Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories

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The Summer We Saved the Bees

For Wolf, saving the planet means first saving his family from self-inflicted disaster.

Wolf’s mother is obsessed with saving the world’s honeybees, so it’s not too surprising when she announces ...

Little You

Perfect for all the little ones and newborns in your life! Richard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of the hugely successful Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, ...

Seven (the series) bundle

When David McLean, well-loved grandfather and avid adventurer, dies, he leaves behind an unusual will that outlines sevens tasks he has set for his seven grandsons.

Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, ...

The Bone Collector's Son

Thirteen-year-old Bing-wing Chan must conquer his fear of ghosts as his father?s gambling debts force him to dig for human bones in a graveyard and then to work as a houseboy in a haunted house. Set in ...

No Pets Allowed

When Matthew moves to Vancouver with his mother, he's not able to bring along his dog Lucky, because the apartment building he is moving into does not allow dogs. But when Matthew's imaginary dog scares ...

Jakeman

Jake and his sister Shoshona have been under foster care since their single mother was arrested for possession and trafficking three years before. Both have found their own ways to cope: Shoshona has ...

Forever

“Forever – we’ve been doing it absolutely forever!”

Bump has been longing to play in the annual Christmas Classic – his family’s annual hockey game – for what feels like forever. A tradition ...

Rosie's Dream Cape

Based on a true story, this charming juvenile novel tells of how eleven-year-old Rosie and her grandmother Bubba Sarah arrive in Toronto from Russia after fleeing one of the purges that carried away Rosie’s ...

Claire by Moonlight

Claire’s future should be simple and predictable and include all the normal expectations of a young Acadian woman. But her life is far from straightforward. Her mother’s mental illness is a blot on ...

Amber Waiting

Amber makes a bid to catch her father’s attention.  Amber lo-o-o-v-e-s Kindergarten — painting, looking at books, tying her shoes, sliding when it snows. But the one thing she can’t control is ...