Kids and Teens
Top five for kids
Most popular with kids last month:
- The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga #1) by David A. Robertson, Indigenous peoples fiction
- Fatty legs: a true story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Canadian non-fiction
- Megabat by Anna Humphrey, Animal stories
- Tales of a fourth grade nothing by Judy Blume and Roy Doty, Humourous fiction
- My robot buddy by Alfred Slote, Science fiction
Reading for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Muinji'j Asks Why: The Story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School by Shanika MacEachern
When seven-year-old Muinji'j comes home upset after learning about residential schools, her Nana and Papa gently share the painful history of the Mi'kmaq people—how their culture, land, and children were taken through decisions made without them.
Every Child Matters by Phyllis Webstad
Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad shares the meaning behind the phrase "Every Child Matters," honoring the resilience of Indigenous Peoples and the children affected by residential schools.
On our bookshelf
Joana and her brother Peter have never stayed in one place for long, constantly on the move with their father, who is haunted by "the Whisperings" after their mother’s murder. When they settle into a creepy old mansion in Burlington, Joana starts to feel a sense of normalcy—until a near-death experience awakens her own connection to the supernatural. She soon discovers the house is haunted by the Keils, a ghostly family doomed to relive their brutal deaths, and must fight to protect her loved ones from a rising paranormal threat.
Top Five for Teens
Most popular with teens this month:
- Red Rising (Red Rising #1) by Pierce Brown, Science fiction
- In the shadow of blackbirds: a novel by Cat Winters, Ghosts and horror stories
- Middletown by Sarah Moon, LGBTQ+ fiction
- The hate u give by Angie Thomas, Multi-cultural fiction
- For Young Women Only: What You Need to Know About How Guys Think by Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice, Inspirational and family life
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