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This book teaches about time zones by telling the story of eleven different children from around the world, documenting what each of them are doing throughout the day at the same point in time.

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Children’s books author and illustrator Grace Lin explores the concept of windows and mirrors in children's literature.

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In this Caldecott Medal-winning picturebook, a young Indigenous girl must rally her community to defend the Earth's water, the most sacred medicine of all, against a black snake that threatens to destroy the land.

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A teen with is forced to sacrifice the love of her life in order to preserve her family's magical powers. Being a teen, she has never been in love and is tasked with finding Mr. Right in order to kill him. She applies for a matchmaking program and is…

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A coming-of-age story about Nina, a 16-year-old Lipan Apache girl from Texas and Oli, a cottonmouth snake person. Nina believes in old stories and the idea there's much more to life than what is on Earth. Oli is from the Reflecting World and learns…

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Alvin Ho tells the story of an Asain American Second grade boy, Alvin is afraid of a lot of things, including girls and school. At school Alvin is very quiet and hardly there, but when he's home he pretends to be a superhero who shares the qualities…

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Author/Illustrator Jessica Love describes her Stonewall Book Award-winning Julián is a Mermaid as "a story about a boy and his Abuela. It is a story about being seen for who we are by someone who loves us"…

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An exercise created by following Molly Bang's principles of visual design outlined in Picture This: How Pictures Work. The images attempt to depict a bird attacking a victim using simple shapes cut from construction paper. The first image is of the…

Karen endeavours to start a cat-sitting club with her friend, Hannie, neighbour, Amanda, and their family pets. This is the fourth installment in a series of graphic-novel adapted versions of Ann M. Martin's Babysitter's Little Sister series.

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Karen is faced with a dilemma when, after she gets glasses for the first time, she's made fun of by Ricky at school. With school pictures fast approaching, Karen needs to figure out what her priorities are.

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This book has no specific author as it is a collection of twelve 5-minute long stories by Marvel Press Book Group, featuring all-time favourite superheroes such as Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Kate Bishop, Jane Foster, and many more. This comic book…

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An anthology of stories regarding black boyhood and the experiences and joys of growing up as a person of color. Black Boy Joy brings together stories from 17 non-binary and black male authors.

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The main character, Aisha, is a nineteen-year-old black single mother of two living in the New York Projects. She does not take life too seriously and tries to enjoy it as much as she can -- that is, until she receives a welfare benefits termination…

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Casey McQuiston's One Last Stop is a romance novel about a girl who gives up on love but ends up falling for someone who was unexpected.

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Together, Tamar and Fayard live through a thousand lives and have seen the ups and downs of life. Through all these lives lived, one thing never changed, which is their passionate love for one another. The problem is they can never see how their love…

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Our friend Winnie is going on an adventure with his friend Christopher Robin. Join him in his journey full of friendship and food. As a reader, you will even be invited to make some discoveries yourself, since this is a lift-the-flaps book.

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This novel is about the main character, Rachel, and her recruitment into the Mary Shelley Club. It is a horror/thriller novel for YA audiences about a young girl in a sticky situation.

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This novel follows three young Australian girls, Emily, Lydia and Cassie, who attend a private school. Their English teacher assigns a penpal assignment with boys from a public school who do not have a good reputation. Their names are Seb, Matthew…

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This book was on Reese Witherspoon's book club list. This book is a heartfelt romantic novel about a Cuban girl finding her way but also finding a boyfriend.

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Libby Strout is dubbed "America's Fattest Teen," but after her mom's death, she hopes to start the new school year as the girl who can do anything no matter her weight. Jack Masselin has the skill of fitting in except he can't recognize faces, and…

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Hope Cassidy feels out of place in her conservative Christian family. She loves listening to rock, and her sister Faith has a boyfriend. When their little sister tells their parents about Faith's sin, she disappears, and Hope decides to rebel and…

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This humorous book uses funny words to make adults say ridiculous things and reveal the magic of words to its young readers.

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Sleepover time! Peg +Cat invites their 4 Pirate + parrot friends over for a slumber soiree. Unfortunately, the pirates get homesick! This causes a big problem… What will they do to save the sleepover?

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Now that her long-term crush, Micheal, is back in town, Liz Buxbaum is desperate to get him to notice her – desperate enough to seek help from her annoying next-door neighbor, Wes Bennet. As the two scheme and plot to win Liz her dream prom date,…

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