The Pharaoh's Curse Murders

Who had reason to kill the young archeologist on board a ship to Egypt? Is it the work of a pharaoh’s curse, or someone with a personal motive? Lady Lucy Revelstoke and her spunky maid Elf work against time to find a fiendish murderer before they strike again.

The Breakwater

Shortly before WWII, Yas Matsumoto commits his troublesome younger brother, Stum, to an asylum — unknowingly sparing Stum from the cruelty of the Japanese Canadian internment camps. Decades later, the two brothers reunite near the end of their lives, peeling back layers of memories to revisit a long-buried, unspeakable family secret.

Julia and Romano

Cody’s the first person to make new girl Jules feel welcome in Campbell River, a small coastal community where everyone knows everyone, but can they really build a relationship amid their parents’ legal dispute over a controversial logging operation, locking them on opposite sides of an issue that’s dividing the town in two?

Fémi et Lou et le trésor perdu

Illustrated By: Catarina Oliveira

Dans ce miniroman illustré, Fémi et son ami Lou aident une voisine à désherber son terrain et à recueillir des œufs de papillons en vue de gagner assez d’argent pour s’acheter un détecteur de métal et ainsi retrouver un coffret à bijoux qu’ils ont perdu à la plage.

Izzy Wong’s Drama Disaster

In this middle-grade novel, Izzy Wong has found a new mystery to investigate for her podcast when someone uses AI to create insulting memes of a classmate. Izzy will have to risk losing her new classmates' trust to sleuth out the culprit before her parents make her give the principal the information she's gathered.

Springtime in Kitkatla

Illustrated By: Karlene Harvey

In this beautiful picture book, Walaas and her dzi'i (grandmother) take a fishing boat to their family’s reserve, Kitkatla, for spring break, where Walaas enjoys spending time with family, eating traditional foods and wandering the shoreline. Even though she’ll have to leave, she knows she’ll always belong there.

Time for School

Illustrated By: Paige Jung

Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines the past, present and future of schools around the world and the who, what, where, when and how we learn.

Tiny Hiker

Illustrated By: Jaimie MacGibbon

In this rhyming picture book, the tiny hiker is excited for her first backpacking trip to camp on the beach, but when the trail is longer, steeper and much more difficult than she expected, she has to find a way to keep going—even when she wants to give up.

The Water You're Swimming In

In this moving middle-grade novel, Noah tries to be the perfect kid to keep his parents happy and his anxiety at bay after his teenage brother runs away, but he finds himself floundering and sets off to find his brother himself.

Werewolves Don't Keep Diaries

Illustrated By: Dharmali Patel

In this funny, partially illustrated early chapter book, Lou can't seem to do anything right. His body seems to be against him too—growing hair on his feet, sprouting claws and making him want to howl. But just as he thinks he has to run away, he learns about his family legacy and realizes he's exactly who he's meant to be.

When the Clouds Came

Illustrated By: Elaine Chen

In this lyrical picture book about a Chinese family, the sky tries to hold in the clouds just like the boy holds in his worries about his grandmother's health. When she passes away, the sky lets out all the rain—and helps the boy finally express his grief.