Juvenile Fiction, People & Places
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Pepe the Travelling Penguin Goes to Galveston
Exploring the Sights of Galveston Through the Eyes of a Small Penguin by Samuel Wurz
Join Pepe the Travelling Penguin as he goes on a new adventure and finds himself in Galveston, Texas with his human friend Leo. Pepe has never seen the ocean, spent time on a beach or met other penguins. Will this be the adventure to experience...
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In Granny's Chest
by Tricia Shorey-Morris
Makaila and Christopher love to visit Granny’s house. She is the best storyteller, and her house is full of souvenirs from her travels all over the world. But when Makaila and Christopher find Granny’s attic full of old treasures, they have no...
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Kinder Kit Book of Alpha Bits
Canadian Alphabet stories from across the country by Deena Abougoush and Lila Abougouche
Alinta the ant lives in Athabasca, Alberta, under an apple tree. Badru the beaver bravely builds a dam for his bed in Bridge Lake, British Columbia. Catori the coyote wears cool clown costumes in the city of Calgary. An alphabet book with a...
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Atieno the Village Hero
by Florence Akumu Juma
“Atieno the Village Hero” is a short story depicting village life in traditional African society. The book is part of a series “Tales from my Father” recaptured by the author. The series is a collection of fiction and non-fiction African oral...
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A Snowflake's Dance
by Kathleen McLeod
Discover a fresh perspective on snow with Kathleen McLeod’s A Snowflake’s Dance. This mesmerizing journey captures the life cycle of Snowflake as it navigates through Canada’s Eastern Arctic, evolving through seasons from a crystalline snowflake...
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Amber Ambrosia
by Rae St. Clair Bridgman
After saving the sacred snakes of Narcisse, Wil Wychwood and his cousin Sophie Isidor are hailed as the new heroes of MiddleGate. Yet their journey is far from over. Wil knows the black medallion he inherited once belonged to an ancient secret...
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Our Three New Years!
by Cynthia Cheng Mintz
Tory and Andy are five-year-old twins who celebrate not one, not two, but THREE different New Years! See how the twins and their family celebrate Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and the end of the calendar year—especially the different yummy foods...
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How Santa Came to Be
The Real Story by Robert J Mazar
Dear Reader, You may think you know the story of how Santa came to be, but how can you be so sure? It’s been told so many times by so many people, it’s sure to have changed with each telling. And how do those people really know? Well, if you want...
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The Serpent's Spell
by Rae St. Clair Bridgman
Unbeknownst to ten-year-old Wil Wychwood, he comes from a long line of mages. But with the death of his grandmother and his world upended, Wil moves to live with “the Aunts” and finds himself in MiddleGate – where buses drive through brick walls...
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L'Escapade
by Shirley Leitham Jobin
Rencontrez MacCoo, une vache aimante et curieuse, qui trouve un jour le courage de traverser le ruisseau qui sépare son pâturage familier du reste du monde. Il part à la recherche de quelqu’un mais la trouver n’est que le début de ses aventures....
