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Welcome to the Neighbourhood
In Clea Young’s arresting sophomore collection of stories, friendships fail, families stumble, and neighbours know each other’s business.
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The poems feature spooky characters like the Chatterbox, the Ghost in the Mirror and Nightmare Jones himself, and are accompanied by breathtaking illustrations by Cindy Derby.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEW HALLOWEEN CLASSIC: Nightmare Jones is a creepy, kooky, poetic companion to frightening kids' classics like \u003cem\u003eScary Stories to Tell in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIn a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories\u003c\/em\u003e. Its spooky cover and contents make it an excellent addition to Halloween-themed collections and displays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAWARD-WINNING DUO: Shannon Bramer's most recent poetry collection for children, \u003cem\u003eRobot, Unicorn, Queen\u003c\/em\u003e (Groundwood Books; 2023), is an NCTE Notable Poetry Book and won the David Booth Children's and Youth Poetry Award in 2024. Cindy Derby is an internationally lauded illustrator, having been award the Caldecott Honor and a Golden Kite Honor for \u003cem\u003eOutside In\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperCollins; 2021), and a Crystal Kite Award for \u003cem\u003eThe Boy and the Gorilla\u003c\/em\u003e (Candlewick Press; 2020), among many others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Beautifully crafted and appropriately spine-tingling. ... Delicious poetry paired with haunting art speaks with authority to the darkness so many kids crave.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Destined to creep out the most jaded of middle- and even high-schoolers. [Derby’s] smeary illustrations, often recalling Stephen Gammell at his most macabre, echo the gleeful darkness of [Bramer’s poems].” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A true embrace of the spooky corners that exist both out in the world and in our own worst thoughts. ... Simultaneously grim and lovely.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNightmare Jones\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark delight of storytelling poems that will feel like a gift to many kids who, like Bramer and Derby, are attuned to the gothic side of life.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“An eerie, yet magical world … The poems feel as if [Alvin] Schwartz teamed up with Shel Silverstein.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of jaunty and mischievously unsettling poems for middle-grade readers from award-winning poet Shannon Bramer and artist Cindy Derby.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeName_0":"Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books of the Year","PrizeName_1":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Awards","PrizeYear_0":"2025","PrizeYear_1":"2025","ProductFormDescription":"EPUB, fixed","PublicationDate":"2025-10-07","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of jaunty and mischievously unsettling poems for middle-grade readers from award-winning poet Shannon Bramer and artist Cindy Derby.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"poems","Width":"6.75","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Nightmare Jones
A collection of jaunty and mischievously unsettling poems for middle-grade readers from award-winning poet Shannon Bramer and artist Cindy Derby.
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ages 13
to 18
/ grades 11
to 12
The Butterfly's Sting
For Bo and her siblings, the underground fight club may finally provide escape from life with an abusive uncle — but only if she can win.
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The Sunshine Project
In the final book in the Book Uncle trilogy, Anil faces a dilemma when the city decides to build a solar panel factory on the site of a mangrove forest.
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Jump at Home: Grade 6
Give your child the tools and the confidence to master math with John Mighton's revolutionary JUMP at Home Math workbook for Grade 6.
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I Never Said That I Was Brave
A taut tale of female friendship and betrayal.
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Mother Aspen
A lyrical story of an aspen grove through the seasons, inspired by the ground-breaking work of Dr. Suzanne Simard on how trees talk to each other.
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Do You Remember?
From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flowers, comes a moving look at how memories are made.
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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
A woman’s coming-of-age through a toxic relationship, isolation, and betrayal—set against the stark landscape of the far north.
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Invisible Lines
An indispensable guide to seeing and understanding our planet through the divisions we make, find, or feel.
