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Series: Growing Up Trans In Our Own Words Paperback Dr. Lindsay Herriot 9781459831377 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest 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.... + Read More
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Series: Guardians of Porthaven Paperback Shane Arbuthnott 9781459827042 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 9 - 12 Sep 14, 2021

On his fiteenth 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 ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Sink or Swim Paperback Tash McAdam 9781459828513 $10.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 12 Aug 17, 2021

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. Bruised and battling hypothermia, the pair have to seek shelter and work together to survive until they can be rescued. After a horrible night, Rosie, an experienced climber, decides to scale a steep cliff to find help. She falls and injures herself badly. Now Bass has to fi... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Jordan and Max, Showtime Paperback Suzanne Sutherland 9781459826953 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest 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 ... + Read More
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Series: A Plan for Pops Paperback Heather Smith 9781459832237 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest 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 ... + Read More
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Series: Pride Puppy! Hardcover Robin Stevenson 9781459824843 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest 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... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Blood Sport 2nd edition Paperback Tash McAdam 9781459830905 $10.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest 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 sk... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Hey Jude Paperback Star Spider 9781459826359 $10.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 12 Sep 22, 2020

?“An emotionally layered book with accurate insight into mental illness, ideal for reluctant readers.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewSeventeen-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 feeling... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Genius Jolene Paperback Sara Cassidy 9781459825291 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Apr 07, 2020

On her annual trip in her father’s 18-wheeler, 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 Jolene, but she is spunky and smart and h... + Read More
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Series: Pride The Celebration and the Struggle Revised and Expanded Edition Paperback Robin Stevenson 9781459821248 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest 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... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Blood Sport Paperback Tash McAdam 9781459824362 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 12 Jan 28, 2020

? “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 sk... + Read More
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Series: Pride Colors Board book Robin Stevenson 9781459820708 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest 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... + Read More
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Series: A Plan for Pops Hardcover Heather Smith 9781459816145 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 5 Feb 19, 2019

"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 ... + Read More
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Series: Une idée pour Papi Hardcover Heather Smith 9781459822054 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Canadian school grade range from P - K 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... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Cub Paperback Paul Coccia 9781459820821 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest 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... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Learning Seventeen Paperback Brooke Carter 9781459815537 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest 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... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Identify Paperback Lesley Choyce 9781459814066 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest 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... + Read More
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Series: Subject to Change Paperback Karen Nesbitt 9781459811461 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Canadian school grade range 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: Orca Soundings Another Miserable Love Song Paperback Brooke Carter 9781459813120 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest age, years from 12 Aug 30, 2016

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. So when a punk band asks Kallie to sing for them, she surprises everyone, including herself, with her powerful voice. She's also surprised to learn that Jamie, her best friend and the drummer of the band, is transitioning. More surprising is his confession that he is madly in love with Kallie. The band goes on tour, and everything hinges on Kallie. It's a lot of pressure—es... + Read More
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Series: Pride Celebrating Diversity & Community Paperback Robin Stevenson 9781459809932 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Canadian school grade range 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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Series: Orca Soundings Under Threat Paperback Robin Stevenson 9781459811317 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest 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... + Read More
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Series: Spirit Level Paperback Sarah N. Harvey 9781459808164 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Canadian school grade range from 8 - 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... + Read More
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Series: Secrets A Big Dose of Lucky Paperback Marthe Jocelyn 9781459806689 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Canadian school grade range from 8 - 12 Sep 29, 2015

Malou has just turned sixteen—hardly old enough to be out in the world on her own—and all she knows for sure is that she’s of mixed race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. When the orphanage burns to the ground, she finds out that she may have been born in a small town in Ontario’s cottage country. Much to her surprise, Parry Sound turns out to have quite a few young brown faces, but Malou can’t believe they might be related to her. After she finds work as a cleaner in the local hospital, an Aboriginal boy named Jimmy helps her... + Read More
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Series: The Way Back – Orca Soundings Orca Soundings 1st edition Paperback Carrie Mac 9781459807150 $13.69 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES 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 ... + Read More
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Series: Tag Along Paperback Tom Ryan 9781459802971 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Canadian school grade range from 8 - 12 Oct 01, 2013

It's junior prom night. Andrea is grounded for getting her older brother to buy booze for her, Paul is having panic attacks, Roemi has been stood up by his Internet date, and Candace is busy tagging a building (before she gets collared by a particularly tenacious cop). By happenstance, the four near-strangers end up together, getting into more trouble, arguing and ultimately helping each other out over the course of eight madcap hours.
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Series: Way to Go Paperback Tom Ryan 9781459800779 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Canadian school grade range from 8 - 12 Apr 01, 2012

Danny thinks he must be the only seventeen-year-old guy in Cape Breton—in Nova Scotia, maybe—who doesn't have his life figured out. His buddy Kierce has a rule for every occasion, and his best friend Jay has bad grades, no plans and no worries. Danny's dad nags him about his post-high-school plans, his friends bug him about girls and a run-in with the cops means he has to get a summer job. Worst of all, he's keeping a secret that could ruin everything.
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Series: Inferno Paperback Robin Stevenson 9781554690770 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Canadian school grade range 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... + Read More
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Series: Gravity Paperback Leanne Lieberman 9781554690497 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Canadian school grade range from 8 - 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 ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Big Guy Paperback Robin Stevenson 9781551439105 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest 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... + Read More
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Series: Orca Sports Crossover Paperback Jeff Rud 9781551439815 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest 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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Series: Hello, Groin Hardcover Beth Goobie 9781551434599 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Canadian school grade range 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... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Crush Paperback Carrie Mac 9781551435268 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Interest 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.
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Series: 47,000 Beads Paperback Koja Adeyoha 9780987976383 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Sep 22, 2017

Peyton loves to dance, and especially at Pow Wow, but her Auntie notices that she’s been dancing less and less. When Peyton shares that she isn't comfortable wearing a dress anymore, Auntie Eyota asks some friends for help to get Peyton what she needs.
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Series: The Adventures of Tulip, Birthday Wish Fairy Paperback S. Bear Bergman 9781999156220 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 01, 2019

Have you ever wondered what happens to your birthday wishes? Funny or serious, sad or wonderful, every wish gets read by a Birthday Wish Fairy. This year, David wishes for something his Wish Fairy has never heard of before – to turn into a girl.
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Series: Backwards Day Paperback S. Bear Bergman 9781999156237 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 01, 2019

Backwards Day, set on the planet Tenalp, introduces us to a world where there are seventeen seasons, including one where bubblegum falls from the sky for three days and a single day when everything—everything everywhere—is backwards. Andrea looks eagerly forward to Backwards Day every year, so she can turn into a boy for the day. But one year she doesn't turn along with everyone else. She's miserable. The very next day, however, she turns into a boy—and stays that way! He's delighted, but his parents are distressed, and take him to the big city... + Read More
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Series: Bell's Knock Knock Birthday Paperback George Parker 9781775084020 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 5 Sep 22, 2017

Bell is having a birthday, and all their friends and family are coming to celebrate! A simple counting book with lots of noises to make alone or tohether as guest after guest arrived with gifts and treats for beautiful birthday Bell.
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Series: Bridge of Flowers Paperback Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha 9781775084099 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest 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.
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Series: Casey's Ball Paperback Kit Yan 9781775084075 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest 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: Colors of Aloha Paperback Kanoa Kau Arteaga 9781775084082 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 5 Oct 01, 2019

The world is bursting full of beautiful colors, from the blue of the fish to the green of the leaves! Even more wondrous are the many names the different peoples of the world have for them. Join these Hawai’ian kids, their older brother and his boyfriend as they adventure around their island to learn their colours – and a little about love along the way.
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Series: Es de chica o de Chico? Paperback S. Bear Bergman 9781775084044 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Sep 22, 2017

Es un rollo cuando todo el mundo te juzga por tener un gran vocabulario sobre el género. Conoce a peques que no pueden más con que se les diga que algunas cosas sean de niñas, y que otras cosas son para niños. ¡Fíjate en cómo mezclan y combinan las cosas que les gustan y que les van bien!
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Series: The Great Space Adventure Paperback Ryka Aoki 9781999156213 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 01, 2019

The planets are all unique, and never feel embarrassed or self-conscious about their differences. Join nande in their out-of-this-world journey of exploration, and learn with them about all the special and awe-inspiring parts of our solar system as they find they have a family they never knew about – in space!
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Series: Is That For A Boy Or A Girl? Paperback S. Bear Bergman 9780987976338 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 15, 2015

It’s a real bummer when the world judges you for having a big gender vocabulary. Meet some awesome kids who have gotten pretty tired of being told some things are for girls and others are for boys. See how they mix and match everything they like to get what suits them best!
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Series: It's A Wild World Paperback S. Bear Bergman 9781775084068 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 01, 2019

The other animals of the earth are SO interesting—thankfully, we have Derrick, Izzy and Abby to take us on a trip through the zoo and teach us some fauna-tactic facts! We aren’t the only creatures on this planet to love others of the same sex, change our genders or have complex family structures. Come along with these kids and learn a bit about the queerness of nature.
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Series: The Last Place You Look Paperback j wallace skelton 9781775084013 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Sep 22, 2017

Bubbie Rose and Bubbie Ida Flora love hosting their entire extended family for Passover. The table is laden with food, the apartment is bursting with people and love. But, the Seder can’t end without the afikomen (the last piece of matzah) and nobody knows where it is. The children search high and low, in places likely and unlikely, in smelly places and tasty ones. They find many other missing things, but not the afikomen. Working together, and a willingness to laugh at ourselves will help us find the things we could not find alone.
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Series: Love Is In The Hair Paperback Syrus Marcus Ware 9780987976376 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 5 Oct 15, 2015

Carter's up in the middle of the night, too excited to sleep: her baby sister is being born! She asks her Uncle Marcus to tell her stories about the beautiful things in his dreadlocks so she can relax and rest. He tells her about the day she was born, how he met his partner Uncle Jeff and much more.
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Series: M Is For Mustache Paperback Catherine Hernandez 9780987976345 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 5 Oct 15, 2015

It's Pride and it's time for a young queerspawn to get ready for the march. Join her and her beloved chosen family members as they dress up and get down to celebrate their beautiful love. Told in an ABC format, tiny readers will delight in all the sparkles, noisemakers and mustaches as this unique family takes to the streets in joyful jubilee.
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Series: Moondragon In The Mosque Garden Paperback El-Farouk Khaki 9781775084037 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Sep 22, 2017

The adults are being so boring—Tajalli, Mujtaba, and Aasiya just want a break. They disappear from the rest of the families to explore the old garden in their new Mosque—and meet a magical creature! Moondragon appears in the old garden’s fountain and surprises the children with wonderful, engaging lessons about how to care for the earth.
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Series: The Newspaper Pirates Paperback j wallace skelton 9780987976321 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 15, 2015

One of Anthony Bartholomew’s dads loves the morning paper, but some mornings it’s stolen from outside their front door. Anthony overhears something about “newspaper pirates” and wanting to protect their newspaper, sets out to search for clues. Anthony turns up a sword in the building recycling room, but the laundry room is a dead end. The pirates don’t fall for the trap, and fingerprints turn out not to be so useful. Sometimes, when you can’t beat them, you instead become their king. Anthony becomes the King of the Newspaper Pirates and keeps t... + Read More
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Series: Power Poems for Small Humans Paperback Flamingo Rampant 9781999156206 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 01, 2019

A collection of profoundly uplifting, attitude-shifting poems and illustrations giving children the boost they need to scatter grey clouds and make sure they’re proud. Carefully and lovingly crafted by a diverse selection of writers and artists, there's validation and affirmation to be found in each and every poetic pronunciation.
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Series: A Princess of Great Daring! Paperback Tobi Hill-Meyer 9780987976352 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 15, 2015

When Jamie is ready to tell people that she’s really a girl inside, she becomes a princess of great daring in a game she plays with her best friends to gather her courage. She’s pleased (but not surprised) that her questing friends turn out to be just as loyal and true as any princess could want.
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Series: Rachel et son Bateau de Noel Paperback Sophie Labelle 9781775084051 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Sep 22, 2017

Quand le père de Lulu lui apprend qu'elle changera son nom pour Rachel et qu'elle sera une femme à présent, Lulu a très peur : et si la nouvelle ne se rend pas au Père Noël à temps pour changer les noms sur les cadeaux de Rachel? Lulu décide de s'en occuper et de s'assurer que son père vive le plus chaleureux Noël. Rachel le mérite bien, après tout, puisqu'elle est un parent exceptionnel!
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Series: Rachel's Christmas Boat Paperback Sophie Labelle 9780987976390 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Sep 22, 2017

When Lulu’s Dad tells Lulu that she’s going to change her name to Rachel and be a lady now, Lulu has a major worry: what if Santa doesn't find out in time to fix all the tags on Rachel’s presents? Lulu decides to take matters into her own hands and make sure her Dad gets the lovely Christmas she deserves for being a most excellent parent.