{"id":12,"date":"2021-04-30T18:58:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/childrens-us\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:46:19","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:34px\">Forthcoming Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-carousel-style is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-carousel-style is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/handpicked-products\" data-columns=\"4\" data-orderby=\"menu_order\" data-products=\"[3984,3832,3980,3990]\" class=\"wc-block-grid wp-block-handpicked-products wp-block-woocommerce-handpicked-products wc-block-handpicked-products has-4-columns has-multiple-rows\"><ul class=\"wc-block-grid__products\"><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/a-home-for-lucy\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601-300x464.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"A Home for Lucy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601-300x464.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601-600x927.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420601.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">A Home for Lucy<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/mike-levitt\/\">Mike Levitt<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>A romance in which two teens bond over a personal connection to homelessness and together lead a community effort to rebuild an abandoned trailer park.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 12-14<\/div><\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/between-classes\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540-300x464.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Between Classes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540-300x464.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540-1325x2048.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540-600x927.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420540.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">Between Classes<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/angelot-ndongmo\/\">Angelot Ndongmo<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>Moving from Jamaica to a Toronto high school driven by class and status, Derell tries to navigate ambition and romance.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 12-14<\/div><\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/finding-family\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110-300x464.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Finding Family\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110-300x464.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110-768x1188.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110-993x1536.jpg 993w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110-1324x2048.jpg 1324w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110-600x928.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/9781459418110.jpg 1648w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">Finding Family<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/kamilah-haywood\/\">Kamilah Haywood<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>Unwelcome at home, eighteen-year-old Trey starts a new life in Toronto\u2019s Gay Village, navigating new feelings, a new environment, and new friendships.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 12-14<\/div><\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/peril-at-hells-gate\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632-300x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Peril at Hell&#039;s Gate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632-300x465.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632-768x1191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632-990x1536.jpg 990w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632-1320x2048.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632-600x931.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/9781459420632.jpg 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">Peril at Hell&#8217;s Gate<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/bill-freeman\/\">Bill Freeman<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>A historical adventure of friendship and survival, set against the rugged backdrop of the mountains and the Fraser River Canyon in BC during the building of the transcontinental railroad.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 8-12<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:34px\">Recent Releases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-carousel-style is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-carousel-style is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/handpicked-products\" data-orderby=\"menu_order\" data-products=\"[3829,3831,3830,3682,3816,3813]\" class=\"wc-block-grid wp-block-handpicked-products wp-block-woocommerce-handpicked-products wc-block-handpicked-products has-3-columns has-multiple-rows\"><ul class=\"wc-block-grid__products\"><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/ace-and-the-misfits-vs-the-soccer-knights\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342-300x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Ace and the Misfits vs. the Soccer Knights\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342-300x465.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342-768x1191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342-990x1536.jpg 990w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342-1320x2048.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342-600x931.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420342.jpg 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">Ace and the Misfits vs. the Soccer Knights<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/eddie-kawooya\/\">Eddie Kawooya<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>Ace and his friends must prove their soccer talents in an exciting and fast-paced multicultural sports story.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 8-14<\/div><\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/carnival-curves\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014-300x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Carnival Curves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014-300x465.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014-768x1191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014-991x1536.jpg 991w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014-1321x2048.jpg 1321w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014-600x930.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420014.jpg 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">Carnival Curves<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/stacey-robinson\/\">Stacey Robinson<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>In a swirl of feathers, sequins, and self-discovery at Toronto\u2019s Caribbean Carnival, Karla and Nneka embrace the power of cultural tradition, the importance of self-love, and what it truly means to celebrate who you are.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 12-18<\/div><\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/hacking-heartbreak\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452-300x468.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Hacking Heartbreak\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452-300x468.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452-768x1198.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452-985x1536.jpg 985w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452-1313x2048.jpg 1313w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452-600x936.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/68f30_9781459419452.jpg 1635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">Hacking Heartbreak<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/kevin-heronjones\/\">Kevin heronJones<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>After hacking the social media accounts of his crush, Baron is in a race against the clock to fix the mess he made and save her from serious consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$14.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 12-18<\/div><\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/love-on-planet-a\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380-300x465.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Love on Planet A\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380-300x465.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380-768x1191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380-990x1536.jpg 990w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380-1320x2048.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380-600x931.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/9781459420380.jpg 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">Love on Planet A<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/christina-minaki\/\">Christina Minaki<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>Lydia navigates ableism, activism, and romance in a touching coming-of-age story.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 8-14<\/div><\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/my-green-style\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236-300x463.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"My Green Style\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236-300x463.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236-1327x2048.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236-600x926.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/65eef_9781459420236.jpg 1654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">My Green Style<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/lea-beddia\/\">Lea Beddia<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>A teen decides to create upcycled clothing for a fashion show and expose the costs of fast fashion \u2013 and learns about effective activism<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 8-14<\/div><\/li><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens-us\/product\/my-true-colours\/\" class=\"wc-block-grid__product-link\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><div class=\"wc-block-grid__product-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090-300x463.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"My True Colours\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090-300x463.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090-995x1536.jpg 995w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090-1327x2048.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090-600x926.jpg 600w, https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/10\/a1dd4_9781459420090.jpg 1654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"product-title\">My True Colours<\/h3><\/a><div class=\"product-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/contributor\/mike-levitt\/\">Mike Levitt<\/a><\/div><div class=\"product-promo\"><p>A compassionate book about a teen who rethinks his own bigoted perspective after learning that a valued friend is trans.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"product-price\">$16.99, Paperback<\/div><div class=\"reading-ages\"><span>Interest ages:<\/span> 8-14<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:34px\">LGBTQ+ Romance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-carousel-style is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-carousel-style is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/handpicked-products\" data-orderby=\"menu_order\" data-products=\"[3818,3820,3809,3164,3161,3683]\" class=\"wc-block-grid wp-block-handpicked-products wp-block-woocommerce-handpicked-products wc-block-handpicked-products has-3-columns has-multiple-rows\"><ul class=\"wc-block-grid__products\"><li class=\"wc-block-grid__product\"><a 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