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Buddy and Earl Go Exploring
Our favorite odd-couple friends explore the wilds of their house after dark in book two of the Buddy and Earl series.
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Rochdale
The fascinating story of Rochdale's rise and fall is told in this well-researched, entertaining book.
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Testament
The latest collection from poetry legend Dennis Lee, and the final book in a trilogy that includes Un (Anansi, 2003) and Yesno (Anansi, 2007).
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Junebat
Junebat is a form- and gender-disrupting debut collection that grapples with the pain of uncertainty on the path towards becoming.
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The Withdrawal Method
Haunting, fresh and humorous, Malla's inventive stories reveal the strange and wondrous found in familiar situations.
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Beyond Fate
In her 2002 CBC Massey Lectures, Margaret Visser examines why, in spite of modern ideals and freedoms, people often feel fatalistic.
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The Last Good Funeral of the Year
A pensive and poignant recollection of love, loss, marriage, mental health and the life events that have shaped the author's identity.
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Every Object Has a Story
Twenty-one Canadians share their personal connections with a unique object from the ROM’s collection in this extraordinary volume.
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A Pond, a Poet, and Three Pests
A funny new fable about artistic creation and chasing fame, inspired by one of Japan’s most beloved poets, Bashō, and his famous haiku, “The Old Pond.”
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Layaway Child
Magnificent stories about Caribbean immigrants navigating the emotional terrain of girlhood, displacement, longing, and identity across continents.
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It’ll be goodbye forever, and not because your parents said so. I’ll be gone because you won’t need me anymore.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeo scuffed the concrete with his shoe. “That won’t ever happen. I’ll always need you…. What will happen to you when I go to Dundle?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Doesn’t matter,” said Ralph. “Your parents told you to say goodbye, so that’s what we’ll do.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“But you won’t disappear in a big soccer ball just yet?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRalph shook his furry head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Good,” said Leo. “I’ve got an idea.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe told Ralph the plan. Ralph wasn’t sure at first, but Leo talked him around. 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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Leo and Ralph
Leo’s best friend is a short, furry alien named Ralph. The friends are forced say goodbye when Leo’s family moves away — but why should they?
