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101 Ways to Dance

What if you lusted after someone you shouldn't? What if you wanted to touch someone that you couldn't? And then... what if... you did? These are just some of the steamy questions that the teens in... more

1212: Year of the Journey

In a world where thousands are dying over matters of religion, where do you go? What do you believe? Who do you put your own faith in? These questions, so relevant to growing up in 2006, are also q... more

A Ghost in My Mirror

Poppy is visiting her grandmother. Before going to bed, she sees a picture of someone who looks just like her - Grandma's sister Daisy, who died when she was the same age as Poppy. Soon, Poppy fall... more

A Monster in My Cereal

Poppy isn't very pleased. Her father is a pain. And the worst of it is that she is stuck with him for a whole weekend while her mother and brother are away. Suddenly, the monster on the cereal box ... more

A Riddle of Roses

Fantasy fiction with Celtic influence for today's adolescent reader... Meryl's mother was a great bard - a storyteller and musician who sang of life and the world around her. Meet Meryl, already a... more

Amazing Women Athletes

This collection features ten women athletes from Canada and around the world beginning with our own, and mostly forgotten Olympian, Bobbi Rosenfeld, considered by many experts as this country's mos... more

Astonishing Women Artists

Reflections of the world through the eyes of creative trailblazers... The newest addition to the acclaimed Women's Hall of Fame Series profiles ten phenomenal women with a passion for art. Politic... more

Aunt Fred is a Witch

Leila is about to spend a weekend with her Aunt Fred, whom everyone says is a witch. When the adults leave, Aunt Fred puts on a wild outfit and scoops Leila up onto her motorcycle. After a spectacu... more

Belfry Bat the Scaredy Cat

A hilarious full-colour picture book about a timid bat who becomes the navigator for Mildred the witch in a race against the fastest rollercoaster in the world. Belfry Bat, the nicest bat you could... more

Bernadette and the Lunch Bunch

Bernadette Inez O'Brian Schwartz is a very small girl with a very long name and a very BIG imagination. Bernadette is having a hard time starting her grade three school year. Her best friend has mo... more

Bernadette in the Doghouse

Bernadette continues her adventures with the Lunch Bunch... After her triumph at the science fair - winning a special award even though she wasn't technically old enough to enter - Bernadette is re... more

Bird Brain

Poppy, heroine of the internationally bestselling chapter books A Monster in My Cereal, A Ghost in My Mirror, Witch's Brew and Poppy's Whale is involved in a new adventure. When a supply teacher di... more

Bobbie Rosenfeld

Sportswriters and broadcasters in this country agree that Bobbie Rosenfeld may be Canada's greatest female athlete of the twentieth century.A Sports Hall of Famer, Bobbie was born in 1904 in a smal... more

Courageous Women Rebels

Women who rocked the world for freedom, justice, and equality Ten biographies of women reformers from around the world who have made a difference in the realms of politics, social equality, disabi... more

Daughters of the Ark

An adventure story based on true events, real characters and legends... This historical-fiction novel features two girls, separated in time by thousands of years, who are forced to leave the... more

Dazzling Women Designers

Designing our World - from Fashion to Robots... The work of women designers touches every part of our lives. In the 1920s British furniture designer and architect Eileen Gray developed ideas for h... more

Dynamic Women Dancers

Dancing to Change the World... The women profiled here have become masters of their art, dancing and choreographing their way around the world. All of them have helped transform their style of dan... more

Environmentalists from our First Nations

The men and women profiled here are united by their work to protect the environment and to support indigenous rights. Their stories take us from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to the... more

Exceptional Women Environmentalists

From Rachel Carson, the woman who started the modern environmental movement, to Severn Cullis-Suzuki, former host of Suzuki's Nature Quest, to Marina Silva, who fights to keep the Brazilian rain fo... more

Extraordinary Women Explorers

A thirst for adventure, a deep desire to push themselves beyond their comfort zones, and innate curiosity about the world and its peoples fill the 10 biographies in Extraordinary Women Explorers. ... more

Ezzie's Emerald

By the same author as The Nordlings. Most of the time Ezzie is very happy. She has good friends and a loving family who never make her feel that she is "fat." But sometimes schoolmates tease her, a... more

Fabulous Female Physicians

Women have been doctors for a very long time. From a great variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, women have overcome great odds to heal and help their communities. This new book of ten biogra... more

Fantastic Female Filmmakers

Go behind the camera! Women have been writing, producing and directing movies since filmmaking began in the early 1900s. From taming wild dogs to filming from the open door of a plane to being nom... more

Fearless Female Journalists

Women who've changed the world by reporting on it... Ten inspirational biographies of women who risked everything - including their lives - to bring us the world's stories. Whether reporting from ... more

Gray Wolf's Search

From our new First Nations Series: Coming of Age in the Wolf Clan... In this richly illustrated picture book, young Gray Wolf lives on the Pacific Northwest coast with the other members of the Wol... more

Great Athletes from our First Nations

From Second Story's First Nations Series, Great Athletes from our First Nations profiles thirteen outstanding athletes in such diverse sports as figure skating, race car driving, skiing and bowling... more

Great Musicians from our First Nations

Music is their passion. Follow the journeys of ten talented musicians from the Native community as they make their way to the top. All of them, whether their music is traditional drumming or main... more

Great Women from our First Nations

This new title in the First Nations Series for Young Readers profiles ten outstanding women leaders. They include Suzanne Rochon-Burnett, a Matis broadcaster, journalist and First Nations advocate,... more

Great Women Leaders

Since the days of ancient Egypt, women have demonstrated their skills as leaders. The last couple of hundred years, however, have seen increasing numbers of self-made women of distinction take thei... more

Great Writers from our First Nations

A celebration of ten writers who have challenged stereotypes, told history from a perspective often silenced, and entertained millions of readers. Included is author Louise Erdrich, whose novel Lo... more

Guardian Angel House

Based on the true story of two sisters sheltered from the Nazis by a group of Catholic nuns during World War II... Mama had always told twelve-year-old Susan that there was no safe place for a Jew... more

Hana's Suitcase

From the foreword by Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu: "How extraordinary that this humble suitcase has enabled children all over the world to learn through Hana's story the terrible history ... more

Hana's Suitcase - Book and Audio CD

"Hana's Suitcase should be required reading." - Quill and Quire. "Like the documentary, the book is a treasure for children and adults." - The Toronto Star. In the spring of 2000, Fumiko Ishioka,... more

Hana's Suitcase Anniversary Album

On the 10th anniversary of the publication of Hana's Suitcase, the beloved story now in a new book with over 60 pages of added materials. Also available as a Multi-Touch Enhanced eBook exclusively... more

Hana's Suitcase on Stage

Since its publication in 2002, the story of Hana Brady, a little girl who wanted to become a teacher, has captured hearts and minds of schoolchildren and adults around the world. Since its 2006 wor... more

Hattie Pearl Click Click

This book is especially appropriate for children having difficulty with reading. Today, Janey is an adult writer who uses a computer to help children who also like to write. But when she was a girl... more

Hiding Edith

The true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish girl who was saved from the Nazis by the courage of the entire French village of Moissac. Edith's story is remarkable not only for her own bravery, ... more

Holocaust Remembrance Series Teacher Resource

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers - Guide comes in five parts with resources and activities - Explores major themes: i... more

Holocaust Remembrance Series Teacher Resource Set

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany the Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers. This package includes the five-part teaching guide and a set of ten books The Guide... more

Home Free

A GUTSY GIRL BOOK My name is Lee Mets (honest), and this is my book. I'm part of the writing club, which is fantastic, since what I want to be most is a writer. My mother says that girls don't gro... more

Incredible Women Inventors

The latest addition to the acclaimed Women's Hall of Fame Series profiles 10 incredible women with an itch to invent. Written in an accessible, engaging, and informative style, Incredible Women Inv... more

It's a Jungle in Here

"This is a delightful book." - Quill and Quire. Full of fantasy, this picture book for the very young features Allison, whose jungle-filled imagination makes every experience an exciting new adven... more

Jeremy and the Air Pirates

This hilarious sequel to Jeremy and the Aunties will entertain readers as they follow the antics of the Aunties - weird and wonderful old-lady mannequins who come to life and take over the air wave... more

Jeremy and the Aunties

"It's hard to write a really funny children's book, especially one that doesn't rely on fried worms, snot, or other childish items of humour. Jeremy and the Aunties, however, will have both adults ... more

June Callwood

This biography is the first ever for young readers on the inspiring life of June Callwood, one of Canada's greatest journalists and humanitarians. Filled with images and details of June's life from... more

Katherine and the Garbage Dump

When the first juice can was thrown into her backyard, Katherine had no idea what trouble that bit of litter would cause. A wonderfully fun, full-colour picture book, Katherine and the Garbage Dump... more

Laura Secord's Brave Walk

Laura Secord was a true heroine. In 1812, she lived with her husband and children near Niagara Falls when war was declared between the United States and the British forces in the country now known ... more

Leap

Hello summer... Hello turning fifteen! Finally, Natalie's turned fifteen. She's officially a grown-up (just tell her mother that) and ready for anything. School is out, and she and her best frien... more

Magnificent Women in Music

This book features a selection of politically active, inspiring women who have made important contributions to music history. Their stories begin in the mid-18th Century with Maria Anna "Nannerl" M... more

Men of Courage from our First Nations

Ten First Nations Men Who Inspire... The stories of these men are tales of courage, determination and honesty, often in the face of racism and adversity. Read about Larry Merculieff, who helped bri... more

Morning Star

The Underground Railroad links two girls living more than a century apart... Flower, her parents, and her baby brother have escaped from the plantation where they were kept as slaves and are makin... more

My (Worst) Best Sleepover Party

Rose decides to have a sleepover party for her birthday. What she thought was a great idea turns into a nightmare when the two most popular girls in the class declare they won't attend if Rose insi... more

Nobel's Women of Peace

Working for Peace Around the World... Each year since 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a person who has made a difference in the world. Twelve women have been given this award, and ... more

Old Photographs

Summer vacation turns into a real-life mystery tale for a teen detective... Fourteen-year-old Phoebe Hecht is slowly making her way through the long boring days of summer vacation. It doesn’... more

Phenomenal Female Entrepreneurs

Princess Backwards

Princess Fred can't quite get the hang of life in her kingdom, where everything is the reverse of what we are used to. She struggles to do things the way everyone else in the kingdom does, but peop... more

Princess to the Rescue

Why can't it be perfectly normal for a princess to save a prince?! Once upon a time, there was a princess who saved princes. This particular princess is not afraid, she is not weak, and she does n... more

Pure

With the potential for cloning already a reality, today's teens will soon have to face some major ethical questions. Who has a right to determine a person's genetic makeup? And how will we treat ou... more

Remarkable Women Writers

The acclaimed Women's Hall of Fame Series continues with profiles of ten women wordsmiths who made history in their own uniquely creative ways... From L.M. Montgomery and George Eliot to Margaret ... more

Rough Magic

Out in the midst of the ocean, rising out of the rough seas, lies a mysterious island... It has seen visitors over the years, and has learned to fear them. Humans have done nothing but take, steali... more

Sasha and the Wiggly Tooth

Sasha is the last of all of his friends to still have his baby teeth. So when one tooth becomes wiggly, he is excited, curious and also a little bit worried. After politely dismissing all efforts t... more

Sasha and the Wind

"This gentle story is sure to appeal to young readers... The illustrations are rich and colourful, and complement the text perfectly.... Sasha and the Wind is a great story for a blustery day." -Qu... more

Shanghai Escape

Spectacular Women In Space

Space is the final frontier and this collection features the biographies of ten women who have made an important contribution to the exploration of space. Included are Jerrie Cobb, who could only d... more

Super Women in Science

Another addition to the acclaimed Women's Hall of Fame Series, this book features a selection of inspiring women who have made important contributions to science. It used to be thought that women ... more

Take The Stairs

Gritty, heartfelt and ultimately redemptive stories for young adults... 64 Wilnut Street: a fifteen-storey brick building butted against a pocket of comfortable houses, some of which have pools and... more

Terrific Women Teachers

Profiles of ten inspiring women educators from around the world... Each chapter includes photographs, sidebars and fascinating facts about these groundbreaking women: Maria Montessori, founder of... more

The Amazing Adventure of LittleFish

Insatiably curious and longing for change, LittleFish takes the very young reader on a journey through the process of evolution and birth. Illustrations by Governor-General Award winner Darcia Labr... more

The Contest

A GUTSY GIRL BOOK My name is Rosy, and I'm going to be the first half-Mohawk to win an Anne of Green Gables look-alike contest... When Helen, my favorite librarian, told me about the contest, I wa... more

The Diary of Laura's Twin

A mysterious diary links modern-day Laura to Sara, a young Jewish girl fighting to stay alive during WWII... Laura has just three weeks to go before her Jewish coming of age ceremony, called a Ba... more

The First Nations Series for Young Readers Teacher Resource

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany Second Story Press' First Nations Series for Young Readers. This resource has been developed around the First Nations/Native American hol... more

The Girl Who Hated Books

"There were books in dressers and drawers and desks, in closets and cupboards and chests. There were books on the sofa and books on the stairs ..." And Meena hates all of them, as does her cat Max,... more

The Kids' Power Series Teacher Resource

This comprehensive teacher's guide is designed to accompany Second Story Press' Kid's Power Series. Just as the series tells the stories of children who have taken action on issues that are importa... more

The Night Spies

Based on real events and real characters... It is the middle of World War II, and Gabi and her mother have been lucky so far, eluding the grasp of Nazi soldiers who are sending Jewish people away ... more

The Nordlings

Readers aged 9 to 13 will appreciate the pluckiness of Notherland's inhabitants,and the rescue mission makes for an adventure-filled plot ... Peggy is a likeable and compelling character and her re... more

The Orphan Rescue

Miriam and her little brother, David, are poor. They don't have much, but they have their grandparents who love them. Miriam is upset when she has to leave school to work in a butcher shop. But so... more

The Princess Who Danced with Cranes

A beautifully illustrated fable about a land that is almost destroyed until a princess takes action to save her environment... Long ago, Princess Vivian lived in a castle surrounded by a beautiful ... more

The Righteous Smuggler

During World War II, when Hendrik, the young son of a fisherman in Amsterdam, notices his Jewish friends being barred from school and ostracized by their other classmates, he is determined to stand... more

The Scratch on the Ming Vase

An attack on her kung fu master leads a budding spy on a mysterious adventure... Born in China, Nicki Haddon was adopted by a wealthy North American family as a baby. Now sixteen, she has a talent... more

The Second Trial

What do you do when your father becomes the enemy of your family? Danny McMillan never knew that his father was abusing his mother, until a night of violence that shattered his family forever. Wat... more

The Secret of Gabi's Dresser

Based on the true story of how the author's mother was hidden from the Nazis... The heroine, Gabi, recounts how as a young Jewish girl she lived on a family farm in Eastern Europe during the Seco... more

The Shining World

The Shining World is the second book in a projected trilogy, and the sequel to The Nordlings, Kathleen McDonnell's fantasy-adventure novel published in 1999. When the story opens, sixteen-year-old... more

The Songweavers

Has Peggy destroyed the imaginative universe she created? As a teenager, Peggy has plenty on her mind without having to take care of Notherland, the imaginary world she created as a child. When a ... more

The Underground Reporters

In Budejovice, a quiet village in Czechoslovakia, laws and rules were introduced to restrict the freedom of Jewish people during the dark days of World War II. A small plot of land by the river was... more

The Way Home

A pony called Lucky and a girl named Tory, both searching for a place called Home... Tory has been bumped from foster home to foster home for most of her nine years. Living with yet another new fa... more

The Way It Is

It may be the '60s - the era of equal rights and free love - but two teens find that change is slow in coming to their small town... To Ellen Manery, a brilliant, introverted, socially isolated f... more

thinandbeautiful.com

Visit Liane Shaw's blog - www.thinandbeautiful.com - the challenge of feeling good about yourself and your body. Maddie finds a dangerous "thinspiration" on-line... Seventeen-year-old Maddie has al... more

Witch's Brew

In this fast-paced chapter book, Poppy begins to read a story about a black cat and a witch. Then, everywhere she goes she bumps into a strange-looking witch. After some deliciously scary fun, she ... more

Zoe's Extraordinary Holiday Adventures

Zoe mostly has it good. Her parents are nice, her brother isn't half bad, and her dog Ella is amazing. But Zoe thinks her life is boring - nothing ever changes. She's stuck in her wheelchair and he... more

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