Storm clouds, friendship, the mystery of impossible things and a whole lot of heart collide in this extraordinary middle grade novel about a young girl navigating the foster care system in search of a real home, the one that fits just right.

April Raintree, a revised version of the novel In Search of April Raintree, is written specifically for students in grades 9 through 12. Through her characterization of two young sisters who are removed from their family, the author poignantly illustrates the difficulties that many Aboriginal people face in maintaining a positive self-identity.

A standalone high-stakes middle grade fantasy by Alysa Wishingrad, author of the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection The Verdigris Pawn. Monsters are still lurking on Barrow's Bay. Dare Coates is sure of it. No drifter or ruffian could have killed her father, the Captain of the Guard, while he was on patrol. But everyone insists that monsters have been gone for years now. Dare's mother. Her classmates. Even the governor, who swiftly marries her mother just months after her father's death. Dare's suspicions grow even stronger when the governor suddenly ships her off to the mainland, away from any hope of uncovering the truth about her father's death. Or so she thinks. Soon Dare finds solid proof that monsters still exist and she starts to question everything she's always known. Was her father who she thought he was? Who can she trust? Where is the line between good and evil? The truth hides behind danger and deception. But with the help of an unlikely crew of cohorts and a stray beastie, nothing can stop Dare from finding out what happened to her father and exposing who the real monsters are. Perfect for fans of Ellen Oh's Spirit Hunters and Lauren Oliver's The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street.

A vibrant and enchanting debut novel about an orphan girl who discovers a magical circus, perfect for fans of Kelly Barnhill and Rebecca Stead! Maddy Adriana knows that magic is real. All her life, her heart has pulled her towards things too perfect to be ordinary. One day, that tug leads her to a magical street circus, hidden in plain sight among the canals and boardwalks of Venice Beach. For the first time in Maddy's life, she finally feels like she belongs. But the circus is in grave danger. Maddy will need to confront the frightening side of magic, as well as her own deepest fears, if she's to have any hope of saving the place she dreams of calling home. This unforgettable debut shows readers the magic of following your heart and finding where you belong.

A vibrant and enchanting debut novel about an orphan girl who discovers a magical circus, perfect for fans of Kelly Barnhill and Rebecca Stead! Maddy Adriana knows that magic is real. All her life, her heart has pulled her towards things too perfect to be ordinary. One day, that tug leads her to a magical street circus, hidden in plain sight among the canals and boardwalks of Venice Beach. For the first time in Maddy's life, she finally feels like she belongs. But the circus is in grave danger. Maddy will need to confront the frightening side of magic, as well as her own deepest fears, if she's to have any hope of saving the place she dreams of calling home. This unforgettable debut shows readers the magic of following your heart and finding where you belong.

A New York Times Bestseller In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life . . . until now.   Suddenly Willow’s world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read.    * “Willow's story is one of renewal, and her journey of rebuilding the ties that unite people as a family will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page.”—School Library Journal starred review * “A graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweet—but never cloying—lessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.”—Booklist starred review * “What sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, its truly multicultural cast (Willow describes herself as a “person of color”; Mai and Quang-ha are of mixed Vietnamese, African American, and Mexican ancestry), and its tone. . . . Poignant.”—The Horn Book starred review "In achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a delightful tale of transformation that’s a celebration of life in all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory. Counting by 7s is a triumph."—Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette

From the author of The Other Boy comes a poignant and heartfelt novel that explores what it means to be a family. Perfect for fans of Counting by 7s. Nevaeh, Vic, and Mara are veterans of the Los Angeles foster care system. For over a year they’ve been staying with Mrs. K in Echo Park. Vic spends most of his time living in a dream world, Mara barely speaks, and Nevaeh is forced to act as a back-up parent. Though their situation isn’t ideal, it’s still their best home yet. Then Child Protective Services places Quentin in the house, and everything is turned upside down. Nevaeh really can’t handle watching over anyone else, especially a boy on the autism spectrum. Meanwhile, Quentin is having trouble adjusting and attempts to run away. So when Vic realizes Quentin just wants to see his mom again, he plans an “epic quest” to reunite them. It could result in the foster siblings getting sent to different group homes. But isn’t family always worth the risk?

Echo Desjardins est une métisse de 13 ans qui habite Winnipeg, au Manitoba. L'adolescente solitaire, qui vit loin de sa mère, a du mal à s'intégrer à sa nouvelle école. Un jour, lors d'un cours d'histoire donné par monsieur Bee sur la vie des autochtones au début du XIXe siècle, Echo se transporte dans le passé, jusqu'à devenir témoin privilégié de sa propre histoire, l'histoire méconnue des Métis du Canada. Elle s'appelle Echo est une série à dimension humaine, qui à travers la recherche d'identité d'une jeune Métisse, permet de découvrir ces descendants d'Européens et Autochtones qui se sont battus, et sacrifiés, pour écrire une page importante de l'histoire du Canada. Tome 1 : La guerre du Pemmican : Après avoir vu des Métis chasser des troupeaux de bisons et sympathisé avec Marie dans un camp de chasse, Echo découvre avec horreur la guerre sans merci que se livrent la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson et de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest. Au fil des jours, elle comprend à quel point ses ancêtres en souffrent, et elle décide d'en savoir plus…

Echo Desjardins est une métisse de 13 ans qui habite Winnipeg, au Manitoba. L’adolescente solitaire, qui vit loin de sa mère, a du mal à s’intégrer à sa nouvelle école. Un jour, lors d’un cours d’histoire donné par monsieur Bee sur la vie des autochtones au début du XIXe siècle, Echo se transporte dans le passé, jusqu’à devenir témoin privilégié de sa propre histoire, l’histoire méconnue des Métis du Canada. Elle s’appelle Echo est une série à dimension humaine, qui à travers la recherche d’identité d’une jeune Métisse, permet de découvrir ces descendants d’Européens et Autochtones qui se sont battus, et sacrifiés, pour écrire une page importante de l’histoire du Canada.

Echo Desjardins est une métisse de 13 ans qui habite Winnipeg, au Manitoba. L’adolescente solitaire, qui vit loin de sa mère, a du mal à s’intégrer à sa nouvelle école. Un jour, lors d’un cours d’histoire donné par monsieur Bee sur la vie des autochtones au début du XIXe siècle, Echo se transporte dans le passé, jusqu’à devenir témoin privilégié de sa propre histoire, l’histoire méconnue des Métis du Canada. Elle s’appelle Echo est une série à dimension humaine, qui à travers la recherche d’identité d’une jeune Métisse, permet de découvrir ces descendants d’Européens et Autochtones qui se sont battus, et sacrifiés, pour écrire une page importante de l’histoire du Canada. Tome 3 : La résistance du Nord-Ouest : Peu à peu, Écho s’intègre à sa nouvelle vie, mais lorsqu’elle retourne dans le passé de son peuple, elle découvre que 1885 est une ère de grands bouleversements. Les bisons ont disparu alors que les colons de l’Est arrivent quotidiennement. Les Métis font face à la faim et à l’incertitude alors que leur mode de vie traditionnel est menacé. Le gouvernement canadien ignore leurs pétitions, mais l’espoir renaît lorsque Louis Riel revient pour les aider…

Elliot's parents do not know how to take care of him. As Elliot moves from one foster home to another, his visits with his birth parents leave him anxious and conflicted about where he wants to be. At last he finds stability with a new adoptive family.

A teen wakes up in a hospital with no memory. Her skin colour and features indicate she is Indigenous, possibly Cree. She soon discovers she is no ordinary girl - and her life has no ordinary purpose.

A time-traveling adventure starring a young Métis girl. Echo Desjardins, a thirteen-year-old Métis girl, is struggling with feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new foster family. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary, and Echo's life will never be the same. During Mr. Bee's lecture, Echo finds herself transported to another time and place--a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie--and back again. In the following weeks, Echo slips back and forth in time. She visits a Métis camp, travels the old fur-trade routes and experiences the perilous era of the pemmican wars.

Echo Desjardins is adjusting to her new home, finding friends, and learning about Métis history. She just can't stop slipping back and forth in time. One ordinary afternoon in class, Echo finds herself transported to the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869. All is not well in the territory as Canadian surveyors have arrived to change the face of territory, and Métis families, who have lived there for generations, are losing access to their land. As the Resistance takes hold, Echo fears for her friends and the future of her people in the Red River Valley.

Northwest Resistance is volume three in the graphic novel series, A Girl Called Echo, by Katherena Vermette, a Governor General Award-winning writer and author of The Seven Teaching Stories (HighWater Press).