In David's family, life revolves around his disabled younger sister Ivy. David's feelings for her veer between love and resentment, patience and exasperation, until an accident forces him to confront his own guilt, the meaning of mercy, and what can be forgiven.
Thirteen-year-old Rabia and her family have fled Afghanistan and are on their way to America on the morning of 9/11, and when their plane is diverted to Newfoundland, their future is called into question.
The true story of Anton, laughed at and called a fool in his small village, who proves himself a hero when he hides a Jewish family from the Nazis during the Holocaust.
It is the end of the First World War, and thirteen-year-old Meredith must leave school to help support her family, moving to the city to work as a maid in a wealthy doctor's home. The deadly Spanish Flu sweeps across the city and members of the household fall ill one by one.
Rachel, a Jew, and Sergei, a Christian, find their worlds torn apart by violence in pre-Revolutionary Russia.
The true story of Emily Eaton. Born with severe cerebral palsy, Emily and her family had to fight for her right to go to school with non-disabled children in a regular classroom. Eventually victorious, Emily’s story makes her an amazing role model for children everywhere - whether they are living with a disability or not.
Told from the perspective of two Jewish children passengers on the ship St. Louis as they try to escape Nazi Germany but are refused at port after port.
Fifteen-year-old Ellen Manery discovers that a small town in the 1960s is not the easiest place for a girl who wants to be a doctor. When she falls in love with an Indian boy life gets even more complicated.
Charlotte is a Jewish girl fascinated by the traditions of Christmas in this charming picture book that captures the sharing spirit of both Christmas and Chanukah.
Beautiful portraits and exciting profiles of ten children from around the world doing amazing things to secure the future of their planet.
The true story of a Jewish family who faced down Nazis, Communists, and corruption to recover four stolen paintings.
Biographies of ten international female journalists who changed the world by reporting on it. Part of the Women's Hall of Fame Series.
What do you do when your father becomes the enemy of your family? Thirteen-year-old Danny must decide after his father abuses his mother.
A young girl learns that her footprint is more than the mark she leaves in the sand in this eco-conscious picture book for budding young environmentalists.
A young First Nations girl from the Prairie touches lives in Africa after she decides to reach out and help grandmothers who are raising their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS.
A wonderfully original story about acceptance and the beauty of being different, with illustrations that beautifully capture Violet’s off-kilter and colorful world.
