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In this exquisite lullaby, a parent paints a picture of a northern winter night for their sleeping child, describing the beauty of a snowfall, the wild animals that appear in the garden, the twinkling stars, the gentle rhythm of the northern lights and the etchings of frost on the window pane. As the young child sleeps, wrapped in a downy blanket, a snowflake falls, and then another and another. The parent describes the forest of snow-covere...

Every night when his parents turn off the light, strange creatures descend from the black space where the ceiling used to be . . . First comes one, then another, and then more and more. They stand all around him, staring, not saying a word. And then, worst of all, comes the dark, shapeless one that tells him, "I am what's there before there is anything there . . .” Liniers' art, reminiscent of Hergé and other great comic book artists, feelingl...

The third book in the internationally bestselling series that includes The Breadwinner, Parvana's Journey and My Name Is Parvana.Parvana's best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. But she still dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France. This is the dream that has sustained her through the terrible years in Kabul. It is the dream for which she ha...

Even though Valli spends her days picking coal and fighting with her cousins, life in the coal town of Jharia, India, is the only life she knows. She's filled with terror when she glimpses the monsters living on the other side of the train tracks — the lepers. When Valli discovers that her "aunt” is a stranger who was paid to take Valli off her family's hands, she leaves Jharia and begins a series of adventures that takes her to Kolkata, the c...

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Evelyn is both aghast and fascinated when a new boy comes to grade five and tells everyone his name is Queen. Queen wears shiny gym shorts and wants to organize a chess/environment club. His father plays weird loud music and has tattoos. How will the class react? How will Evelyn? Evelyn is an only child with a strict routine and an even stricter mother. And yet in her quiet way she notices things. She takes particular notice of this boy name...

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Massive climate change has caused a winter that will not thaw, and it seems that the forces of nature have turned on humanity itself. But in the sleepy British village of Pateley, one special girl may hold the key to the earth's survival.Wyn, an orphan, has always known that she is different. Unable to feel the biting cold of wind and snow of Pateley's endless winter, she does what she can to blend in. But when mysterious figures start to appe...

Living with the use of one's eyes can make imagining blindness difficult, but this innovative title invites readers to imagine living without sight through remarkable illustrations done with raised lines and descriptions of colors based on imagery. Braille letters accompany the illustrations and a full Braille alphabet offers sighted readers help reading along with their fingers. This extraordinary title gives young readers the ability to expe...

Charlie can't wait for school to be over. But he's wondering what particular vacation ordeal his parents have lined up for the family this summer. Canoeing with alligators in Okefenokee? Getting caught in the middle of a revolutionary shootout in Mexico? Or perhaps another trip abroad? Turns out, this summer the family is staying put, in their hometown. Montreal, Canada. A "staycation, ” his parents call it. Charlie is doubtful at first but, ...

Caramba's little brother Henry is a nightmare. He won't share anything, he squishes Caramba's favorite caterpillars, and he screams all the time. But the very worst thing about Henry is that he is learning how to fly -- much to Caramba's dismay. Caramba can't keep up with Henry who, as he learns to fly, gets into all sorts of trouble. Caramba tries to protect his little brother, but it only makes Henry unhappy. Finally Caramba ties a string ar...

A graphic novel about bullying, body image and the transformative power of fiction.Hélène has been inexplicably ostracized by the girls who were once her friends. Her school life is full of whispers and lies - Hélène weighs 216, she smells like BO. Her loving mother is too tired to be any help. Fortunately, Hélène has one consolation, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. Hélène identifies strongly with Jane's tribulations, and when she is lost in the...

Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something.But what can she do? The local elections are coming up but she's just a kid. She can't even vote!Still, Yasmin has friends - her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a...

When Kid accompanies her parents to New York City for a six-month stint of dog-sitting and home-schooling, she sees what looks like a tiny white cloud on top of their apartment building.Rumor says there's a goat living on the roof, but how can that be?

A special edition of the first book in Ellis' riveting series about headstrong young girl in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan who disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family is published to coincide with the launch of the animated movie. Includes an eight-page color insert with stills from the film.

In this powerful graphic novel from the award-winning creators of Jane, the Fox and Me, a young boy who shuttles between his alcoholic dad and his worried mom tries to summon up the courage to speak to his true love, Billie. 8 1/2 x 11 5/16.

A sophisticated and original graphic novel, about a young boy's reaction to his father's death.Harvey and his little brother are playing in the slushy streets of early spring when they learn, out of the blue, that their father has died of a heart attack. Everything changes and Harvey's favorite movie, The Incredible Shrinking Man, suddenly begins to dominate his fantasy life. When relatives try to get him to look at his father in his coffin, H...

Kiki lives with her mother, father, and repulsive old dog. Life is good except that her father, a doctor, feels compelled to constantly embark on humanitarian missions to dangerous places. No matter how persuasive her arguments, Kiki can't convince him to stay home. Her mother explains the odds -- there's very little chance her father will die because, after all, how many of her friends' fathers have died? Unconvinced, Kiki dreams up ways to b...

When their father disappears one day, Napi and her little brother Nicle decide to leave their village to find him. They set off up river on a raft. As they go, their search assumes a magical quality, becoming a journey of self-discovery. Turtles carry the raft on their backs, the children are transformed into deer, and other animals offer help and advice. Finally, an armadillo tells them that if they return home, they will find a big surprise ...