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Young Mustafa feels invisible in his adopted home until a girl extends a welcoming hand. From world-renowned author-illustrator Marie-Louise Gay.
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My Body in Pieces
A deeply emotional graphic memoir of a young woman’s struggles with self-esteem and body image issues.
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My Book of Butterflies
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When Angel's best friend Serena goes missing, Angel starts to pay attention to the stories of other girls who have disappeared, and a mysterious Mr. P. who drives a van with tinted windows. But Call tells her she's crazy to worry, and the police turn a blind eye. And Angel remains trapped in her street life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Call brings home another girl. Her name is Melli, and she is just eleven years old, and suddenly Angel realizes what she must do. Save Melli at any cost, and perhaps save herself at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a long-awaited new novel from Governor General's Award nominee and National Book Award finalist Martine Leavitt, who has created an unforgettable protagonist in the feisty and fragile Angel. 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Her matter-of-fact descriptions of her time with the johns are searing, and the casual brutality of her life will haunt readers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“An astonishing, wrenching achievement.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“In this novel in verse, Leavitt has created in Angel's voice a perfect mix of innocence and experience” — \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Cart, \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Michael Cart","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Leavitt deftly tackles a difficult subject without a hint of melodrama or voyeurism. 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My Book of Life By Angel
A stunning verse novel about a sixteen-year-old sex worker trying to survive in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during the time of the Pickton murders.
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ages 4
to 3
/ grades K
to 8
My Friend
A story about the importance of friendship in the life of an immigrant child, from acclaimed creators Elisa Amado and Alfonso Ruano.
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My Grief, the Sun
The highly anticipated debut collection from acclaimed poet Sanna Wani.
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The theological music that courses throughout the book was not a narrowing toward some esoteric knowledge but rather an opening toward a collective sense of enmeshment with the inscrutable world. This book\u0026nbsp;is a necessary reminder that ‘there is something inside \/ [us] that says live.’ \u003ci\u003eMy Grief, the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonder and a delight.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Billy-Ray Belcourt, author of This Wound Is a World and NDN Coping Mechanisms","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eMapping us through time, space, and geography, Sanna Wani’s debut collection \u003ci\u003eMy Grief, the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e spins a web of various griefs and loves. As visual as it is lyrical, Wani announces herself as a poet who pushes the experimentation of form forward, taking bold risks and literally reinventing the way that we see language. ‘A mosque is always directed toward Mecca. 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My Grief, the Sun: Special Edition
The highly anticipated debut collection from acclaimed poet Sanna Wani.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
My Mad Hair Day
Thanks to her wild head of hair, Malie gets all tangled up with an unexpected cast of characters in this funny, stylish twist of a tall tale.
