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Give your child the tools and the confidence to master math with John Mighton's revolutionary JUMP at Home Math workbook for Grade 8.
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Canadian Railroad Trilogy
A gorgeously illustrated version of one of Canada's iconic songs, Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railroad Trilogy."
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Between Sisters
A poignant and frank novel set in Ghana, told from the point of view of a disarmingly forthright teenaged girl.
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to 10
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to 5
When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew
Three delightful folktales about Ti-Jean, the New World’s Everyman, written and illustrated by a renowned storyteller and illustrator.
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ages 1
to 3
/ grades P
to 3
This New Baby
Teddy Jam’s poetic text paired with gorgeous illustrations by Virginia Johnson make this the perfect board book for babies and their parents.
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The Wild Beasts of Wuhan
Ava Lee uncovers the secret world of art fraud in the third book in the wildly popular and bestselling Ava Lee series.
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The Unmemntioable
A book-length poem that delves into the fraught history of war, loss, and emigration from Western Ukraine.
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The O'Briens
In this novel full of tragedy, romance and ingenuity, the family from Behrens’ award winning The Law of Dreams comes of age in "Canada’s Century."
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One Year in Coal Harbour
The long-awaited, ever-so-charming follow-up to the Newbery Honor Book Everything on a Waffle!
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Mister Roger and Me
A heartbreaking and hilarious story about the unlikely friendship between a spirited eight-year-old and her neighbour, a disgruntled old man.
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Mai at the Predators' Ball
The fifth in the ten-book "Soifs" novel cycle. In this vibrant novel, we enter the lives of unforgettable characters, some familiar from previous works and some new.
