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1.
Series: Orca Soundings
Baby Drag Queen
Paperback
C.A. Tanaka
9781459835320
$10.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 11, 2023
Transgender teen Ichiro enters a drag contest in hopes of earning enough money to live off the grid. Ichiro is a transgender youth in his final year of high school. He has a job as a dishwasher to earn money to help support his single mother. But it's not enough. Ichiro dreams of buying a camper van for the two of them so they can escape and live off the grid and not have to worry about money anymore. A budding drag queen, he takes a second job performing drag at a local club and learns of an upcoming contest where the prize money would be enou...
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2.
Series:
Waking Ben Doldrums
Hardcover
Heather Smith
9781459833913
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Mar 14, 2023
“Ben Doldrums, are you sad? Are you mad? Are you confused?" Frida Bellows lives in a big house made up of four apartments. Every morning, she gets on her father’s shoulders and taps on the ceiling with a broomstick. This wakes her neighbor, a student named Ben Doldrums who knocks on the wall to wake the Mercredis, who in turn knock on the floor to wake the Reynolds. Frida likes this morning tradition. It makes her feel like she’s part of something big. Things change, however, when Ben stops getting out of bed to wake the Mercredis, which throws...
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3.
Series: Orca Currents
I Got You Babe
Paperback
Paul Coccia
9781459834705
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Feb 14, 2023
This year’s fun fair will have a Pride Carnival theme and twelve-year-old Mac couldn’t be more excited. Mac convinces his best friend, Amy, to do a Sonny and Cher drag number. He has their outfits all planned out, right down to the bellbottoms and fur vests. And he wants their performance to be perfect too so he pushes Amy to rehearse every day. Every step, every wave of the hand, every lyric has to be spot on. But Amy has had enough—the day before the event, she reveals that she never wanted to be Sonny. Why can’t she be Cher? Mac refuses to ...
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4.
Series:
Like a Hurricane
Paperback
Jonathan Bécotte
9781459835238
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Feb 14, 2023
★“Immediately takes one’s breath away with its poetry and power…Deeply affecting. An ideal tool to illustrate poetic elements or emphasize stories of sharing scary yet necessary truths.”—School Library Journal, starred review A young teen's secret is tearing him apart. He knows he is gay but is afraid to share this knowledge with his parents or his friends. What if they reject him? And what can he do with the feelings he has for his childhood friend when he knows his friend does not feel the same way? The turmoil continues to rise with the forc...
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5.
Series: Orca Echoes
Jordan and Max, Field Trip!
Paperback
Suzanne Sutherland
9781459831995
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 13, 2022
It’s everyone’s favorite day of winter semester: the class field trip to the museum! Jordan is excited to see the mummies and Max can’t wait for his first trip to the big city without his big sisters watching over him. But when Jordan gets distracted by an extraordinary costume display and Max flies off to the depths of the Bat Cave, the group carries on to lunch without them. Before the two friends know it, their class has left the museum and they’re all alone downtown! Jordan knows they should find their classmates, but it’s hard to do the ...
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6.
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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7.
Series:
Naked
Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia
Paperback
Myriam Daguzan Bernier
9781459831018
$29.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
May 17, 2022
★ “What makes this sex-ed title stand out is the up-to-the-minute dialogue around age-old concerns combined with discussions about broader concepts…Gariépy’s radiant, curvy, stylized digital graphics are a perfect fit for the body-positive text…Non-judgemental, trustworthy, and savvy, Bernier is the counsellor we all wished we had access to in high school.”—Quill & Quire, starred review From A to Z, Naked: Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia is an inclusive guide to sexuality for teens. The 150 entries cover key ideas about identity, relations...
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8.
Series:
On the Line
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781459827134
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 15, 2022
Thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker feels like his life is falling apart. All Jordie wanted was for his parents to stop fighting. Soon, he gets his wish. His parents separate and then his dad announces he’s gay. Shocked, Jordie struggles with how to process all this. His dad taught him everything he knows about basketball, and there’s an important championship game coming up. He needs him more than ever. But Jordie feels like his dad has abandoned his family. He doesn’t want anything to do with him now and he definitely doesn't want ...
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9.
Series: Just Enough
Where Do Babies Come From?
Our First Talk About Birth
Paperback
Dr. Jillian Roberts
9781459831865
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Mar 15, 2022
An engaging introduction for very young children to the basic facts of life in a way that is gentle, age-appropriate and accessible. Research shows that children are learning about sex at an increasingly young age and often from undesirable sources. The Q&A format, with questions posed in the child’s voice and answers starting simply and becoming gradually more in-depth, allows the adult to guide the conversation to a natural and satisfying conclusion. Additional questions at the back of the book allow for further discussion. Child psychologist...
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10.
Series:
The Magic Shell
Paperback
Jillian Christmas
9781999156244
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Mar 01, 2022
Have you ever wanted to understand where your family comes from and how you got this way? When Pigeon Pea has a million questions about their family, Auntie gives them the magic key to go back in time and across continents to meet, celebrate, and feast with their ancestors and orisha.
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11.
Series:
Noodin's Perfect Day
Paperback
Ansley Simpson
9781999156251
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Mar 01, 2022
When Noodin's perfect day is interrupted, they decide to strike out for adventure instead - spending the day with their human, animal, and tree cousins in the city. But will Noodin ever get the pancakes they're craving? Come along and find out!
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12.
Series:
The Light of You
Paperback
Trystan Reese
9781999156268
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Mar 01, 2022
A new baby is joining the family, and the whole community joins in the celebrate! Bringing gifts to celebrate the baby with art, music, jokes, cuddles and delicious food, they also bring their love and support for the pregnant transgender dad who will give birth to the baby soon!
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13.
Series: Metatron's Children
Metatron's Children
Paperback
Chy Ryan Spain
9781999156275
$14.95
JUVENILE 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...
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14.
Series:
It's A Hit!
Paperback
Arin Cole Barth
9781999156299
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 01, 2022
Wil never expected to end up at baseball camp instead of his beloved theater camp with all his nerdy friends. When he came out as trans, his well-meaning father was so excited to share his own boyhood love of baseball that Wil didn’t have the heart to say no. Taylor looks forward to camp every summer, eager to get on the pitching mound and be immersed in his favorite sport. He feels a disconnect between his flamboyant, queer family and the sporty community he thrives in. During camp, Wil and Taylor connect over family, growing up, and geeking o...
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15.
Series: Orca Anchor
The Ooze
Paperback
Tash McAdam
9781459828483
$10.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Feb 15, 2022
Bran's taking the recycling down to the basement when the lights go out and the elevator stalls. Bran's phone's dead, he can hear screaming, but he can't get out. Eventually, he manages to pry the doors open to find that something's very wrong. His own mother can't remember his name, there is this black slime dripping out of her ear and then she kills their cat. Bran runs. Outside, Vancouver is teeming with people acting strangely, and they all have the same black slime in their ears. What is going on and how can Bran stop it? This high-interes...
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16.
Series:
Early One Morning
Board book
Lawrence Schimel
9781459826700
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 2
Sep 14, 2021
The cadence of this adorable rhyming board book will delight readers young and old. A young boy is awake before his moms and sister. It’s too early to make a sound...but what’s that noise?! Two rumbling tummies need to be fed! Letting themselves into the kitchen, the boy and his cat finish their breakfast just in time to say “Good morning” when the rest of the family wakes up.
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17.
Series:
Bedtime, Not Playtime!
Board book
Lawrence Schimel
9781459826731
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 2
Sep 14, 2021
The cadence of this adorable rhyming board book will delight readers young and old. A young girl is getting ready for bed when her puppy tries to play. First Rex brings his ball over, but she ignores him. Then he crashes story time, but she still doesn’t give in! Finally, as a last resort, Rex steals her teddy and the chase is on! Under the table, over the chair, her daddies give chase and, at last, rescue the bear. Now it’s really time for bed! Goodnight, Rex.
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18.
Series: Orca Echoes
Jordan and Max, Showtime
Paperback
Suzanne Sutherland
9781459826953
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 14, 2021
Jordan had a tough time with the other kids at his old school. So, on his first day at Massey Elementary, he has a plan: to be absolutely invisible. His new classmates don't need to know that his grandmother is his best friend or that they put on shows together dressing up in elaborate costumes each night in their apartment. When he's forced to pair up with Max, a loud-mouthed loner with a love for Hawaiian shirts, Jordan's cover of invisibility threatens to be blown completely. But with the help of his partner's unique artistic vision, Jordan ...
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19.
Series:
Guardians of Porthaven
Paperback
Shane Arbuthnott
9781459827042
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Sep 14, 2021
On his fifteenth birthday, Malcolm Gravenhurst is preparing to take on the mantle of Guardian, like many Gravenhursts before him. The Guardians are tasked with defending the city of Porthaven, and his family is the only one to possess the superpowers necessary to battle the frequent alien invasions of robotic klek. But power has brought the Gravenhursts more than just responsibility—it has also brought them fame and wealth. When Malcolm meets some teens living and working in secret, he learns that underneath their heroic facade, the Gravenhurst...
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20.
Series:
A Plan for Pops
Paperback
Heather Smith
9781459832237
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Sep 14, 2021
"A positive and realistic representation of both a wheelchair user and an elderly, interracial gay male couple." —Kirkus Reviews "A beautiful and uplifting book." —School Library Journal Lou spends every Saturday with Grandad and Pops. They walk to the library hand in hand, like a chain of paper dolls. Grandad reads books about science and design, Pops listens to rock and roll, and Lou bounces from lap to lap. But everything changes one Saturday. Pops has a fall. That night there is terrible news: Pops will need to use a wheelchair, not just ...
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21.
Series: Orca Soundings
Another Miserable Love Song
2nd edition
Paperback
Brooke Carter
9781459833098
$10.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Sep 14, 2021
When a punk band asks Kallie to sing for them, she must decide if she's got the heart. Kallie Echo is starting to think dreams are dangerous. Her dad had one—to be a rock star—and then he died. Now Kallie is practically homeless and her life is falling apart. When she's asked to front a band of rocker chicks (and one trans guy), she wonders if she can find a new purpose in punk? Or if the drummer with the amazing smile will break her heart? Everything hinges on Kallie. It's a lot of pressure—especially when you throw in substance abuse and Kall...
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22.
Series: Orca Soundings
Sink or Swim
Paperback
Tash McAdam
9781459828513
$10.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Aug 17, 2021
Bruised and battling hypothermia, Bass and Rosie must seek shelter and work together to survive until they can be rescued. If they can be rescued. Sixteen-year-old shy, socially awkward trans teen Bass reluctantly skips school and goes on a boat trip with his adventure-seeking girlfriend, Rosie. When a sudden storm smashes their boat on a rocky shore off a deserted island, Bass and Rosie struggle to make it to safety. After a horrible night, Rosie, an experienced climber, decides to scale a steep cliff to find help. She falls and injures hersel...
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23.
Series:
Growing Up Trans
In Our Own Words
Paperback
Dr. Lindsay Herriot M ed, PhD
9781459831377
$24.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10
Aug 17, 2021
What does it mean to be young and transgender today? Growing Up Trans shares stories, essays, art and poetry created by trans youth aged 11 to 18. In their own words, the works illustrate the trans experience through childhood, family and daily life, school, their bodies and mental health. Together the collection is a story of the challenges, big and small, of being a young trans person. At the same time, it’s a toolkit for all young people, transgender or not, about what understanding, acceptance and support for the trans community looks like....
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24.
Series:
Pride Puppy!
Hardcover
Robin Stevenson
9781459824843
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
May 11, 2021
★“[A] sheer delight and will be a welcome addition to shelves everywhere. Highly—and proudly—recommended.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review ★ “This engaging introduction to Pride parades for the youngest readers successfully testifies to the warmth and power of queer community.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review A young child and their family are having a wonderful time together celebrating Pride Day—meeting up with Grandma, making new friends and eating ice cream. But then something terrible happens: their dog gets lost in the parade! Luckily...
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25.
Series: Orca Soundings
Blood Sport
2nd edition
Paperback
Tash McAdam
9781459830905
$10.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 13, 2021
★ “This book checks all the boxes of a hi-lo text. It has an exciting hook, a modern teen worldview, and is at a lower reading level...A must-buy for libraries looking for diverse and compelling hi-lo books.” —School Library Journal, starred review Jason is sure his sister, Becca, was murdered, but he’s the only one who thinks so. After finding a photograph Becca kept hidden, he decides to infiltrate a boxing gym to prove that she didn’t die accidentally. As a transgender kid, Jason’s been fighting for as long as he can remember, and those skil...
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26.
Series: Orca Soundings
Hey Jude
Paperback
Star Spider
9781459826359
$10.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Sep 22, 2020
★“An emotionally layered book with accurate insight into mental illness, ideal for reluctant readers.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Seventeen-year-old Penny is struggling to balance caring for Jude, her sister with mental health challenges, working part-time to help her mother with money issues and facing her final year of high school. She does not need any distractions. But then she meets Jack. The two of them click immediately. But as quickly as things heat up, they then cool down, and Penny isn’t sure why. Does she have room for her feeli...
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27.
Series: Orca Echoes
Genius Jolene
Paperback
Sara Cassidy
9781459825291
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Apr 07, 2020
On her annual trip in her father’s 18-wheeler, Jolene is ready for some new adventures. Eight-year-old Jolene is headed to Los Angeles on a six-day road trip to deliver some newsprint with her dad. Just like last year, they tell each other stories and listen to music. They also keep up their favorite tradition: critiquing one type of food at every stop. This time it’s onion rings. But this year is also different. Unlike last year, Jolene’s parents are no longer together. They split up when her father came out as gay. These are big changes for J...
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28.
Series:
Pride
The Celebration and the Struggle
Revised and Expanded Edition
Paperback
Robin Stevenson
9781459821248
$28.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 24, 2020
★ “An indispensable and celebratory primer on the ongoing fight for LGBTQ+ rights. An excellent resource that is as thorough as it is visually appealing.” —School Library Journal, starred review Like the original version, this new edition of Pride: The Celebration and the Struggle celebrates the LGBTQ+ community's diversity and the incredible victories of the past 50 years—but it also has a larger focus on activism, the need to keep fighting for equality and freedom around the world and the important role that young people are playing. The new ...
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29.
Series:
Pride Colors
Board book
Robin Stevenson
9781459820708
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 0 - 2
Mar 12, 2019
★ “Awash in messages of love and the celebration of individuality... A rare treat for both Pride Day and everyday sharing.”—School Library Journal, starred review ★ "A good thing comes in a small, rainbow package...A joyful, affirming, pride-filled read."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Through gentle rhymes and colorful photographs of adorable children, Pride Colors is a celebration of the deep unconditional love of a parent or caregiver for a young child. The profound message of this delightful board book is you are free to be whoever you choo...
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30.
Series:
Une idée pour Papi
Hardcover
Heather Smith
9781459822054
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Feb 19, 2019
Lou passe tous ses samedis avec Grand-Papa et Papi. Ils se rendent à la bibliothèque main dans la main, comme une guirlande de personnages en papier. Grand-Papa lit des livres sur la science et le design, Papi écoute des disques de rock and roll et Lou va de l’un à l’autre. Mais un jour, tout bascule. Papi fait une chute qui a des conséquences terribles: il sera confiné à un fauteuil roulant pour toujours, tout le temps. Incapable d’accepter son état, il se renferme et ne sort plus de sa chambre. En entendant Grand-Papa essayer d’égayer Papi, L...
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31.
Series: Orca Soundings
Cub
Paperback
Paul Coccia
9781459820821
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Jan 29, 2019
In the gay community, a young, husky man is known as a "cub," seventeen-year-old Theo fits the definition perfectly, but he is very self-conscious about his body. So when his best friend signs him up for a cooking competition at Heat, the city's newest trendy restaurant, Theo is nervous. He's confident in his baking ability and dreams of opening his own bakery one day, but he's not a chef, and he hates being in the spotlight. As Theo survives round after round, he gains the admiration of both the audience and the restaurant owner, a sexy celebr...
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32.
Series: Orca Soundings
Learning Seventeen
Paperback
Brooke Carter
9781459815537
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Jan 16, 2018
New Hope Academy, or, as seventeen-year-old Jane Learning likes to call it, No Hope, is a Baptist reform school where Jane is currently being held captive. Of course, smart, sarcastic Jane has no interest in reforming, failing to see any benefit to pretending to play well with others. But then Hannah shows up, a gorgeous bad girl with fiery hair and an even stormier disposition. She shows Jane how to live a full and fulfilling life even when the world tells you you're wrong, and how to believe in a future outside the "prison" walls. Jane soon l...
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33.
Series:
Families
English Edition
Paperback
Kerry McCluskey
9781772271614
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Nov 22, 2017
Talittuq is excited to start his first day of grade two. He is looking forward to the new school year, but as he meets his friends again for the first time after summer vacation, he notices that a lot of his friends’ families are very different from his own. Some have one mom and one dad, and some have only a mom. Some kids live with their grandparents. Some live with two dads or two moms. As Talittuq hears about all the fun his friends have had with their families, he learns that families come in many different shapes and sizes, and what holds...
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34.
Series: Orca Soundings
Identify
Paperback
Lesley Choyce
9781459814066
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 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...
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35.
Series:
Subject to Change
Paperback
Karen Nesbitt
9781459811461
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) exact 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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36.
Series:
How Nivi Got Her Names
English Edition
Paperback
Laura Deal
9781772271379
$13.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jan 31, 2017
Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one sunny afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom how she got her names. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an understanding of traditional Inuit naming practices and knowledge of what those practices mean to Inuit. How Nivi Got Her Names is an easy-to-understand introduction to traditional Inuit naming, with a story that touches on Inuit custom adoption.
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37.
Series:
Pride
Celebrating Diversity & Community
Paperback
Robin Stevenson
9781459809932
$24.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7
Apr 19, 2016
For LGBTQ people and their supporters, Pride events are an opportunity to honor the past, protest injustice, and celebrate a diverse and vibrant community. The high point of Pride, the Pride Parade, is spectacular and colorful. But there is a whole lot more to Pride than rainbow flags and amazing outfits. How did Pride come to be? And what does Pride mean to the people who celebrate it?
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38.
Series: Orca Soundings
Under Threat
Paperback
Robin Stevenson
9781459811317
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Mar 01, 2016
Franny is close to her parents, adores her horse and is head over heels in love with her girlfriend, Leah. But Franny’s parents are abortion providers at the local hospital, and an anonymous stranger is prepared to do whatever it takes to stop them. A stranger who phones at all hours. Who knows where they live. Who knows Franny’s name. When Leah’s older brother, Jake, refers to her parents as baby killers, Franny starts to wonder if perhaps the threats aren’t coming from a stranger at all. If she tells the police about her suspicions, she could...
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39.
Series:
Spirit Level
Paperback
Sarah N. Harvey
9781459808164
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) exact 12
Feb 02, 2016
Harriet (known as Harry) is a donor-conceived child who has never wanted to reach out to her half-siblings or donor—until now. Feeling adrift after a breakup with her long-time boyfriend, Harry tracks down her half-siblings, two of whom are in Seattle, where Harriet lives. The first girl she meets is fifteen–year-old Lucy, an effervescent half-Japanese dancer. Then she meets Meredith, a troubled girl who is always accompanied by her best friend, Alex. Harry and Alex are attracted to each other, much to Meredith's chagrin, and when it becomes cl...
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40.
Series: Orca Soundings
The Way Back
Paperback
Carrie Mac
9781459807150
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Sep 01, 2014
Colby Wyatt has had a rough year. Her dad disappeared, she doesn’t have a place to live, and she’s addicted to meth. Thankfully, her best friend Gigi’s grandma takes her in, and Colby helps out with the family business, selling stolen goods in Gram’s pawnshop—stuff that Colby and Gigi along with Gigi’s brother Milo steal when they break into people’s houses, which Colby is pretty good at. Now she’s pregnant. Colby doesn’t tell anyone who the dad is. Instead, she checks herself into rehab so she can get clean and figure out how to keep the baby....
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41.
Series:
Inferno
Paperback
Robin Stevenson
9781554690770
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Apr 01, 2009
Dante thinks high school is an earthly version of hell. She hates her new home in the suburbs, her best friend has moved away, her homeroom teacher mocks her and her mother is making her attend a social skills group for teenage girls. When a stranger shows up at school and hands Dante a flyer that reads: Woof, woof. You are not a dog. Why are you going to obedience school?, Dante thinks she's found a soul mate. Someone who understands. Someone else who wants to make real changes in the world. But there are all kinds of ways of bringing about ch...
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42.
Series:
Gravity
Paperback
Leanne Lieberman
9781554690497
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Nov 01, 2008
Ellie Gold is an orthodox Jewish teenager living in Toronto in the late eighties. Ellie has no doubts about her strict religious upbringing until she falls in love with another girl at her grandmother's cottage. Aware that homosexuality clashes with Jewish observance, Ellie feels forced to either alter her sexuality or leave her community. Meanwhile, Ellie's mother, Chana, becomes convinced she has a messianic role to play, and her sister, Neshama, chafes against the restrictions of her faith. Ellie is afraid there is no way to be both gay and ...
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43.
Series: Orca Soundings
Big Guy
Paperback
Robin Stevenson
9781551439105
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 01, 2008
Derek thinks he might be falling in love. The problem is, he hasn't been entirely honest with his online boyfriend. Derek sent Ethan a photo taken before he got depressed and gained eighty pounds. Derek hasn't been honest with his employer either. When he lied about his age and experience to get a job with disabled adults, the last thing he expected was to meet a woman like Aaliyah. Smart, prickly and often difficult, Aaliyah challenges Derek's ideas about honesty and trust. Derek has to choose whether to risk telling the truth or to give up th...
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44.
Series: Orca Sports
Crossover
Paperback
Jeff Rud
9781551439815
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 01, 2008
Fifteen-year-old Kyle Evans has been a jock for years—a triple threat basketball player who can dribble, pass or shoot with considerable skill. But once he decides to try out for the school musical production at Sainsbury High, Kyle finds there is much more to life than hightops and hookshots. Conflicting priorities cause problems between Kyle and his coaches, teachers, teammates and friends. And when his buddy Lukas becomes the target of homophobic hatred, Kyle is left with some difficult choices to make.
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45.
Series:
Hello, Groin
Hardcover
Beth Goobie
9781551434599
$19.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Sep 01, 2006
When Dylan Kowolski agrees to create a display for her high school library, she has no idea of the trouble it's going to cause—for the school principal, her family, her boyfriend Cam and his jock friends, and her best friend Jocelyn. And for Dylan herself. If only her English class had been studying a normal, run-of-the-mill, mundane book like Lord of the Flies instead of Foxfire things wouldn't have gotten so twisted. Then the world wouldn't have gone into such a massive funk. And then Dylan wouldn't have had to face her deepest fear and the w...
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46.
Series: Orca Soundings
Crush
Paperback
Carrie Mac
9781551435268
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Mar 01, 2006
Because of a moment of indiscretion, Hope's parents send her to New York to spend the summer with her hipster sister while they travel to Thailand. Miserable, Hope ends up meeting Nat, and developing a powerful crush. The only problem is that Nat is a girl. Hope is pretty sure she isn't gay. Or is she? Struggling with new feelings, fitting in and a strange city far from home, Hope finds that love—and acceptance—comes in many different forms.