The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue: Guest review

Written by Zoulfa Katouh

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

978-0316351942

368 pp.

Ages 12+ 

June 2026 

 

 

This guest review was written by Laura Krause.

 

A Powerful Read for Any Age 

 

YA fantasy is a genre that can be looked down upon or dismissed as marginal or insignificant. The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue by Zoulfa Katouh is proof that this genre can be nuanced, elevated, and beautifully written.

This story of The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue follows a teen girl named Jihad who, in her high school senior year, is enrolled at a prestigious school by her father and sister. She is told that it will be an important step in securing her a coveted spot at her dream university. However, coming shortly after the death of her mother and being the only Muslim in a school of predominantly rich, white students, the transition is a tough one for Jihad. Sadly, her final year is overwhelmed by devastating bullying and abuse largely spurred by prejudice.

One bright light for Jihad in a school where she is bullied is her friendship with Jamie. As the main character, Jihad is brave, resilient, creative, and funny, but Jamie, who is probably my favourite book character from any book I’ve read this year, is a ray of hope and sunshine in an often heavy and emotionally charged story. He becomes her closest confidant and provides a lifeline for both Jihad and the reader during the most turbulent and hard-to-read sections of this novel. I became so attached to this supporting character, a Muslim convert who’d been raised by his Vietnamese grandmother, that I often annotated my review text with, “Why is Jamie so great?” and “Everyone needs a Jamie.” The Jamies in this world are those that help you through hard times and when you’re struggling to find your own voice.

As I read about the bullying that Jihad experiences, I had two very strong and different reactions. First, I wondered how teenagers could be so horrible and how could the adults be so terrible at protecting and advocating for all students. My second reaction was that I was actually not that surprised. Given the current political climate of the world, I could easily see this happening. Because bullying, whether racially motivated or otherwise, has always been a big problem for teens, this novel will resonate with them. Zoulfa Katouh does a phenomenal job at demonstrating that it is not the responsibility of the victims of bullying to educate those around them, because too often their pleas for help go unanswered. It is the responsibility of those with privilege to fight for those who have none. Onus is on the oppressor, not the oppressed. 

I’m reminded that much prejudice is rooted in ignorance. For example, if her classmates had learned why Jihad wears a hijab, their negative stereotypes might have been dispelled. In contrast, I was struck by the beauty of Jihad’s Syrian background, specifically the food and culture. With her friend Jamie having a Vietnamese connection, I now look forward to trying the numerous Syrian and Vietnamese dishes discussed, having learned much about these two cultures including their languages and history. It’s unfortunate that her classmates could not have given Jihad the same regard.

What distinguishes the story of The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue is that it is not only a story of bullying, but also a gorgeous work of magical realism. This sub-genre of fantasy, to which I was only recently introduced, is hard to write well. But Zoulfa Katouh writes it beautifully, making the story sing. Jihad’s mother could speak to jellyfish, and Jihad, herself a true artist, creates magical murals around the city. These whimsical brushes with the unexplained and the fantastic become powerful tools in Zoulfa Katouh’s hands, elevating the messages at the core of the book, drawing the reader in to Jihad’s story.

This novel is in the top three books I have read this year, and I am so grateful I was provided a copy for the purposes of this review. I now need to go pick up the author’s first novel, the award-winning As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022). Our world needs more of Zoulfa Katouh’s profoundly emotional stories, which she tells with skill and heart.

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~ Laura Krause (or LauraK483 as she is known online) is an aspiring book editor with a background in live theatre. She obtained her BFA in Theatre Production and Design from York University, and a master’s degree in Stage and Event Management from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is currently completing the Editorial Skills program at George Brown Polytechnic. When she isn't working or reading, she is likely streaming video games on her Twitch channel or planning her next TTRPG project.

 

Whenever You Are

Written by Martine Leavitt

Groundwood Books 
978-1-77946-109-4
192 pp.
Ages 12–18
August, 2026 

 

Seventeen-year-old Finn Kelly is missing. Now Warden Johnson, social worker Mrs. Allish, some guy from the Department of Correctional Services, and Doctor Williams are interrogating—or is that interviewing?—Clemence Todd about his friend's disappearance. Both teens have been in juvenile detention—sorry, Training School—and Clem, who is set to be released soon, tries to help Finn adjust. 

When you first get to this place,

rules are a rut to walk in

when you have no idea

who you are anymore

or where you're going. (pg. 19) 

Though the boys are very different, Clem being a poet and lover of English, and Finn being skilled at maths and sciences, the two form a fast friendship. But, when Clem, who is always aspiring to do Something Fine with his life, tries to help get some dental attention for a fellow student, CO Keeper, as Clem labels him, throws Clem and Finn into ad seg a.k.a. solitary. Clem writes poetry in his mind and declares to Finn on their rare yard breaks that he will do everything to help the young man. But Clem begins to worry about Finn. He was already concerned about Finn's physical health, but when Finn begins to talk of travelling to the past through some space-time wormhole, Clem is unsettled. After a notebook and pen startlingly appear in the tree in the yard, just as Clem wanted, he writes his thoughts, his feelings, his interactions with Finn down in poetry. When Finn disappears—escapes?—Clem uses the poetry in his notebook to help those questioning him to understand what transpired before Finn disappears.

 

Whenever You Are is a complex read of human dynamics, soul-searching, shame, time, space, poetry, and empathy. It's learning to understand yourself and others through challenges, through joys, and through compassion. Martine Leavitt, a master of storytelling and novels in verse, gives us two boys who are as similar as they are different. They've both been detained because of behaviours that lead to injury. Both were accidental, though one happened through conscious choice. Both look to do something better with their lives but accept what they have to do now.

...I know now that there's all this forever

 inside every moment. (pg. 183) 

Martine Leavitt makes the reader think about life in terms of poetry and in terms of space and time. Those who oversee what happens with boys—all labelled simply by one attribute, like Warden, Social Worker, Suit Dude, CO, Doctor—interpret what they see and hear and expect without always understanding. In fact, some never make an effort to do so. (Not surprisingly, the discussions with these characters are always written as prose.) But these young men see more of themselves and others than most of us ever do. They've had to look at what they've done and at the impact they've had on others. But one looks to the future, while the other speaks of travelling back to the past. 

 

Novels in verse is perhaps my favourite genre, and we are blessed with more than a handful of exceptional Canadian writers of it. (I could add to my 2018 booklist of novels in verse easily.) As she has done in her earlier novels in verse, Martine Leavitt impresses by challenging our ideas about how care for others and ourselves. Whether she's examining mental illness (Calvin, 2015) or the sex trade and abuse (My Book of Life by Angel, 2012) or incarceration and shame, Martine Leavitt gives real voice to her characters and their circumstances. She shows us their reality with poetic beauty and gritty spirit. For Clem and Finn, where and when they will land will depend on Martine Leavitt and the lives she has created with them. 

Frostbite

Written by Ian Boothby

Illustrated by Pia Guerra

Graphix (Scholastic)

978-1-5461-1117-7

208 pp.

Ages 12+

August 2026 

 

This isn't the Ian Boothby I've read and reviewed before. His Sparks graphic novel series (illustrated by Nina Matsumoto) is fun and bright and funny and perfect for middle-grade readers who like stories of superheroes, cats, and weirdness. Frostbite is for older readers who like the darkness of a thriller with danger, the supernatural, and things that go bump in the night.

Illustration by Pia Guerra from Frostbite, written by Ian Boothby

The first chapter is essentially a prologue in which a hockey team of teens and their coaches and driver get stranded on a snow-covered mountain road. When they trudge through the snow to a cabin they spot, they are attacked.

 

Now a sister-and-brother team of extreme athletes are dropped by chopper to snowboard down a mountain. At a stop along the way, their cameraperson, Bev, joins them on her board as Jen and Dante continue down to the meeting point with the chopper. But when they arrive, the helicopter is empty. The three make their way to a trading post where they meet Callum, a local, and Amber, a new employee, who take them by snowmobile to follow a guy who has stolen their snowboards. Tyler, the thief, is told by a trapper he comes across to run to the nearby cabin and to get to the roof, and he shares this info with his pursuers. Soon they learn why.

Illustration by Pia Guerra from Frostbite, written by Ian Boothby

What lurks below the snow isn't just more snow and frozen ground. It's things with claws. And whether they will all survive and get to leave will be up to Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra. 

Illustration by Pia Guerra from Frostbite, written by Ian Boothby

Ian Boothby's story is definitely one of horror, but it also has supernatural elements, sport, a complicated sibling relationship, a clash of cultures, and more. The interaction of the characters—Dante and Jen, with Bev, Callum, Amber, and others—is rife with entitlement, trauma, problem-solving, and courage. How these young people work together, with some a little from outside, will be familiar to many teens. We've got the privileged young woman who things she's better than others. There's Bev who endures verbal abuse because she needs the job, though she aspires to more. There's someone who feels like they can't do anything right, and another who feels that the influencers are looking down on those who live in this remote community. Teen readers may have their own monsters and challenges in their lives, but Ian Boothby still makes these monsters and kids relatable. And he does it with a great story. 

 

Illustrator Pia Guerra, partner of Ian Boothby, knows how to bring the terror without the gore and excessive violence. Sure, there are monsters coming after everyone, but they mostly stay beneath the snow's surface. When they do show themselves, portrayed with sharp teeth, extended claws, and odd verbalizations, they are creepy but not nightmarish. (Well, maybe we have to ask Jen and Amber and the others.) And Pia Guerra emphasizes the threat rather than the attacks. Just seeing the seething forms beneath the snow is frightening enough. By suggesting more about the monsters through their actions beneath the surface, Pia Guerra keeps the horror set correctly for readers of YA genre. 

 

If you're a fan of horror, I might suggest squirrelling Frostbite away until winter when you can see heaps of snow on the ground and the possibility of snow monsters lurking below the surface is at its greatest. If being scared isn't your favourite thing, get the book now, read it in the sunshine and warmth of summer, knowing you'll have a great story and graphics ahead without fear of something invading your space from below ground.

2026 Forest Teen Committee Summer Reading List

 

Recently, the Forest of Reading announced their summer reading lists for Silver Birch readers in Grades 3–6, (ages 8–12), and one for Red Maple readers in Grades 7 and 8 (ages 12–14). Now there's a summer reading list for teens ages 14–18 (Grades 9–12) who would be in the White Pine program of the Forest of Reading.

 

This list which came together after a teen committee met to discuss recently published books by Canadian creators is a fabulous list of titles teens might consider reading this summer. 

 

Congratulations to the young people who worked so diligently to champion Canadian books for their peers and to prepare such stellar lists. 

 

Here are their selections for 2026:

  

White Pine

(Ages 14–18, Grades 9–12)

 

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter 

Written by Heather Fawcett 

Del Rey

368 pp.

Ages 18+

2026 

 

Bad in The Blood 

Written by Matteo L. Cerilli

Tundra Books

392 pp.

Ages 14–17

2025 

 

The Beauty of Us 

Written by Farzana Doctor 

ECW Press

304 pp.

Ages 15–18 

2024 

 

Behind Five Willows 

Written by June Hur 

Feiwel & Friends

336 pp.

Ages 13–18

2026 

 

A Deadly Inheritance 

Written by Kelley Armstrong 

Tundra Books

424 pp.
Ages 14+

2026  

 

Here for a Good Time 

Written by Kim Spencer 

Swift Water Books

256 pp.

Ages 14+

2026 

 

Like a Bird 

Written by Becky Citra 

Second Story Press

250 pp.

Age 12–18

2025 

 

The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue 

Written by Zoulfa Katouh

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

368 pp.

Ages 12+

2026 

 

Other Worlds: Stories 

Written by André Alexis 

McClelland & Stewart

288 pp.

Ages 17+

2025 

 

Red Flags and Butterflies 

Written by Sheryl Azzam 

DCB Young Readers

258 pp.

Ages 12–17

2025 

 

Small Ceremonies 

Written by Kyle Edwards

McClelland & Stewart

368 pp.

Ages 18+

2025 

 

This Place Kills Me 

Written by Mariko Tamaki 

Illustrated by Nicole Goux 

Harry N. Abrams

272 pp.

Ages 14–18

2025

 

A Treachery of Swans 

Written by A. B. Poranek 

Margaret K. McElderry Books

368 pp.

Ages 14+ 

2025 

 

What Wakes the Bells 

Written by Elle Tesch

Feiwel & Friends 

331 pp.

Ages 13–18

2025 

 

 

 

 

The downloadable list and poster are available at the Forest of Reading website here:

• Teen summer reading list

• Teen summer reading list poster

Upcoming Releases for Winter and Spring 2026

As always, there is a plethora of titles coming out in the first six months of 2026, and I want to read all of them. Of course, that won't be possible, but I'm still looking forward to reading as many as possible (depending also on which books publishers and authors are generous enough to share with me.😊) And, though I won't be able to get to even a fraction of these upcoming books for children and teens, there are some titles that have definitely caught my attention. So, from this promising listing, I have highlighted some of the bright spots and quirkiness that have intrigued me. 

 

Surely the wackiest title: My Best Friend Is a Butternut Squash by Heather Smith, illus. by Kass Reich (Tundra Books)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The title that makes me want to ask more: Absolutely No Body Parts by Valerie Sherrard (DCB Young Readers) (I'm tempted to complete the title with, ". . .  were found at the scene" or ". . . were used for research.)

 

 

 

 

 

A highly-anticipated YA sequel: Ordeal at Orleans by Andrew Varga (Imbrifex Books), which is the fifth book in the Jump in Time series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A short story anthology sure to please: Go by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood Books), since I loved Sit (2017) and Step (2022)

 

Title with the best pun: Whale, That Was Unexpected by Casey Lyall, illus. by Kathryn Durst (Tundra Books)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most terrifying title: The Saw Mouth by Cale Plett (Delacorte Press)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Potentially emotional read: Last Year With Maddy by Anna Rosner (Yellow Dog) (I don't know who Maddy is, but it sure sounds like it could be a teary read)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book for sports fans (with great illustrations): Soccerology:
Unbelievable Facts and Stories About the Beautiful Game by Kevin Sylvester (Annick Press)

 

A book to inspire: When You Dream Big! by Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A stirring conclusion to a middle-grade trilogy: Still Alive by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (Scholastic Press), the final book in her Kidnapped From Ukraine 

 

 

 

Story that is an homage to Shakespeare: Julia and Romano by Eric Walters (DCB Young Readers)

 

 

 

 

These books are just a fraction of the wonderful books that 2026 has to offer. I know that there will be plenty that can be added to your TBR list, no matter your favourite author or illustrator or genre or series or theme or . . . you get the picture. And isn't it nice to know that you'll be supporting Canadian authors and illustrators?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture Books

10 Shocking Facts About Capybaras by Mélanie Watt (Scholastic Canada)

Busy Little Bee: A High-Contrast Baby Book by Stephanie Meyers (Flowerpot Press)  

Chicka Chicka Peep Peep by Julien Chung (Beach Lane Books) >>> A Chicka Chicka Book

Hello Baby, It's Me, Alfie by Maggie Hutchings, illus. by Dawn Lo (Tundra) 

How Do You Earn? by Cinders McLeod (Nancy Paulsen Books) >>> A Moneybunny Book 

It's a Mitig! by Bridget George (Douglas & McIntyre) 

More Hands by Jenny Molendyk Divleli (Ketebe Publishing)

My Love for You Is Always by Gillian Sze, illus. by Michelle Lee (Philomel Books) 

Nuka Goes to Daycare by Tricia Jairam, illus. by Amiel Sandland (Arvaaq Press)

A Ramadan Night by Nadine Presley, illus. by Asma Enayeh (Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Sometimes I Feel That Way Too by Hannah Beach, illus. by Rebecca Bender (Plumleaf Press)

Snug as a Bug: A High-Contrast Baby Book by Stephanie Meyers (Flowerpot Press) 

When Bryn’s Ear Went Quiet by Nancy Hundal, illus. by Ellen Rooney (Owlkids Books)
Your Truck by Jon Klassen (Candlewick) >>> Your Things series 

 

Early Readers and Middle-Grade Fiction

Cracking Up by Samantha Bee (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 

 

Non-Fiction

The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars by Laura Alary, illus. by Yas Imamura (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers) 

Left-Handed: Getting a Grip on Handedness by Maria Birmingham, illus. by Catherine Chan (Owlkids Books)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture Books

The Battle of the Germs by Mireia Castillo, illus. by Jacinta Martinez (BookLand Press)

The Bear Fairy by Paul Coccia, illus. by Fred Blunt (Tundra Books) 

Cantaloupe and HoneyDo Take the Bus by Mike Boldt (Dial Books)

The Dragon's Eyes by Megan Chew (Plumleaf Press)

Drew's Secret Talent by D. D. Sheppard, illus. by Pheilm Martin (Breakwater Books)

Ellis on Guard by Sal Sawler, illus. by Nandita Ratan (Second Story Press)

Gus Upstairs by Carey Sookochef (Owlkids Books) 

Hamburger Soup by Samantha Beynon, illus. by  Kelsey Fitzgerald (Harbour Publishing)

Here Come the Aunties! by Cynthia Leitich Smith, illus. by Aphelandra (Heartdrum)

I'm Busy by Michael Black, illus. by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) >>>  newest title in The I'm Series

Marching North by Yolanda T. Marshall, illus. by Lavrova Daria (Chalkboard Publishing)

My Language Is a Garden by E. G. Alaraj, illus. by Rachel Wada (Orca Book Publishers)

My Subway Runs by James Gladstone, illus. by Pierre Pratt (Groundwood Books) 

Puffin Circus 1 2 3 by Lori Doody (Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides) 

Samina Goes to a Wedding: Celebrations from a Bangladeshi Marriage by Farida Zaman (Owlkids Books)

Sarabeth's Garage by Melanie Florence, illus. by Nadia Alam (Tundra)

The Story Hunter by Barbara Reid (North Winds Press) 

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sheepy by Lucy Ruth Cummins, illus. by Pete Oswald  >>> A Sleepy Sheepy Story (Flamingo Books)

We All Love by Julie Flett (Greystone Kids)

We Are Who We Are: An Ode to Indigenous Heroes Past and Present by Wab Kinew, illus. by Janine Gibbons (Tundra Books)

We Can't Wait to Hold You by Richard Van Camp (Orca Book Publishers)

 

Early Readers and Middle-Grade Fiction

Briarwood by Natalie Hyde (DCB Young Readers) 

Do Not Go Out At Night by François Gravel and Martine Latulippe, trans. by David Warriner (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Shivers 8

Fantastic Frog and the Amazing Tad Lad by Brandon Reese (Tundra) >>> Book 1 of new graphic novel series

Forever Rogue by Lisa McMann (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)  >>> The Forgotten Five, Book 7

Hypergifted by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Canada) 

Kaboom! Volume 1: Blast Off by Jay Odjick, illus. by KC Oster (Scholastic Canada) >>> graphic novel

The King's Dragon by Scott Chantler (Papercutz) >>> Three Thieves 4

Meg and Greg: Moose on the Loose by Elspeth Rae and Rowena Rae, illus. by Elisa Gutiérrez (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Meg and Grey 7

Planting Sunshine by Andrée Poulin, illus. by Enzo Lord Mariano (Groundwood Books) 

Supergirl's Zoo-per Heroes: Krypto's Big Break by Rob Justus (DC Comics) >>> graphic novel

The Winter Vault by Michael Bedard, illus. by Bjoern Arthurs (Orca Book Publishers)

 

Young Adult

Busted by Jean Mills (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Anchor

Checked Out by Tony Correia (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Currents

The Cursed Queen's Daughter by Elly Blake (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) >>> Thirstwood 2

The Curse of Heartwood Academy by Marty Chan (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Soundings

Daybreak, Vol. 2: A WEBTOON Unscrolled Graphic Novel, created by Moosopp (WEBTOON Unscrolled)

No Brainer by Lea Beddia (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Anchor

Visions From the Fire by Wanda John-Kehewin, illus. by nicole marie burton (HighWater Press) >>> Dreams 2  

 

Non-Fiction

The Cedar Mother by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson, illus. by Natasha Donovan (HighWater Press) >>> Mothers of Xsan 8

Color in Nature: Secrets of Animal Survival by Stephen Aitken (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Wild 19

Gone Forever?: Places to See (and Save) Before They Disappear by Erin Silver, illus. by Xulin Wang (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Think 20

One Cosmic Rock: The Story of the Asteroid that Changed Our World by Karen Krossing, illus. by Julia Vasileva (Owlkids Books)

Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story by Joanne Robertson with Shirley (Fletcher) Horn (Second Story Press)

Sticking to the Facts: 10 Ways to Fight Misinformation by Gregor Craigie, illus. by Bithi Sutradhar (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Take Action 3

 

  

 

  

 

 

Picture Books

5 Extraordinarily Zany Munsch Stories by Robert Munsch, illus. by Michael Martchenko (Annick Press) >>> Munsch Funny Pack 3

Before You Came by Anne Renaud, illus.by Nahid Kazemi (Peanut Butter Press) 

Busy Little Mouse by Eugenie Fernandes, illus. by Kim Fernandes (Firefly Books) 

Canada: We Are the Story by Richard Wagamese, illus. by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley (Tundra)

chi miigwech, big thank you by astra márta, illus. by Jordan Stranger (Orca Book Publishers) >>> also in bilingual edition (English and Anishinaabemowin)

Cozy Canada: A Tasty Adventure by Maggie Zeng (HarperCollins) >>> colouring book

Every Space Between by Naseem Hrab, illus. by John Martz (Groundwood Books) 

Fly in the Chai by Zenia Wadhwani, illus. by Chaaya Prabhat (Tundra) 

Gotcha Day by Deborah Kerbel, illus. by Udayana Lugo (Orca Book Publishers)

Grandma, Cho Cho and Me by Morgan Christie, illus. by Paulica Santos (Groundwood Books)

How Abigail Found Her Voice by Anne Renaud, illus. by François Thisdale (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

How to Read a Very Serious Book by Mireille Messier, illus. by Kelly Collier (Owlkids Books)

If You Make a Mosom Tea by Tonya Simpson, illus. by Emily Côté (Orca Book Publishers) 

A Little Camper Love by Rayna Meakin (Heritage House)

Mama Loves It by Raffi, illus. by Patricia Pessoa (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Music of the Bells by Anitha Rao-Robinson, illus. by Chaaya Prabhat (Viking Books for Young Readers)

The Quiet Hunt: A Poem for Young Foragers by Jean E. Pendziwol, illus. by Risa Hugo (Groundwood Books)

Ruthie by Esmé Shapiro (Tundra) 

Sleepy Little Mouse by Eugenie Fernandes, illus. by Kim Fernandes (Firefly Books)

Springtime in Kitkatla by Kim Spencer, illus. by Karlene Harvey (Orca Book Publishers)

thankful / miigwechiwendam by astra márta, illus. by Jordan Stranger (Orca Book Publishers) >>> bilingual edition (English and Anishinaabemowin) 

There’s a Unicorn in Your Ear by Megan Pomper, illus. by Christina Leist (Owlkids Books)

Time to Leave, Laverne! by Lana Button, illus. by Yong Ling Kang (Owlkids Books)

Tiny Hiker by Natasha Zimmers, illus. by Jaimie MacGibbon (Orca Book Publishers) 

When the Clouds Came by Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, illus. by Elaine Chen (Orca Book Publishers)

When You Dream Big! by Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books)

Zoey's Cheer-me-up Chest by Anne Renaud, illus. by Gabrielle Grimard (Peanut Butter Press) 

 

Early Readers and Middle-Grade Fiction

The Case of the Movie Mayhem by Michael Hutchinson (Second Story Press) >>> A Mighty Muskrats Mystery 6 

Fern and Newt and the Lost Loot by Mireille Messier, illus. by Catarina Oliveira (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Echoes

Izzy Wong’s Drama Disaster by Marty Chan (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Izzy Wong 2

My Biggest Passion! by Gabriel Anctil, illus. by Emilie Pepin (Auzou Canada) >>> The Soccer Team 1 

The Next Big Pigs by Ryan Uytdewilligen, illus. by Charlotte Cho (Wandering Fox)

PAWS: The Trouble with Leo by Nathan Fairbairn, illus. by Michele Assarasakorn (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers) >>> Book 5 in graphic novel series PAWS 

The Setback by Lynn Leitch (Pajama Press)

Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge by Dian Day, illus. by Amanda White (Second Story Press)

Team Spirit! by Gabriel Anctil, illus. by Emilie Pepin (Auzou Canada) >>> The Soccer Team 2  

The Water You're Swimming In by Rachel Schwartz Fagan (Orca Book Publishers)

Werewolves Don't Keep Diaries by Suzanne Sutherland, illus. by Dharmali Patel (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Echoes

 

Young Adult

 Broken Realm by Jenna Greene (Shadowpaw Press)

A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong (Tundra Books)

The Free Verse Society by Delali Adjoa (Peachtree Teen)

Here For A Good Time by Kim Spencer (Tundra Books)

Julia and Romano by Eric Walters (DCB Young Readers)

The Last Witch: Blood & Betrayal by Conor McCreery, illus. by V. V. Glass (BOOM!Box)

Queendom Come by Jordan H. Bartlett (CamCat Books)

Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions by Ahmad Saber (Atheneum / Caitlyn Dlouhy Books)

Speak of the Devil: A Witchy Graphic Novel by Sweeney Boo (HarperAlley) >>> Book 2 of Over My Dead Body series

To Deal with Kings by M. K. Lobb (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) >>> Thieves and Kings 2 

 

Non-Fiction

Building Homes for All: Technology for a Fair and Green Planet by Elaine Kachala , illus. by Catherine Chan (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Think 21

Built Like a Bug: How Insects Inspire Everyday Inventions by Anjali Joshi, illus. by Kathleen Ng (Annick Press)

Children of the SS Atlantic: The Lives Lost to One of History's Worst Maritime Disasters by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail (Nimbus Publishing)

Last Known Address: The Stumbling Stones of Europe by Kathy Kacer (Second Story Press) >>> The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers 21 

A Salmon Story: Protecting the Future by Willie Poll, illus. by Chantelle Trainor-Matties (Owlkids Books)

Taking Turns with Turtles: A Rescue Story by Shari Becker, illus. by Brittany Lane (Groundwood Books)

Time for School: How Humans Learn by Leah Payne, illus. by Paige Jung (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Timeline 13

The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne by Sonya Ballantyne, illus. by Rhael McGregor (HighWater Press) 

What Do We Know About Dragons? by Ben Hubbard, illus. by Andrew Thomson (Penguin Workshop) 

Whose Nest Is Best?: A Book of Bird Homes by Lyndsay Wasko (Tiger Tales)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture Books

Along Came an Aardvark by Vi Hughes, illus. by Lydia Ramsey (Plumleaf Press)

The Alphabet of Unloved Beasts by Kelly Ward-Wills, illus. by Jazmine Gubbe (Eye of Newt Books) 

Ayah and the Big World Outside by Souad Shehab and Julie Sedivy, illus. by Barkha Lohia (Orca Book Publishers)

A Baby on My Back by Ceporah Mearns, illus. by Tindur Peturs (Inhabit Media)

Beautiful Black Boy by Sophia Robinson, illus. by Ken Daley (Orchard Books)

The Best Gift Ever / Kishchi li miiyeur prayzoon by Wilfred Burton, illus. by Natalie Laurin, trans. by Norman Fleury (Heritage House) >>> written in English and Michif 

Billie Builds a RoboCorn by José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço, illus. by James Braithwaite (Tundra)

Camping Is a Terrible Idea by Kirsten Pendreigh, illus. by Tiffany Everett (Firefly Books)

The Cloud That Stuck by Karen Krossing, illus. by Dorothy Leung (Charlesbridge)

Fly Away Home by Betty Quan, illus. by Akin Duzakin (Groundwood Books)

A Friend Is a Friend Is a Friend by Sara O'Leary, illus. by Qin Leng (Groundwood Books) 

A Garden of Berries and Crows by Rosalie Nyce, illus. by Marie-Ève Turgeon (Orca Book Publishers)

If I Could Draw by Patricia Storms (DC Canada Educational Publishing)

Kohkom's First Drum by Monique Gray Smith. illus. by Karlene Harvey (Orca Book Publishers) >>> also available in bilingual edition (English and Plains Cree)

The Legend of the Disappearing Dogs by Lisi Kavik-Mickiyuk, illus. by Margaret Lawrence (Inhabit Media)

A Little Halwa and a Big Family by Farid Bazger, illus. by Saha Abdallah (Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides)

The Mountain That Wouldn’t Move by Sandra Dumais (Owlkids Books)

Now I See Fall by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen (Tundra) 

Now I See Spring by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen (Tundra) 

Now I See Summer by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen (Tundra) 

Now I See Winter by Mac Barnett, illus. by Jon Klassen (Tundra)

One, Two, I Love You by Julie Thompson (Orca Book Publishers)

Let’s Eat!: Foods from Here, There and Everywhere by Rina Singh, illus. by Flo Leung (Orca Book Publishers)

Raven and Friends: A Roy Henry Vickers Colouring Book for Kids by Roy Henry Vickers (Harbour Publishing)  

Rocky Mountain 123s by Josey Asnong (Rocky Mountain Books)

Rocky Mountain ABCs by Josey Asnong (Rocky Mountain Books) 

The Octopus by Guojing (Two Lions)

A Salwar Kameez for Ambika by Arti Pandey, illus. by Avneet Sandhu (Owlkids Books)

Savor the Day by Shari Green, illus. by Gabby Grant (Sleeping Bear Press)

The Sea We Call Home by Dominique Demers, illus. by Gabrielle Grimard (Pajama Press)

Swimming Season by Jaimie MacGibbon (Quirk Books)

Wait Like a Seed by Erin Alladin, illus. by Tara Anderson (Pajama Press)

 

 

Early Readers and Middle-Grade Fiction

The Bins Breakout by Stephanie Cooke, illus. by Whitney Gardner (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) >>> The Racc Pack 3

Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel, adapted by Arley Nopra, illus. by Arley Nopra, written by Ann M. Martin (Graphix) >>> The Baby-sitters Club 19

Fast Break by Anjali Joshi (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Currents

The Healer and the Phoenix by Linda Trinh, illus. by Quynh Anh Nguyen (Annick Press) >>> Legendary Allies 1

The Hip-Hop Challenge by Julie Couture, illus. by Mathieu Benoit (Auzou Canada) >>> Sparkle Academy 3

A Home for Lucy by Mike Levitt (Lorimer)

Jurassic Jeff: Phone Home by Royden Lepp (Random House Graphic) >>> Jurassic Jeff 3, graphic novel

Last Stand by David Starr (Lorimer) 

Last Year With Maddy by Anna Rosner (Yellow Dog)

Little Bee: The Buzz About the Party by Danny Neville, illus. by Colleen McKeown (Annick Press)

Ready, Cassette, Go! by Jarett Sitter (Annick Press) >>> graphic novel

Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher, and Wâpos’s Friendship Garden by Sita MacMillan, illus. by Azby Whitecalf (Annick Press) >>> Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher 3

Still Alive by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch (Scholastic Press) >>> Kidnapped From Ukraine 3 

This Book Stinks! by Danielle Saint-Onge and Jeff Szpirglas, illus. by Alyssa Waterbury (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Echoes

The Three Wolves by Eric Walters, illus. by Olga Barinova (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Echoes

 

  

Young Adult

Between Classes by Angelot Ndongmo (Lorimer)

The Blind Date Agreement by Jessica Cunsolo (Wattpad Books)

Delta Oblivion by Elizabeth J.M. Walker (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Soundings 

Finding Family by Kamilah Haywood (Lorimer) 

Fuse by Jae Waller (ECW Press) >>> The Call of the Rift 5

Infinite Shores by Pascale Lacelle (Margaret K. McElderry Books) >>> The Drowned Gods Trilogy 3

Kat vs. Dogs by Jocelyn Shipley (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Anchor

Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know by Alex Ritany (Norton Young Readers) 

The Moth Dreamer by Amy Lynn Farrell (HighWater Press) 

No More Fridays by Lesley Choyce (Roseway Publishing) 

Supergirl: Being Super by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Joelle Jones (DC Comics) 

Trust No One by Karen Bass (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Soundings 

 

Non-Fiction

Beyond Earth: How Space Exploration Affects Life at Home by Yolanda Ridge and Oliver Ridge (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Footprints 36

Choose Happy: Give a Smile a Try by Elizabeth MacLeod, illus. by Julie McLaughlin (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Feel Good, Do Good 1

Discovering and Understanding The Algonquians by Michel Noël and Jean-Louis Fontaine (Auzou Canada)

Fiddlehead Forest by Jana Curll (Greystone Kids) >>> Little Habitats 2

Green Cities: How Green Infrastructure Helps Urban Centers Thrive by Sheila Boudreau, illus. by Katy Dockrill (Owlkids Books)

The Man In Motion: How Rick Hansen’s World Tour Helped Break Down Barriers for People with Disabilities by Lorna Schultz Nicholson and Rick Hansen, illus. by Emma FitzGerald (Owlkids Books)

One Goal: How Soccer Can Help Save the Planet by Heather Camlot, illus. by Drew Shannon (Groundwood Books)

Ruth Masters: An Environmental Activist by Haley Healey, illus. by Kimiko Fraser (Heritage House) >>> Trailblazing Canadians

Soccerology: Unbelievable Facts and Stories About the Beautiful Game by Kevin Sylvester (Annick Press)

So She Went Ahead: 50 Trailblazing Women of the Canadian Prairies by Haley Healey, ills. by Kimiko Fraser (Heritage House)

Spilt Aspie: A Clockwork of Asperger Syndrome by Corentin Hunter (Midtown Press)

West Coast Wild Seashore Hide and Seek by Deborah Hodge, illus. by Karen Reczuch (Groundwood Books) >>> West Coast Wild 7

Why Trust a Scientist?: Shared Knowledge for a Bright Future by Kate MacDonald, illus. by Teddy Kang (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Think 22

 

  

 

 

 

 

Picture Books

A Door Is to Open by Kyo Maclear, illus. by Julie Morstad (Tundra Books)

Double-Up Day! by Kari-Lynn Winters, illus. by Dave Whamond (Pajama Press)

I Hear You, Ocean by Kallie George, illus. by Carmen Mok (Greystone Kids)

I Told a Little Lie by Judith Henderson (Candlewick)

I Will Not Walk to School by Naseem Hrab, illus. by Kelly Collier (Kids Can Press) 

Jia Has a Dog Problem by Stephanie Ellen Sy, illus. by Isabella Kung (Kokila)

Monster Mender by Christine Baldacchino, illus. by Ilona Iske (Groundwood Books)

Nahliya and the Lady by Treslyn Vassel, illus. by Sahle Robinson (Plumleaf Press)

The New Player by Alain M. Bergeron, illus. by Caroline Soucy (Auzou Canada) >>> The Hockey Team 4

The Outermost Mouse by Lauren Wolk, illus. by Kristen Adam (Dutton Books for Young Readers)

Pipa:m̓: The Touch of the Frog by Joseph Dandurand, illus. by Elinor Atkins (Nightwood Editions)

Philomena and the Big Bad Mimi by Geneviève Jannelle, illus. by Jasmine Mirra Turcotte (Kids Can Press)

Ribbon Rescue by Robert Munsch, illus. by Shaikara David (North Winds Press) >>> revised edition, with new illustrations 

Soccer Crazy by Gilles Tibo, illus. by Bruno St-Aubin (Scholastic Canada)

Stella and Sam ABC by Marie-Louise Gay (Groundwood Books)

Still Friends by Troy Wilson, illus. by Mike Deas (Orca Book Publishers) 

Tom's Wild Ride by Isabelle Arsenault (Tundra Books)

When I'm a Moshom by David A. Robertson, illus. by Corrie Hill (Tundra Books) >>> companion book to On the Trapline

When We Go Home by Heather Beaumont, illus. by Nátali de Mello (Kids Can Press)

Woolly Dog Warms His Family by Andrea Fritz (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Coast Salish Tales 4

Worm on the Job by Maureen Fergus, illus. by Paul Hammond (Kids Can Press)

 

Early Readers and Middle-Grade Fiction

Asha and Baz Meet Sylvia Earle by Caroline Fernandez, illus. by Dharmali Patel (Common Deer Press)

Beast Ballerz by Wesley King, illus. by Steve Wolfhard (Tundra Books) >>> Beast Ballerz 1

The Bottle Witch of Brimley by Linda DeMeulemeester, illus. by Meaghan Carter (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Shivers 9

Collision by Eric Walters and Danson Mutinda (Orca Book Publishers)

Eva to the Max by Rebecca Caprara (Dial Books)

First Crush by Cassandra Calin (Graphix) >> The New Girl 2, graphic novel

How to Save a Library by Colleen Nelson (Pajama Press) 

Jazz Davies Skips a Beat by Melanie Florence (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Lo and Jazz 2

Lying, Stealing, and Other Ways to Save the Planet by Curtis Campbell (Annick Press) 

Mini Golf Fun! by Tasha Hilderman, illus. by Kaly Quarles (Random House Books for Young Readers) >>> Step into Reading 

Mystery at the Biltmore: The Farouk Forgery by Colleen Nelson (Pajama Press) >>> Mystery at the Biltmore 4 

The Other Side of Perfect by Melanie Florence and Richard Scrimger (Scholastic Canada)

The Search for Gluscap by Brandon Mitchell, illus. by Veronika Barinova, lettered by Kielamel Sibal (HighWater Press) >>> Adventures of the Pugulatmu’j 2 

The Unbelievable True Story of Uutak by Atuat Shouldice, illus. by Amiel Sandland (Inhabit Media)

Wanted: Your House by Monique Polak (Kids Can Press)

 

Young Adult

Lake Life by Tanya Boteju (Quill Tree Books)

Our Little Secret by Edward Kay and Mikael Klassen-Kay (DCB Young Readers) 

The Saw Mouth by Cale Plett (Delacorte Press)

 

Non-Fiction

All About Us: 20 True Tales of Courage and Disability by Hannalora Leavitt, illus. by Stef Wong (Orca Book Publishers)

Amazing 2SLGBTQIA+ People in Atlantic Canada: Stories of Activism, Education, and Pride by Rebecca Rose, illus. by James Bentley (Nimbus Publishing

Bat Planet: The Mysterious Life of the Creatures of the Night by Neil Griffin (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Wild 20

The Dream of an Education: How Phymean Noun Built a School by Susan Hughes, illus. by Tida Kheav (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Biography 4

Honor by Nataliia Mariichyn, Leon Buchwald, and Susan McClelland (Astra Young Readers)

Let Me Be Honest: 28 Young Artists on Surviving an Uncertain World, edited by Michaela Allen and P. Anneka Lynch (Annick Press)

One Ocean: 7 Ways to Save the Seas by Mark Leiren-Young, illus. by Bithi Sutradhar (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Take Action 4

She Was the Story Girl: How L. M. Montgomery Learned to Never Give Up! by Joann Hamilton-Barry (Nimbus Publishing)

Why Communities Need Engineers: Helping Humans Live Together by Helen Liang, illus. by Arden Taylor (Orca Book Publishers) >>> Orca Timeline 14

 

 

 

Picture Books

Being Different by Miali Coley-Sudlovenick, illus. by Alex Aldrich Barrett (Inhabit Media)

Bollywood Beat! by Anita Yasuda, illus. by Devika Oza (Kids Can Press)

Boozhoo! / Hello! by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, trans. by Mary Ann Corbiere (Groundwood Books)

Cat Shapes by Aidan Cassie (Kids Can Press)

Flying High on PEI: Prince Edward Island and Canada's First Transatlantic Flight by  Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, illus. by Jennifer DesRoche (Acorn Press)

Good Families Don't by Robert Munsch, illus. by Joy Ang (Tundra Books) >>> new illustrations

The Great Gathering Place by Naomi McIlwraith, illus. by Onedove (Kids Can Press)

Guinea Pigs Don't Wear Pants by Chris Paul Farias (Rebel Goose Books) 

I Built a Rocket Ship by Anna Lazowski, illus. by Jennica Lounsbury (Kids Can Press)

I Sure Do by Charles Demers, illus. by Dorothy Leung (Tradewind Books) 

I Think We're Upside Down! by Marcus Cutler (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)

I Used to Be a Dinosaur by Casey Lyall, illus. by Laurie Keller (Greenwillow Books)

Little Days: A Song by The Bombadils, illus. by Veronica Chih Ming Frank (Acorn Press)

My Best Friend Is a Butternut Squash by Heather Smith, illus. by Kass Reich (Tundra Books)

The Old Man, The Dog, and the Boy by Kevin Qamaniq-Mason, illus. by Vinícius Xavier (Inhabit Media)

Simply Winnie by Winnie Harlow, illus. by Sawyer Cloud (Penguin Workshop)

Strawberry Sundaes by Sarabeth Holden, illus. by Emma Pedersen (Inhabit Media)

Sunshine in the Monsoons by Tina Athaide, illus. by Archana Sreenivasan (HarperCollins)

Today We'll Be Eaten by Alan Barillaro (Rocky Pond Books)

Whale, That Was Unexpected by Casey Lyall, illus. by Kathryn Durst (Tundra Books)

The Wise Pickle by Sarah Howden, illus. by Sabina Hahn (Tundra Books)

 

Early Readers and Middle-Grade Fiction

Absolutely No Body Parts by Valerie Sherrard (DCB Young Readers)

The Band of Bigs by Casey Lyall, illus. by Sara Faber (Greenwillow Books) >>> A League of Littles 2, graphic novel

The Book of Jupiter by Robin Stevenson (Kids Can Press)

Cammie's Family Secret by Laura Best (Nimbus Publishing) >>> Cammie Turple 4

The Class Thief by Alain M. Bergeron, illus. by Manuella Côte (Auzou Canada) >>> Hector Parrow, Clever Detective 1

Dreamfurs: A Tale of Two Journeys by Malaika Ongwae (BookLand Press)

Eleven Out of Ten by Stacey Matson (Scholastic Canada)

False Starts by Carl Brundtland, illus. by Claudia Dávila (Kids Can Press) >>> A Nansi Graphic Novel 2

Go by Deborah Ellis (Groundwood Books) >>> Onward series, Book 3

Lydia Cooper Is a Lie by Meaghan McIsaac (Aladdin) 

The Odyssey: A Modern Retelling by Liv Albert (DK Children)

Pirates of the Silver Coast by Scott Chantler (Papercutz) >>> Three Thieves 5 

The Science Fair Sabotage by Bunmi Laditan, illus. by Elisa Rocchi (WaterBrook Children's) >>> David's Diary 2

The Summer Camp Disaster by Bunmi Laditan, illus. by Elisa Rocchi (WaterBrook Children's) >>> David's Diary 1 

Trapped! by Julie Couture, illus. by Manuella Côte (Auzou Canada) >>> Cassandra 3

Unexpected Guest by Dominic Pelletier (BookLand Press)

Whale Fall by Elysia Rourke (Nancy Paulsen Books)

Young Adult

Among Ghosts by Rachel Hartman (Penguin Teen Canada)

The Romance Rewind by Sarah Everett (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)

The Sleuth of Ferren City by S.M. Beiko (ECW Press) >>> The Brindlewatch Quintet 3

Thornbird by E. Kennedy (Delacorte Press)

The Vacation Shift by Lily Chu (Quill Tree Books)

 

Non-Fiction

All the Water on Earth by Rochelle Strauss, illus. by Madelyn Goodnight (Kids Can Press) >>> CitizenKid

The Burrowing Owls of the Prairie Grasslands by Deborah Hodge, illus. by Karen Reczuch (Groundwood Books) >>> Wild By Nature 2

Looking at the Sky: How Dr. Janusz Korczak Fought for Children’s Rights by Amanda West Lewis, illus. by Abigail Rajunov (Kids Can Press) >>> graphic novel 

Summer Brings Berries, illus. by Roy Henry Vickers, text by Lucky Budd (Harbour Publishing)

 

 

 

Picture Books

Dear Classroom 1B by Lynn Leitch, illus. by Christine Battuz (Scholastic Canada)

Dear Prophet Muhammad: A Letter to the Beloved by Jenny Molendyk Divleli (Ketebe Publishing)

Eon: My Pet Tardigrade by Cybèle Young with Nell Jocelyn (Tundra Books) 

The Explorers by Dee Hahn, illus. by Ashlyn Anstee Makade Asin (Dial Books) 

The House with Nobody in It by Jon Klassen (Candlewick) 

Love, Panda by Elaine Su, illus. by Charlene Chua (Orchard Books)

Makade Asin / Black Stone by Darcy Whitecrow and Cail Judy, illus. by Maya McKibbin, trans. by Pamela Johnson (Groundwood Books) 

Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown by Vikki VanSickle, illus. by Jennica Lounsbury (Tundra Books) >>> poetry 

Muriel and the Mystery by Charlotte Parent (Tundra Books)

The Only Way to Dance by Cristina Quintero, illus. by Eugenia Mello (Tundra Books) 

Our Spectacular Sukkah by Sidura Ludwig, illus. by Sophia Vincent Guy (Candlewick) 

The Scariest House on the Street by Joel A. Sutherland, illus. by Terry Pearson (North Winds Press) 

Stray by Cale Atkinson (Tundra Books)

Early Readers and Middle-Grade Fiction

About a Home Child by Caroline Fernandez (DCB Young Readers) 

The Cow in the Dark at Night by Jess Hannigan (Quill Tree Books) 

The Elk Whistle Warrior Society by Rick Revelle (Dundurn) 

Fangs of Fear by Dom Pelletier (Scholastic Canada) >>> The Lunch Club 9

Froggy: Autumn Antics! by Paige Walshe (Flying Eye Books) >>> Froggy 2 graphic novel

Reach for the Stars! by Julie Couture (Auzou Canada) >>> Friends for Life 2

Scaredy Squirrel Scared Silly by Melanie Watt (Tundra Books) >>> Scaredy's Nutty Adventures 4 

The Shadow on the Wreck by Claire Hatcher-Smith (Tundra Books) >>> The Mizzy Mysteries 2 

The Skeleton and the Cat by Brandon James Scott (HarperCollins) 

Sleepless by Gordon Korman (Scholastic) 

The Third Period Comeback by E. K. Johnston (Dutton Books for Young Readers) 

Unlikely Friends by Monica Arnaldo (Scholastic ) >>> Diary of Dinoghost 1 (Branches series)

We Must Save Halloween!: 13 chapters to open before Halloween by Magali Laurent, illus. by Sabrina Gendron (Auzou Canada)

 

Young Adult

Everything Comes Back to You by Jackie Khalilieh (Tundra Books) 

Frostbite: A Graphic Novel by Ian Boothby, illus. by Pia Guerra (Graphix) 

Ordeal at Orleans by Andrew Varga (Imbrifex Books)>>> A Jump in Time Novel 5 

Whenever You Are by Martine Leavitt (Groundwood Books) 

  

Non-Fiction

Discovering and Understanding The Haida by Michel Noël and Sylvie Roberge, illus. by Marie de Monti (Auzou Canada)

Let's Meet the Ancient Egyptians by Ben Hubbard and Dan Gartman (DK Kids) 

What Do We Know About Fairies? by Ben Hubbard, illus. by Laurie A. Conley (Penguin Workshop) 

 

 

 

 

n.b. If I've missed any books that are set for release in the next six months, or you want me to include something coming up later in 2026, just drop a comment below with details (title, author +/- illustrator, publisher, and type of book). I'll be happy to include it.  And, if I've made any errors—of course I did—in spelling or book details, please let me know. I am more than happy to correct my mistakes.