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Series: Billie and BeanBillie and Bean in the CityHardcover
Julia Hansson9781459834446
$21.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
May 16, 2023
★“Delightful, portraying a little one’s first forays into independence, joys, fears, and all...A simple yet wonderfully satisfying escapade.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Celebrating the supportive relationship between a child and her dog, this story gently introduces the resilience and bravery that come with the first steps toward independence. Billie is reading quietly in her apartment while her mom does laundry downstairs. But her impatient dog Bean wants to go outside. Billie has taken Bean outside before when mom was watching, so she dec... + Read More
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Series: The Secret PocketHardcover
Peggy Janicki9781459833722
$21.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 11, 2023
★“Captures the sympathy of readers and holds their attention...An age-appropriate telling by an Indigenous creative team of a tragic historical period.”—School Library Journal, starred review The true story of how Indigenous girls at a residential school sewed secret pockets into their dresses to hide food and survive. Mary was four years old when she was first taken away to the Lejac Indian Residential School. It was far away from her home and family. Always hungry and cold, there was little comfort for young Mary. Speaking Dakelh was forbidd... + Read More
Is a magical Carey Price bobblehead the key to Elliot's success on the ice? Eleven-year-old Elliot loves hockey and finally convinces his parents to sign him up. There’s just one problem: he can barely skate. But he is determined. He practices every chance he gets and even takes extra lessons. He is still miles behind the rest of his teammates in terms of skills and speed, though. So when the goalie gets injured, Elliot surprises everyone by offering to take his place. He figures his “jelly-legs” won’t be quite so obvious in net. He is wrong. T... + Read More
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Series: Billie and BeanBillie and Bean at the BeachHardcover
Julia Hansson9781459834415
$21.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 14, 2023
★“Open, clear, inviting...A pitch-perfect portrayal of a summer day.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Celebrating the supportive relationship between a child and her dog, this story shows how we can all be brave and achieve things in our own time. Billie prefers playing quietly, but the beach is a noisy place. Her energetic dog, Bean, is happy to explore the sand and water. When Billie does try going for a swim, she has a painful surprise and heads back to shore. But Bean digs up something that can help Billie get back in the water where she so... + Read More
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Series: My PromiseBoard book
Dr. Jillian Roberts9781459832053
$10.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2
Oct 18, 2022
A stunning board book that shows little ones they will be loved unconditionally and empowers parents and caregivers to raise well-rounded, resilient individuals. With a simple message, Dr. Roberts aims to strengthen the parent-child bond and support families in becoming effective problem solvers. Each stanza in this beautifully illustrated board book presents a key parenting element/piece: start early, stay current, build resilience, nurture relationships, reduce stigma and prejudice, learn smart boundaries and offer unconditional love. These e... + Read More
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Series: Cora et les Et-siHardcover
Emily Kilgore9782764444764
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5
Aug 30, 2022
Cora s’inquiète pour tout et pour rien. C’est pourquoi les Et-si l’adorent. Ils s’accrochent à elle et lui soufflent à l’oreille tous les malheurs qui pourraient survenir – gros ou petits, absurdes ou terrifiants, plausibles ou invraisemblables. Alors qu’elle se prépare pour un récital de piano, les Et-si sont plus acharnés que jamais, et Cora est de plus en plus angoissée à l’idée de commettre une erreur pendant le concert. Arrivera-t-elle à remplacer ses pensées anxieuses par des pensées plus optimistes?
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Series: Sitting ShivaHardcover
Erin Silver9781459827721
$21.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5
May 17, 2022
A little girl grieves the loss of her mother, but she can’t grieve alone. When her friends and family arrive at her house to sit shiva, laden with cakes and stories, she refuses to come downstairs. But the laughter and memories gradually bring her into the fold, where she is comforted by her community. By the end of the book, she feels stronger and more nourished, and she understands the beautiful tradition. Then, when sees her father sitting alone, she is able to comfort him in his time of need. Sitting Shiva is a beautiful, heartfelt story ab... + Read More
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Series: What World is Left2nd editionPaperback
Monique Polak9781459833036
$15.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
May 17, 2022
★ “Heartbreaking. An important addition to the Holocaust curriculum.”—Booklist, starred review A pampered child used to having her own way, Anneke Van Raalte lives outside Amsterdam, where her father is a cartoonist for an Amsterdam newspaper. Though Anneke's family is Jewish, her religion means little to her. Anneke's life changes in 1942 when the Nazis invade Holland and she and her family are deported to Theresienstadt, a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. Not only are conditions in the camp appalling, but the camp is the site of an elabo... + Read More
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Series: The Witness BlanketTruth, Art and ReconciliationHardcover
Carey Newman9781459836129
$24.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
Apr 19, 2022
For more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada. Artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket to make sure that history is never forgotten. The Blanket is a living work of art—a collection of hundreds of objects from those schools. It includes everything from photos, bricks, hockey skates, graduation certificates, dolls and piano keys to braids of hair. Behind every piece is a story. And behind every story is a residential school Survivor, including Carey'... + Read More
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Series: I Make SpaceBoard book
Sara Cassidy9781459832022
$10.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 2
Apr 12, 2022
This uniquely illustrated board book follows a young bunny through their day while they make space for themselves and others, delivering a straightforward but impactful message about boundaries and consent. Inspired by the idea of teaching very young children how to maintain social distance, I Make Space evolved into a way of demonstrating the concept of personal space and how to recognize their own needs and the needs of others—because everyone needs space sometimes, even the people that love us the most. Written by award-winning author Sara C... + Read More
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Series: Metatron's ChildrenMetatron's ChildrenPaperback
Chy Ryan Spain9781999156275
$14.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 01, 2022
Meet Yren: a 12 year-old Black, non-binary kid growing up in the safety of The Village during the time After the Fall. Yren never wanted to be special, but the Universe had other plans. Together with their sibling Augi, Yren navigates the development of their unusual extra-sensory abilities and their feelings of grief and guilt following a tragic accident that takes their parents. Exploring these strange and exciting new powers will take Yren outside the safety of the life they’ve known and into a perilous adventure. The journey begins here, in... + Read More
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Series: Nye, Sand and StonesHardcover
Bree Galbraith9781459820326
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5
Apr 13, 2021
Somewhere off the coast and around the corner there are two islands. One island is made mostly of stones and the other mainly of sand, and that’s where the problem began. Young Nye doesn’t understand why the people on her Island of Sand work so hard to build beautiful sandcastles every day if they are destined to be ruined by the stones catapulted over by the people of the Island of Stones every evening. When she asks “Why?” all she ever hears in response is “Because.” As years go by, Nye realizes that the Because is starting to make sense to h... + Read More
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Series: Nye de l’île de SableHardcover
Bree Galbraith9781459824720
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5
Apr 13, 2021
Quelque part au large, mais pas trop loin, se trouvent deux îles. Une est en grande partie faite de pierres tandis que l’autre est couverte de sable. C’est là que les problèmes commencent.La petite Nye ne comprend pas pourquoi les habitants de son île de Sable s’acharnent à construire jour après jour de beaux châteaux de sable qui sont détruits tous les soirs par les habitants de l’île de Roche qui y catapultent des pierres. Quand elle demande pourquoi, on lui répond toujours : « C’est comme ça, c’est tout. »Au fil des ans, Nye se rend compte q... + Read More
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Series: Et si on parlait de…?Et si on parlait des Tragédies ?Hardcover
Dr. Jillian Roberts9782764442401
$19.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 23, 2021
Les enfants sont parfois dépassés et effrayés par les événements tragiques et bouleversants qui font l’actualité. Dans ce livre, la pédopsychologue Jillian Roberts explique ce qu’est une tragédie et parle de la façon de gérer les émotions qu’un tel événement peut susciter. Elle traite aussi des comportements positifs qui résultent parfois de la tragédie en montrant comment les gens s’entraident et font preuve d’empathie, de compassion et d’héroïsme.
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Series: Y'a pas de place chez nousHardcover
Andrée Poulin9782764431740
$15.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 23, 2021
Marwan et Tarek fuient leur pays en guerre. À bord d’un bateau surchargé, les deux frères affrontent l’inconnu et le danger. En compagnie d’autres sans-pays, les garçons cherchent une terre d’adoption. Mais partout on les repousse, on les ignore ou on les craint. Où trouver un pays pour vivre en paix, aux côtés de gens accueillants ? Dans quel port ? Sur quelle île ? Dans quels cœurs ?
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Series: Orca EchoesGenie MeaniePaperback
Mahtab Narsimhan9781459823983
$7.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 16, 2021
When eight-year-old Kiara discovers that her recently deceased grandmother left her a genie, trapped in a bottle of garam-masala, she’s elated. She’ll be a modern-day Aladdin and have someone to do her bidding. And Kiara could really use a little magic. Third grade is just about to start and she’s spent the summer worried about being in class with Matt, a bully who seems to have nothing else to do but make Kiara and her best friend Bai’s lives miserable. Unfortunately, the genie has decided he's on vacation after working for ten thousand years ... + Read More
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Series: We Wear MasksHardcover
Marla Lesage9781459828797
$19.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5
Nov 24, 2020
We Wear Masks is a fun tool to help children make sense of this new reality and make wearing masks less scary and more relatable. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many children have been introduced to wearing face masks and seeing others in masks. Author and illustrator Marla Lesage normalizes mask-wearing by introducing young readers to artists, ranchers, pilots, welders, scientists and many more people who already wear masks in their day-to-day lives. This delightful, rhyming picture book will help explain to children why wearing a mask is impor... + Read More
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Series: Orca IssuesHeads UpChanging Minds on Mental HealthPaperback
Melanie Siebert9781459819115
$24.95YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12
Apr 21, 2020
★ “Informative, diverse, and highly engaging; a much-needed addition to the realm of mental health.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Featuring real-life stories of people who have found hope and meaning in the midst of life’s struggles, Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health is the go-to guide for teenagers who want to know about mental health, mental illness, trauma and recovery. For too long, mental health problems have been kept in the shadows, leaving people to suffer in silence, or worse, to be feared, bullied or pushed to the margins of... + Read More
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Series: Maison RougeMemories of a Childhood in WarPaperback
Liliane Leila Juma9781926890302
$12.95YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12
Mar 15, 2020
Liliane Leila Juma was sixteen years old when her family home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was destroyed by rebel soldiers. She gives an account of her life before and after her family was torn apart. Maison Rouge is a story of war and unspeakable loss. It is also the story of survival. Eventually, through the United Nations refugee program, Leila and her family were finally able to relocate to Canada.
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Series: Orca SoundingsThe LedgePaperback
Lesley Choyce9781459824614
$9.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
Jan 28, 2020
Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But his frequent visits to his physiotherapist, a Syrian refugee, and a budding friendship with a partial amputee who has also experienced firsthand the horrors of war help him start to piece his life back together. A story about overcoming the odds and changing your life for the better.
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Series: Casey's BallPaperback
Kit Yan9781775084075
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 01, 2019
Now that everyone knows Casey’s a boy, he’s on the boys’ soccer team and he loves to play soccer—the rush of the game, the exhilaration of his mightiest kick and the fun with his friends. He messes up and makes a big mistake but what matters is he’s trying and getting better with his family and teammates behind him all the way!
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Series: Bridge of FlowersPaperback
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha9781775084099
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 01, 2019
There are many ways for a family to be: spread out, packed together, close, far or always moving. This family lives in two houses connected by a bridge of flowers. When the bridge falls apart one stressful day, Mona and her sibling Kumar make magic to restore it—with a surprising result! It’s a good thing that everyone had a little magic inside, especially when they’re trying to care for the people they love.
★ “Smith spins a quietly moving narrative...Wada’s large-scale woodblock style illustrations are a perfect complement to the story’s restrained text...The graceful way in which this book handles a sensitive and serious subject makes it a first purchase."—School Library Journal When the tsunami destroyed Makio's village, Makio lost his father . . . and his voice. The entire village is silenced by grief, and the young child's anger at the ocean grows. Then one day his neighbor, Mr. Hirota, begins a mysterious project—building a phone booth in his... + Read More
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Series: Orca EchoesRuckusPaperback
Laurie Elmquist9781459817951
$7.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 03, 2019
Reece's new dog, Ruckus, tears through life like a Tyrannosaurus rex. He bites everything that moves and drives Reece's mom nuts. The puppy was Dad's idea, to make things easier for Reece after his parents' separation, but Ruckus is not easy at all and Mom is getting fed up. When her diamond earrings go missing, it sends the family into a tailspin. What happens when a dog swallows something precious? Reece is about to find out. But they can't give up on this little Jack Russell terror, can they? He's family, after all. We first met Reece and hi... + Read More
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Series: Orca SoundingsGirls Like MePaperback
Kristin Butcher9781459820555
$9.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
Aug 27, 2019
After accepting a ride home, sixteen-year-old Emma Kennedy is raped by a boy from school. But handsome, popular Ross Schroeder tells everyone the sex was consensual, and Emma is immediately branded as a slut. Even Emma's best friend, Jen, doesn't believe Emma's version of events. In fact, she is angry with Emma because she feels betrayed. After all, she liked Ross first. But when Ross starts showing interest in Jen, Emma knows she will have to find a way to get Jen to believe that she really is in grave danger. Before it's too late.
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Series: Eight Times UpPaperback
John Corr9781459818613
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
Apr 09, 2019
Through the teachings of their sensei, Riley and his classmates come to understand that aikido is not about winning or losing or about being perfect. In the dojo, Riley meets boys who are much rougher than he is and a girl who is tougher than all the rest of them put together. For Wafaa, aikido is not her first choice. She was disqualified from competing in judo for wearing a hijab.From the first time she steps on the mat, it's clear she is far more skilled than anyone expected. Sensei shows them all how to tap into their inner strength and fin... + Read More
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Series: Trail of CrumbsPaperback
Lisa J. Lawrence9781459821217
$14.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
Mar 26, 2019
After moving into a dank and drafty basement suite in West Edmonton with her truck-driving father, nasty stepmother, and Ash, her taciturn twin brother, seventeen-year-old Greta doesn't have high expectations for her last year of high school. When she blacks out at a party and is told the next day that she's had sex, she thinks things can't get any worse. She's wrong. While Greta deals with the confusion and shame of that night, her stepmother and father choose that moment to disappear, abandoning Ash and Greta to the mercy of their peculiar la... + Read More
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Series: Fostering MindfulnessBuilding skills that students need to manage their attention, emotions, and behavior in classrooms and beyondPaperback
Shelley Murphy9781551383408
$28.95EDUCATION
Feb 01, 2019
An essential guide to mindfulness activities and strategies that help students cultivate the skills they need for self-regulation, stress management, and learning. Simple activities and practices throughout the book are designed to strengthen areas of the brain that allow students to better manage their attention, emotions, and behavior in the classroom and beyond. Child-friendly language is used to explain mindfulness, physiology, and brain science. This practical book shows you how to incorporate mindfulness in your classroom practice in just... + Read More
Examine how we can foster reconciliation in an accessible way. Centered around the writings of Monique Gray Smith's Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation, this teacher guide is a comprehensive support for educators focusing on Indigenous teachings and looking to build an inquiry-based unit plan about reconciliation. Features such as essential questions from the author, metaphors for learning and cross-curricular plans are laid out clearly, with instructions and appropriate vocabulary for teachers and students to embark on this journey... + Read More
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Series: Speaking Our TruthA Journey of ReconciliationHardcover
Monique Gray Smith9781459815834
$29.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
Sep 19, 2017
★"Smith's book is an effort that returns, offering diverse voices that invite the world into the reconciliation experience. Absolutely necessary.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Canada's relationship with its Indigenous people has suffered as a result of both the residential school system and the lack of understanding of the historical and current impact of those schools. Healing and repairing that relationship requires education, awareness and increased understanding of the legacy and the impacts still being felt by Survivors and their famili... + Read More
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Series: Seeking RefugePaperback
Irene N. Watts9781926890029
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 01, 2017
In this follow-up to the successful Goodbye Marianne, Irene Watts explores what it is like for a young refugee girl to flee Nazi-occupied Austria alone. The poignant story is relatable to the terrible situation facing refugees in Europe and around the world today.
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Series: When Morning ComesHardcover
Arushi Raina9781896580692
$19.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
Feb 15, 2017
It’s 1976 in South Africa In the black township of Soweto, Zanele, who also works as a nightclub singer, is plotting against the apartheid government. The police can't know. Her mother and sister can't know. No one can know. On the affluent white side of town, Jack Craven plans to spend the last days of his break before university burning miles on his beat-up Mustang, and crashing other people's parties. Their chance meeting changes everything. Already a chain of events is in motion; a failed plot, a murdered teacher, a powerful police agent wi... + Read More
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Series: Stepping Stones / حَصى الطُرُقاتA Refugee Family's Journey / رحلة عائلة لاجئةDual language (English & Arabic)Hardcover
Margriet Ruurs9781459814905
$20.00JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 18, 2016
Rama and her family, are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their home With only what they can carry on their backs, Rama and her mother, father, grandfather and brother, Sami, set out to walk to freedom in Europe. This unique picture book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by chance by Canadian children’s writer Margriet Ruurs. The author was immediately impressed by the strong narrative quality of Mr. Badr’s work, and, using many of... + Read More
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Series: The Blue VasePaperback
Katarina Jovanovic9781896580913
$12.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Oct 15, 2015
Before and after school, while her parents work, Sonia stays with her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Kaminski, and her granddaughter, Marta. When Sonia accidentally breaks Mrs. Kaminski’s precious blue vase, Marta offers to keep it a secret for a price. But Sonia is not able to satisfy Marta’s escalating demands—more gifts and more money—and when Marta spreads lies about Sonia at school, her classmates taunt her. Finally, after a teacher discovers stolen property in Sonia’s knapsack, Sonia is forced to find the courage she needs to confront her bully... + Read More
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Series: Where I BelongPaperback
Tara White9781896580777
$14.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
Feb 15, 2015
This moving novel of self-discovery and awareness takes place during the Oka crisis in the summer of 1990. Adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt out of place somehow. Recurring dreams haunt her, warning that someone close to her will be badly hurt. When she finds out that her birth father is Mohawk, living in Kahnawake, Quebec, she makes the journey and finally achieves a sense of home and belonging.
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Series: Anna Carries WaterHardcover
Olive Senior9781896580609
$18.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Feb 15, 2014
Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can’t carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters. In this charming and poetic family story set in Jamaica, Commonwealth Prize-winning author Olive Senior shows young readers the power of determination, as Anna achieves her goal and overcomes her fear.
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Series: VictoriaPaperback
Silvana Goldemberg9781896580951
$12.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
Feb 15, 2014
After losing her parents, fourteen-year-old Victoria and her young twin brothers move in with their aunt. But shortly afterward, her aunt’s boyfriend attempts to assault her, and she runs away and learns to survive on the dangerous streets of Paraná, Argentina. Encountering a world of street kids, gangs and drug dealers, Victoria overcomes deprivation and great hardship. With the help of newly-found friends and her single-minded determination to survive, she carves out a new life for herself and her little brothers.
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Series: The Circle CastThe Lost Years of Morgan Le FeyPaperback
Alex Epstein9781896580630
$12.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
Aug 01, 2011
Morgan le Fay was a sorceress, seducer of King Arthur and destroyer of Britain. As Morgan comes of age, she discovers her own magical powers. One day she falls in love with a young Irish chieftain. But will her drive for revenge destroy her chance for love and happiness?
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Series: Orca SoundingsSomething GirlPaperback
Beth Goobie9781551433479
$9.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12
Apr 01, 2005
Sophie is in a lot of trouble. She is on probation for stealing and is doing poorly at school. Her mom doesn't really talk to her, and the other adults in her life are pressuring Sophie to talk about her bruises. Sophie worries that if she tells, she will be sent to live in a group home. Her friend Jujube is the only person who knows the truth, and now Jujube, too, wants Sophie to speak up.