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Sophie Learns to Listen: A Story about Empathy

From the Series Building Character (Early Bird Stories ™)

Sophie has some exciting news to share with her good friend Jacob. Jacob has some big news too. Sophie learns that sometimes listening to other people's feelings and stories is more important Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2023

Tip Tap Sam & Not a Nut

From the Series Early Bird Readers — Pink (Early Bird Stories ™)

Sam likes to tap everywhere. What happens when he can't tap somewhere? An alien visits earth and finds something. It isn't a nut, so what is it? Emerging readers laugh and learn with these… Read More →

  • Lexile: 60
  • Dewey: 428.6/2
  • Copyright: 2023

Top Pup & Bad Rat

From the Series Early Bird Readers — Red (Early Bird Stories ™)

Top Pup is helping everyone. What happens when Top Pup can't help? Bad Rat runs after taking a bag of buns. Who can get the rat? Bright illustrations and silly stories engage emerging readers. Read More →

  • Lexile: 190
  • ATOS: 0.8
  • Dewey: 428.6/2
  • Copyright: 2023

Una bolsa de plástico (One Plastic Bag): Isatou Ceesay y las mujeres recicladoras de Gambia (Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia)

En Njau, Gambia, las bolsas de plástico se apilaban en montones horribles al costado de los caminos. El agua se estancaba en ellas y atraía mosquitos y enfermedades. Mataban el ganado que… Read More →

  • Dewey: 363.72/88
  • Copyright: 2023

Justice Makes a Difference: The Story of Miss Freedom Fighter, Esquire

"'Words are powerful,' Grandma told Justice. 'They can be used in powerful ways to do good or to do harm. That's why it's important to always be careful with your words.'" Justice has grown… Read More →

  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017
Cover: Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Starred Review & Award Count 3 4

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide… Read More →

  • Lexile: 980
  • Dewey: 305.8
  • Copyright: 2022

Dino-Valentine's Day

From the Series Dino-Holidays

Will you be mine, Dino-Valentine? Dinos of all shapes and sizes make cards, munch on treats, and find romance at the Valentine Dance! Cheery rhyming text from Lisa Wheeler and delightfully… Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • ATOS: 2.8
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022
Cover: Shoham's Bangle
Starred Review & Award Count 1

Shoham's Bangle

A Sydney Taylor Notable Book Winner of the Crystal Kite Award Tablet Magazine's Best Jewish Kids Books of the Year Shoham's bangle jingles and jangles, clinks and clacks. Shoham wears a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2022
Cover: Torch
Starred Review & Award Count 4 4

Torch

Three teens struggle to carve out futures for themselves under a totalitarian regime. Czechoslovakia, 1969 Seventeen-year-old Pavol has watched his country's freedoms disappear in the wake of Read More →

  • Lexile: 760
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2022

Bad Shot

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

12-year-old Cody loves basketball. When a new well-off kid Nick arrives at school and starts giving Cody pointers, Cody lands a spot on the team. Despite Nick's help, Cody still feels anxious Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • Copyright: 2019

Cutter Boy

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Bullied at school and ignored at home, Travis has a secret: cutting himself with a razor blade is the only thing that lets him control the pain in his life and find some peace. When he… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Dark Side

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Emerson Yeung seems to have every reason to be happy—he gets good grades, has some friends and has a part-time job. But his parents' pressure to be the perfect son and his father's physical… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Dead to Me

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Ever since Logan found out that his uncle was involved in the accident that killed Logan's dad, he's been full of resentment. He cuts his uncle out of his life and finds that being reckless… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Empty Net

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

Fourteen-year-old Madeline Snow is the star goalie and captain of her girls rep hockey team. When her father moves the family to a small town, she feels like she's losing a lot. Maddie is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 670
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

Jarome Iginla: How the NHL's First Black Captain Gives Back

From the Series Lorimer Recordbooks

There's much more to Jarome Iginla's story than being the first black captain of an NHL team. He is also renowned for his social commitment and generosity off the ice. "Iggy" grew up in a… Read More →

  • Lexile: 880
  • Dewey: 920
  • Copyright: 2019

Jordin Tootoo: The Highs and Lows in the Journey of the First Inuk to Play in the NHL

From the Series Lorimer Recordbooks

Jordin Tootoo is known for having to "fight his way through." Jordin had more than his fair share of fights both on and off the ice. He had to overcome the social problems that are associated Read More →

  • Lexile: 890
  • Dewey: 920
  • Copyright: 2019

Last Pick

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

Growing up with a developmental condition that left her clumsy in both movement and speech, Jazz was teased and never had the chance to play team sports. Now rid of her symptoms, Jazz is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2021

Making the Team

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

When Hannah doesn't make the Grade 8 girls basketball team and her best friend June does, Hannah misses playing basketball and being part of a team. Worse, she and June don't spend as much… Read More →

  • Lexile: 480
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Riot School

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

In the middle of the night, five teens break into a small-town high school to protest the decision to close the school and move them to a big city school. Led by Bilan, whose experience with… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Run for Your Life

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

When forest fires to the north cause mass destruction, cross-country runner, Chris doesn't see why he has to participate in the charity run to help refugees from the fire. Then Chris becomes… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

Sliding Home

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

Miguel hasn't missed El Salvador since arriving in North America with his mother and sister. But with his father still in El Salvador and gangs shaking down the old neighborhood, life isn't… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • Copyright: 2019

Snow Soccer

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

Sarimah has played soccer in her home in Syria but everything changes when her family suddenly moves to Canada. Now, Sarimah must learn English and adapt to the cold winter weather. Her… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

Tagged Out

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

The inner-city Blues baseball team is having a lousy year. Shortstop Nash and the Blues can't seem to win. They especially hate losing to their archrivals, the rich kids of the Parkhill… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

Trolled

From the Series Lorimer Sports Stories

Andy's never been closer to his dream of making it to nationals. When a video of him flutterboard surfing goes viral, he uses the opportunity to crowdfund his trip there. But he goes from… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018