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Ace and the Misfits
New to Canada, Ace is battling ignorance, bullying, and a new culture. Now he seeks to regain his confidence and show himself he has the tools to make it in his new life.
$16.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL710L
Dancehall Rebel
A teen shares her dad’s vibrant Caribbean musical legacy but is burdened by the homophobia that comes along with it. She needs to find a new path for the music and for herself.
$27.99, HardcoverInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL820L
Outta Here
A story about choice, and the overwhelming feeling that happens when a teen is faced with making major life choices alone. This novel is a hard-hitting portrayal of a reality faced by many teens in families touched by the epidemic of opioid addiction.
$14.99, PaperbackReading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: HL470L
Poison Town
Everything seems sick in Addie’s town; even the crows have trouble flying. Now she's out to prove the local plant is covering up its polluting ways.
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 6Lexile Reading Level: HL670L
No Limit on Love
A nonbinary romance set amidst a storm, and its character’s struggle with climate anxiety.
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL640L
One Summer in Vancouver
Tom has run away from his non-affirming parents, and landed in Vancouver during the Gay Games! Is it time to come out?
$16.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL620L
Shades of Black
How big a price should a Black teen have to pay to feel safe in a dangerous new environment?
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Lexile Reading Level: HL700L
Stuck with You
Two frenemies become lovers in this story of Queer joy and playful romance.
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL550L
The Hoop and the Harm
Author Jawara Pedican brings the vivid authenticity of lived experience in the basketball hotbed of West Indian Toronto to The Hoop and the Harm.
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 810L
Creeboy
In the literary tradition of The Outsiders comes a coming-of-age novel about teen boys and Indigenous gangs.
$9.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL590L
Denial
A teen novel about pregnancy denial.
$9.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL490L
Hoopers
The story of a young Black teen who is too caught up in the basketball image to put in the work to play well.
$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 620L
Spin Out
A teen has to come to terms with his life when online car-racing and reality collide.$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3
Open Secrets
A teen girl faces sexual harassment and misogyny when she tries to succeed in the local music scene.
$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL550L
No Known Address
A teen in conflict with his parents searches for a place to live and a way to keep his life together.
$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL530L
Long Bomb
Ed doesn't look like a football star. But can he play like one?$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL600L
Ace of Hearts
Alvin is ready for romance, but he may never be ready for more$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 800L
Easy Out
When playing out of your league, do your best to be the best$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL620L
The Comeback
Soccer is the best medicine$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL540L