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Carnival Curves
In a swirl of feathers, sequins, and self-discovery at Toronto’s 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.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18
Finding Family
Unwelcome at home, eighteen-year-old Trey starts a new life in Toronto’s Gay Village, navigating new feelings, a new environment, and new friendships.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18
Not My Crew
A drama portraying the lives of two teens caught at different ends of gang life, and a brewing conflict that could end tragically for both.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18
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.
$19.95, 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.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest 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.
$16.95, 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.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 6Lexile Reading Level: HL670L
School Statue Showdown
When an Indigenous group demands the local schools name be changed, rifts are formed within the community and the legacies of who we honour from history are challenged.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-16Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: 870L
Degrassi Junior High: 12 Book Set
Enjoy new story lines for 12 of your favourite Degrassi Jr. High characters!
$149.95, SetInterest ages: 8-18
Kids of Degrassi: 8 Book Set
Enjoy 8 new stories from The Kids of Degrassi!
$125.95, SetInterest ages: 8-18
No Limit on Love
A nonbinary romance set amidst a storm, and its character’s struggle with climate anxiety.
$14.95, 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?
$22.95, 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?
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Lexile Reading Level: HL700L
Stuck with You
Two frenemies become lovers in this story of Queer joy and playful romance.
$14.95, 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.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 810L
The Degrassi Classic Collectables
Enjoy new story lines for 20 stories from your favourite Degrassi Jr. High characters and more!
$225.95, SetInterest ages: 8-18
Not 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 5Lexile Reading Level: HL730L
Creeboy
In the literary tradition of The Outsiders comes a coming-of-age novel about teen boys and Indigenous gangs.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL590L
Denial
A teen novel about pregnancy denial.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL490L