In the sixth instalment of the Sueño Bay Adventures graphic novel series, Kay fights her fear of kayaking to join her friends on a kids-only paddle up the coast. Unbeknownst to the group, Kay has a secret goal: to find the missing person whose ship disappeared weeks before. Hear about …
In Natasha Deen’s newest chapter book, Lark Wraps It Up, Lark and Connor learn their halmoni’s friend Miss June had her homemade quilt stolen from her backyard. They gather their friends in hopes they can sleuth out the culprit and find the quilt before the quilt show wraps up. Read …
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, Making a Splash explores our relationship with water and how we use, control and take care of it. Hear from author Colleen Nelson on what inspired her to write this book and what she hopes readers will take away from it.
In the new chapter book Two Tricksters Find Friendship, a young girl moves to a small island community where she and a local Indigenous boy form a strong friendship over the summer. When they begin the fourth grade together, the two find adventure while navigating the challenges and prejudices of …
In Marthe Jocelyn’s new accessible novel for teens, sixteen-year-old Maya’s life is thrown off-balance when the rock-star father of her best friend kisses her in the back of a limo. Hear from the author on what inspired her to write this story.
★ “Readers will root for Brianna, while perhaps understanding why she has so few friends. A flawed but sympathetic character worthy of readers’ love.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review In Lana Button’s new chapter book, nine-year-old Brianna is convinced she will finally make a friend in her class if she is …
