A Home for Us

This is the fictionalized story of "Yula", a character inspired by a real girl Sharon Jennings met in her visits to the Hope Development Centre in Kenya. When four-year-old Yula is discovered by the orphanage director "Mum" and introduced to a caring home and school, her abilities develop as do her understandings of how to care for others.

Eva Campbell's evocative illustrations glow with light and colour.

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The Ribbon Leaf

Would you risk your life to help a friend?

In Nazi Germany, friendship between an Aryan German girl and a Jewish German girl is strictly verboten, and an act of kindness might mean death.

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Running Through It

Over the course of a week, thirteen-year-old Track & Field runner, Josie Tomaselli, confronts multiple challenges with humour, confusion, fear, "lady balls," and the inspiration of her pre-race music playlist.

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I Can't Do What?: Strange Laws and Rules from Around the World

Did you know that;
     * You can't keep a goldfish in a round goldfish bowl in Rome?
     * That you can't take a selfie while running with the bulls in
      Pamplona?
     * That you can't climb a tree in a Toronto city park?

This book is a look at some of the more curious rules and laws that have been created around the world over.

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