Choyce’s refusal to pigeonhole his characters makes them into people most readers will easily care about. Two teen outsiders become unlikely friends and, ultimately, allies,... Read More

“Far, far away across the plains and over the mountains in a cold, dark country, Anna was born.” Mother, Father, and sister Wanda “almost forgot the war that had driven... Read More

The much-awaited sequel to Walters’ award-winning War of the Eagles (1998), this story continues the tale of what happens to fourteen-year-old Tadashi Fukushima and his family... Read More

Jesse’s “dumb” homework assignment, put off as usual until the last minute, is to write a report about how his family arrived in Canada and what conditions were like in... Read More

Ben wished he could trade in his sister, Allison, for a happy-go-lucky puppy! While Ben and his friends were having a snowball fight after school, Allison showed up in the... Read More

In her first picture book for children, Carter’s personal childhood memories of “dressing-up as a cowgirl” are revisited in this wonderful tall tale tribute to the... Read More

The feel of a small vacation village or quiet hideaway is what Loon Lake seems to be. This story talks of life, in what has been referred to, as a simpler time, with nothing to... Read More

If you are looking for a book to give you the shivers on a warm night, try "The Haunting of Drang Island". Slade’s first book in the Northern Frights series, Draugr was a... Read More

Many young people wonder if they are adopted, or perhaps half of a set of twins separated at birth. Hrdlitschka capitalizes on this dual fascination in her new novel for teens.... Read More

Sarah May has outgrown her dress and needs a new one. In her heart she longs for a red one, but her practical parents decide on a serviceable blue one; big enough to grow into... Read More

Ben’s friend Harry is a professional cake-decorator, and each of his marvelous creations is special, eliciting oohs and ahhs from customers and passers-by. But when the bakery... Read More

In March 1853, Etienne Mercier, a 28-year-old explorer and trapper, is hired by the Hudson Bay Co. to explore the Queen Charlotte Islands. Mercier sets out most enthusiastically... Read More