Tina hates to visit her grandfather; it ruins her whole day. She can't possibly have anything in common with a man who has little bits of bloody tissue all over his face, bumpy knuckles and smells like green library soap. Worse than that, he eats with his fingers, water leaks out of his eyes and he speaks in Spanish!
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By Paul Fleischman

"Courtney is sixteen and paralyzed. But her eyes can do what Elva's can't—read the tiny print in the old woman's 1910 edition of Baedecker's Italy. Reluctantly, Courtney agrees to Elva's strange request: to lead a journey that takes place solely in the mind's eye.

The trip doesn't go as planned...It becomes not simply an escape into art and fantasy but a harrowing encounter with despair, revenge, and the need for love."

Ramona Quimby returns entering the fourth grade believing as only Ramona can, that this year will be "the best year in her life, so far." She has a new baby sister, Roberta; and a new best friend, Daisy Kidd. Life is never easy for Ramona. Her "rotten" spelling is still a burden for her in a world with perfect spellers. She has to be a role model for Roberta; big sister Beezus gets all the praise and Romana feels unloved. Through all of this, Romana discovers something wonderful, that we are all perfect in our imperfections. READ MORE OR ORDER

Aliki

Communication is how we share what we know and how we feel. It sounds simple. However it can be difficult to effectively communicate how we feel and express ourselves appropriately, even as adults.
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Look-Alike Land is a magical spot
Where everyday things
look like what they're not.
So challenge your eyes and
challenge your mind-
The harder you look,
the more you will find. READ MORE

Camille Saint-Saens, Composer
Barrie Carson Turner, Commentary
Sue Williams, Illustrator

In this new, illustrated picture book complete with full length CD, children are introduced to each instrument in the orchestra and the animal(s) they represent. READ MORE

Paul Fleischman

Wesley is teased because he is a nonconformist. He doesn't like pizza and coke; thinks professional football stupid and refused his father's five-dollar bribe to shave half his head. Brilliant. Highly recommend. Ages 4-8 READ MORE

By Demi

A wise king, who rules a town full of foolish people in the mountains of Tibet, puts a donkey and a rock on trial to settle the dispute between two honest men and teaches the townspeople a lesson.

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This self-help book explores different ways children and teenagers are bullied (both mentally and physically), how the bully becomes a bully, how the victim becomes a victim (sometimes there's a fine line between the two!), and what can be done about it. This is a serious
issue depriving children of self esteem and in some cases leading to violent crimes. READ MORE

Elisha Cooper

Ages 4-8

Step by step Elisha Cooper paints the reader through the construction of a building from a trashy lot to completion.
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Age: YA - A

A stunning collection of free verse poetry from 140 famous and not so famous poets with poignant black and white photos by Michael Nye. READ MORE

“Losing stinks! You know that … but finding something that will help you get over the loss—finding something that will help you keep your hope alive, finding something that will help you get rid of your anger, finding something that will help you better understand other people—all that finding makes losing stink a little less.” READ MORE

On a bomb-devastated street in Sarajevo in 1992, the midst of sniper bullets and exploding shells, Vedran Smailovic played his cello for 22 days in honour of the 22 victims of a horrendous bomb blast. His music was his personal stand against the insanity of war, and his courageous act touched people around the world. READ MORE

1,001 lists of the biggest, fastest, firsts and lasts in any subject you can imagine with "Did You Know" boxes and little known information. Home and School libraries... don't be caught without this. READ MORE