Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
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Andy McBeagle
A Dog’s Journey by B Taylor
Andy McBeagle yearns to leave Cathkenney Farm and explore the world. He wants to make new friends and see new things—maybe even a palace, and a queen! But everyone keeps telling him his legs are too short for such adventures. Andy knows that he...
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I Wonder... Be Curious
by Karen Lai
The world can seem like a big and scary place … especially to a tiny little frog meeting a giraffe for the very first time! The frog is terrified of this tall new creature. But what if he could react with curiosity instead of fear? What could he...
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Gilroy’s Journey, The Day After Yesterday
by Margaret Hird
The day after yesterday wasn’t just any day. It was the day Gilroy found the Rainbow Bridge. When thirteen-year-old Gilroy, a spirited red cairn terrier, takes his final car ride, he wakes to a place of sunlight, streams, and endless meadows—a...
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The Extraordinary Journey of an Ordinary Dragonfly
by John Fuller
In the not-so-distant future, there is a lake surrounded by a meadow, in a valley enclosed by very tall, very steep mountains blanketed in a dense forest of old trees. The valley is magical and one of the last places on Earth left untouched by...
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Make Empathy Last
by Linda Grubic
Little puffin, Morty, feels uneasy about his first sleepover away from home – how will he settle in? Come along as Cyril learns about empathy and gently supports Morty, transforming an uncertain moment into a cozy, comforting memory. Make Empathy...
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Timothy Barbour's Nose
by Ron Charach
When Katy teases Timothy about his long, messy hair, she doesn't know that Tim and his Dad don't get along, and that his Dad does the family haircuts! One weekend Tim's worry about a nicked ear leads to concern about the safety of his nose. After...
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Let's Go, Darby!
by Linda Rosenbaum
The Hospital for Sick Children was Georgie's only hope...Based on a true story. It’s 1898. Ten-year-old Georgie Titus has clubfoot. He can’t walk. He can’t go to school. Kids in his small town laugh and call him names. Georgie hears about a new...
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The Dusty Cat
by Jaimie Clarke
Dusty the cat was a dusty cat. People often stared at her and made rude comments about how dusty she was. Sawyer and his mom, Dusty’s family, loved her anyway and told her she was special. One day Dusty had a big sneeze, and her dust turned into...
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Leaf and the Travel Bug
by A.A. Vickers
Leaf the chameleon likes her life in beautiful Cricket Cove. But sometimes she gets bored of looking at the same-old flowers and eating the same-old cabbage and fried crickets. Sometimes Leaf longs to see the world. When Leaf meets a mysterious,...
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The Tale of Sophie J. Sparkle
by Marjana Maisha
Sophie is an imaginative little girl who loves to read. One day, she has to go to the hospital for a rare condition called Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The hospital can be a lonely place, and she worries she won’t even be able to read her beloved...
