts.
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Series: Mooncakes Paperback Loretta Seto 9781459814318 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Jan 17, 2017

Mooncakes is the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival with her parents. As they eat mooncakes, drink tea and watch the night sky together, Mama and Baba tell ancient tales of a magical tree that can never be cut down, the Jade Rabbit who came to live on the moon and one brave woman's journey to eternal life. With a gentle focus on the importance of family, Mooncakes is both a perfect book for parent and child to read together and an ideal choice for schools and libraries.
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Series: Sea Otter Pup Paperback Victoria Miles 9781459815063 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Feb 28, 2017

Follow along as Pup learns how to eat spiky sea urchins, somersault beneath the waves and groom himself. He still needs lots of help from Mother, but one day Pup will be old enough to dive down below the waves and search for food on his own Accompanied by beautiful illustrations and set in the North Pacific, this heartwarming tale is perfect for little ones who still have lots to learn themselves.
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Series: Alligator, Bear, Crab A Baby's ABC Paperback Lesley Wynne Pechter 9781459815070 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) exact P Feb 28, 2017

Alligator, Bear, Crab is an ABC book for babies and toddlers alike that introduces the shapes and sounds of the alphabet amid a colorful collection of critters. The bright colors and playful images make for a unique board book, the perfect size for a child's small hands.
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Series: More Blueberries! Paperback Susan Musgrave 9781459815056 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Feb 28, 2017

These young twins can't get enough of their favorite snack—and they aren't the only ones! With playful rhyming text from award-winning poet Susan Musgrave and gorgeous illustrations by Esperança Melo, this exuberant board book will delight little ones and have everyone happily shouting, "More blueberries!"
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Series: Orca Echoes Wild Cards Paperback Jeff Szpirglas 9781459812116 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Feb 14, 2017

Matt loves Monster Zap cards. No, no, Matt LOVES Monster Zap cards. He has Monster Zap toys, reads Monster Zap books and wears Monster Zap underwear. Matt and his friends like to trade the cards at school, as the schoolyard is so empty and dirty, there isn't much else for them to do at recess. But when kids start fighting over Monster Zap and the cards are banned, Matt realizes that the school has big problems, maybe even bigger problems than the fights the cards caused. With the help of their teacher, and a superhero in disguise, Matt and his ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Justine McKeen, Thermostat Chat Paperback Sigmund Brouwer 9781459812017 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Mar 28, 2017

Justine McKeen is on another mission, this time to rid homes and schools of energy vampires. Justine and her friends, with the help of Principal Proctor, are working to reduce the energy consumption of electronics that suck power from the school when they aren't being used. By cutting down on the miscellaneous electrical load of these electronics, the team is also saving money, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fighting global warming. Too bad they didn't warn Grandpa Blatzo before they started slaying the vampires! Justine McKeen, Thermost... + Read More
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Series: Tank & Fizz Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Missing Mage Paperback Liam O'Donnell 9781459812581 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 11, 2017

As the eve of the great Wizards' Summit approaches, wizards from all over Rockfall Mountain descend on the school at Shadow Tower to refine their craft. When professors start disappearing, it's up to magic-fearing monster sleuths Tank and Fizz to solve this spell-packed mystery and find the missing mages. Aleetha, their detective partner and a wizard-in-training, has dragged Tank and Fizz into the heart of the Shadow Tower, where libraries fly, spells fill the air, and an ancient army of darkness stirs, when she receives a mysterious message fr... + Read More
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Series: Kings of the Court Paperback Alison Hughes 9781459812192 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 14, 2017

When the Gladiators basketball team's nasty coach finally gets turfed midseason, things couldn't possibly get worse. The team hasn't won a game yet, and morale is at rock bottom. Sameer, who announces the games and keeps score, and Vijay, the team mascot, have their hands full keeping the team's spirits up. When they get promoted to assistant coach and manager, can they help a small, unathletic, Shakespeare-quoting drama teacher coach the team to victory, or at least to dignity? Or will the courtside drama eclipse even the school play?
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Series: Dominion Hardcover Shane Arbuthnott 9781459811171 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Feb 21, 2017

Molly grew up hearing the tales of Haviland Stout, her ancestor who discovered the dangerous magical spirits that inhabit the far corners of the world. Now, on the edge of the New World, in the British Dominion of Terra Nova, Molly and her family collect spirits aboard their airship, the Legerdemain. But when Molly captures a spirit that can speak and claims to have been Haviland's friend, her entire life is upended. What if everything she knows about the spirits, and her own history, is a lie? In her hunt for the truth, Molly will have to chal... + Read More
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Series: Drawn Away Hardcover Holly Bennett 9781459812529 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Jan 17, 2017

One minute Jack's in math class. The next, he's on a dark, cobblestoned, empty street. Empty, that is, except for a skinny girl wrapped in a threadbare shawl. "Matches, mister?" she asks, and just like that, Jack's life collides with one of Hans Christian Andersen's grimmest tales. And just when he has almost convinced himself it was just a weird dream, it happens again. Suddenly, Jack's ideas about what is "real" or "possible" no longer apply. While he and his new girlfriend, Lucy, struggle to understand who or what the Match Girl is, they com... + Read More
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Series: The Dangerous Thing Paperback Leanne Lieberman 9781459811843 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 07, 2017

Sixteen-year-old Sydney hates to talk (or even think) about sex. She's also fighting a secret battle against depression, and she's sure she'll never have a boyfriend. When her classmate Paul starts texting and sending her nature photos, she is caught off guard by his interest. Always uncomfortable with any talk about sex, Sydney is shocked when her extroverted sister, Abby, announces that she is going to put on The Vagina Monologues at school. Despite her discomfort, Sydney starts to reexamine her relationship with her body, and with Paul. But ... + Read More
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Series: Subject to Change Paperback Karen Nesbitt 9781459811461 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Feb 28, 2017

Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance at school, which lands him with a tutor he calls Little Miss Perfect. He likes his job at the local ice rink, and he has a couple of good buddies, but his father's five-year absence is a constant source of pain and anger. When he finds out the truth about his parents' divorce, he is forced to reconsider everything he has believed about his family and himself.
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Series: Blood on the Beach Paperback Sarah N. Harvey 9781459812932 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 21, 2017

Eight teens are dropped off on a remote west-coast island for a week-long treatment program called INTRO (Into Nature to Renew Ourselves). The story is told by two of them: Alice, whose police-officer mother believes Alice might have a substance-abuse problem, and Caleb, who assaulted his abusive stepfather. They are joined by six other miscreants and three staff: a psychologist, a social worker and an ex-cop. On the first night, one of the girls disappears from her cabin. There is a panicked search of the island, but she is nowhere to be found... + Read More
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Series: Are You Seeing Me? Paperback Darren Groth 9781459815087 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 07, 2017

Twins Justine and Perry have left their home in Australia and embarked on the road trip of a lifetime in the Pacific Northwest. It's been a year since their dad lost his battle with cancer and Justine became the sole caregiver for her autistic brother, Perry. Now Perry has been accepted into an assisted-living residence in their hometown, Brisbane, Australia, but before he takes up residence, they're seeking to create the perfect memory. For Perry, the trip is a glorious celebration of some of his favorite things: Ogopogo, Jackie Chan movies an... + Read More
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Series: Capricious Paperback Gabrielle Prendergast 9781459814288 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Feb 07, 2017

Ella’s grade-eleven year was a disaster (Audacious), but as summer approaches, things are looking up. She’s back together with her brooding boyfriend, Samir, although they both want to keep that a secret. She’s also best buddies with David and still not entirely sure about making him boyfriend number two. Though part of her wants to conform to high school norms, the temptation to be radical is just too great. Managing two secret boyfriends proves harder than Ella expected, especially when Samir and David face separate family crises, and Ella fi... + Read More
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Series: Orca Footprints Let's Eat Sustainable Food for a Hungry Planet Hardcover Kimberley Veness 9781459809390 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Feb 07, 2017

All the food you eat, whether it's an apple or a steak or a chocolate-coated cricket, has a story. Let's Eat uncovers the secret lives of our groceries, exploring alternative—and sometimes bizarre—farm technology and touring gardens up high on corporate rooftops and down low in military-style bunkers beneath city streets. Packed with interesting and sometimes startling facts on agriculture around the world, Let's Eat reveals everything from the size of the biggest farm in the world to how many pesticides are in a single grape to which insect pe... + Read More
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Series: Orca Footprints Down To Earth How Kids Help Feed the World Paperback Nikki Tate 9781459814127 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 04, 2017

Kids all over the world help collect seeds, weed gardens, milk goats and herd ducks. From a balcony garden with pots of lettuce to a farm with hundreds of cows, kids can pitch in to bring the best and freshest products to their families' tables—and to market. Loaded with accessible information about the many facets of farming, Down to Earth takes a close look at everything from what an egg carton tells you to why genetic diversity matters—even to kids.
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Series: Orca Origins Birthdays Beyond Cake and Ice Cream Hardcover Nikki Tate 9781459812970 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 07, 2017

Inspired by memories of fantastic family birthday parties, mother-and-daughter team Nikki Tate and Dani Tate-Stratton researched the history of birthdays in order to answer such questions as, How much does where you grow up influence the way you celebrate getting a year older? Have people always celebrated birthdays? The more they investigated, the more they realized that there's a lot more to birthdays than cake, presents, a few games and perhaps a goody bag. They discovered there are as many ways to observe birthdays as there are places in wh... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Food Freak Paperback Alex Van Tol 9781459813397 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Jan 24, 2017

It really seems like Dani's dad has gone around the bend. Ever since Dani's mother died of cancer, all her dad does is stand around on street corners with his crazy signs, proclaiming that processed foods mean the end of the world. The Food Freak, as he is known, has already scared away all of Dani's friends at her old school. But it's a new year, and Dani is at a new school in a different part of town. Maybe things will be better now. Dani just needs to keep her head down and avoid making any friends. That way, nobody will find out about her d... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Quiz Queens Paperback K.L. Denman 9781459813960 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Feb 14, 2017

Jane has no interest in boys. Her mom, Sherry, has brought home so many creeps over the years that Jane has decided to focus for the next five years on her studies. Her best friend, the boy-crazy Kiara, is obsessed with online quizzes and convinces Jane to help her create a questionnaire that will determine whether muscular Liam or Omar with the cute eyes is her true soul mate. Their friendship is tested when the answers come back with a surprising third option, the quiet and awkward Javier. Jane fails to reveal the results, which leads to some... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Bullies Rule Paperback Monique Polak 9781459814387 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Feb 21, 2017

Daniel Abel is surprised when, instead of being punished for "pantsing" another eighth-grader, he is invited to become an ambassador of Mountview High at the school's upcoming open house. What he doesn't realize is that he is part of a social experiment on bullying being conducted by the local university. He is a little nervous to learn he will be working with Jeff Kover, a tenth-grader with a reputation for being the biggest bully in the school. Daniel has never thought of himself as a bully. He just likes kidding around. But hanging out with ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents Jungle Jitters Paperback Lisa Dalrymple 9781459813496 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 28, 2017

Even though he's secretly terrified of deep water, and all the scary things that swim below, Tate wants to shake his boring reputation, and he agrees to travel with his class up the Amazon River to help build a village school. He has his fingers and toes crossed that he won't see any giant snakes or hungry piranhas. But there are even scarier things than anacondas lurking in the jungles of South America, and Tate soon learns of the legend of El Tunchi, a vengeful spirit that terrorizes those who harm the rainforest. When creepy things start hap... + Read More
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Series: Orca Limelights He Who Dreams Paperback Melanie Florence 9781459811027 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Jan 31, 2017

Juggling soccer, school, friends and family leaves John with little time for anything else. But one day at the local community center, following the sound of drums, he stumbles into an Indigenous dance class. Before he knows what's happening, John finds himself stumbling through beginner classes with a bunch of little girls, skipping soccer practice and letting his other responsibilities slide. When he attends a pow wow and witnesses a powerful performance, he realizes that he wants to be a dancer more than anything. But the nearest class for b... + Read More
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Series: Orca Limelights Strings Attached Paperback Diane Dakers 9781459809703 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Feb 21, 2017

Brielle and Tawni have played cello side by side in orchestras since they were nine years old. Brielle has always played second chair to Tawni’s first, and she's been happy with that arrangement. When Tawni is injured, Brielle suddenly finds herself principal cellist. Not only does that mean she'll be thrust into the spotlight, but it also means she is now leader of the cello section. Brielle is terrified. Is she good enough? Will the other musicians accept her? What if she screws up? Despite her fears, Brielle rises to the occasion. Her cello ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Limelights Show Mode Paperback Raquel Rivera 9781459812048 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Mar 28, 2017

Adina has always wanted to be a part of the annual fashion show at her school for the arts. Now that she's finally in the ninth grade, she and her friends can audition. She knows their act could be perfect. They've got great music, gorgeous costumes and wicked dance moves. But Willow is being her usual flaky self, and Sandra's getting touchy. Maybe even a bit mean. Luckily, Seth remains steady and reliable. Their biggest competition is the annoyingly perfect Prima Donnas, who are doing everything they can to undermine Adina and her friends. Adi... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Desert Slam Paperback Steven Barwin 9781459813724 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Jan 24, 2017

For spring break, sixteen-year-old Maya travels from Vancouver to Palm Springs to visit her grandparents, soak up the sun and play some tennis. When they surprise her with tickets to the Indian Wells tennis tournament, she can't believe her luck. This is going to be the best vacation ever. But on the way back from the match they get into a fender bender. The other driver suggests they just square up and not involve the police or insurance companies. That seems odd to Maya, especially since the passenger of the other vehicle is visibly pregnant.... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Pinch Me Paperback Gabrielle Prendergast 9781459813649 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Mar 28, 2017

After another night of girls, music and booze, seventeen-year-old pop star Darius Zaire falls out of bed and lands on the cruddy floor of his old bedroom. No mansion, no luxury cars, no platinum records. Now he's just ordinary Darren Zegers. Some kind of nightmare has erased everything that happened to change Darren the dweeb into Darius the multimillionaire. Now Darius has to face an ordinary day in the twelfth grade, suffering through remedial English and wondering what happened to the last three years, let alone all his fans and money. He de... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings In Plain Sight Paperback Laura Langston 9781459814165 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Feb 07, 2017

Fifteen-year-old Megan "Cause Queen" Caliente is president of the political science club and likes to make her voice heard. But after the protest she organized on the Las Vegas Strip takes an unexpected turn, she is suddenly wishing she could disappear. When her mother comes to pick her up at the police station, Megan learns, to her horror, that her whole life has been a lie. Her father is a convicted terrorist, responsible for the deaths of more than two hundred people, and her mother has been living under an assumed name for fifteen years. Me... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Identify Paperback Lesley Choyce 9781459814066 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Apr 18, 2017

Ethan is an anxiety-ridden loner who relies on medication to get through his day. During one of his fairly frequent panic attacks, a girl from school named Gabriella comes to his rescue. Gabe, as she prefers to be known, is facing her own inner turmoil. She has always been a tomboy, but the more pressure she faces to act and dress "like a girl," the more she wonders just who she really is. When he learns that Gabe is being constantly harassed at school, Ethan discovers he is able to overcome his own fears in order to stand up for his new friend... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Deadpoint Paperback Nikki Tate 9781459813526 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Jan 31, 2017

Ayla loves climbing. But she prefers to climb indoors, with all her safety harnesses in place and soft mats to land on. Her climbing partner and best friend, Lissy, is much more adventurous and loves the outdoors. When Lissy starts hanging out with Carlos, the new thrill-seeking guy in town, Ayla wants to keep an eye on her and finds herself tagging along on a weekend climbing trip up Black Dog Mountain. But things go very wrong when Lissy and her dad, the only adult in the group, are badly injured high on the side of the mountain. Suddenly the... + Read More
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Series: Retribution Terminate Paperback Natasha Deen 9781459814622 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12 Apr 18, 2017

Josie's friend Amanda is missing. But because she's a runaway with a history of drug use and other risky behavior, no one seems to care. Clem, the owner of the community kitchen in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside where Josie works in exchange for food, advises her to just leave well enough alone. Then a young man whose friend is also missing asks her for help. Josie learns that she, along with the other teens who helped her bring down the cop responsible for the death of her entire family, is becoming known on the street as a person who makes sur... + Read More
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Series: Peter Strand Mystery The Black Tortoise Paperback Ronald Tierney 9781459812406 $9.95 FICTION Mar 21, 2017

Peter Strand is half Chinese and half Cherokee and was adopted by an elderly white couple from Phoenix. Now he's a forensic accountant in San Francisco, where he's struggling with his identity. When his employer asks him to investigate a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization, Strand meets a cast of quirky characters who all seem to be hiding a secret. Peter soon finds evidence of a probable fraud, but when fraud leads to murder, he's drawn deeper into a murky mystery. The Black Tortoise is the second book in the Peter Strand Mystery series.
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Series: Ray Robertson Mystery Blood and Belonging Paperback Vicki Delany 9781459812840 $9.95 FICTION Apr 11, 2017

RCMP Sergeant Ray Robertson is in the Turks and Caicos Islands, enjoying two weeks of leave from his job training police in Haiti with the UN. On an early-morning jog along famed Grace Bay Beach he discovers a dead man in the surf. Ray is shocked to recognize the body as that of one of his Haitian police recruits. To his wife's increasing dismay, Ray is compelled to follow the dead man's trail and finds himself plunged into the world of human trafficking and the problems of a tiny country struggling to cope with a desperate wave washing up on i... + Read More
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Series: Gina Gallo Mystery The Bootlegger's Goddaughter Paperback Melodie Campbell 9781459814134 $9.95 FICTION Feb 14, 2017

As Gina gets ready for her Christmas wedding, all is quiet in Steeltown. Then she's robbed, cousin Jimmy has a heart attack, and someone in the city has hijacked a transport truck full of booze. But who? And why? Gina knows bootlegging used to be a family business, but they stopped that in the '30s. Didn’t they? Gina and Nico work feverishly to keep the latest bungled family matter under wraps, but the police are closing in. And, once again, everything points to the Holy Cannoli Retirement Home. The Bootlegger's Goddaughter is the fifth book in... + Read More