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Not Not Normal
It can be hard to see in ourselves the good things others see in us. Not Not Normal shows readers that if we let our friends in, the love they have for us can help us grow our self-confidence.
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 3
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
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
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
Denial
A teen novel about pregnancy denial.
$9.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL490L
Creeboy
In the literary tradition of The Outsiders comes a coming-of-age novel about teen boys and Indigenous gangs.
$14.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL590L
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
No One's Baby
To make decisions for the future, you have to find out the truth about your past$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile 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
Powwow Summer
A teen novel about a young woman's exploration of her Indigenous background and how it influences her identity and sense of self$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL610L
The Courage of Elfina
Realistically presented and powerfully illustrated, this teen graphic novel reveals the untold story of child exploitation and one girl's courage to escape.$24.99, HardcoverInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 760L
Locked Up
A teen fears that years in juvenile detention have made it impossible for him to make a life in the outside world.$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL520L
On the Run
A teen realizes the only way to stop ending up back in juvenile detention is to take responsibility for his decisions.$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL580L
Push Back
Zaine enters a restorative justice agreement to avoid criminal charges. But will his rage or some new gang members land him back on the streets first?$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL600L
Ride or Die
Kanika, a 15-year-old Black girl from a small town, is lured into the sex trade when she falls for an older teenage boy. Based on true-events, this book recounts the physical and emotional abuse experienced by young victims of sex trafficking, and how one girl survives and escapes.$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL610L
Saving Grad
Vienna, a mixed Native American teen, and her mother struggle to escape her step-father's constant violence by moving to a new city to start new lives.$8.99, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: HL610L
Follow Your Heart
Nisha has always been a good Tamil daughter. Her parents want her to become a doctor or an engineer but what she really loves is writing and her classmate, Todd. Can love conquer obligation?$27.99, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: 680L