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Ten Old Men and a Mouse

The synagogue was once a busy, bustling place, but now only ten old men come to tend it and pray each day. Then one day, a little scritch-scratch betrays the first new member in years: a tiny mouse who ...

My Worst/Best Sleepover Party

Rose decides to have a sleepover party for her birthday. What she thought was a great idea turns into a nightmare when the two most popular girls in the class declare they won’t attend if Rose insists ...

Directed by Kaspar Snit

Fresh from their victory over the nasty Kaspar Snit, — who was last seen trying to steal the fountains of Rome in The Fortress of Kaspar Snit — the Blande family have certainly earned a rest. They’re ...

Maddie's Big Test

It’s time for the big math test at school, and Maddie’s worried. When her friends show her how she can cheat, she decides she will. She knows it’s wrong, and gets caught.

Toni Biscotti's Magic Trick

Toni Biscotti is shy, really shy. So why has she signed up to perform at the school concert? Is it because of Marco Bonneau? And what’s so special about him?

Daughters of the Ark

A coming-of age story about two girls, separated in time by thousands of years, who are forced to leave their homes and make a dangerous journey to an unknown land.

Omar On Board

Omar loves the pond in winter. On the ice nobody can skate faster, leap higher, or twirl quite as well as Omar can. Now it’s summer, and with the new goggles that his teacher Ms. Fudge gave him, Omar ...

James the Dancing Dog

James the beagle was a real dog. His master and mistress worked with the National Ballet of Canada, and between 1961 and 1972 he went with them to the studio, the rehearsal hall, and the theater where ...

No One Must Know

Chosen for inclusion in the reading list for the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award
It is 1957 and Alexandra’s immigrant family is living the North American dream. Her father is a respected ...

Mosh Pit

Juliet meets her Juliets in this raw look at punk, young love and the sometimes cloudy road to adulthood. Mosh Pit, a compelling story of rebel girls in the modern city, stars Simone – torn between ...