Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
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The Little Girl From Osoyoos
by Pearlene Clunis and Devon Clunis
Encouraging readers to embrace the diversity of people in their community and world, The Little Girl from Osoyoos tells the story of a child living in small-town Canada who is exposed to the diversity of the world's cultures by visitors from across ...
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A Dog Named Dog
by Hayli Martinson
A Dog Named Dog is a story about an ordinary dog named Dog who plays, sleeps and eats dog food—like every other dog does. But Dog isn’t interested in being like every other dog. Dog is keen to find something that makes him different. So, with the ...
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Let's Go
by Brenda E. Koch
What makes you unique? For some of us, part of what makes us unique is that we need help doing the sorts of things that other people do without thinking. Bobby is just like that. Sometimes, he wears a prosthetic to help him walk, and other times he ...
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Let's Play
by Brenda E. Koch
Everyone is unique. That is one of many things we all have in common. Some of us have two arms and two legs, and some of us don’t. Some of us can see and hear, and some of us can’t. We are all different from one another in many ways, but we are all ...
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Bullying: It Hurts
by Brenda E. Koch
Justice is a seven-year-old, who likes pizza and video games, but doesn’t like when people are mean. When a bully takes aim at Justice, over and over again, the impact takes its toll — inside and out. At last, Justice has had enough. Tired of being ...
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Buckle Up
by Stephanie Scott
Life can be challenging at times, and unpredictable, with ups and downs and all sorts of things we can’t control. It’s like driving a car on a bumpy road. We can’t wish the bumps away. We can’t control who travels those roads with us, or make the ...
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Buckle Up
by Stephanie Scott
Life can be challenging at times, and unpredictable, with ups and downs and all sorts of things we can’t control. It’s like driving a car on a bumpy road. We can’t wish the bumps away. We can’t control who travels those roads with us, or make the ...
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Free To Be... I Rely on Me
Marlo the Island Girl by Beth Poirier
Follow Marlo the island girl through her hopes and dreams as she swims amongst the orcas, sea lions and otters. Join her as she flies on fairy wings with the humming birds and dragon flies as she conquers her worries and fears. Let Marlo help you ...
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My Best Friend
by Marc St. Martin
Losing a pet is hard, but when that pet is your best friend, the loss is much harder. This book was written to showcase one young boy’s experience losing his best friend and how, with the help of his family, the sadness and feelings of loss ...
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Something Lost Something Found
by Natalia Paruzel-Gibson
Ella feels like she is stuck in a pile of gloomy mud. She misses her mom so much. So, Ella embarks on a quest to find happiness again; wishing upon a star, trying to cook it up in a magic potion, and searching for it in all the places her grieving ...
