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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?
$22.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Secret Me
Secret Me is a coming-out story that reflects the lives of teens today. It’s a moving romance of authenticity and heart.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13+Shades of Black
How big a price should a Black teen have to pay to feel safe in a dangerous new environment?
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Stuck with You
Two frenemies become lovers in this story of Queer joy and playful romance.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18
Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Sixties Scoop and the Stolen Lives of Indigenous Children
An examination of the Sixties Scoop – a child welfare policy in Canada that saw the removal of Indigenous children from their families, often by force.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Inuit Relocations
The Inuit community has proven resilient to many attempts at assimilation, relocation and evacuation to the south. The Canadian government has apologized for their racist policies.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Biphobia: Deal With It
A reader-directed exploration of biphobia and bi-erasure within society.
$24.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 9-14No Limit on Love
A nonbinary romance set amidst a storm, and its character’s struggle with climate anxiety.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18
New Releases in Young Adult Fiction
Escape from the Wildfire
Jack loves mountain biking, and when his dad forbids him to ride in the forest surrounding Lytton because of the risk of wildfire, the reality of BC’s heat dome sets in. Days later, the village of Lytton burns down, forcing Jack to evacuate to Merritt.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 11-18Reading level: Grade 2Not Talking About You
Not Talking About You portrays racism as it occurs amongst young Canadians today. It explores the impact on the target and on bystanders who have to decide how to react when they find a racist youth in their midst.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-16Reading level: Grade 2Creeboy
In the literary tradition of The Outsiders comes a coming-of-age novel about teen boys and Indigenous gangs.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Denial
A teen novel about pregnancy denial.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2
Bank Shot
The story of how a young teen girl tries to balance responsibilities at home with a chance to play basketball.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL570LHoopers
The story of a young Black teen who is too caught up in the basketball image to put in the work to play well.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 620LJamilah at the End of the World
A Palestinian-Canadian teen girl’s anxiety about climate change causes conflict with her family and makes it seem futile to plan for her future.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Lexile Reading Level: HL710LPaddle Battle
A teen boy learns that trusting his team and trying his best helps him accept change and adapt to it.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL580L
Young Adult Non-Fiction
Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The LGBT Purge and the fight for equal rights in Canada
Until recently, Canadian laws discriminated against LGBTq2+ people. Those in the Canadian Military, RCMP and civil service were targeted specifically.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools
This updated edition includes the findings of unmarked graves at residential schools and examines the work still to be done to implement the Calls to Action of the TRC Report
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville
In the 1960s, after ignoring the Black community’s repeated petitions for basic services, the City of Halifax bulldozed Africville in the name of urban renewal.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis
In 1939, a ship of Jewish refugees, including hundreds of children, was turned away by the Canadian government, fuelled by anti-Semitic sentiments. In 2018, Canada apologized.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 7
LGBT+ Novels
In a Heartbeat
A romance about a trans teen boy who wants to get away to reinvent himself, only to find someone who loves him for who he is.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL530LWalk This Way
A romance about a teen who feels he has to hide the fact that he does drag to get a boyfriend.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL620LThe Love Code
A lesbian teen romance set in the competitive world of technology and robotics.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL540LConfessions of a Teenage Drag King
A teen living a double life discovers that the girl they have a crush on appreciates both aspects of their identity.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL600L
The Player
A gay hockey player in a secret relationship with a teammate worries how coming out will affect their chances in the sport.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL370LLove, IRL
A same-sex romance that explores what happens when love online and in the real world collide.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Ace of Hearts
Alvin is ready for romance, but he may never be ready for more$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 800LWe Three
A teen finds romance at summer camp and becomes the centre of a polyamorous relationship with two very different partners.$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18