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Series: Her Majesty The Queen: The Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album Hardcover Robert Jobson 9781906670955 $49.99 HISTORY Jun 14, 2022

When Princess Elizabeth became Queen on 6 February 1952, following the death of her father, George VI, few could have anticipated that she would go on to become Britain's longest-reigning monarch; a figure revered around the world for her wisdom, dedication and sense of duty. Seventy years on, and Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee will see the nation come together to celebrate a truly historic landmark. Over a special, four-day bank holiday weekend in early June 2022, millions of well-wishers from the UK, the Commonwealth and beyond will take part... + Read More
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Series: Mink Returns to Tkaronto Paperback Lee Maracle 9781770866638 $24.95 FICTION Aug 12, 2023

At the core of this novel, Lee Maracle’s last, is the question “Do the dead regret dying after they reach the after world?” Mink wonders this as he regrets dying. He does not want to leave earth with regrets, but he is so young when he dies again, after returning to earth with his ancestors’ permission. This time, however, he has seen Tkaronto, the city where his father lived, and he has seen and experienced first-hand the deep forests and bubbling rivers in the physical world he missed out on in his previous life. Mink Returns to Tkaronto is ... + Read More
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Series: Tails from the Apocalypse ValHamster Paperback Angela Misri 9781770866515 $13.95 Age (years) from 9 - 12 May 14, 2022

Being the greatest zombie fighter of all time is a lot for one animal, but Emmy’s the perfect hamster for the job. Fire, rage, and fury are her weapons of choice and woe to the undead human who crosses her path. That is, until the mammals she lives with invite a weasel, of all creatures, to join their camp. This unthinkable betrayal reminds Emmy that letting friends into your heart is always a mistake. A lone warrior at her core, Emmy takes this opportunity to leave on a solo mission to rid the world of zombies once and for all. But, to her dis... + Read More
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Series: The Petting Zoos Paperback K.S. Covert 9781459748804 $23.99 FICTION May 24, 2022

In a virus-fearing world, skin hunger can drive you crazy — and human petting zoos can return you to yourself. Ten years after the deadly virus nicknamed Henny Penny, the world has largely recovered — there’s an interim government as well as law and order, and life is returning to normal for the greatly reduced population. But despite effective vaccines, the law still requires people to wear protective masks and gloves at all times in public, and many still fear a resurgence of the virus. On top of this, people who haven’t been touched in years... + Read More
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Series: The Castleton Massacre Survivors’ Stories of the Killins Femicide Paperback Sharon Anne Cook 9781459749863 $24.99 TRUE CRIME Jul 26, 2022

A GLOBE AND MAIL TOP 100 BEST BOOKS OF 2022A former United Church minister massacres his family. What led to this act of femicide, and why were his victims forgotten?On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. She (and her brother) lived to tell the story of what motivated a talented man who had been widely admired, a scholar and graduate from Queen’s University, to stalk and terrorize the women in his family for almost twenty years and then murder them.Through extensive oral h... + Read More
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Series: My Name Is Not Harry A Memoir Paperback Haroon Siddiqui 9781459748903 $26.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 26, 2023

Veteran Toronto Star editor Haroon Siddiqui, brown and Muslim, has spent a life on the media front lines, covering conflicts both global and local.Siddiqui’s journey took him from a divided India to a welcoming Canada — until the cataclysm of 9/11 hardened attitudes to Muslims around the world. His personal story weaves through growing Islamophobia in both India and North America. Siddiqui's experiences in the corridors of power in newsrooms and warzones are threaded with insights about historic changes in the last seventy years in India and Ca... + Read More
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Series: The Limitless Sky Paperback Christina Kilbourne 9781459748873 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 - 15 May 10, 2022

Rook and Gage live worlds apart — but somehow they must find a way to help one another survive.Trapped in a life she didn’t choose, Rook struggles to find meaning in her appointed role as an apprentice Keeper of ArHK. Even though her mam soothes her with legends of the Outside and her da assures her there are many interesting facts to discover in the Archives, Rook sees only endless years of tracking useless information. Then one day Rook discovers historic footage of the Chosen Ones arriving in ArHK, and she begins to realize her mam’s legends... + Read More
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Series: Lonely Castle In The Mirror Hardcover Mizuki Tsujimura 9781645660408 $36.95 FICTION Oct 18, 2022

Seven students find unusual common ground in this warm, puzzle-like Japanese bestseller laced with gentle fantasy and compassionate insight.Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, Kokoro’s days blur together as she hides in her bedroom, unable to face her family or friends. As she spirals into despair, her mirror begins to shine; with a touch, Kokoro is pulled from her lonely life into a resplendent, bizarre fairytale castle guarded by a strange girl in a wolf mask. Six other students have been brought to the castle, and soon this marve... + Read More
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Series: Brit Happens Or Living the Canadian Dream Paperback James Mullinger 9781773102412 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 10, 2022

One Sunday afternoon in a tiny postage-stamp garden, James Mullinger made the life-altering decision to give it all up: the London pubs, bustling city streets, and a flourishing comedy career. But where in the world would he and his partner raise a family? The English countryside? Toronto? New York?Hmmm. How about St. John … sorry, Saint John, New Brunswick?Brit Happens chronicles Mullinger’s lifetime of adventures, from his beginnings as a shy and nervous kid collecting comedy records at the neighborhood video store, to rising through the rank... + Read More
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Series: Wabanaki Modern | Wabanaki Kiskukewey | Wabanaki Moderne The Artistic Legacy of the 1960s “Micmac Indian Craftsmen” | Ta'n Koqoey Naqtmuksi'kɨpp 1960ekk “Mi'kmewaqq L'nu'k ta'n Natawiteka'tijik” | L’héritage artistique des Micmac Indian Craftsmen des années 1960 Paperback Emma Hassencahl-Perley 9781773102665 $45.00 ART Oct 18, 2022

The story of an overlooked group of cultural visionariesThe “Micmac Indian Craftsmen” of Elsipogtog (then known as Big Cove) rose to national prominence in the early 1960s. At their peak, they were featured in print media from coast to coast, their work was included in books and exhibitions — including at Expo 67 — and their designs were featured on prints, silkscreened notecards, jewelry, tapestries, and even English porcelain.Primarily self-taught and deeply rooted in their community, they were among the first modern Indigenous artists in Atl... + Read More
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Series: The Greatest Polar Expedition of All Time The Arctic Mission to the Epicenter of Climate Change Hardcover Markus Rex 9781771649483 $34.95 SCIENCE May 17, 2022

??For readers of Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Endurance, and other seafaring adventure stories comes a thrilling account of a 21st-century Arctic mission.“ A contemporary classic!”—Ken McGoogan, author of Fatal Passage“Show-stopping.”—Publisher’s Weekly STARRED ReviewThe Greatest Polar Expedition of All Time vividly describes one year aboard the Polarstern, a powerful ice-breaker ship that journeyed deep into the Arctic in 2019, carrying over 100 scientists and crew known as the MOSAiC Expedition. Hailing from across the world, they would... + Read More
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Series: Muddy People A Muslim Coming of Age Paperback Sara El Sayed 9781771649971 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 07, 2022

“By turns heartfelt, bitingly funny, and emotionally devastating, Muddy People is not your average coming-of-age tale. I loved this memoir of a young Egyptian-Australian girl growing up Muslim. It's a clear-eyed, fierce debut; every word rings true.”—Nadine Jolie Courtney, author of All-American Muslim Girl A quick, clever debut that is “like the best kind of cake: warm, sweet, a bit nutty—and made with so much love.”—Alice Pung, author of Unpolished Gem Sara is growing up in a family with a lot of rules. Her mother tells her she’s not allowed ... + Read More
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Series: Tapwe and the Magic Hat Hardcover Buffy Sainte-Marie 9781771645461 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Jun 07, 2022

"Beautiful, poignant and poetic. This story will weave its way into the hearts and minds of readers for generations."—Monique Gray Smith, author of My Heart Fills With HappinessFrom beloved Indigenous icon Buffy Sainte-Marie comes a chapter book inspired by oral histories and traditions. On a prairie reserve, Tâpwê receives a mysterious gift from Kokhom (grandma)—and finds himself on an unforgettable adventure. Tâpwê can’t wait to spend a week with his cousins on the other side of the Cree reserve—especially since Kokhom, his grandma, has given... + Read More
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Series: Wildflower Hardcover Melanie Brown 9781771649063 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 8 May 24, 2022

The Rainbow Fish for kids who love the garden.A moving picture book for ages 3 to 8 about a daisy who is told she’s “just a weed”—and embarks on a journey to find her place in the garden.Daisy is new to the garden and just opening her petals to the sun when Rose tells her that she's just a weed. What’s a weed? Daisy asks. Weeds aren't planted on purpose, Rose explains, and they only get in the way. Soon Daisy compares herself to other plants in the garden: she isn't tall like Sunflower, nor sweet like Strawberry, nor fragrant like Rose. Daisy w... + Read More
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Series: Broken Circle The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools—Commemorative Edition 2nd edition Paperback Theodore Niizhotay Fontaine 9781772034158 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 17, 2022

A new commemorative edition of Theodore Fontaine's powerful, groundbreaking memoir of survival and healing after years of residential school abuse.Originally published in 2010, Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools chronicles the impact of Theodore Fontaine’s harrowing experiences at Fort Alexander and Assiniboia Indian Residential Schools, including psychological, emotional, and sexual abuse; disconnection from his language and culture; and the loss of his family and community. Told as remembrances infused with insights ... + Read More
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Series: kā-āciwīkicik / The Move Bilingual edition Hardcover Doris George 9781772034097 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 31, 2022

Finalist for The 2022 Governor General’s Literary Awards A magical children’s picture book, written in Cree and English, depicting the transformation of a barren landscape into a rich natural world where an elderly couple can spend their remaining days.Rooted in the historical displacement and relocation of members of the Chemawawin First Nation from their ancestral homeland, The Move is a bilingual story of two Cree Elders adjusting to life in their new environment. The story presents two contrasting landscapes of the old community—the homela... + Read More
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Series: A Lane Winslow Mystery Framed in Fire A Lane Winslow Mystery Paperback Iona Whishaw 9781771513807 $16.95 FICTION Apr 26, 2022

Nominated for a 2023 Lefty AwardAn April 2022 Loan Stars Top 10A shallow grave, a missing person, and near-fatal arson keep Lane, Darling, and the Nelson police on high alert in the latest mystery in this Globe and Mail bestselling series.It’s early spring 1948 and Lane arrives in New Denver to find that her friend, Peter Barisoff, is not at home. Instead, in a nearby meadow, she encounters Tom, an Indigenous man in search of his ancestral lands. Lane is intrigued. Unfortunately, once Peter returns home, the day takes a gloomy turn when the tri... + Read More
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Series: Howdy Books Howdy, I'm Flores LaDue Paperback Ayesha Clough 9781989915042 $17.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 2 - 5 Mar 08, 2022

Life is tough, but so are cowgirls. This is the true story of Flores LaDue (1883-1951), ideal for ages 7-9. A world champion trick roper and First Lady of the Calgary Stampede, Flores helped put Western Canada on the world map. A rider, roper and rodeo queen, her story will inspire kids to work hard, blaze their own trails, and rope the life of their dreams. Part of the award-winning Howdy Books series. Features a special collaboration with First Nations artist Keegan Starlight on pages with Indigenous art. This 44-page full-colour illustrated ... + Read More
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Series: Nosy Parker Paperback Lesley Crewe 9781774710425 $24.95 FICTION Jun 27, 2022

Globe & Mail bestselling Lesley Crewe's new novel brings readers to 1960s Montreal & features a nosy would-be child detective searching for the truth about her mother. It's 1967 in Montreal, the Expo is in full swing, and Audrey Parker has just moved with her dad to Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, a whole new neighbourhood full of different kinds of people to spy on. Audrey is a lot of things: articulate, disarming, forthright. And, as her father reminds her often, indecently nosy. Audrey scribbles every observation down in her notebooks — from which food... + Read More
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Series: Black and White An Intimate, Multicultural Perspective on "White Advantage" and the Paths to Change Paperback Stephen Dorsey 9781774710364 $24.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 25, 2022

The anticipated debut by a biracial community leader and citizen activist, exploring his lived experience of systemic racism in North America and the paths forward. My race duality has given me a unique perspective on both the Black and white experience in Canada..... What became most evident to me – most universal – was an important need for building bridges of understanding between Black and white Canadians. A need to inform and educate so that hopefully, in due time, we can achieve real change. As a bilingual, biracial man, straddling Black ... + Read More
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Series: Sing in the Spring! Hardcover Sheree Fitch 9781774710395 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Feb 25, 2022

A playful, poetic picture book celebrating the coming of spring from the award-winning author of Summer Feet and featuring luminous original artwork by an internationally renowned quilt artist. Buds of leaves still curled in knots just like teeny polka dots spots of green on bare-branched trees soon buds will bloom and leaves unfurl yes, shimmery light on every thing. Spring is sometimes a long time coming. As snow melts and winter slowly blows away, the earth begins its unfolding of new life and hopeful greening. While we can still snowshoe t... + Read More
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Series: The Gifts of Africa How a Continent and Its People Changed the World Hardcover Jeff Pearce 9781633887701 $44.95 HISTORY Apr 15, 2022

“The West will begin to understand Africa when it realizes it’s not talking to a child—it’s talking to its mother.” So writes Jeff Pearce in the introduction to his fascinating, groundbreaking work, The Gifts of Africa: How a Continent and Its People Changed the World. We learn early on in school how Europe and Asia gave us important literature, science, and art, and how their nations changed the course of history. But what about Africa? There are plenty of books that detail its colonialism, corruption, famine, and war, but few that discuss the... + Read More
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Series: The Bullied Brain Heal Your Scars and Restore Your Health Hardcover Jennifer Fraser Ph.D 9781633887787 $31.95 PSYCHOLOGY Apr 01, 2022

Why do we say we have zero tolerance for bullying, but adult society is rife with it and it is an epidemic among children? Because the injuries that all forms of bullying and abuse do to brains are invisible. We ignore them, fail to heal them, and they become cyclical and systemic. Bullying and abuse are at the source of much misery in our lives. Because we are not taught about our brains, let alone how much they are impacted by bullying and abuse, we do not have a way to avoid this misery, heal our scars, or restore our health. In The Bulli... + Read More
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Series: Massive Manga How to Draw Characters, Animals, Vehicles, Mecha, and So Much More! Paperback Yishan Li 9780811770262 $31.95 ART Apr 01, 2022

Learn to create and color your own manga characters! Massive Manga shows you step by step how to bring your ideas to life on paper. Learn by practicing the skills needed for drawing a wide range of manga in a huge variety of hairstyles, faces, and clothing, as well as animals, mechas, weapons, and vehicles. Each subject has a chapter of its own in which you’ll find line-by-line instructions and tons of designs. From teens to tech, cuddly pups to dangerous dragons, you’ll find them all here in these pages. Step-by-step drawings in pencil, ink, a... + Read More
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Series: The 12-Hour Art Expert Everything You Need to Know about Art in a Dozen Masterpieces Hardcover Noah Charney 9781538156599 $38.95 ART Oct 30, 2022

"... this is the perfect primer to hook future art enthusiasts." Publishers Weekly • The 12-Hour Art Expert: Everything You Need to Know about Art in a Dozen Masterpieces provides a fun, full-color, crash course in art appreciation in a down-to-earth, quirky, and personal manner by one of the world’s best-known art historians.
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Series: The Math Kids The Triangle Secret Paperback David Cole 9781988761626 $15.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 12 Apr 01, 2022

A Mysterious Will Launches The Math Kids Into Their Riskiest Adventure Yet!When FBI Special Agent Carlson is kidnapped while investigating the plane crash of Willard Howell, an eccentric billionaire inventor, the Math Kids spring into action. If Catherine, Stephanie, Justin, and Jordan can figure out the Great Triangle mentioned in Howell’s will, they might just uncover who’s behind the crash and Agent Carlson’s kidnapping—if they don’t get caught themselves!This Middle Grade Book- introduces readers to mathematical patterns- features an action... + Read More
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Series: After the Moonrise Hardcover Richard Lo 9781493064342 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 9 Aug 15, 2022

In this sequel to Rich Lo’s After the Snowfall, a raccoon and a skunk go foraging for food, passing several other nocturnal animals as they head toward a cornfield. Moonlight pierces the scattered clouds/ A raccoon makes her way towards a distant cornfield/ A skunk climbs out under a rotted tree and joins the raccoon on her journey/ Startled, bats flutter from under an old bridge/ An owl takes off from the roof of a barn/ A coyote howls from a faraway hill/ The raccoon and skunk come to a wooden gate at the end of an old farm road/ Flickers of ... + Read More
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Series: Knots for Kids Paperback Buck Tilton 9781493059911 $22.00 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jun 01, 2022

Knots for Kids delivers relevant, expertly curated content perfect for kids. Outdoor skills expert and veteran author Buck Tilton provides readers with accessible information on choosing the best knot for the situation, tying different types of common knots and hitches, selecting the best kinds of rope, and much more. With step-by-step instructions (for both righties and lefties!) on tying the most used and useful knots, this is the perfect book to teach children how to tie knots like the experts.