Juvenile Fiction, Social Themes
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Two Times as Much Love
A Separation and Divorce Story for Parents and Children by Eileen Beltzner
A parent-child read-together story, Two Times as Much Love also includes a mindful self-compassion tool box with simple practices to grow mindfulness, self-kindness and inner strength. One day, out of the blue, Alexander’s parents announce they...
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Paul Immigrates to Canada
by Heather Crichlow
Paul’s pretty sure his mother doesn’t love him: why else would she go away to Canada and leave him with his gran in Barbados for six whole years? She was supposed to send for him one year after she went away, and then two years, and then three…...
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Breathe to Relieve
by Linda Grubic
Little moose, Spruce, feels nervous while playing on the teeter-totter - but what is he to do? Come along as Spruce and his friend Mabel discover how to find peace and balance when faced with moments of nervousness. Breathe to Relieve is the...
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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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Hopper's Magical Adventure
by Keith Capstick and Diane Riley
Hopper the bunny loves his wonderful, comfy home, but he feels ready for an adventure. He has heard about a magical place of great beauty and wonder, so he sets off to find it. Along the way, Hopper is faced with challenges. Every challenge makes...
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Who Killed Cock Robin?
A Reimagined Classic by Ron Charach
"Who Killed Cock Robin" is a re-imagining of the classic English poem that dates back to 1744! Cock Robin is slain, a sparrow confesses in the very first verse to being the culprit, (but might she have shot him by accident?) A rich slate of birds...
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The Rocket Ship
A fun introduction to self reliance by Charlie Lord
Doug's back! And this time, he’s going to learn what to do when things don’t go his way. One night, Doug dreams about an amazing red rocket ship. He decides to make that dream come true and, with the help of his friends, design and build the...
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What Happened To My Poppy?
A Children's Book for Learning About Grief by Alison Abou-Heif Ovenell
Mimi and Poppy live together in a pretty house with their cat, Iris. They love gardening, going for walks, and spending time with their three precious grandchildren, who visit them often. One day, Poppy doesn’t feel well. He goes to bed to rest,...
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Everything Happens For A Reason
by Dr. Stacey Scott and Kyra Scott
SPLAT! After she trips and ends up face down in a mud puddle, Lucy-Loo is not feeling confident about soccer try-outs. Still, when her best friend Tallulah makes the team, but she doesn’t, Lucy is crushed. Lucy’s friends and family comfort her...
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From My Treehouse I Can See...
by Angèle Watrin Prodaehl
Climb up into a beautiful treehouse perched high in a grand elm tree… From here, young readers will experience the page-turning wonders of the seasons in a prairie wetland—the sights and sounds of nature, from frogs and beetles in spring to...
