Survival Kit
Survival Kit is both Sermer's thoughtful reflections on the miracles of her survival and a testament to the power of courage, love and determination.
Stolen Words
A little girl sets out to help her grandfather discover the Cree language that was stolen from him when he was sent away to residential school as a boy.
The Water Walker
The story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother who walked around all of the Great Lakes to protect our water.
Buried Words
Molly Applebaum’s courageous words, written fifty years apart, offer a fascinating reflection on both her wartime experiences and her post-war life.
Silent Refuge
"News travels fast in the countryside, and when I started school many of the villagers knew that we were Jewish, although they really did not know what that meant."
Six Lost Years
"How much longer could we last?" sixteen-year-old Amek Adler laments, after arriving at yet one more concentration camp in the spring of 1945.
A Childhood Adrift
An eloquent personal narrative detailed with historical research and commentary, A Childhood Adrift explores identity, closure, disillusionment and the anguish of silenced emotions.
Undiscovered Country
Cat’s life is divided. Before her mom died, she had happiness and purpose. Now, everything seems meaningless. When Cat finds a volunteer program that will send her to South America, she thinks she can escape from her grief. But life as a “voluntourist” is not an escape, and the new people and places Cat meets bring challenges she never expected.
Hand Over Hand
Nina finally convinces her grandfather to let her go fishing with him and surprises her whole village by bringing in the biggest catch of the day.
Where Will I Live?
Young refugees on the move have little left except questions. But despite their uncertainty they still find time to laugh and play, and they still have hope.
Gone to Pot
A flat broke grandma puts her green thumb to good – if not quite legal – use in the story of Jess, who's search for a new income leads her to the world of growing pot, a journey that comes with some surprising revelations about herself, the people she comes to meet, and the people she thought she knew all along.
Before All Memory is Lost
This powerful collection, woven together by the common thread of resistance, features a wide variety of narrative styles, including prose, poetry and diary excerpts.
The Vale of Tears
An epic journey across borders, The Vale of Tears chronicles close to two years in the life of Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung as he seeks an escape route from Nazi-occupied Europe.
Behind the Red Curtain
A story of survival and victory over the dual terrors of the Stalinist and Nazi regimes, Behind the Red Curtain is Maya's testament to her mother’s love and strong will.
As a Boy
Photographs and simple text convey that boys want the girls and women in their lives to have the same freedoms that they have been granted.
I Am Not a Number
When eight-year-old Irene is removed from her First Nations family to live in a residential school she is confused, frightened, and homesick. She tries to remember who she is and where she came from. When she goes home for the summer, her parents decide never to send her and her brothers away again. But what will happen when they disobey the law?
The Mask That Sang
When Cass learns she had a grandmother who has just died and left her and her mother the first house they could call their own, she is full of questions. Who was this relative? And what is the unusual mask, forgotten in a drawer, trying to tell her? Strange dreams, strange voices, and strange incidents all lead Cass closer to solving the mystery.
Stronger Together
In the fall of 1941, as the situation for Jews worsens across Europe, Ibolya (Ibi) Grossman learns she is pregnant. She is scared and confused—a baby during wartime?
That Uh-oh Feeling
By talking about her feelings with her friends and family, Claire learns that kids should never be asked to keep secrets about touch.
A Tattle-tell Tale
Joseph doesn’t want to tattle, but a lunchroom bully won’t leave him alone. With the help of his principal, he learns the difference between tattling and telling.
Sign Up Here
It seems like every kid in Dee-Dee’s class has joined a club but her. Dee-Dee knows that good friends shouldn’t leave each other out, so she comes up with a plan to start a club that everyone can join.
Being Me
Rosie the Red knows that you don’t have to be an adult to make a difference in your community. In Being Me, Rosie finds a way to volunteer at the local food bank and tries to make her classmate Sam feel less embarrassed about the fact that his family uses it.
