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Series: Nice Try Charlie! Hardcover Matt James 9781773061801 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from P - 2 Aug 01, 2020

Out in the neighborhood, Charlie finds things. He finds Margaret’s ball, and he finds Aunt Myrtle’s cat up in a tree. He finds Aunt Myrtle and his friend Steve looking at a big lemon pie. “Whose pie is it?” Aunt Myrtle wants to know. Charlie always tries to be helpful, so he sets off to find the owner of the mystery pie … but it doesn’t seem to belong to anyone. Fortunately, Aunt Myrtle knows just what to do.At once contemplative and fun, this story illuminates the value of resourcefulness and community. Matt James thoughtfully portrays Charlie... + Read More
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Series: No Vacancy Hardcover Tziporah Cohen 9781773064109 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 4 - 7 Aug 01, 2020

Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn’t eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman’s dream, but at least it’s an adventure. Miriam befriends Kate, whose grandmother owns the diner next door, and finds comfort in the company of Maria, the motel’s housekeeper, and her Uncle Mordy, who comes to help out for the summer. She spends her free time helping Kate’s grandmother make her famous grape pies and begins to face her fears by taking swimming lessons in the motel’s pool.But when it becomes clear that only a miracle is ... + Read More
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Series: I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree Hardcover Jean E. Pendziwol 9781773062204 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from P - 2 Aug 01, 2020

The child in this story observes the sun by playing with her shadow, though sometimes it disappears. She listens to the wind tell stories, even when it howls like wolves. She tastes snowflakes — sometimes sweet and delicate; other times sharp on her cheeks. And finally, she finds hope in the buds on a cherry tree that survive through the winter to blossom in spring.Jean E. Pendziwol has written a layered, lyrical exploration of the hardships and beauties of nature. Her poem, beautifully illustrated by Nathalie Dion, is a study in contrasts and ... + Read More
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Series: Lake: A See to Learn Book Hardcover Kate Moss Gamblin 9781554988815 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Aug 01, 2020

Lake: A See to Learn Book is the second title in a series of non-fiction picture books for very young children that uses lyrical language to encourage a sensitive perception of the natural world and a caring connection with it.The text asks young readers to consider what they see and experience at a lake through the seasons — from dragonflies and hummingbirds in summer, to crimson leaves in fall, to goslings on the lake’s icy surface in winter, to moose calves by the water’s edge in spring — drawing local connections alongside those of a global... + Read More
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Series: Maggie’s Treasure Hardcover Jon-Erik Lappano 9781773062372 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from P - 2 Aug 01, 2020

Maggie finds treasure wherever she goes. Whether it’s a button, a feather or a shiny stone, she picks it up and takes it home. At first the neighbors and city workers are grateful to Maggie for cleaning up; the mayor even gives her an award. But over time Maggie’s collection grows bigger and bigger, until it spills out of her house and garden in an unsightly mess. Her parents tell her “Enough treasure!” and eventually even Maggie realizes that something must be done. Finally, inspired by a bird outside her window, she finds a way to share her t... + Read More
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Series: Night Walk Hardcover Sara O'Leary 9781554987962 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from P - 2 Sep 01, 2020

When a little girl can’t sleep one night, her dad asks if she’d like to go for a walk. They tiptoe through the silent house and step out into the dark.It’s strange and exciting to be out so late. Walking down the street, the girl can see inside the lit-up windows of apartment buildings and houses where people’s lives are unfolding. Kids are having a pillow fight in one house, while a family has gathered for a festive meal in another. She and her dad reach the still-busy shopping area, walking past restaurants and enticing store windows, then st... + Read More
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Series: The Girl from Chimel Paperback Rigoberta Menchú 9781773064543 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 3 - 7 Aug 01, 2020

Before the thirty-six-year war in Guatemala, despite the hardships the Maya people had endured since the time of the Conquest, life in their highland villages had a beauty and integrity that were changed forever by the conflict and brutal genocide that were to come. Through stories of her grandparents and parents, of the natural world, and her retellings of the stories that she was told as a young girl, Rigoberta Menchú presents a rich, humorous and engaging picture of that lost world.
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Series: The Honey Jar Paperback Rigoberta Menchú 9781773064536 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 3 - 7 Aug 01, 2020

The Honey Jar brings us the ancient stories the author’s grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include creation myths, a classic story about the magic twins (which can also be found in the Popol Vuh), explanations of how and why certain natural phenomena came to exist, and animal tales. The underworld, the sky, the sun and moon, plants, people, animals, gods and demi-gods are all present in these stories, and through them we come to know more about the e... + Read More
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Series: The Secret Legacy Paperback Rigoberta Menchú 9781773064550 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 3 - 7 Aug 01, 2020

Seven-year-old Ixkem is chosen by her grandfather amongst all the villagers to inherit the responsibility for tending his special cornfield. Ixkem goes to the field and begins to shout and stomp to frighten away the animals who would like to share the harvest. Suddenly a mass of tiny creatures appear — the b'e'n — secret animal spirits of which there is one for every human on earth. They take Ixkem into the underworld, where she tells them the amazing stories that her grandfather has told her. In exchange the b'e'n whisper a secret for her to t... + Read More
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Series: The Three Brothers Hardcover Marie-Louise Gay 9781773063775 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from K - 3 Sep 01, 2020

Finn and his younger brothers, Leo and Ooley, love reading stories about animals living in forests, on mountains or in the arctic.“When I grow up,” says Finn, “I want to be an explorer and travel around the world. I want to see wild animals and strange birds.”“Why wait?” asks Leo.And so, the next morning, they wake up early and set out on a snowy expedition to search for wild animals. In their grandfather’s time, the forest was full of animals — but today the forest is quiet. Where have the animals gone?This gentle adventure story about the eff... + Read More
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Series: The Old Woman Hardcover Joanne Schwartz 9781773062112 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from K - 3 Sep 01, 2020

An old woman shares her home with a scruffy old dog, her best friend and constant companion. One fall day, they go for a walk and the woman throws sticks for the dog. She loves hearing the autumn leaves under her feet and the wind in the trees. She looks up at a crow in the sky and imagines what it might feel like to fly. As the wind comes up and the light begins to fade, she remembers playing outside as a child, never wanting to go in. Suddenly she notices a stunning harvest moon against the darkening sky. The next morning, as she sits outside... + Read More
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Series: The Greats Hardcover Deborah Ellis 9781773063874 $18.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (US) from 7 Sep 01, 2020

Winning a national high-school geography competition should be the high point of Jomon’s life. So why does he find himself running through the streets of Georgetown, Guyana, later that same night — so angry and desperate? Why does he heave his hard-won medal through the front window of a liquor store?Why does a teenaged boy decide life is not worth living?Arrested by police and detained in a jail cell, Jomon is jolted out of his suicidal thoughts by the sudden appearance of another teenaged boy — who claims to be his great-great-grandfather...M... + Read More
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Series: If You Want to Visit a Sea Garden Hardcover Kay Weisman 9781554989706 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (US) from K - 3 Aug 01, 2020

Sea gardens have been created by First Peoples on the Northwest Coast for more than three thousand years. These gardens consist of stone reefs that are constructed at the lowest tide line, encouraging the growth of clams and other marine life on the gently sloped beach. This lyrical story follows a young child and an older family member who set out to visit a sea garden early one morning, as the lowest tides often occur at dawn. After anchoring their boat, they explore the beach, discover the many sea creatures that live there, hear the sputter... + Read More
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Series: Our Little Kitchen Hardcover Jillian Tamaki 9781773062624 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from K - 3 Sep 01, 2020

Tie on your apron!Roll up your sleeves!Pans are out, oven is hot,the kitchen’s all ready!Where do we start?In this lively, rousing picture book from Caldecott Honoree Jillian Tamaki, a crew of resourceful neighbours come together to prepare a meal for their community. With a garden full of produce, a joyfully chaotic kitchen and a friendly meal shared at the table, Our Little Kitchen is a celebration of full bellies and looking out for one another.Includes two recipes and an author’s note about the volunteering experience that inspired the book.
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Series: Two Drops of Brown in a Cloud of White Hardcover Saumiya Balasubramaniam 9781773062587 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from P - 2 Oct 01, 2020

A little girl and her mother walk home from school on a snowy winter day.“So much snow,” says Ma. “So monochromatic.”“Mono crow what?” her daughter replies.Ma misses the sun, warmth and colors of their faraway homeland, but her daughter sees magic in everything — the clouds in the winter sky, the “firework” display when she throws an armful of snow into the air, making snow angels, tasting snowflakes. And in the end, her joy is contagious. Home is where family is, after all.This gently layered, beautifully illustrated story that unfolds as a co... + Read More
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Series: The Stray and the Strangers Hardcover Steven Heighton 9781773063812 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 1 - 4 Sep 01, 2020

The fishermen on Lesvos call her Kanella because of her cinnamon color. She’s a scrawny, nervous stray — easily intimidated by the harbor cats and the other dogs that compete for handouts on the pier.One spring day a dinghy filled with weary, desperate strangers comes to shore. Other boats follow, laden with refugees who are homeless and hungry. Kanella knows what that is like, and she follows them as they are taken to a makeshift refugee camp in the parking lot of an abandoned nightclub. There she comes to trust a bearded man — an aid worker. ... + Read More
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Series: Cave Paintings Hardcover Jairo Buitrago 9781773061726 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from K - 2 Oct 01, 2020

Our hero travels all alone on a spaceship, through the universe, past galaxies, comets and planets to go visit his grandmother on Earth for the summer holidays. She takes him to visit an ancient cave, where he discovers handprints and drawings of unknown animals made by human beings, just like him. To top off his wonderful holiday she gives him mysterious objects which once belonged to his grandfather — paper and crayons. On the way home he draws what he saw on his travels — to the amazement of his fellow passengers.Jairo Buitrago’s story remin... + Read More
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Series: The Bad Chair Hardcover Dasha Tolstikova 9781773062464 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from P - 2 Oct 01, 2020

Every evening before brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed, Vivi and Monkey play the game: Monkey hides under a sheet, and Vivi pretends to look for him. Chair wishes more than anything that he could play, too. One evening, Chair decides to make Monkey late for the game so that Vivi will look for him instead. But nothing goes quite according to plan! Instead of looking for Chair, Vivi continues to look for Monkey, becoming increasingly worried. She gathers witnesses for questioning, and Chair could be the key to her investigation. But ... + Read More
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Series: Sleeping with the Light On Hardcover David Unger 9781773063843 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 1 - 4 Oct 01, 2020

Davico lives with his family above La Casita – the Little House – in Guatemala City in the early 1950s. But it’s not just a little house. It’s also the family restaurant!The restaurant provides plenty of distraction and adventure for Davico and his older brother, Felipe. The mean cook, Augusto, and the always-late waiter, Otto, love to play tricks on Davico. There’s a huge oven in the gas cookstove, which Felipe knows how to light — if he can only reach the box of matches above the stove. And there’s the endless fascination of the glass tank of... + Read More
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Series: A Sweet Meeting on Mimouna Night Hardcover Allison Ofanansky 9781773063973 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from K - 2 Oct 01, 2020

It’s Mimouna — the Moroccan Jewish holiday that marks the end of Passover, and when blessings are given for a year of prosperity and good luck. Miriam wants to help her mother make the sweet moufleta pancakes they always eat at their Mimouna party, but after not eating doughy treats for the week of Passover, they don’t have any flour in the house! So, Miriam’s mother takes her to visit their Muslim neighbors, who share their flour. The women drink tea together, and Miriam makes friends with a young girl named Jasmine. Miriam almost drops the ba... + Read More