Commended for the 2007 Canadian Children s Book Centre Choice Selection

It is Christmas 1912, and Charlotte McEwan is 15 years old. The coal-mining town of Extension, British Columbia, on Vancouver island has hit hard times. When the opportunity to work in a local dynamite factory presents itself, Charlotte braves the disapproval of her mother for the chance to bring in some extra cash and keep the vow she made to herself to get her family as far away from the mine as possible. But the job is more dangerous than she bargained for, and soon Charlotte is at risk in more...

In 1909, 13-year-old Luc Godin arrive in British Columbia from Quebec only to discover that the house they thought they'd move into hasn't been built. So the Godins have to make due with living in a railway boxcar with three other families.

Luc's father and the many other newcomers to the Fraser Valley have come to work in the lumber industry. Their new home still has vestiges of the wilderness, and Luc and his family find find pioneering life difficult, especially as French speakers in a world of English. Luc's father, who becomes a teamster in one of the many lumber mills, is...

Ben and Charity Muldoon are 15-year-old twins who find themselves in the midst of politically charged events in the Saskatchewan River Valley in 1885. One day, as Ben is walking through a ravine, he encounters a Cree boy named Red Eagle, who quickly becomes his friend after a hair-raising rescue.

Ben eventually discovers that a confrontation between the North-West Mounted Police and the Natives, led by Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont, is imminent. As events unfold, Ben and Red Eagle witness the struggles of the Metis and Cree for recognition and the failed efforts to negotiate a...

A young couple leaves Japan for the coast of Canada, bringing a cherry seed to plant in their new garden. During the years that follow, the little cherry tree watches over the family as the couple have children, and then grandchildren. Young Naomi makes the cherry tree her special friend, and the tree's branches shelter her as she plays. But one day, war breaks out between the two countries, and the family is sent to an internment camp away from the coast. And though Naomi often dreams of going home, the dream fades as the years go by. The little tree is left behind to mourn its loss....

Sophie and Dylan are introduced by Professor Watson and his hot air balloon to a Magical Globe. The Globe takes them on some fantastic journeys of discovery in the hot air balloon. The Journey is part of a series of trips, where the children learn about how we were able to build cities, by growing food in ever more efficient ways. The story is told through the eyes of two adventurous children and their pets.The main characters are two children Sophie & Dylan, along with their pets Monty a maltese dog & Naomi a barn owl.

Ghosts in the Garden is the sequel to Judith Silverthorne's The Ghosts of Government House.

Get ready for another exciting Alex and Abigail adventure

The Golden Mace Mystery finds siblings Alexander and Abigail McPhee unraveling a riddle that begins with the theft of an important symbol for the newly formed Dominion of Canada: the parliamentary mace.

In March of 1868, Canada is not yet a year old-and the new government is dealing with many different interest groups, some of which would prefer to stay part of Great Britain...while others, such as the Fenians, have their own agenda.

Meanwhile, twelve-year-old Abby's curiosity is a constant trial for...