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• Spirit Animals: Fall of the Beasts. The Burning Tide

  Auxier, Jonathan

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  A dark threat faces the world of Erdas in this riveting new saga from the New York Times bestselling series. Jonathan Auxier is a Canadian-born author originally from Vancouver, BC. He currently lives in Pittsburgh.

• The Pencil

  Avingaq, Susan

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  Susan loves watching her mother write letters with a precious pencil. One afternoon when mom is away to help a neighbor, dad brings out the pencil. Co-authors Susan Avingaq and Maren Vsetula live in Nunavut, and illustrator Charlene Chua currently…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein

  Bailey, Linda

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  On a stormy summer evening, with five young people gathered around a fire, Lord Byron suggests a contest to see who can create the best ghost story. After a waking dream about a monster come to life, Mary writes the story of Frankenstein. Linda…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What If Bunny's Not a Bully?

  Button, Lana

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  In this picture book about a bully being bullied, Gertie the elephant says everyone on the should stay far away from Bunny because she's super mean. But Kitty has questions: How did Bunny become a bully? Was she born that way? Was she stung by a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Za & Zoey. Awesome Sauce Food Adventures

  Jamaica

  Chef P.

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  Za and Zoey and their friend, Tha explore Jamaica! As they travel around Jamaica, they learn about the exciting foods, places and festivals. Includes recipes for: Rock Bun, Coconut Ice Cream, Cornmeal Porridge, Festival (a vanilla-cinnamon flavoured…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Griffin of Darkwood

  Citra, Becky

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  After his mother dies, Will Poppy is sent to live with his crabby aunt, who takes him to a run-down castle with servants who are up to no good. Becky Citra lives in Bridge Lake, British Columbia.

• Jake and the Giant Hand

  Weird Stories Gone Wrong

  Dowding, Philippa

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  Jake spends every summer on his grandpa's farm. But this year, things are a little weird. First, there are huge flies everywhere. Second, Grandpa is acting kind of funny. And third, Jake's friend Kate keeps trying to scare him with creepy stories. …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragons in a Bag

  Elliott, Zetta

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  In Brooklyn, nine-year-old Jax joins Ma, a curmudgeonly witch who lives in his building, on a quest to deliver three baby dragons to a magical world, and along the way discovers his true calling. Zetta Elliott was born and raised in Canada, and has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Breadwinner

  A Graphic Novel

  Ellis, Deborah

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  This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Deborah Ellis was born in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oscar Lives Next Door by Bonnie Farmer | Tumble Book Library

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  This animated eBook tells the story of Oscar Peterson's childhood. Oscar is a legendary jazz pianist but he started out as a boy who loved to play the trumpet, until tuberculosis left his lungs too weak to blow the horn. Bonnie Farmer lives in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Reptile Club

  Fergus, Maureen

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  Rory just knew that there were other kids out there who shared his passion for reptiles--and he couldn't wait to meet them! He starts a Reptile Club at school, but to his astonishment it's not his schoolmates who attend the first meeting, but a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer in the City

  Gay, Marie-Louise

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  From the Storm of the Century to spying on an ax murderer with his little brother, Charlie finds summer vacation adventure in his hometown of Montreal. Marie-Louise Gay was born in Quebec City. Marie-Louise has lived many different places…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If I Couldn't Be Anne

  George, Kallie

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  A beautiful read-aloud picture book about the power of the imagination, inspired by the best-selling Anne of Green Gables. Kallie George lives in Vancouver, BC. Illustrator Genevieve Godbout grew up in Quebec.

• Wings of Olympus

  George, Kallie

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  Winged horses glide high on the slopes of mighty Mount Olympus. Here up high is normally no place for a lost, parent-less girl like Pippa. But once every hundred years, the gods and goddesses descend to the mortal realm to choose jockeys for their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Malaika's Winter Carnival

  Hohn, Nadia L.

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  Malaika is happy to be reunited with Mummy, but it means moving to Canada, where everything is different. It's cold in Quebec City, no one understands when she talks, and Carnival is nothing like the celebration Malaika knows from home! Author Nadia…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Anna at the Art Museum

  Hutchins, H. J.

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  A little girl is bored and cranky during a visit to an art museum until she begins to identify with details in the paintings. Author Hazel Hutchins is from Alberta, Author Gail Herbert lives in Cambridge, ON, and Illustrator Lil Crump currently…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What's My Superpower?

  Johnston, Aviaq

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  Nalvana's friends all seem to have have superpowers. Some have super speed, some have super strength, and others are better than she is at a million other things. Nalvana feels like she is the only kid in town without a superpower. But then her mom…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Outswim a Shark Without a Snorkel

  Keating, Jess

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  After becoming the zoo's most popular student ambassador, Ana Wright, twelve, is starting to love her life when Ashley, her archenemy from school, volunteers at the new aquarium, and Ana finds her life turned upside-down again. Zoologist and Author…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• OCDaniel

  King, Wesley

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  A thirteen-year-old boy's life revolves around hiding his obsessive compulsive disorder until a girl at school, who is unkindly nicknamed Psycho Sara, notices him for the first time and he gets a mysterious note that changes everything. Wesley King…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unteachables

  Korman, Gordon

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  This book tells the story of Greenwich Middle School's class SCS-8, a.k.a The Self-Contained Special Eighth Grade Class, a.ka. The Unteachables. We hear from Parker the dyslexic farm boy, Aldo the perpetually angry, Elaine (rhymes with pain),…Read moreRead more of this annotation