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Tarcadia : a novel /

Campbell, Jonathan, 1961-


The Chisholms are a rollicking, unpredictable family living in the north end of Sydney, Nova Scotia. At the start of the summer, fourteen-year-old Michael, his older brother Sid, and two of their friends find a raft on the tar ponds. It seems the ideal start to the holidays, but over the course of the summer Michael's family gradually stops making sense. This is a thrilling first novel, bristling with humorous encounters, witty family banter, camaraderie, and a boy's response to overwhelming uncertainty and loss.
Date Published:2004

The Chisholms are a rollicking, unpredictable family living in the north end of Sydney, Nova Scotia. At the start of the summer, fourteen-year-old Michael, his older brother Sid, and two of their friends find a raft on the tar ponds. It seems the ideal start to the holidays, but over the course of the summer Michael's family gradually stops making sense. This is a thrilling first novel, bristling with humorous encounters, witty family banter, camaraderie, and a boy's response to overwhelming uncertainty and loss.

Date Published:2004

The space between us

Umrigar, Thrity N..


Originally published: New York : William Morrow, 2005. Includes "P.S. Insights, Interviews & More ..." Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it is the story of two compelling and achingly real women: Sera Dubash, an upper-middle-class Parsi housewife whose opulent surroundings hide the shame and disappointment of her abusive marriage, and Bhima, a stoic illiterate hardened by a life of despair and loss, who has worked in the Dubash household for more than twenty years. A powerful and perceptive literary masterwork, author Thrity Umrigar's extraordinary novel demonstrates how the lives of the rich and poor are intrinsically connected yet vastly removed from each other, and how the strong bonds of womanhood are eternally opposed by the divisions of class and culture.
Date Published:2007

Originally published: New York : William Morrow, 2005. Includes "P.S. Insights, Interviews & More ..." Poignant, evocative, and unforgettable, The Space Between Us is an intimate portrait of a distant yet familiar world. Set in modern-day India, it is the story of two compelling and achingly real women: Sera Dubash, an upper-middle-class Parsi housewife whose opulent surroundings hide the shame and disappointment of her abusive marriage, and Bhima, a stoic illiterate hardened by a life of despair and loss, who has worked in the Dubash household for more than twenty years. A powerful and perceptive literary masterwork, author Thrity Umrigar's extraordinary novel demonstrates how the lives of the rich and poor are intrinsically connected yet vastly removed from each other, and how the strong bonds of womanhood are eternally opposed by the divisions of class and culture.

Date Published:2007

Today I will fly!

Willems, Mo


While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical, but when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen.
Date Published:2018

The crayons love our planet

Daywalt, Drew,


The hilarious Crayons are back in this celebration of our planet and their contributions to it - white ice caps, green trees, blue oceans and skies, brown soil and even wheat!
Date Published:2024

The humble pie

John, Jory,


The Humble Pie likes to give others the spotlight. Aw, shucks! -- they deserve it! But when he's paired with his best friend, Jake the Cake, for a school project, he soon realizes that staying in the shadows isn't always as sweet as pie.
Date Published:2025

One goose, two moose

Tudor, Kael,


"OK, everyone, line up! One goose, two moose, three goose, four. Five goose, six moose, seven goose, more. WAIT! Welcome to the ice cream shop, where there’s a goose line, a moose line and a slightly bossy goose who wants everyone to be IN THE RIGHT LINE, PLEASE! That sounds easy enough, doesn’t it? This brilliantly funny picture book perfectly captures the chaos of lining up, and features a fun counting element too."--
Date Published:2025

"OK, everyone, line up! One goose, two moose, three goose, four. Five goose, six moose, seven goose, more. WAIT! Welcome to the ice cream shop, where there’s a goose line, a moose line and a slightly bossy goose who wants everyone to be IN THE RIGHT LINE, PLEASE! That sounds easy enough, doesn’t it? This brilliantly funny picture book perfectly captures the chaos of lining up, and features a fun counting element too."--

Date Published:2025

I escaped an Enderman!

Webster, Christy,


"In this full-color Mobs of Minecraft storybook, new player Sam encounters the strange and terrifying Enderman for the first time. Readers can learn how to survive and defeat these hostile mobs!" --
Date Published:2026

Journey of the Snow Golem

Webster, Christy,


Befriend a Snow Golem and learn its secrets in this full-color storybook based on Minecraft, the world's best-selling video game!
Date Published:2025

Pass the fritters, critters

Chapman, Cheryl


Hungry animals passing food during a meal learn that "please" is a magic word.
Date Published:1994

Beginnings of sports

Dobbie, Mike.


Includes index.
Date Published:2001

I spy a soccer ball

Marzollo, Dan,



Date Published:2025

The spy on third base

Christopher, Matt


"A Springboard book" A third baseman is sick with anxiety about whether or not to help his team by using his knack for knowing where the batter is going to hit the ball.
Date Published:1988

The ugly place

Deal, Laura,


A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather to the fish and mud. This is the place they come to whenever they feel ugly. But as the child closes their eyes and listens, the sound of the waves reminds them to breathe. The tiny krill flick their tails, and the brightly coloured sea stars seem to glow. What they once saw as an ugly landscape is now wonderful and vibrant, and alive with music and beauty.
Date Published:2022

A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather to the fish and mud. This is the place they come to whenever they feel ugly. But as the child closes their eyes and listens, the sound of the waves reminds them to breathe. The tiny krill flick their tails, and the brightly coloured sea stars seem to glow. What they once saw as an ugly landscape is now wonderful and vibrant, and alive with music and beauty.

Date Published:2022

Stay away from the tree house

Stine, R.L.,


"No one ever goes into the Fear Street woods at night. Not if they want to come out again. But Dylan and Steve just found a cool tree house there--one that's supposed to be haunted. Are the creepy stories true? Sylan and Steve are going to find out. They're spending the night in the tree house in the woods. Just the two of them. And one ghost"--
Date Published:2026

Eye of the fortuneteller

Stine, R.L.,


"Who's afraid of the ghosts of Fear Street? Not Kelsey Moore. She's lived on Fear Street all her life, and she's not afraid of anything. Until she meets Madame Valda -- a strange old woman who says she can see into the future. She tells Kelsey that only fools are fearless. Kelsey just laughs. But Kelsey isn't laughing when she climbs into bed -- and finds it full of disgusting sand crabs. Or when she goes for a swim -- and finds the ocean swarming with giant jellyfish! All of Kelsey's worst fears are coming to life! Has Madame Valda doomed Kelsey to live in fear forever?"--
Date Published:2026

"Who's afraid of the ghosts of Fear Street? Not Kelsey Moore. She's lived on Fear Street all her life, and she's not afraid of anything. Until she meets Madame Valda -- a strange old woman who says she can see into the future. She tells Kelsey that only fools are fearless. Kelsey just laughs. But Kelsey isn't laughing when she climbs into bed -- and finds it full of disgusting sand crabs. Or when she goes for a swim -- and finds the ocean swarming with giant jellyfish! All of Kelsey's worst fears are coming to life! Has Madame Valda doomed Kelsey to live in fear forever?"--

Date Published:2026

I spy ocean animals

Marzollo, Dan,


Ocean Animals themed seek and find book.
Date Published:2025

Speechless

Sherrard, Valerie


"No one pays much attention to you if you don't have much to say, so there was no way I could have predicted what would happen when I stopped talking altogether." When his teacher announces that it's time for the yearly class speeches, Griffin Maxwell starts to sweat. His past experience with the dreaded speech was humiliating, to say the least, and he just knows there's no way he can go through that again. So Griffin's best friend, Bryan, comes up with a solution - one that's so simple it just has to work. But neither boy can begin to predict the bizarre chain of events that will be set in place when Griffin goes along with the idea. From squaring off with the school bully to reading a teacher's private letters, Griffin Maxwell will have to face things he never imagined, and all without saying a word!
Date Published:2007

"No one pays much attention to you if you don't have much to say, so there was no way I could have predicted what would happen when I stopped talking altogether." When his teacher announces that it's time for the yearly class speeches, Griffin Maxwell starts to sweat. His past experience with the dreaded speech was humiliating, to say the least, and he just knows there's no way he can go through that again. So Griffin's best friend, Bryan, comes up with a solution - one that's so simple it just has to work. But neither boy can begin to predict the bizarre chain of events that will be set in place when Griffin goes along with the idea. From squaring off with the school bully to reading a teacher's private letters, Griffin Maxwell will have to face things he never imagined, and all without saying a word!

Date Published:2007

The god of small things

Roy, Arundhati.


Set mainly in Kerala, India, in 1969, The God of Small Things is the story of Rahel and her twin brother Estha, who learn that their whole world can change in a single day, that love and life can be lost in a moment. Armed only with the invincible innocence of children, they seek to craft a childhood for themselves amid the wreckage that constitutes their family.
Date Published:1997

Pete the Kitty and the mermaid's sandcastle

Dean, Kim, 1969-


My first I can read book. Pete the Kitty and his mermaid friend Jessie work together to build a sandcastle. But the castle is missing something. Will one shell, two barnacles, three strands of seaweed, and more gifts from the sea be enough to make their sandcastle the best it can be.
Date Published:2025

The secrets of Drearcliff Grange School

Newman, Kim,


A week after her mother found her sleeping on the ceiling, Amy Thomsett is delivered to her new school, Drearcliff Grange in Somerset. Although it looks like a regular boarding school, Amy learns that Drearcliff girls are special, the daughters of criminal masterminds, outlaw scientists and master magicians. Several of the pupils also have special gifts like Amy's, and when one of the girls in her dormitory is abducted by a mysterious group in black hoods, Amy forms a secret, superpowered society called the Moth Club to rescue their friend. They soon discover that the Hooded Conspiracy runs through the School, and it's up to the Moth Club to get to the heart of it.
Date Published:2015

A week after her mother found her sleeping on the ceiling, Amy Thomsett is delivered to her new school, Drearcliff Grange in Somerset. Although it looks like a regular boarding school, Amy learns that Drearcliff girls are special, the daughters of criminal masterminds, outlaw scientists and master magicians. Several of the pupils also have special gifts like Amy's, and when one of the girls in her dormitory is abducted by a mysterious group in black hoods, Amy forms a secret, superpowered society called the Moth Club to rescue their friend. They soon discover that the Hooded Conspiracy runs through the School, and it's up to the Moth Club to get to the heart of it.

Date Published:2015