K-12 Evaluated Resource Collection

This is a collection of dark, short stories that are no longer than 5,000 words...

Darcy, a 15 year old teenage boy, attends an alternative school and lives with...

Steven, is a thirteen year old boy, who enjoys playing the drums. He has a five...

As a young woman, Becca is haunted by the words of her dying grandmother Gemma...

The Maestro recounts the tale of a teenage boy who, through fear of an abusive...

The Chyrsalids” portrays a post-apocalyptic society suffering from the long term...

Miep Gies’ book is an autobiographical account of her early years in Holland and...

A group of rebellious rabbits follow a charismatic leader in the search for a...

This powerful memoir is the story of a young woman's childhood. The narrator...

The young narrator struggles to deal with her mother's suicide and the changes...

Firegirl reflects the real, day-to-day life of a grade 7 student, Tom, who...

Edward is the second youngest in a large, middle-class family. They love one...

Anne is a character of remarkable morals, intelligence and maturity. She is...

Gabi, a young Jewish girl living in Czechoslovakia, finds her entire way of life...

This coming of age story is is set in Halifax in 1959. Rosalie turns twelve the...

This is another novel about bats from Kenneth Oppel, the writer of Silverwing...

Penelope, due to her sudden deafness, is the only child not affected by the Pied...

Capricorn Anderson has grown up on a “hippie” farm where he has been home...

Mira lives on the outskirts of a kingdom in a village whose lives revolve around...

Tobin McCauley is the quiet, odd kid in grade seven. His family members'...

Nate's family has lost one farm to debt when even a stint working in the city...

Phoebe is born into Alabama slavery. She hears about the Underground Railway and...

This short novel is written in alternate chapters with the voices of Kirsten, an...

As Hitler begins his invasion of Europe Jewish people are forced to either flee...

The story takes place from 1910 to 1918 and is set in the Canadian Prairie and...

Heck, the 13-year-old protagonist, is left alone and on the streets after he and...

Two young boys, Mathew, white and privileged, and Mugo, black and poor, befriend...

Ten-year-old Peter loves his grandfather, but he also loves his bedroom, in...

Either TJ, who considers himself to be of average intelligence, or Seymour, his...

This is an engaging story that becomes more complex as it progresses. It...

Almost 12, Igraine longs to be a knight. Evil deeds are afoot and the...

Ten-year old Winnie Foster meets the Tuck family who have discovered a spring of...

11-year-old Zoe dreams of being a musical prodigy and concert pianist, but when...

Eleven year old Joyce lives with her uncle at a dump that they manage. He is...

This is a fairytale about how the shallow lives of a royal family are affected...

A boy struggles with the concepts of animal rights and animal safety when his...

This entertaining novel is told in the first person by Humphrey, a hamster in a...

This book contains powerful lessons of life, told as legends that will hold...

This easy to read novel is the story of two fourth grade girls; Maxie is a...

Annemarie Johannesen, a young girl living in occupied Denmark, gradually learns...

This slim novel is about a young girl in 1920s Ontario who dreams of owning a...

This story is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name...

Rechner, the evil sorcerer-king, imprisons Jayden, a former queen. Her only...

This work of historical fiction offers a unique and interesting perspective...

A young boy, Al, is spending the summer with his father in James Bay, working on...

This novel portrays adolescent street life in a realistic way. It explores...

Summer vacation finds Sarah and Nicholas Fraser being sent off to camp by their...

This realistic novel is about a young boy who must come to terms with the death...

Heather Blake is 12 and struggling with her family’s decision to leave Toronto...

Even though 12-year-old Emily Windsnap lives on a houseboat, she has never...