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In this novel for teens, Isabelle knows all about shouldering responsibility: she looks after her younger siblings because their mother is often drunk or absent.

Daisy thinks her room is too small to fit all the birthday presents she plans to receive, but she realizes she already has everything she needs to be happy and donates many of her belongings to a M

In this work of crime fiction, two Toronto police detectives investigate a series of hit-and-runs.

In this retelling of a Jewish folktale, Yankel does not realize the harm done by the stories he spreads-- at least not until the rabbi teaches him an important (albeit gentle) lesson.

In this early chapter book set in Waterton Lakes National Park, Cricket and her friends help a band of long-toed salamanders safely migrate across the road to Crandell Mountain.

In this high-interest novel for teen readers, a boy deals with his mother's death, a move to a group home and a strange new friend who helps him cope with it all.

A story of learning, growing up and developing independence, set in the North Pacific. This edition combines both written and spoken words.

Finn's friend Sheila, a magical selkie and shape changer, dives into the sea to rescue him from a storm, but in doing so, she gives up her life as a girl and returns to being a seal.

In 1935, a boy witnesses a forbidden potlatch. This edition combines both written and spoken words.

A set of linked YA novels of orphan girls uncovering the secrets of the families they have never known.

In this middle-grade novel, Adam finds himself alone and on the run in Sweden.

In this YA thriller, Lauren's brother becomes a suspect in a child's disappearance, and Lauren teams up with a computer enthusiast to uncover the truth.

These middle-grade novels, prequels to Seven (the Series) and the Seven Sequels, introduce David McLean's seven grandsons and follow their initial adventures.

In this high-interest novel for middle readers, thirteen-year-old Nate gets caught up in a money-making scam based on his resemblance to a celebrity.

In this short novel for middle readers, a famous belly dancer invites Lila to join her prestigious studio, and Lila must decide whether to leave the dance teacher and troupe she loves.