Part of the Awkward+Awesome children’s book series. Do you know a kid who asks too many questions? Do you know a child with a super human thirst for knowledge? Science Girl is a story for the kids who make questioning
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Lindsay Ford – Lonely Doug
Part of the Awkward+Awesome children’s book series. Although Lonely Doug stands alone, that doesn’t mean he is actually lonely. He has a big job and stands to teach us so much about life, history and the environment of B.C’s old
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Awkward+Awesome children’s book series. A story about an awkward boy, an awesome tutu and how they change the world. One day, Tommy wears a pink tutu to school. After his mother expresses her concern, Tommy decides to wear it anyway.
Continue readingLindsay Ford – Candy Bar War
Awkward+Awesome children’s book series. A story about the coolest war in history. Led by kids and inspired by the candy bar. Do you know about the time when kids gave up chocolate? That time when KIDS gave up candy? Do
Continue readingSusan Marie Conrad – Inside My Sea of Dreams
The Adventures of Kami and Suz This children’s book is adapted from my adventure memoir: Inside: One Woman’s Journey Through the Inside Passage (Epicenter Press). I’d been kayaking long distances for many years before I decided to paddle the Inside
Continue readingPhilip Symons – Pender Harbour’s Secret Agents
Four teenagers learn of an unlawful plot by big oil companies to increase profits by mis-representing what scientists are saying at a conference in Fender Harbour on Canada’s southwest coast. Graeme, one of the scientists and father of two of
Continue readingPhilip E.K. Symons – Secret Agents Defang A Dragon
Secret Agents Defang a Dragon is a ripping good read that revolves around a group of young people working together to save democracy in Canada. Though this is a work of fiction, students will be concerned that many similar events
Continue readingCaitlyn Vanderhaeghe – Emma’s Sleep Adventure
Emma’s Sleep Adventure is a children’s picture book that can be enjoyed by children and parents alike, as part of their nightiy bedtime routine. Beautifully illustrated by Deborah Maze, Emma’s Sleep Adventure is one child’s journey of discovering how to
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