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Keep This to Yourself
By Tom Ryan. 2019
"Breathtakingly chilling...eerie and wholly immersive...A tightly plotted mystery.” Kirkus Reviews starred review It's been a year since the Catalog Killer…
terrorized the sleepy seaside town of Camera Cove, killing four people before disappearing without a trace. Like everyone else in town, eighteen-year-old Mac Bell is trying to put that horrible summer behind him—easier said than done since Mac's best friend Connor was the murderer's final victim. But when he finds a cryptic message from Connor, he's drawn back into the search for the killer—who might not have been a random drifter after all. Now nobody—friends, neighbors, or even the sexy stranger with his own connection to the case—is beyond suspicion. Sensing that someone is following his every move, Mac struggles to come to terms with his true feelings towards Connor while scrambling to uncover the truth.Break in Case of Emergency: A Novel
By Brian Francis. 2019
Finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Young People’s Literature–Text Dads can be such a drag Life has been…
a struggle for Toby Goodman. Her mother died by suicide five years ago, and her father left their small town before Toby was born. Now a teenager living on her grandparents’ dairy farm, Toby has trouble letting people in. She keeps even her closest friend, the brash but endearing Trisha, at arm’s length, and recently ended her first relationship, with Trisha’s burnout brother, Mike. Convinced that she is destined to follow her mother’s path, Toby creates a plan to escape her pain. But after learning the news that her father is coming home and finally wants to meet her, Toby must face the truth of her family’s story. Not only is her father gay, but he’s also a world-famous female impersonator—and a self-absorbed, temperamental man-child who is ill-prepared to be a real parent. When Toby’s careful plans go awry, she is forced to rebuild the life she thought she knew from the ground up. While she may not follow an expected path, through the support of a quirky but lovable circle of friends and family, Toby may finally be able to put together the many different pieces that make up her past, her present and her future.Un monstre dans ma cuisine
By Marie-France Comeau. 2020
Grand-maman Rosi l’a dit : pour obtenir un beau et délicieux monstre, il faut mettre la main à la pâte…
!Il faut le travailler, le pétrir, l’attaquer, le taper ! Et quand il bouge, quand des bulles sortent de son ventre ? Vite il faut le faire redescendre, le maitriser ! Et ensuite ? Il lui faut de la chaleur, et une bonne sieste. Découvrez la meilleure recette de monstre avec ce nouvel album de la conteuse Marie-France Comeau !The Moon King
By Cara Kansala. 2020
***BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS AND TEENS 2020, PICTURE BOOKS*** When the magical Moon King tips over the night, it spills…
across the land and sea, and he seeks the help of animals big and small to collect the stars and return them to the sky. In this beautifully illustrated bedtime story, Cara Kansala weaves an enchanting fable destined to become a children’s classic—the perfect way to welcome the night and celebrate the wonder of dreams.Où tu vas, Emma?
By Hélène Devarennes. 2021
Tous les soirs en couchant Emma, Papa se demande à quoi elle peut bien rêver. Est-ce qu’elle saute dans la…
rivière? Est-ce qu’elle hurle avec les loups? Est-ce qu’elle devient papillon? Une histoire de tendresse et de complicité entre un papa et sa toute-petite, où l’on se faufile, comme une souris, dans le monde des rêves enfantins.Snoozefest
By Samantha Berger, Kristyna Litten. 2015
This rollicking, rhyming snooze-tastic story puts a new spin on rocking your little one to sleep. So, grab a ticket…
to the place where the best of bedtime sleepers go- SnoozeFest. Snuggleford Cuddlebun is a champion sleeper. And so she decides to go to SnoozeFest, a music festival for nappers, dozers, and the very best sleepyheads. There she lounges in her hammock while bands like the Nocturnal Nesters serenade the audience with lullabies. There's warm milk for all and a fabulous pajama parade. But before she knows it, the nuzzling, snuggling, and dreaming are over - and Snuggleford has slept through it all. This rollicking, rhyming snooze-tastic story puts a new spin on rocking your little one to sleep. So, grab a ticket to the place where the best of bedtime sleepers go- SnoozeFest. 'This knowing, affectionate spoof of music festivals is fresh and timely . . . ' Publishers Weekly 'No snoozefest here-great fun.'Kirkus ReviewsApparitions
By Adam Pottle, Marissa Van Uden. 2023
"An intensely unsettling read." -David Demchuk, author of The Bone Mother and RED XVIOLENCE WAS HIS FIRST LANGUAGE. After years…
of imprisonment, a Deaf teen escapes his father's basement. Bloody, alone, and without language, he stumbles through the Saskatchewan prairie until he lands in an isolated psychiatric facility, where he meets Felix, another Deaf teen, who eagerly teaches him Sign Language. As the two grow closer, the ambitious and cunning Felix begins to see his pupil less like an individual and more like a mind that he can mold in his own image, and as his ego grows, his plans to break free from the facility become increasingly more dangerous.Told entirely from a Deaf perspective, Apparitions is a powerful story like no other. With prose compared to Cormac McCarthy and Jack Ketchum, this is horror literature at its finest.Reckoner rises: Volume 1, Breakdown (The reckoner Rises Ser. #1)
By David Robertson. 2020
Acclaimed writer, David A. Robertson, delivers suspense, adventure, and humour in this stunningly illustrated graphic novel continuation of The Reckoner…
trilogy. Cole and Eva arrive in Winnipeg intent on destroying Mihko Laboratories. Their plans change when a new threat surfaces, and Cole has terrifying visions. Are these just troubled dreams or are they leading him to a terrifying truth? Will Eva be able to harness her powers to continue the investigation without him?The Reckoner rises: Volume 2, Version control
By David Robertson. 2022
"With Cole barely clinging to life, Eva fearlessly takes the lead to investigate Mihko's horrific experiments. But where's Brady? After…
learning that Mihko reinstated the Reckoner Initiative, Cole and Eva confront Mihko head-on. But a vicious battle with Mihko's newest test subject leaves Cole close to death, and Eva must continue their investigation without him. With Brady missing and Cole in recovery, Eva is on her own. When Eva stumbles across Mihko's secret laboratory, she finds her worst nightmares come to life. What new terrors has Mihko created? And can Eva find Brady before it's too late?"--Back coverThree Classic Franklin Stories, Vol. 1: Franklin in the Dark (25th Anniversary Edition), Franklin Says I Love You, and Franklin and the Thunderstorm
By Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark. 2011
p Three storybooks in one Meet the lovable turtle who inspired the beloved Franklin and Friends TV show …
p i Franklin in the Dark i In the Franklin Classic Storybook that started it all poor little Franklin has one of the most common childhood afflictions he is afraid of the dark This is particularly difficult for Franklin as he happens to be a turtle and the darkness he fears is of course inside his own shell Bravely with shell in tow he sets forth to seek help and in the course of his travels discovers a bird who is afraid of heights a polar bear who is afraid of the cold and even a hydrophobic duck In the end Franklin discovers that everybody even his own mother is afraid of something and his response to what he has learned is guaranteed to draw a smile p i Franklin Says I Love You i In this Franklin Classic Storybook our hero is a very lucky turtle He has the best friends the best little sister the best goldfish and of course the best mother But when he discovers that his mother s birthday is coming up he can t find the best present After giving it some serious thought Franklin decides to do everything for his mom On the morning of her birthday he takes her breakfast in bed makes a brooch draws a picture and cuts fresh flowers from the garden And then Franklin gives his mom a great big hug and says I love you which is of course the best gift of all p i Franklin and the Thunderstorm i In this Franklin Classic Storybook Franklin is afraid of thunderstorms When a storm approaches while he is playing at Fox s house a flash of lightning sends Franklin into his shell He refuses to come out even for snacks until his friends make him laugh with their tall tales about what causes storms And when Beaver explains what really causes thunder and lightning Franklin begins to feel much saferUp All Night
By Peter Abrahams, Gene Luen Yang, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Patricia Mccormick, Sarah Weeks. 2008
Phase 2 by Peter Abrahams; Not just for breakfast anymore by Libba Bray; The vulnerable hours by David Levithan; Orange…
Alert by Patricia McCormick; Superman is dead by Sarah Weeks; The motherless one by Gene Luen Yang.Boyd, Who Cried Wolf
By Ella Kennen. 2012
Boyd thought that there was nothing more fun than playing pranks on the folks in his uncle's town. At least…
he felt that way until something actually happened… An imaginitive retelling of the Boy Who Cried Wolf, you and your youngster will be shaking your heads over Boyd's audacity night after night. Snuggle up with your loved one, and download this futuristic bedtime classic today!The Three Little Pwigs
By Ella Kennen. 2013
Unlike when the three little pigs were building their homes of straw, sticks, and brick, no one can put up…
any kind of structure these days without the proper permits. It seems the same holds true out in space where not all pwigs are the brightest creatures in the cosmos. They keep thinking they can just build any old structure wherever, much to the local building inspector's dismay. All that demolition creates quite the mess of paperwork. You and your child will giggle at the Pwigs' and the Inspector's antics until it's time to turn out the lights.Curious George and the Sleepover
By H. A. Rey. 2017
When George is invited to his first sleepover, he is ready to go! It will be a wonderful time filled…
with fun, games, and special food, shared with his good friends. George packs everything he needs, but what he isn’t prepared for is how worried he feels. And when little monkeys get nervous, they can sometimes get into trouble . . . Can his friends help George overcome his unexpected bout of homesickness to save the sleepover? With art in the classic style of H. A. Rey and engaging text on a relatable childhood theme, this is the perfect read for bedtime or anytime!Three Grumpy Trucks
By Guy Parker-Rees, Todd Tarpley. 2018
Trucks need a time-out in this picture book about emotions written by Todd Tarpley (Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep! and…
Ten Tiny Toes) and illustrated by bestselling artist Guy Parker-Rees (Giraffes Can't Dance).Whirr! Whomp! Grind! Chomp! Three toy trucks have big plans for their day at the playground: digging and lifting, building and shifting. But then they start to get tired...and hot...and hungry.... They're GRUMPY! When they throw a total truck tantrum, will anyone be able to calm them down?Kids (and parents) may just recognize themselves in this entertaining take on getting grouchy, and getting over it. The lighthearted, rhythmic text will have young readers chanting along, and the bright and buoyant illustrations of the trucks' looming meltdown will keep them giggling!The Case of the Spooky Sleepover (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #4)
By James Preller. 1999
Race Car Dreams
By Dave Mottram, Sharon Chriscoe. 2016
After a day at the track of zipping and zooming, a race car is tired and ready for bed. He…
washes his rims, fills his tummy with oil, and chooses a book that is all about speed. All toasty and warm, he drifts off to sleep, he shifts into gear . . . and dreams of the race!Survival (Remnants Series #13)
By K. A. Applegate. 2003
Freaky Funky Crazy Creepy!: Tales for curious children
By Kaye Roberts-Palmer. 2015
For one night only - discover secret, wondrous tales of unwary children thrown into wild adventures full of astonishments and…
peril! On this fierce, stormy night Strix the old attic cat will reveal his freaky, funky, crazy creepy tales filled with captain's curses, tempest tailors, lost dragons, ghosts, superhero grannies and much more. Come along and prepare to be amazed, amused and astounded - if you dare! Freaky Funky Crazy Creepy! is a selection of fun, adventurous tales for children 7 to 10 years.The House Next Door
By P. J. Night. 2013
A new year means new frights for party guests at the Peterson home...It's New Year's Eve, and for the three…
Peterson sisters, that means their family's huge bash. Their house is the perfect place for a party--if you don't mind the drive. That's because the Petersons live way out at the edge of town, where there are no other houses for miles...except for the old one next door that's been abandoned for as long as anyone can remember. The Peterson girls have seen strange things going on at that house over years, but they've always been able to dismiss them. Until now. This New Year's Eve, the mysteries hidden in the house want to be discovered. And they won't be ignored any longer... This haunting tale is rated a Level 4 on the Creep-o-Meter.