National Network for Equitable Library Service

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, not in your time, indeed not in my time, but in olden times, when quart bottles held half a gallon and houses were papered with pancakes and pigs run

Jack and Mary are happy until an underhanded sea captain and Jack's bragging bring trouble into their lives.

The fish aren't biting, so Kimmy and Mike head off to see if they'll have luck on the other side of the ocean.

A new tale about the joy of making things, the strength of community and the warm reach of generosity.

[This is the story of] Edie Murphy, an indomitable and engaging heroine who leaves Newfoundland on the cusp of womanhood.

The second in an ongoing series of Jack stories, featuring retellings and adaptations by Andy Jones, and illustrations by Darka Erdelji.

Newfoundland is rife with stories of fairies who mislead, play tricks, or sometimes, spirit folks away.

Bridie and her brother and sister love to sit up late, listening to the adults trade stories.

When he finds a photograph of his grandfather as a young man, Liam is full of questions. But that's just fine, because Grampy has a story to spin with every answer.

In the middle of the twentieth century, in the middle of Eastern Europe, a young girl dreams of adventures. One day, a huge wall appears that separates East from West, and dreamer from dreams.

The Youth of God tells the story of Nuur, a sensitive and religious seventeen-year-old Somali-Canadian boy who becomes radicalized by the teachings of Imam Yusuf at the local mosque in a neighbourh

What does a teenage girl do when she sees her beloved older brother commit a horrific crime? Should she report to her parents, or should she keep quiet? Should she confront him?

John arrives in a Montreal airport with a suitcase in hand. We do not know where he is from, or who he is.

Fifteen-year-old Munna lives with his Ma and sisters in a small town in India. Because the family is poor, he is sold to a Sheikh's camel farm in a Gulf country.

Ito Baraka is going to die. In Gatineau, far from the sun, in a dark, shabby flat he shares with his Native girlfriend, Kimi.