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I'm busy

Black, Michael Ian, 1971-,


Flamingo and Potato want to spent time with the little girl, but she keeps insisting she is busy until she realizes the importance of making time for friendship.
Date Published:2025

The others

Isaacs, Cheryl,


Sequel to: The unfinished. Only weeks ago, Avery pulled her best friend, Key, from the deadly black water. The cycle from her family’s Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) stories is finally broken, the black water is now a harmless lake, and her problems are far from supernatural: All Avery wants is a normal summer with Key, her now-boyfriend. The trauma, however, casts a long shadow over the town. Some victims never returned. Terrifying memories threaten to resurface, but Avery pushes them down. Who she’s really worried about is Key. The two are supposed to be closer than ever—so why does he feel so distant? Wracked by anxiety, Avery begins to see a chilling reflection in every mirror, one that moves on its own—and she’s not the only one. With her family’s safety in the balance, Avery must decide: Run away to the safety of normal life with Key, or return to lake’s edge and face her reflection, before her home is subsumed by darkness once and for all….
Date Published:2025

Sequel to: The unfinished. Only weeks ago, Avery pulled her best friend, Key, from the deadly black water. The cycle from her family’s Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) stories is finally broken, the black water is now a harmless lake, and her problems are far from supernatural: All Avery wants is a normal summer with Key, her now-boyfriend. The trauma, however, casts a long shadow over the town. Some victims never returned. Terrifying memories threaten to resurface, but Avery pushes them down. Who she’s really worried about is Key. The two are supposed to be closer than ever—so why does he feel so distant? Wracked by anxiety, Avery begins to see a chilling reflection in every mirror, one that moves on its own—and she’s not the only one. With her family’s safety in the balance, Avery must decide: Run away to the safety of normal life with Key, or return to lake’s edge and face her reflection, before her home is subsumed by darkness once and for all….

Date Published:2025

Shoot the moon

Beam, Matt,


At sixteen, Charlie Abbott feels the weight of her father’s fragile mental health. When he disappears to canoe on a remote lake after a long bout of depression, she fears he’s planning to end his life—and sets out to find him.
Date Published:2025

what we know so far is..

Mc Donnell, Conor, 1970-,


In a powerful long poem that captures the disquiet of our age with cinematic language and imagery, Conor Mc Donnell’s What We Know So Far Is … harkens back to the previous century in its daring. Drawing from his Irish heritage, his experience as a pediatrician and many other sources, Mc Donnell has created a work that echoes the scope of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land and Hart Crane’s The Bridge. Both ecstatic and challenging, the lines of the poem are filled with allusions and references, with biology shading into history into cultures both ancient and contemporary, where words are predators and “memes disseminate cultural-genes.” Through it all runs Mc Donnell’s fascination with language, ever shifting, beguiling, mutating, virus-like. In these questioning, DNA-like lines, Mc Donnell shows us how to unmake and remake our understanding of the world.
Date Published:2025

In a powerful long poem that captures the disquiet of our age with cinematic language and imagery, Conor Mc Donnell’s What We Know So Far Is … harkens back to the previous century in its daring. Drawing from his Irish heritage, his experience as a pediatrician and many other sources, Mc Donnell has created a work that echoes the scope of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land and Hart Crane’s The Bridge. Both ecstatic and challenging, the lines of the poem are filled with allusions and references, with biology shading into history into cultures both ancient and contemporary, where words are predators and “memes disseminate cultural-genes.” Through it all runs Mc Donnell’s fascination with language, ever shifting, beguiling, mutating, virus-like. In these questioning, DNA-like lines, Mc Donnell shows us how to unmake and remake our understanding of the world.

Date Published:2025

The exclusion zone : a novel

Von Konigslow, Alexis,


Signed by author. Renya, a scientist who studies how people react to fear, flees a troubled marriage to conduct research on the scientists working in the "exclusion zone" around Chernobyl. In the eerily silent forests surrounding the research station, she finds more is haunting her than the dangers of radiation exposure. As she gathers data from her colleagues and probes historical records of the Chernobyl disaster, unsettling questions rise to the surface. Who is funding her research? Why are all the scientists' findings off? And what do those who stalk the ruins of the abandoned city nearby want? In this atmospheric tale, Alexis von Konigslow deftly weaves the struggles of women in science with the impact of politics, both past and present, on people and on the environment. Part ghost story, part literary thriller, The Exclusion Zone is a mesmerizing story that reminds us all to listen to our hearts as well as the earth.
Date Published:2025

Signed by author. Renya, a scientist who studies how people react to fear, flees a troubled marriage to conduct research on the scientists working in the "exclusion zone" around Chernobyl. In the eerily silent forests surrounding the research station, she finds more is haunting her than the dangers of radiation exposure. As she gathers data from her colleagues and probes historical records of the Chernobyl disaster, unsettling questions rise to the surface. Who is funding her research? Why are all the scientists' findings off? And what do those who stalk the ruins of the abandoned city nearby want? In this atmospheric tale, Alexis von Konigslow deftly weaves the struggles of women in science with the impact of politics, both past and present, on people and on the environment. Part ghost story, part literary thriller, The Exclusion Zone is a mesmerizing story that reminds us all to listen to our hearts as well as the earth.

Date Published:2025

ZZOO

MADE (Collective pseudonym),


Signed by authors. On the title page the author's name appears with a vertical line between MA and DE. At a time when binaristic and hierarchical relations are being readily interrogated, MA[vertical line]DE -- a unity of two voices fused into a single, poetic third -- takes up a critique of the human-animal divide.
Date Published:2025

The threads of time

Seesequasis, Coltrane,


After uncovering long forgotten secrets hidden deep beneath the earth, Silversong now finds himself in the middle of a battle for the soul of the Four Territories. On one side is the Heretic, the leader of the exiles intent on destroying the Wolven Code and conquering all wolfkind by force. On the other side is the Warden, who aims to impose her dogmatic and oppressive interpretation of the Wolven Code on all the packs. Silversong understands that the Four Territories cannot truly thrive when confined to the Warden's narrow vision, but he also can't let the Heretic bring devastation to all who resist him. By using his newfound powers, Silversong takes it upon himself to break the boundaries between the Four Territories and unite them as one, undermining the Warden's authority in the process. Only by standing together as true allies can they hope to defeat the enemy.
Date Published:2025

After uncovering long forgotten secrets hidden deep beneath the earth, Silversong now finds himself in the middle of a battle for the soul of the Four Territories. On one side is the Heretic, the leader of the exiles intent on destroying the Wolven Code and conquering all wolfkind by force. On the other side is the Warden, who aims to impose her dogmatic and oppressive interpretation of the Wolven Code on all the packs. Silversong understands that the Four Territories cannot truly thrive when confined to the Warden's narrow vision, but he also can't let the Heretic bring devastation to all who resist him. By using his newfound powers, Silversong takes it upon himself to break the boundaries between the Four Territories and unite them as one, undermining the Warden's authority in the process. Only by standing together as true allies can they hope to defeat the enemy.

Date Published:2025

Killing Shakespeare

Kankesan, Koom,


If you could travel to any place and time in history, what would you do? For Isabel, Suresh, and Nathan, three teenagers in Ms Sullivan<U+2019>s high school English class, the answer is: 1613, when Shakespeare's Globe Theatre burned down. Nathan intends to ensure that all of Shakespeare's plays burn down with it, so students will never have to study Shakespeare again. When they land in 1592, losing their time travel device during the journey, they are stranded in Elizabethan London with no return in sight. Now they must grow and adapt to survive, or die. In the process, they reckon with historical figures such as Francis Drake, John Dee, Walter Raleigh, and a young up-and-coming Shakespeare.
Date Published:2024

If you could travel to any place and time in history, what would you do? For Isabel, Suresh, and Nathan, three teenagers in Ms Sullivan<U+2019>s high school English class, the answer is: 1613, when Shakespeare's Globe Theatre burned down. Nathan intends to ensure that all of Shakespeare's plays burn down with it, so students will never have to study Shakespeare again. When they land in 1592, losing their time travel device during the journey, they are stranded in Elizabethan London with no return in sight. Now they must grow and adapt to survive, or die. In the process, they reckon with historical figures such as Francis Drake, John Dee, Walter Raleigh, and a young up-and-coming Shakespeare.

Date Published:2024

Consent (for kids!) : boundaries, respect, and being in charge of you

Brian, Rachel, 1971-,


This is a guide to consent and bodily autonomy, packed with bright and energetic illustrations. Readers will learn about boundaries and how to set them; ways to respect themselves and others; what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and much more. Along the way, they'll be encouraged to reflect on (and improve!) their own behavior and to practice consent in their daily lives. Whether you're looking for a consent primer to share with a friend or searching for a way to talk to your child about what it means to be in control of their own body and respect others', look no further!
Date Published:2020

This is a guide to consent and bodily autonomy, packed with bright and energetic illustrations. Readers will learn about boundaries and how to set them; ways to respect themselves and others; what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe; and much more. Along the way, they'll be encouraged to reflect on (and improve!) their own behavior and to practice consent in their daily lives. Whether you're looking for a consent primer to share with a friend or searching for a way to talk to your child about what it means to be in control of their own body and respect others', look no further!

Date Published:2020

The bakers dozen

Moore, Amy, 1974-,


At the most charming bakery, the pastry chefs of The Bakers Dozen learn to embrace change--and encounter the delights of the doughnut!
Date Published:2025

Bob's big story collection

Chapman, Keith, 1958-,


"Based upon the television series Bob the Builder created by HIT Entertainment PLC and Keith Chapman"--P. [4] of cover. "Written by Emma Fogden and Diane Redmond"--P. [4] of cover. Richard goes fishing -- Lofty to the rescue -- Bob's bugle -- Wallpaper Wendy -- Roley's tortoise -- Naughty spud -- Travis paints the town -- Dizzy's birdwatch -- Wendy's busy day -- Scoop has some fun. Join Bob and his friends in ten Brixwood adventures. There are old favourites (Bob's Bugle, Travis Paints the Town and Wendy's Busy Day), longer, brand new stories (Pilchard Goes Fishing, Roley's Tortoise and Scoop Has Some Fun) plus some shorter stories (Lofty to the Rescue, Wallpaper Wendy, Naughty Spud and Dizzy's Birdwatch). Young fans will enjoy finding their favourite machines in adventure after adventure in this compilation volume.
Date Published:2001

"Based upon the television series Bob the Builder created by HIT Entertainment PLC and Keith Chapman"--P. [4] of cover. "Written by Emma Fogden and Diane Redmond"--P. [4] of cover. Richard goes fishing -- Lofty to the rescue -- Bob's bugle -- Wallpaper Wendy -- Roley's tortoise -- Naughty spud -- Travis paints the town -- Dizzy's birdwatch -- Wendy's busy day -- Scoop has some fun. Join Bob and his friends in ten Brixwood adventures. There are old favourites (Bob's Bugle, Travis Paints the Town and Wendy's Busy Day), longer, brand new stories (Pilchard Goes Fishing, Roley's Tortoise and Scoop Has Some Fun) plus some shorter stories (Lofty to the Rescue, Wallpaper Wendy, Naughty Spud and Dizzy's Birdwatch). Young fans will enjoy finding their favourite machines in adventure after adventure in this compilation volume.

Date Published:2001

The facts about vaccines

Nakaya, Andrea C., 1976-,


How important is vaccination? -- Vaccine side effects -- Vaccine safety -- Vaccine mandates. Vaccines are a controversial issue, and many people have strong opinions about them. For those trying to make sense of the controversy, it can be helpful to start with the facts rather than getting caught up in the many emotions present in the debate. This book explores the facts related to the importance of vaccines, side effects, vaccine safety, and mandates, making it easier to navigate this contentious issue.
Date Published:2026

How important is vaccination? -- Vaccine side effects -- Vaccine safety -- Vaccine mandates. Vaccines are a controversial issue, and many people have strong opinions about them. For those trying to make sense of the controversy, it can be helpful to start with the facts rather than getting caught up in the many emotions present in the debate. This book explores the facts related to the importance of vaccines, side effects, vaccine safety, and mandates, making it easier to navigate this contentious issue.

Date Published:2026

The facts about vaping

Mooney, Carla, 1970-


An Alternative to Cigarettes -- Nicotine Addiction -- The Impact on Health -- Youth and Vaping -- Regulatory Challenges. Many teens try vaping for a variety of reasons but now find it difficult to stop the habit. They have quickly become popular worldwide. Currently, there is a lot of conflicting information about vaping. Scientists are still gathering information about the long-term health effects of vaping.
Date Published:2026

An Alternative to Cigarettes -- Nicotine Addiction -- The Impact on Health -- Youth and Vaping -- Regulatory Challenges. Many teens try vaping for a variety of reasons but now find it difficult to stop the habit. They have quickly become popular worldwide. Currently, there is a lot of conflicting information about vaping. Scientists are still gathering information about the long-term health effects of vaping.

Date Published:2026

Being there : tips for supporting a friend in crisis

Currie-McGhee, Leanne, 1971-,


How do I recognize a mental health crisis? -- Talking and listening -- What actions can I take? -- Reaching out for help -- Taking care of yourself while helping others. Over the past decade, the mental health crisis among teens has reached alarming levels. Being there for a friend in need can have a major impact if they are in a time of need. The effectiveness and impact of peers helping one another through mental health issues cannot be understated.
Date Published:2025

How do I recognize a mental health crisis? -- Talking and listening -- What actions can I take? -- Reaching out for help -- Taking care of yourself while helping others. Over the past decade, the mental health crisis among teens has reached alarming levels. Being there for a friend in need can have a major impact if they are in a time of need. The effectiveness and impact of peers helping one another through mental health issues cannot be understated.

Date Published:2025

Training AI

Gregory, Josh,


Computers with minds of their own -- Teaching machines to think -- Patterns and predictions -- Big data. In this book, readers will learn about the origins of AI, machine learning, and how AI uses data. Engaging text allows readers to connect new technology concepts to what they already know.
Date Published:2025

Orca pods

Becker, Trudy,


On the hunt -- Raising families -- Playtime -- Sharing information -- Hunting -- Focus on orca pods -- Glossary. This book explores the common behavioral and physical characteristics of orca pods, including their size, communication methods, and hunting tactics.
Date Published:2025

The last salute : portraits of Remembrance. Courage. Wisdom. Sacrifice. Joy. Veterans from the Second World War share their stories

Campbell, Alannah,


The Last Salute 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of Sunnybrook's Bayview campus, which first opened as Sunnybrook Military Hospital in 1948. To commemorate this important anniversary, a collaborative team led by the Veterans Program created The Last Salute with photographs of 40 of our Centenarian Veterans by Yuri Dojc and their stories through interviews by Alannah Campbell. The Last Salute is a tribute to our World War II Veterans with stories of their courage and sacrifice as well as the love and humour which helped them live such long lives.
Date Published:2023

The Last Salute 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of Sunnybrook's Bayview campus, which first opened as Sunnybrook Military Hospital in 1948. To commemorate this important anniversary, a collaborative team led by the Veterans Program created The Last Salute with photographs of 40 of our Centenarian Veterans by Yuri Dojc and their stories through interviews by Alannah Campbell. The Last Salute is a tribute to our World War II Veterans with stories of their courage and sacrifice as well as the love and humour which helped them live such long lives.

Date Published:2023

Dangerously deadly monster fish

Lawrence, Ellen, 1967-,


Monster fish -- Monster of the Congo River -- Goliath Tigerfish -- Catching a monster fish -- Mekong Giant Catfish -- A giant in danger -- Giant Freshwater Stingray -- A deadly stinger -- Anglerfish -- Danger in the dark -- Boy meets girl -- Giant moray eel -- Monster munch. What fish defends itself with a deadly weapon? Which giant fish weighs as much as four adult humans? And can it really be possible for a fish to attack a crocodile? Some of these fish are enormous. Others are dangerous. And some are just plain weird. Meet the monster fish!
Date Published:2025

Monster fish -- Monster of the Congo River -- Goliath Tigerfish -- Catching a monster fish -- Mekong Giant Catfish -- A giant in danger -- Giant Freshwater Stingray -- A deadly stinger -- Anglerfish -- Danger in the dark -- Boy meets girl -- Giant moray eel -- Monster munch. What fish defends itself with a deadly weapon? Which giant fish weighs as much as four adult humans? And can it really be possible for a fish to attack a crocodile? Some of these fish are enormous. Others are dangerous. And some are just plain weird. Meet the monster fish!

Date Published:2025

Uses of AI

Gregory, Josh,


AI all around us -- High-tech health care -- Big business -- Getting creative. "Readers will learn about everyday AI encounters, high-tech healthcare, how AI is being incorporated into big business, and how AI aids artists and other creatives"--
Date Published:2025

Bad medicine

Twin, Christopher,


Cover title. "2024 Canada Reads Longlist"--Front cover. A group of Cree teens gather around a fire to share stories of spirits and shapeshifters in this chilling debut graphic novel. Inspired by Cree folklore and modern Cree life, 'Bad Medicine' will transport readers to terrifying new worlds that only exist at the edges of human imagination.
Date Published:2023