Black History in Canada

A joyful, positive, read-together book celebrating boys with natural black hair that will have kids everywhere chanting: "I am born to be awesome!" Boys will love seeing strong, happy reflections of themselves in this vibrant, rhythmic book full of hip Black hairstyles.

Maiko is homesick after moving from Tanzania to Canada. He often thinks about the big baobab tree at the center of his old village and adopts the little spruce in his new yard. When it's threatened to be cut down, Maiko knows he can't let that happen!

Nic is an aspiring musician whose life spans two different worlds -- his suburban school where he wows his friends in orchestra, and the busy city streets of his home where he's jostled by the crowd.

Jayden sees nature everywhere. Mama doesn't believe there's nature in the city, so Jayden sets out to help Mama see what he sees. With the help of his friend Mr. Curtis, Jayden plants the seeds of a community garden and brings together his neighbors and Mama.

These short, vibrant tanka poems about Black boys and young men depict thirteen views of everyday life: dressed in Sunday best, running to catch a bus, growing up to be teachers, and much more, each illustrated by a different artist!

Scoob and his grandmother G'ma embark on a roadtrip to the attractions of her childhood, but the further they go and the stranger G'ma starts acting, the faster Scoob realises that the world hasn't always been so welcoming to boys like him.

What would happen if the 1863 Civil War was fought...with dinosaurs? Magdalys has a special ability to communicate with them telepathically, but she must put it to the test when she receives word that her brother was injured in battle and resolves to find him.

DJ's the go-to guy for tricky problems that need creative solutions, but when his best friend Conor gets himself into a 100 000 arcade ticket debt to the school's worst bully, he only has two weeks to make it happen.

Despite his name and the family tradition, Hoodoo Hatcher can't cast even the simplest spell. Things get worse when a Stranger comes to town and Hoodoo begins dreaming of the dead rising -- and learns that the Stranger is looking for him.

Caleb and Bobby think their new neighbour, Styx Malone, couldn't be any cooler, but as they get caught up with him in a scheme to trade their way to their dreams, they soon find themselves in over their heads. Styx has secrets. BIG secrets...

Garvey loves astronomy, science fiction, reading -- anything but sports. Despite his father's disapproval, he joins chorus and hopes that he can reach his father through the language of music.

Magical teens Malcolm and Eli's paths cross when Eli is sent to track down the fang of the leopard god Osebo, a deadly weapon that can eat magic. To succeed, they must face their own demons...before an ancient and malevolent power comes back to life.

With the asteroid Amplus-68 hurtling towards Earth with an 84.7% chance of collision and everyone else acting like nothing's wrong, Kemi begins to put together a time capsule that will capture her family's truth...before she is forced to face her own.

Aspiring journalist Jamal heads to Baltimore to document a police brutality protest, but the city implements a new and terrifying safety protocol: the Dome. With no one able to get in or out, how will Jamal and his new friends survive the corruption?

When Zane finds a real treasure map leading to somewhere in Manhattan, he's glad to finally have found his summer adventure. But new allies and rivals prove that trust is risky business, and treasure hunting could be deadly...

Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus's curse of seeing the future distracts him from being and doing his best, but when he sees his little brother Isaiah's imminent death, he races against time, death, and circumstances to save him.

When Norris, a black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin, Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as cliches from a bad 90s teen movie...until they're suddenly not, and he opens himself to genuine friendship.

High school junior Del Rainey unwittingly joins a Purity Pledge class at church, hoping to get closer to his long-term crush, Kiera. But while competing with the other boys, he neglects the question: what does Kiera want?

2020: Esso is close to expulsion and caught in a deadly feud that could ruin his life. 2035: Rhia is wondering how to dodge a bullet that was fired fifteen years ago. When their worlds -- and timelines -- collide, can they fix the past to protect the future?