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Planet Grief

Planet Grief

by Monique Polak
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : emotions & feelings, friendship, death & dying

What a crappy way to spend a weekend. The always-sarcastic Abby would rather be playing soccer, and the cagily quiet Christopher thinks a grief retreat is a waste of time. Neither of them wants to spend two days talking about their feelings. But despite their best efforts to stay aloof, Abby and Christopher are drawn into the lives of the other kid …

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You Hold Me Up / ê-ohpiniyan

You Hold Me Up / ê-ohpiniyan

by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Danielle Daniel, translated by Mary Cardinal Collins, edited by Cree Literacy Network
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also available: eBook Audiobook
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : friendship, emotions & feelings, diversity & multicultural

Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions.

Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the c …

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Kasey & Ivy

Kasey & Ivy

by Alison Hughes
edition:Paperback
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : humorous stories, diseases, illnesses & injuries, friendship

Through twenty-six letters to her friend Nina, twelve-year-old Kasey chronicles the often humorous observations and impressions of her unexpected, month-long stay in a geriatric ward for the treatment of a rare but treatable bone disease ("osteo-something-something-itis"). Kasey tries to make her life less dull by wearing her own nightgowns, surrou …

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Kasey & Ivy

Kasey & Ivy

by Alison Hughes
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : friendship, diseases, illnesses & injuries, humorous stories

Through twenty-six letters to her friend Nina, twelve-year-old Kasey chronicles the often humorous observations and impressions of her unexpected, month-long stay in a geriatric ward for the treatment of a rare but treatable bone disease ("osteo-something-something-itis"). Kasey tries to make her life less dull by wearing her own nightgowns, surrou …

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Kasey & Ivy

Kasey & Ivy

by Alison Hughes
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : humorous stories, diseases, illnesses & injuries, friendship

Through twenty-six letters to her friend Nina, twelve-year-old Kasey chronicles the often humorous observations and impressions of her unexpected, month-long stay in a geriatric ward for the treatment of a rare but treatable bone disease ("osteo-something-something-itis"). Kasey tries to make her life less dull by wearing her own nightgowns, surrou …

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Surfer Dog

Surfer Dog

by Eric Walters, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : friendship, dogs, water sports

What is the true meaning of friendship?

Follow along as a boy meets up with his friend—a dog who faithfully waits for him every day so they can ride out to the beach together to surf. The boy doesn't own the dog and he doesn't know who does, but their daily routine has created a special bond. Award-winning author Eric Walters navigates the waters …

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Surfer Dog Read-Along

Surfer Dog Read-Along

by Eric Walters, illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes, read by Christian Down
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : friendship, dogs, water sports

What is the true meaning of friendship?

Follow along as a boy meets up with his friend—a dog who faithfully waits for him every day so they can ride out to the beach together to surf. The boy doesn't own the dog and he doesn't know who does, but their daily routine has created a special bond. Award-winning author Eric Walters navigates the waters …

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The Barrio Kings

The Barrio Kings

by William Kowalski, read by Braden Wright
edition:Audiobook
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tagged : crime, urban life, friendship

Rosario Gomez gave up gang life after his brother was killed in a street fight.

Now all he wants to do is finish night school, be a good father and work hard enough at his job at the supermarket to get promoted. But when an old friend shows up to ask him why he left the gang, Rosario realizes he was fooling himself if he thought his violent past wou …

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You Hold Me Up

You Hold Me Up

by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Danielle Daniel, read by Heather Gould
edition:Audiobook
also available: Hardcover
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : emotions & feelings, friendship, diversity & multicultural

Encourage children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions.

Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the c …

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You Hold Me Up Read-Along

You Hold Me Up Read-Along

by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Danielle Daniel, read by Heather Gould
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : emotions & feelings, friendship, diversity & multicultural

This vibrant picture book, beautifully illustrated by celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, encourages children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions.

Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young p …

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90 Days of Different

90 Days of Different

by Eric Walters
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : friendship, coming of age, self-esteem & self-reliance

On the last day of high school, Sophie's boyfriend breaks up with her. It turns out he thinks she is too predictable, too responsible, too mature...too boring.

When Sophie turns to her best friend, Ella, for comfort and reassurance, Ella just confirms what her boyfriend has said. And that hurts even more. Then Ella comes up with a plan to help Sophi …

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Pop Quiz

Pop Quiz

by Tom Ryan
edition:eBook
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : television & radio, non-classifiable, friendship

Fifteen-year-old Aiden is a minor cast member on a long-running high school "dramedy" with a low budget and a loyal following.

Aiden and his friends are excited that they're being promoted to lead roles for the upcoming tenth season of Pop Quiz. But then they learn the show is being canceled. According to the producers, no one even watches TV anymor …

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Alphabetter

Alphabetter

by Dan Bar-el, read by Heather Gould
edition:Audiobook
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : alphabet, humorous stories, friendship

Did you ever try to use an egg in place of a football? Dress up a live quail in doll's clothes when you didn't have a doll? Or strap rag-dolls onto your feet in place of slippers?

In Alphabetter, twenty-six boys and girls find themselves in twenty-six different predicaments when the alphabet refuses to cooperate with them. In the end, the solution t …

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Alphabetter Read-Along

Alphabetter Read-Along

by Dan Bar-el, illustrated by Graham Ross, read by Heather Gould
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : friendship, alphabet, humorous stories

Did you ever try to use an egg in place of a football? Dress up a live quail in doll's clothes when you didn't have a doll? Or strap rag-dolls onto your feet in place of slippers?

In Alphabetter, twenty-six boys and girls find themselves in twenty-six different predicaments when the alphabet refuses to cooperate with them. In the end, the solution t …

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Show Mode

Show Mode

by Raquel Rivera
edition:eBook
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : friendship, school & education, non-classifiable

Adina has always wanted to be a part of the annual fashion show at her school for the arts.

Now that Adina is finally in the ninth grade, she and her friends can audition. She knows their act could be perfect. They've got great music, gorgeous costumes and wicked dance moves. But Willow is being her usual flaky self, and Sandra's getting touchy. May …

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Strings Attached

Strings Attached

by Diane Dakers
edition:Paperback
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : friendship, self-esteem & self-reliance, music

Brielle and Tawni have played cello side by side in orchestras since they were nine years old. Brielle has always played second chair to Tawni’s first, and she's been happy with that arrangement.

When Tawni is injured, Brielle suddenly finds herself principal cellist. Not only does that mean she'll be thrust into the spotlight, but it also means s …

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Wild Cards

Wild Cards

by Jeff Szpirglas, illustrated by Dave Whamond
edition:Paperback
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : games, school & education, friendship

Matt loves Monster Zap cards. No, no, Matt LOVES Monster Zap cards. He has Monster Zap toys, reads Monster Zap books and wears Monster Zap underwear. Matt and his friends like to trade the cards at school, as the schoolyard is so empty and dirty, there isn't much else for them to do at recess. But when kids start fighting over Monster Zap and the c …

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Quiz Queens

Quiz Queens

by K.L. Denman
edition:Paperback
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : friendship, love & romance, non-classifiable

Jane has no interest in boys.

Jane's mom, Sherry, has brought home so many creeps over the years that Jane has decided to focus for the next five years on her studies. Her best friend, the boy-crazy Kiara, is obsessed with online quizzes and convinces Jane to help her create a questionnaire that will determine whether muscular Liam or Omar with the …

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He Who Dreams

He Who Dreams

by Melanie Florence
edition:Paperback
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : dance, prejudice & racism, friendship

Juggling soccer, school, friends and family leaves John with little time for anything else. But one day at the local community center, following the sound of drums, he stumbles into an Indigenous dance class. Before he knows what's happening, John finds himself stumbling through beginner classes with a bunch of little girls, skipping soccer practic …

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Deadpoint

Deadpoint

by Nikki Tate
edition:eBook
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : friendship, extreme sports, survival stories

Ayla loves climbing. But she prefers to climb indoors, with all her safety harnesses in place and soft mats to land on. Her climbing partner and best friend, Lissy, is much more adventurous and loves the outdoors. When Lissy starts hanging out with Carlos, the new thrill-seeking guy in town, Ayla wants to keep an eye on her and finds herself taggin …

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A Dark Truth

A Dark Truth

by Jeff Ross
edition:eBook
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : friendship, prejudice & racism, skateboarding

Riley and Dashawn have been friends since they were three.

They got into skateboarding together and have advanced to the point where it's time to create a Sponsor Me tape. They bring a third skater along, Natasha, and try to get some good clips around a new office development. Then the police storm into the lot. The three skaters quickly scatter, tr …

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That's Hockey

That's Hockey

by David Bouchard, illustrated by Dean Griffiths
edition:Paperback
also available: Paperback Hardcover
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : hockey, friendship

When Etienne takes his cousin out to play street hockey for the first time, he has a lot of explaining to do. Street hockey is nothing like ice hockey—but it's a whole lotta fun!

Originally published over a decade ago, this lively and endearing picture book will introduce a new generation of hockey fans to the magic of real hockey.

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At the Edge of the World

At the Edge of the World

by Kari Jones
edition:eBook
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age: 12
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : drugs, alcohol, substance abuse, friendship, water sports

Maddie and Ivan have been friends forever. They go to school together, surf, party, and hang out all the time. Ivan eats at Maddie's house almost every day. But all is not well in Ivan's world, and as control of his life slips farther away from him, Maddie agonises over her role in his life. Ivan fears the fallout if the people in his community dis …

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The Moccasin Goalie

The Moccasin Goalie

by William Roy Brownridge
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : hockey, self-esteem & self-reliance, friendship

Danny and his friends, Anita, Petou and Marcel, are typical youngsters—hockey mad.

Danny's disability means that he can’t wear skates, but his leather moccasins work just fine and earn him the name “Moccasin Danny.” When a town team is formed, the friends are overjoyed, but only Marcel is picked for the team. Will Danny get the chance to pro …

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High Note

High Note

by Jeff Ross
edition:eBook
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : friendship, theater, non-classifiable

Is landing a role worth losing a best friend?

Hailey McEwan has many interests—soccer, field hockey, animation. She'd probably never have started singing if her best friend, Crissy, hadn't persuaded her to take singing lessons and join her choir. No one had any idea that Hailey would be such a natural, least of all Hailey herself. A shared love of …

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Clever Rachel Read-Along

Clever Rachel Read-Along

by Debby Waldman, illustrated by Cindy Revell, read by Priscilla Holbrook
edition:eBook
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : friendship, values & virtues, jewish

In this retelling of a Jewish folktale, Jacob tries to stump Rachel with his best riddles but fails repeatedly.

When a young woman in need of help presents Rachel and Jacob with the trickiest riddles of all, they discover the only way to solve them is to work together.

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Best Friend Trouble Read-Along

Best Friend Trouble Read-Along

by Frances Itani, illustrated by Geneviève Després, read by Priscilla Holbrook
edition:eBook
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : manners & etiquette, emotions & feelings, friendship

Hanna is fed up with her best friend, Lizzy, who is always trying to be better than her.

When Lizzy tells Hanna she can throw her ball farther and succeeds, it’s the last straw. Hanna is tired of feeling second best, but what she doesn’t realize is that sometimes she makes Lizzy feel that way too. Maybe there’s a way they can still be best fr …

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Seal Song Read-Along

Seal Song Read-Along

by Andrea Spalding, illustrated by Pascal Milelli, read by Priscilla Holbrook
edition:eBook
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : friendship, marine life, adaptations

"No good comes from seal songs," says Finn's father. But Finn believes differently.

Finn loves to swim with the seals in a secret cove. He arrives at the cove one day and rescues a young seal tangled in netting. Finn wishes the seal could live on land. That night the seals sing. When Sheila, a mysterious girl no one has ever seen before, appears on …

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Today, Maybe Read-Along

Today, Maybe Read-Along

by Dominique Demers, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard, read by Priscilla Holbrook
edition:eBook
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : friendship, adaptations, fantasy & magic

Today, Maybe is a story about a little girl who is waiting for someone, a friend. She doesn't yet know who it will be.

In a series of surprising and humorous encounters, several well-known characters of children's literature arrive at her door. But none of them are the one she is waiting for, and she graciously sends them all away. With her bird to …

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Pierre's Friends Read-Along

Pierre's Friends Read-Along

illustrated by Andrea Beck, read by Matthew Posner
edition:eBook
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: p to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : dogs, humorous stories, friendship

Pierre, a pampered pooch, misses his friends, Sparky and Lou. But how will he ever find them? They live in a park on the other side of town. Pierre has a plan, and one afternoon while Miss Murphy naps, he slips out of their apartment and sets off to bring his friends home. Along the way, Pierre meets Old Wheezer and remembers Miss Murphy’s words, …

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Scam

Scam

by Lesley Choyce
edition:Paperback
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : death & dying, friendship, drugs, alcohol, substance abuse

Josh’s mother always had issues—with drugs and just getting by. And Josh has always been the one who kept them together. But when his mom dies, he really is on his own and must find a way to look after himself. On his way to his mother’s funeral he meets Lindsay, a cute girl who flirts with him but then steals his wallet. When he confronts he …

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Everyday Hero

Everyday Hero

by Kathleen Cherry
edition:Paperback
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : special needs, friendship

Alice doesn’t like noise, smells or strangers. She does like rules. Lots of rules.

Nobody at her new school knows she is autistic, and soon Alice finds herself in trouble because the rules here are different. When she meets Megan in detention, she doesn’t know what to make of her. Megan doesn’t smell, she’s not terribly noisy, and she’s no …

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