The Issues books are in-depth examinations of subjects that are often difficult to talk about, such as abortion rights, feminism, assisted dying and mental health. They are written by authors who have a personal involvement and commitment to the subject they are writing about.

Something Noble

In order to save her son's life, a single mom must try to convince a selfish drug dealer to donate one of his kidneys to his half-brother.

Breaking Point

Escaping from a wilderness camp for young offenders, Cameron and Brianna end up in a struggle for survival.

One Way

When Kenzie critically injures his ex-girlfriend, suspicion grows that it was not an accident, and his behavior seems to confirm it.

Gool

Xantee and Lo set out to find the Dog King Tarl whose help they will need if they are to have any hope of destroying the gool and ridding the world of its life-sucking force.

The Runaway

This funny and endearing novel by award-winning novelist Glen Huser will make an absorbing read for fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds, boys and girls alike.

When Elephants Fight

The Lives of Children in Conflict in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Uganda. Portraits of five children victims of conflict, including regional history, maps and the causes and results of the conflict.

Orchestrated Murder

The murder of the symphony's star conductor leaves Detective Lieutenant Pratt and his young sidekick with an orchestra full of suspects.

Infiltration

Bex breaks into locked and abandoned buildings just because he can, but when a new friend's behavior becomes increasingly risky, he has to do the right thing.

The Shadow Killer

Late-night radio host Charlie D has only two hours to find a troubled young boy and then convince him not to kill his father and the rest of his family.

Fit to Kill

A journalist finds himself in the midst of the hunt for a brutal serial killer who is murdering women in Vancouver's West End.

Powerslide

Complications arise when Casey gets hired as a skateboarding double and a competitor challenges him to a series of dangerous tricks.

Fallout

After the death of her sister, Tara struggles to deal with her guilt through slam poetry.

The Circle Cast

After Uter Pendragon kills her father, Morgan le Fay is exiled to Ireland where she learns the black arts of magic and sorcery.

Gravity Check

Jamie and his brother Seth stumble upon a marijuana grow-op when they go mountain biking in the backcountry.

Generation Us

The issues surrounding global warming are explained and solutions offered by one of the world's leading experts in the field.

The Drop

When Alex and three other snowboarders find themselves in trouble in the remote mountains of British Columbia, Alex must confront his fears and lead them to safety.

She Said/She Saw

When Tegan witnesses the murder of two friends, she struggles with people thinking she knows more than she is saying.

The Fall Guy

Handyman Cedric O'Toole is set up to take the fall for a murder he didn't commit. He'll need all his inventive powers to save himself.

Native Defenders of the Environment

A collection of twelve brave people who work tirelessly to save our environment. These are stories of courage, determination and resistance to multinational corporations and disastrous government policies that are harming the planet.

The Limping Man

Hana, Ben and Lo must return to Blood Burrow and defeat the Limping Man. But to do so, they must first discover the secret to the power he holds over its citizens.

The Way It Is

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.