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Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

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Series: Just Bea Hardcover Kari-Lynn Winters 9781926890326 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Jun 30, 2022

Noisy, disruptive, and unruly—younger sisters can be more than annoying at times. When you’re in a hurry, they can be as slow as sloths. And when you build an extra tall tower of blocks, they knock it down, mischievous as mice. In this playful picture book, the narrator, who is both practical and reserved, struggles with the rowdy antics of her younger sister. Beatrice never, ever, ever listens and marches to the beat of her own drum. It isn’t until the big sister wishes Bea away that she realizes life just isn’t the same without her.
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Series: Welcome, Dark Hardcover Charis St. Pierre 9781459831315 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 13, 2022

In this poetic picture book, young readers are invited to explore the sounds of nighttime and find comfort in them instead of fear. As a young child falls asleep, the night comes alive. Animals hide and leaves blow, seeds are spread and crops are watered, and the world wakes anew in the morning. Focusing on the necessity of nighttime, this beautiful book showcases the night, along with its sometimes scary sounds, through new eyes. Stunning illustrations from an award-winning illustrator complement each spread as the poetry balances the magic a... + Read More
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Series: A Wee Boo Hardcover Jessica Boyd 9781459827639 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 13, 2022

This heartwarming ghost story will make readers laugh out loud and sympathize with a ghost who is too cute to be scary. Wee Boo is a ghost who wants nothing more than to earn her haunting license like all the other accredited ghosts. The problem? She’s far too cute to scare anyone! She’s given one last chance, with extraordinarily low standards: Boo doesn’t need to make anyone scream or gasp or shudder, she just needs one “whoa” to earn her place as a certified ghost. But she's running out of chances and her final haunting is not going well—th... + Read More
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Series: I Hope Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459825932 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 13, 2022

Poignant words from award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith about all the hopes adults have for the young people in their lives. The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. Using simple but powerful statements, Monique Gray Smith delivers a touching message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children. Paired with Gabrielle Grimard's warm and enchanting illustrations, the message in I Ho... + Read More
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Series: Big Sharks, Small World Board book Mark Leiren-Young 9781459831544 $10.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2 Oct 18, 2022

Meet different sharks from around the world in this rhyming board book. Did you know that some sharks have friends? Or that there are some sharks bigger than trucks, while others are smaller than ducks? There are sharks who can walk on land and others who play hide-and-seek in the sand. Shark expert and enthusiast Mark Leiren-Young's rhyming couplets are paired with striking photographs of many different kinds of sharks, introducing little ones to the wonder and variety of this often misunderstood fish.
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Series: The Late, Great Endlings Stories of the Last Survivors Hardcover Deborah Kerbel 9781459827660 $21.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Oct 18, 2022

The endlings: the last known survivors of a species. Something that you may not know: in each and every case of a disappearing species, extinction had a face. Over the past 500 years, thousands of species of plants and animals have become extinct. The Late, Great Endlings pays homage to some of the more well-known endlings of the past century with rhyming stanzas that accompany watercolor illustrations and factual descriptions of each animal, along with the circumstances that led to their species' extinction. Together, these portraits of anima... + Read More
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Series: AWOL Paperback Marla Lesage 9781459828391 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 18, 2022

A moving graphic novel, AWOL explores the realities of PTSD from a kid's perspective. The book includes an author's note and kid-friendly mental health resources. As a military child, eleven-year-old Leah moves...a lot. But this summer she will be the one left behind when her best friend’s family is reassigned. To make matters worse, her mother will be away for training, leaving Leah at home with her father, who has just returned from deployment. When a new girl moves into her neighborhood, Leah must navigate the ups and downs of making a new f... + Read More
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Series: Weird Rules to Follow Paperback Kim Spencer 9781459835580 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 18, 2022

★“Readers will be left with a rich image of Mia’s world and the family and people that surround her as well as a strong sense of how culture and class impact people’s experiences. A touching exploration of identity and culture.”—Kirkus Reviews Mia knows her family is very different than her best friend's. In the 1980s, the coastal fishing town of Prince Rupert is booming. There is plenty of sockeye salmon in the nearby ocean, which means the fishermen are happy and there is plenty of work at the cannery. Eleven-year-old Mia and her best friend,... + Read More
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Series: Orca Footprints Listen Up! Exploring the World of Natural Sound Hardcover Stephen Aitken 9781459827103 $21.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 13, 2022

The sounds of nature are being drowned out by the clamor of human activity, and that's not good for people, animals or the environment. Every living thing emits sound—birds sing, whales whistle, streams burble and trees pop and fizzle. In Listen Up, young readers are introduced to all the sounds of the natural world, from the first Big Bang to the complex soundscapes of the rainforests. Readers will also discover how the invasion of human sounds, from airplanes, traffic and machines, is threatening the survival of species that have adapted to t... + Read More
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Series: Orca Currents The Book of Elsie Paperback Joanne Levy 9781459834248 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Aug 16, 2022

Elsie Rose-Miller loves celebrating the Purim holiday and can't wait for the annual costume party at her local synagogue. Elsie plans to dress up as the fierce and smart Queen Esther, who saved all the Jewish people. But when financial hardship and a terrible incident of hate-inspired vandalism threaten not only the party but the synagogue too, Elsie, like Queen Esther, takes action to bring her entire community—Jewish and non-Jewish alike—together.
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Series: The Science of Boys Paperback Emily Seo PhD 9781926890371 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Jun 30, 2022

Twelve-year-old science nerd Emma Sakamoto wants to reinvent herself when she starts high school. When stylish new girl Poppy asks for Emma’s help getting the attention of her crush, Cole, Emma lies and tells Poppy that she’s writing a book about the science of boys. Emma’s friend, George, offers to help Emma apply scientific principles to the mystery of getting a boyfriend. But George has an ulterior motive! Real science and enthusiasm for scientific principles are interwoven into this humorous story of friendship, family and what it means to ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Murder at the Hotel Hopeless Paperback John Lekich 9781459833494 $10.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 16, 2022

Charlie Hope was not expecting to spend his summer trying to solve a murder. Helping his mother run the family hotel doesn’t usually offer much excitement. The only other people around are Penny Price, a spoiled child actor and star of the hit TV series Little Miss Murder being shot in town, and Mr. Ignato, an elderly resident at the hotel. When Mr. Ignato dies from a fall down the stairs, Charlie suspects foul play. Nobody believes him except for Penny, who jumps at the chance to solve a real murder. The two of them discover that Mr. Ignato wa... + Read More
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Series: Union Paperback Sara Cassidy 9781459834477 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 13, 2022

Tuck navigates new love, past trauma and standing up for what's right in this novel in verse. Grace has caught my eye I stare and stare at this girl I’ve missed since we were five Abuse at the hands of his mother's boyfriend has left fifteen-year-old Tuck broken and untrusting. But then he falls hard for his childhood friend Grace and starts to imagine a life where he is happy. At the fast-food restaurant where he works, Tuck is asked to explore starting up a union. His new sense of purpose, combined with his growing love for Grace, helps Tuck... + Read More
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Series: Ahiahia the Orphan English Edition Hardcover Levi Illuitok 9781772274431 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Aug 02, 2022

After his parents are brutally murdered, Ahiahia is raised by his grandmother in a camp surrounded by enemies. His grandmother knows that eventually the camp will turn on Ahiahia, just as it did his parents, so she chants a protection chant over the clothing that she lovingly sews for him, over the amulet and necklace she gives him, even over the dog that is his companion. When he is attacked, Ahiahia must use his agility, hunting skills, and the protection imparted by his grandmother to stay alive. This traditional story is retold by Kugaaru... + Read More
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Series: The Other Ones Hardcover Jamesie Fournier 9781772274219 $19.95 FICTION Nov 08, 2022

In “The Net,” a girl and her mother arrive at their secluded cabin on a frozen lake to find their fishing net has been attacked, a massive hole ripped through the middle. After the net has been mended and the night’s catch eaten, the daughter sits awake playing with a bit of leftover netting string. When she was a girl, her grandmother taught her to make string figures—just as her mother had taught her—a game played by Inuit for generations, but a game not to be taken lightly . . . as the daughter plays late into the night, and the mother sleep... + Read More