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Money Deal With It
Money can't buy happiness, but it can lead to all sorts of conflict. This important new book will help kids make change when costly conflicts arise.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9+
Procrastination Deal With It
Like everyone, kids sometimes put things off. It may be when they're tired, a task is unpleasant, or they simply don't know how to get started. This book offers strategies for dealing with the conflicts that arise when people procrastinate.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9+
Dream Racer
Zoë's caught the racing bug. She thinks she might even have the stuff to become a racecar engineer one day. But Zoë's mother has another dream for her daughter, and it's called "Zoë Kendall, M.D."
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4
Strange Beauty
There are some things a teen can take for granted, or so Penny thinks. Beautiful girls get all the breaks. An eccentric old woman is going to be the target of every kid in the 'hood. But what if things are not all they seem?
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 3
The Ginger Princess
Mimi is horrified when the neighbourhood bully kidnaps a cat for what he darkly calls "an experiment." But what can a small nine-year-old do against a big, tough, eleven-year-old like Ricky?$7.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 6-10Reading level: Grade 4
Lying Deal With It
This book will help kids deal straight up with conflict and lying, whether they have lied, been lied to, or witnessed others struggling to tell the truth.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9+
Privacy Deal With It
From keeping secrets to staying safe on the internet, this book looks at issues relating to privacy and how kids can cope with the conflicts that arise when trust is broken.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9+
Northern Star
It seems Peter Kuiksak's star just keeps rising. But being the centre of attention isn't all it's cracked up to be. It seems no one sees Peter as just Peter anymore.
Inspired by the career of NHL star Jordin Tootoo, Northern Star continues one exceptional player's journey, started in Roughing and Against the Boards, toward hockey greatness.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL610L
All In
Todd Lerner's never been much of a student, but he's got plenty of street smarts and he's a mean poker player. If Todd wants to date the girl of his dreams, he'll need cash and plenty of it. Soon, a weekly poker game turns into a costly and dangerous obsession, and Todd's luck begins to change.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4
Tattoo Heaven
To an outsider, it might seem like an uneventful summer, but to Jackie it's a whole new world. Her father has a new girlfriend -- a young tattoo-artist named Nicole. Her mother seems more interested in Theresa, the sick girl living across the street, than she is in her own daughter.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4
Authority Deal With It
Young people receive a lot of mixed message when it comes to dealing with authority figures, this book shows children how to communicate effectively with those in charge.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9+
Misconduct Deal With It
Rules are all around us -- at school, at home and even on the street. This book demonstrates that young people always have the power to make thoughtful choices, even when a rule seems overly strict or unfair.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9+
Rudeness Deal With It
Demonstrating good manners goes way beyond not talking with your mouth full. This book shows kids just how harmful rudeness can be, and explains how the keys to conflict resolution are also the basis of good manners everywhere.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9+
Against the Boards
Peter has made it onto an AAA Bantam team and is now playing hockey in Edmonton. But this shy boy from the Northwest Territories is having a hard time adjusting to his new life.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9-13
At Risk
Tia is spending the summer working at a special ranch for at-risk youth. She tries to bond with Sage, a street kid who has been given one last chance to get her life together. But when money goes missing, all fingers point to the troubled teen.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4
Every Move
Emily and her friends come to the aid of a stranger who is being bullied by a gang. Emily forgets about the incident, but the young man she helped becomes fixated on her.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4
Competition Deal With It
Competition looks at ways kids can harness the competitive spirit to accomplish their goals while managing conflicts that can grow out of challenges and rivalries.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9+
Ceiling Stars
Ceiling Stars is a moving story about the strength and limits of friendship in the presence of mental illness.
$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4
Interference
Josh has finally made it to an elite hockey team but no one knows that he has Type 1 diabetes -- and it's getting more serious by the day.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Lexile Reading Level: 610L