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Below are some of our most recently released books.
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The Birdman of Stewart Drive
by Sharon Hogg
A pigeon, a sparrow, a crossbill and a robin, Each bird needed human attention to survive and the Birdman of Stewart Drive was called into action. While the four stories I share in this book are done so in a fictitious manner, the events are true accounts. I hope that children of all ages will enjoy them, and they will spark family conversations about real-life situations, and valuable lessons will be learned.
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Shifting Light
A Collection of Two Novellas: Renewal and Residual by Blaire Hoffos Peterson
Author Blaire Hoffos Peterson takes an innovative approach to storytelling in Shifting Light, in which she focuses on themes of fractured family relations and the effect on youth of grief and socio-economic disadvantage. The book comprises two novellas, the first of which, Renewal, tells of best friends Drake and Tish (Patricia), teenagers who come from very different backgrounds, but each of whom suffers from neglect in a dysfunctional family. When they set out on an adventure to explore an abandoned house on Hallowe’en, the story veers into the paranormal with a shocking discovery that just may show them the way to healing, and ultimately, to closure and a better future. In Residual, the second novella, sisters Danny and Angelica struggle to come to terms with the abuse and neglect they suffered as children at the hands of their alcoholic and drug-addicted mother as she lies dying in hospital. One year later, while in Mexico on vacation, they get a mysterious phone call that will catapult them into a shadowy underworld that offers them a life of wealth and luxury they never could have imagined. Good fortune or bad? They’ll have to decide.
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In the Dead of the Night
by Jeanne Flemming
When the owner of the crumbling local resort suffers a stroke and his family begin circling, the people of St. Mark’s, New Brunswick know some feathers will be ruffled. But they aren’t expecting their tranquillity to be shattered quite so completely, as an unexpected corpse appears. Blaine Stevens, the old man’s grandson, is found dead on the shore of the Bay of Fundy. The millionaire techie whiz kid could have just gotten lost in the woods—except for all the stab wounds. A former Toronto beat cop turned small-town constable, Laura West is called in alongside the RCMP to investigate. Already facing the problems of being “from away” in a small town where everyone knows everyone else, she must balance the demands of her personal life while navigating the deep pockets and deeper rifts in the Stevens family, which reach across borders and into boardrooms as far away as Silicon Valley. But just like the tides in the Bay, danger always comes back to where it began.
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Slogging North of 60
Half a century of ski trekking through the Yukon and beyond by Peter Heebink and Karen McColl
Join the author and over 160 companions as they journey through 15,000 km of true north landscapes. This book is an account of more than 1,500 days and nights, over 45 winters, travelling through the backcountry of the Yukon and into N.W.T., B.C., and Alaska. These self-supported ski and snowshoe expeditions weave through First Nation Traditional Territories, across pristine rivers and over mountain passes. Routes span the western reaches of Mount Logan to the eastern edges of the Ragged Range Mountains, and forge a continuous path from the shores of the Beaufort Sea to Juneau, Alaska. These are stories of resilience, ingenuity, camaraderie, and an unyielding spirit of exploration.
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If They'd Only Known
by Susan Leon
A missing child. A fractured family. A truth buried in time. TJ “Jack” Kelly was just a teenager when eight-year-old Marla Ferguson—the sister of his high school sweetheart Shannon—was kidnapped, leaving her twin brother injured and her family shattered. When the case went cold, guilt, anger, and unanswered questions drove everyone apart—including Jack, whose dream of becoming a police officer was forged in the aftermath of Marla’s disappearance. Nineteen years later Jack, now a homicide detective, returns to his hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario, when another young girl—a dead ringer for Marla—is found raped and murdered. As the killer begins to taunt the police and the Ferguson family, he must confront long-buried secrets, resurfacing resentments, and a past that refuses to stay buried. Jack and his partner Tony Caruso race to uncover the truth before more girls are killed—perhaps even the woman Jack has never stopped loving. If They’d Only Known is a haunting cold case crime novel about trauma, memory, and the devastating ripple effects of violence. For the reader who loves stories that explore what tragedy leaves behind not just who committed the crime.
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Tiny Toad Goes Home
by Lawrence Litzgus
When Benjamin finds a tiny toad in the forest near his house, he falls in love with it right away. It would make the perfect pet! Benjamin takes the toad home and sets it up in an old fish tank, with all the fresh water and bugs it needs. But no matter what Benjamin does, the tiny toad won’t eat. How can Benjamin make his tiny friend happy? Will it ever feel comfortable in its new home? Tiny Toad Goes Home is a beautiful story that tugs on your heartstrings but ultimately leaves you feeling good. It teaches children about environmental responsibility and respect, stewardship of nature, and how to have empathy for creatures that are very different from ourselves. The world needs more kindness, especially directed toward nature's vulnerable creatures, and Benjamin's story reminds us that, at the end of the day, one's love for nature's creatures is sometimes best shared from afar.
