Tory has been bumped from foster home to foster home for most of her nine years. Living with yet another new family, this time on a horse ranch for the summer, she falls in love with Lucky, the friendly pony she is allowed to ride. This junior novel explores the importance of individual courage as well as the joy of belonging.
In 1963, cataclysmic world events threaten to overwhelm Jack as his family tries to deal with the death of his baby sister.
A cattle drive seems like fun—until the wind changes and suddenly Kirsty and Lancelot smell smoke.
Spencer, an aspiring filmmaker, takes a trip to Buffalo to get a kiss from an aging movie star.
DJ climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to scatter his beloved grandfather's ashes.
At the request of his late grandfather, Rennie goes to Iceland to right an old wrong, and gets drawn into investigating a murder.
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.
Meredith struggles to cope during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918
Narrated by a fat half-Persian, half-alley cat called Amos, this very funny chapter book will delight young readers.
Uncovering the shocking truth and secrets that people will kill to protect, Jake and Lydia are propelled into a deadly and desperate race against time in this thrilling adventure chapter book.
Dalen and Gole, refugees from the distant world of Budap, try and solve the mystery of missing fish on Earth.
A huge loveable black dog appears in Sam's backyard. She doesn't know where he came from, but he is definitely the dog of her dreams.
The wild cat colony Taylor has been caring for is at risk of being destroyed, and in order to save them, Taylor will need the help of all his friends.
When Thea's father gets a job at a guest ranch in the Cariboo, Thea earns the trust of an abused horse, solves an old mystery and makes a new friend.
When Aaron's long-absent father returns, Aaron must cope with bullying at school, his grandmother's illness and his father's pregnant new wife.
Elsie's father has gone to search for work as the Depression wears on, and the family is desperate for money. But is a dance marathon any way to solve a family's problems?
When Melissa spends the summer at a wilderness lake with her single-parent mother and bratty younger brother, she makes friends with Alice, a mysterious girl with a strange fantasy life.
Mythology, adventure
A finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award!
Growing up in the 1960s, twelve-year-old Lee Mets fights against expectations by wanting to be a writer. Her summer begins in the most exciting way when a real-life orphan, Cassandra Jovanovich, moves in across the street. Lee thinks all the best stories are about orphans.
