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The Stone Child: The Misewa Saga, Book Three
Robertson, D.A.

The third book in the Indigenous fantasy series, the Misewa Saga, this engaging...
Red, White, and Whole
LaRocca, R.

Reha is a young girl torn between two worlds: her ancestral South Asian roots...
Dancing with Our Ancestors
Davidson, S.F.

Author Davidson recounts her memories of a potlatch she attended with her family...
Creepy Crayon!
Reynolds, A.

Young rabbit Jasper struggles at school until he finds a purple crayon that...
Be a Good Ancestor
Prince, L.; Prince, G.

This engaging Canadian picture book introduces Indigenous teachings about the...
Linked
Korman, G.

When a swastika is painted on the wall of a middle school in small-town Colorado...
Wink: Surviving Middle School with One Eye Open
Harrell, R.

When twelve-year-old Ross is diagnosed with eye cancer his life is turned upside...
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued
Sis, P.

A story about a man—a hero—who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis during...
I Talk Like a River
Scott, J.

A young boy feels lonely and scared because his stutter prevents him from...
The Hunger Heroes: Missed Meal Mayhem
Lerner, J.

Young Jason skips breakfast and faces the consequences of poor nutrition...
The Dragon in the Library
Stowell, L.

Ten-year-old Kit doesn’t like reading and doesn’t want to go to the library with...
The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck
Phelan, M.

This humorous adventure is based on the actual first passengers of the hot air...
When the Sky Falls
Earle, P.

When 12-year-old Joseph’s father joins the forces during World War II, Joseph...
Where's Halmoni?
Kim, J.

When a little girl and her young brother arrive at their grandmother’s house she...
Finding Junie Kim
Oh, E.

Twelve-year-old Junie really wants to fit in at school, but she faces bullying...
Classroom-Ready Number Talks for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Teachers
Hughes, N.

This teacher resource is designed to encourage daily number talks in classrooms...
Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Practices for Enhancing Learning
Liljedahl, P.

This Canadian resource helps teachers develop, promote, and enhance thinking in...
On the Rocks
Walters, E.

Fourteen-year-old Dylan must choose between foster care or living with a...
Swim Team
Christmas, J.

When Bree and her dad move to Florida, Bree must face fitting in at a new school...
Walking in Two Worlds
Kinew, W.

Indigenous teenager Bugz walks between two worlds – the real world where she is...
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Umbalia, K.

A story that blends several genres, this book offers a historical perspective...
On The Hook
Stork, Francisco X.

Sixteen-year-old Hector has always wished for a better life for his family. And...
Better Than the Movies
Painter, L.

Humorous and engaging, this contemporary romantic comedy explores themes of...
Your Brain Needs a Hug
Earl, R.

A guide to managing anxiety and developing personal wellness, this book...
Pandemic Spotlight: Canadian Doctors at the Front of the COVID-19 Fight
Hanomansing, I.

Personal conversations, professional interviews, and effective images provide a...
You Have a Match
Lord, E.

Abby discovers a family secret after learning the results of a DNA test and...
We Can Be Heroes
McCauley, K.

Beck and Vivian grapple with the loss of their best friend, Cassie, after she is...
Lore
Bracken, A.

Lore, the last member of her family to have escaped murder, abandons her Greek...
The Justice Project
Betcherman, M.

Based on two true stories of wrongful convictions, this short novel with a...
I Must Betray You
Sepetys, R.

Seventeen-year-old Cristian lives in communist Romania, where secret agents are...
Not Here to Be Liked
Quach, M.

Eliza is all set to be editor-in-chief of the school paper; after all, she has...
The Mary Shelley Club
Moldavsky, G.

While Rachel Chavez is recovering from a violent attack, she befriends a group...
The Girls I've Been
Sharpe, T.

Free from her mother’s cons, Nora learns to come to terms with her past and its...
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
Zhao, X. J.

A fast-paced tale, this story is a middle grade contemporary fantasy about...
The Best We Could Do
Bui, T.

Opening with the birth of her first child, the author ponders what attitudes she...
Bruised
Boteju, T.

When eighteen-year-old Daya unexpectedly loses her parents in an accident, she...
A Face For Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome
Henley, Ariel

Ariel and her twin sister Zan are born with a rare syndrome that causes the...
Ace of Spades
Àbíké-Íyímídé, F.

A YA novel with a fast-paced and mysterious plot, this novel’s dynamic and...
Truffe
Britt, F.

Cet ouvrage rassemble trois histoires, dont Truffe, un jeune garçon qui adore la...
Rosa Parks
Kaiser, L.

La vie de Rosa Parks, racontée dans ce livre avec des mots simples et des image...
Albertine Petit-Brindamour déteste les choux de Bruxelles
Renaud, A.

Albertine est une petite fille qui a horreur des choux de Bruxelles. Son...
M. Tigre le magnifique
Cali, D.

Cette histoire fera découvrir aux élèves de français langue première et seconde...
Le phare aux oiseaux
Morpurgo, M.

L'histoire, qui se déroule dans les années 1930-1940, débute avec un naufrage et...
Carmen et la maison sauvage
Hughes, S.

La petite Carmen Batllo est triste de devoir quitter sa vie à la campagne pour...
Sous les vagues
Meritxell, M.

Cet album joliment illustré, avec peu de texte, relate l’aventure de Marc à la...
Et si?
Haughton, C.

Trois petits singes se laissent tenter par la gourmandise et décident de...
Maître des licornes T.03 L'homme sans nom, Le
Sanvoisin, E.

Ce roman-jeunesse fantastique constitue le troisième tome de la série « Le...
Fab La recrue
Ouellette, E.

Ce roman réaliste relate la vie d’une adolescente au Québec à l’époque actuelle...
Lightfall T.1 : La dernière flamme
Probert, T.

Ce livre très attrayant, qui associe texte de fiction et bande dessinée, invite...
La fleur perdue du chaman de K
Morosinott, D.

« La fleur perdue du chaman de K » raconte l'histoire de Laila, atteinte d'une...

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Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Kimmerer, R W
In this engaging resource the author, an Indigenous botanist, explains that all living things provide people with gifts and lessons. She encourages readers to listen to the Earth’s oldest teachers, namely the plants, animals, and environment surrounding us, to gain a deeper understanding of the natural world and awaken an ecological consciousness. The author examines the relationship between traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge and how they can work together and encourages students to support the well-being of self, community, and the land. Can be used in whole or in part to support First Nations studies, and Science and Social Studies curricula.
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