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Happy Birthday, Alice Babette
It’s Alice’s birthday! A beautiful spring afternoon in Paris — what could be better? Little does she know that her friend has arranged some surprises!
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to 9
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to 4
Go Home Bay
A young girl learns to paint with Tom Thomson, one of Canada's best-known artists.
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ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
The Cocalero Novels Bundle
Deborah Ellis's Cocalero Novels, together in a bundle!
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City of Water
The second book in the ThinkCities series explores water as a precious, finite resource, tracing its journey from source, through the city, and back again.
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Calvin
Calvin wakes up in hospital after a schizophrenic episode and decides to hike across frozen Lake Erie. A different coming-of-age story ...
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The Brian Doyle Spud Sweetgrass Bundle
Brian Doyle's Spud Sweetgrass novels, together in a bundle!
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to 9
The Brian Doyle Up to Low Bundle
Three novels by Brian Doyle about growing up in the Gatineau Hills, together in one bundle!
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ages 9
to 14
/ grades 4
to 9
The Brian Doyle Essentials Bundle
Four classic Brian Doyle novels together in one bundle!
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Book Uncle and Me
Book Uncle and Me is an award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference.
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ages 12
to 15
/ grades 7
to 10
Being with Henry
A funny yet poignant novel about two disparate souls — a homeless teenager and a lonely old man — who come to know and care for each other.
