Firefly
By: Philippa Dowding
4.01
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award 2021 | Winner of the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Childre…
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1. Linked
By: Gordon Korman
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."-Gordon Korman, Linked
2. Tremendous Things
By: Susin Nielsen
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From Governor General's Literary Award--winning author Susin Nielsen comes a funny and heartfelt st… read more
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- canada
- coming of age
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
3. The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)
By: David Alexander Robertson
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brough… read more
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- childrens
- canada
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"Stories always lead people somewhere, To a place, to a memory."-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)
"Humans...The land provides everything that anybody would need. If you take only what you need, the land renews itself so that it can provide more. Medicines, water, plants, meat. In exchange, because…"-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)
4. Birdspell
By: Valerie Sherrard
3.79
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Corbin Hayes has felt alone for as long as he can remember. His mom's illness means lost jobs, cons… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- canada
5. The King of Jam Sandwiches
By: Eric Walters
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
★ “Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keepe… read more
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- childrens
- canada
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- juvenile
6. Children of the Fox (Thieves of Shadow, #1)
By: Kevin Sands
4.25
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Five kids with unusual talents are brought together to commit an impossible crime. A magic-infus… read more
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- childrens
- canada
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
7. Sisters of the Snake (Ria & Rani, #1)
By: Sarena Nanua
3.69
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A lost princess. A dark puppet master. And a race against time—before all is lost. Princess Rani… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
8. From the Roots Up (Surviving the City, #2)
By: Tasha Spillett
4.27
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Dez and Miikwan’s stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City. Dez’s grandmother has … read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- canada
9. Funeral Songs for Dying Girls
By: Cherie Dimaline
3.53
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
After inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this brand-n… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
10. Sara and the Search for Normal
By: Wesley King
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this prequel to OCDaniel, Sara quests for “normal” and finds something even better along the way… read more
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- canada
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
"If you want to be someone else at the end of this, then you will be disappointed."-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal
"The point is this: I have issues. But that's my thing. I'm working on it. Nobody else gets to tell me what I am."-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal
"Do me one last favor before you go. Go look in your eyes. Do you see the yellow rings around your pupils? I always think of a star emerging from the darkness. Maybe a supernova."-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal
"We are proud of you, Princess." "For what?" "For doing this group therapy. For making a friend." "I think making a friend is pretty commonplace." "For some. But we all get to set our own goalposts."-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal
11. Walking in Two Worlds (The Floraverse)
By: Wab Kinew
3.51
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
An Indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds, both real and virtual, in the YA fantasy debu… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- canada
12. Living With Viola
By: Rosena Fung
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
This graphic novel from a debut creator is an exploration of mental health, cultural differences, a… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
13. Sisters of the Wolf
By: Patricia Miller-Schroeder
3.74
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Can Shinoni and Keena, two Ice Age teens separated from their tribes, overcome their differences to… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
14. Eight Days
By: Teresa Toten
3.85
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more
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- childrens
- canada
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- juvenile
15. Roll Call (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #1)
By: Molly Knox Ostertag
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xan… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
16. Let the Monster Out: A Novel
By: Chad Lucas
4.01
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An equal parts heart-pounding and heartfelt middle-grade mystery about facing––and accepting––your … read more
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- canada
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
17. Deadman's Castle
By: Iain Lawrence
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
For most of his life, Igor and his family have been on the run. Danger lurks around every corner--o… read more
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- childrens
- canada
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
18. Forever Birchwood
By: Danielle Daniel
3.97
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel Adventurous, tr… read more
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- childrens
- canada
- middle grade
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- fiction
- juvenile
19. Firefly
By: Philippa Dowding
4.01
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award 2021 | Winner of the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Childre… read more
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- childrens
- canada
- coming of age
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
20. The Coming Storm
By: Regina M. Hansen
3.81
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
Music, myth, and horror blend in this fantasy debut about a teen girl who must fight a powerful evi… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
21. On the Line
By: Paul Coccia
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
Thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker feels like his life is falling apart . All Jordie wa… read more
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- middle grade
- canada
- young adult
