Short & Sweet Groundwood Goodies

Looking for a bookish present for the 5 to 7 crowd? Check out these engrossing fiction finds for early readers! 

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Clear Skies

As the US/Soviet Space Race heats up in 1961, eleven-year-old Arno finds his dreams of becoming an astronomer exploding like an extragalactic supernova.

Mary Anning's Curiosity

This novel imagines the childhood of Mary Anning, considered the world's greatest fossilist, who discovered her first big find at the age of twelve.

Sit

With a single powerful image, Deborah Ellis draws our attention to nine children and their situations, decisions and actions, with profound impacts.

Step

Does turning eleven mean that you can have new thoughts, try new things? Or will you be the same person you were when you were ten?

The Hollow under the Tree

An escaped lion is hiding in the middle of the city, and it is up to Sadie and Theo to save him!

Two Green Birds

A boy and his grandmother are given two beautiful parakeets and must find a way to keep the birds happy and healthy in their new home.