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Salma the Syrian Chef
Hardcover
Danny Ramadan
9781773213750
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 10, 2020
Newcomer Salma and friends cook up a heartwarming dish to cheer up Mama. All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and missing Papa back in Syria, Mama always seems busy or sad. A homemade Syrian meal might cheer her up, but Salma doesn’t know the recipe, or what to call the vegetables in English, or where to find the right spices! Luckily, the staff and other newcomers at the Welcome Center are happy to lend a hand—and a sprinkle of sumac. With creativity, determination, and charm, Salma bring...
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Series:
Margot and the Moon Landing
Hardcover
A.C. Fitzpatrick
9781773213606
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 14, 2020
A universal story about speaking, listening, and being heard. Margot loves space. Astronauts, the stars, and especially the moon landing. So she can’t understand why all of her attempts to communicate her passion fall on disinterested ears. Her mom is patient but distracted; her classmates would rather play kickball; and her teacher just wants her to focus and pay attention in class. Even so, Margot wishes she never had to talk about anything but space ever again. When she wakes up one morning and discovers she can only recite Neil Armstrong...
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Series:
Superluminous
Hardcover
Ian De Haes
9781773213804
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 5
Mar 10, 2020
Nour loves the luminous glow she was born with, but it’s only when it starts to dim that she discovers the true power of her brilliant light. Nour has a superpower: she glows. Her light shines so bright, she feels like a star in the night sky. But when kids at school notice her glow, they’re not impressed. If she had a real superpower, they say, she could fly or turn invisible. So Nour stops feeling special. And as her light dims, her world darkens . . . until a nighttime cry from her baby sister shows her how powerful her glow can be. Ian ...
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Series:
The Truth About Wind
Hardcover
Hazel Hutchins
9781773213880
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 14, 2020
A vividly imagined story about the importance of telling the truth, even if it means losing something you love. When Jesse finds a toy horse and makes it his very own, his imagination runs wild. This horse is the fastest horse in the whole world, so Jesse names him Wind. He can’t wait to race him across the prairie (the kitchen table) and over deep canyons (the bathtub). There’s just one problem: Wind doesn’t actually belong to Jesse. He was left behind accidentally by his real owners. And though at first Jesse is full of joy as he plays with...
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The Paper Bag Princess 40th anniversary edition
Hardcover
Robert Munsch
9781773213439
$22.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Feb 04, 2020
An empowerment-focused keepsake edition of one of the world’s best-loved picture books 40 years. 7 million copies. 1 kick-ass princess who has inspired four generations of readers to stand up for themselves. How do you celebrate an occasion as special as 40 years in print for a book as beloved as The Paper Bag Princess? You track down some of the most poignant commentary about the story; you share behind-the-scenes insights from the author and his partner; and you present it all in a beautiful package that showcases the sto...
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Series:
I Love My Purse
Paperback
Belle DeMont
9781554519538
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 10, 2020
Now in paper, a little boy’s love for his bright red purse inspires others to be true to themselves The award-winning picture book about Charlie’s unselfconscious determination to wear his purse is now available in paperback. Charlie loves the bright red purse that his grandmother let him have. One day, he decides to take it to school. His father, then his friends, and even the crossing guard question him about his “strange” choice. But Charlie isn’t deterred. And soon his self-confidence starts to affect those around him. Thanks to Charlie,...
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Series: Heroes Quartet
Louder Than Words
Hardcover
Kathy Kacer
9781773213552
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Apr 14, 2020
Heroic actions speak volumes in a powerful middle grade novel based on real WWII events. Life is becoming ever more terrifying for the Jewish community as the Second World War envelops their lives. For twelve-year-old Dina and her sisters, things get even harder when their father dies. Their mother must go back to work and despite many objections, the family adjusts to the arrival of their new housekeeper, Nina, who is not Jewish. But Nina’s role changes dramatically when the Nazis invade their small Ukrainian town. Nina sacrifices her own sa...
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Series: Heroes Quartet
Louder Than Words
Paperback
Kathy Kacer
9781773213545
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Apr 14, 2020
Heroic actions speak volumes in a powerful middle grade novel based on real WWII events. Life is becoming ever more terrifying for the Jewish community as the Second World War envelops their lives. For twelve-year-old Dina and her sisters, things get even harder when their father dies. Their mother must go back to work and despite many objections, the family adjusts to the arrival of their new housekeeper, Nina, who is not Jewish. But Nina’s role changes dramatically when the Nazis invade their small Ukrainian town. Nina sacrifices her own sa...
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Series:
Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition)
Paperback
Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
9781773213507
$13.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 11
Mar 10, 2020
The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book’s impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home. New content includes a foreword from Dr. Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature,...
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Series:
Running Wild
Awesome Animals in Motion
Hardcover
Galadriel Watson
9781773213705
$19.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 11
Apr 14, 2020
Creatures sprint, slither, and soar in this STEM-driven dive into the extraordinary, everyday ways animals move! A squid jets through the ocean like a rocket. A cheetah races after a zig-zagging gazelle. A fishing spider walks on water with its eight hairy legs. All animals must move. Whether on the hunt for something to eat, on the run from being eaten, or in search of a mate or a safe place to live, their lives depend on marvelous motion. In this fascinating introduction to biomechanics, seasoned non-fiction writer Galadriel Watson draws o...
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Series:
Running Wild
Awesome Animals in Motion
Paperback
Galadriel Watson
9781773213699
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 11
Apr 14, 2020
Creatures sprint, slither, and soar in this STEM-driven dive into the extraordinary, everyday ways animals move! A squid jets through the ocean like a rocket. A cheetah races after a zig-zagging gazelle. A fishing spider walks on water with its eight hairy legs. All animals must move. Whether on the hunt for something to eat, on the run from being eaten, or in search of a mate or a safe place to live, their lives depend on marvelous motion. In this fascinating introduction to biomechanics, seasoned non-fiction writer Galadriel Watson draws o...
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Series:
Crossing the Farak River
Hardcover
Michelle Aung Thin
9781773213972
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 11
Apr 14, 2020
Fourteen-year-old Hasina is forced to flee everything she knows in this gripping account of the crisis in Myanmar. For Hasina and her younger brother Araf, the constant threat of Sit Tat, the Myanmar Army, is a way of life in Rakhine province—just uttering the name is enough to send chills down their spines. As Rohingyas, they know that when they hear the wop wop wop of their helicopters there is one thing to do—run, and don’t stop. So when soldiers invade their village one night, and Hasina awakes to her aunt's fearful voice, followed by smoke...
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Series:
Crossing the Farak River
Paperback
Michelle Aung Thin
9781773213965
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 11
Apr 14, 2020
Fourteen-year-old Hasina is forced to flee everything she knows in this gripping account of the crisis in Myanmar. For Hasina and her younger brother Araf, the constant threat of Sit Tat, the Myanmar Army, is a way of life in Rakhine province—just uttering the name is enough to send chills down their spines. As Rohingyas, they know that when they hear the wop wop wop of their helicopters there is one thing to do—run, and don’t stop. So when soldiers invade their village one night, and Hasina awakes to her aunt's fearful voice, followed by smoke...
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Series:
My Long List of Impossible Things
Hardcover
Michelle Barker
9781773213651
$19.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 14
Mar 10, 2020
A brilliant historical YA that asks: how do you choose between survival and doing the right thing? The arrival of the Soviet Army in Germany at the end of World War II sends sixteen-year-old Katja and her family into turmoil. The fighting has stopped, but German society is in collapse, resulting in tremendous hardship. With their father gone and few resources available to them, Katja and her sister are forced to flee their home, reassured by their mother that if they can just reach a distant friend in a town far away, things will get better....
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Series:
My Long List of Impossible Things
Paperback
Michelle Barker
9781773213644
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 14
Mar 10, 2020
A brilliant historical YA that asks: how do you choose between survival and doing the right thing? The arrival of the Soviet Army in Germany at the end of World War II sends sixteen-year-old Katja and her family into turmoil. The fighting has stopped, but German society is in collapse, resulting in tremendous hardship. With their father gone and few resources available to them, Katja and her sister are forced to flee their home, reassured by their mother that if they can just reach a distant friend in a town far away, things will get better....
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