Collection: Junior Fiction

Fern dares Arthur and his friends to enter the poetry writing contest at the local library, but writing poems turns out to be harder than they thought.

When a parent group bans a series of scary books from the local public library, Arthur and his friends devise a plan to get their favourite books returned.

Trapped on a sandbank by the rising tide, a boy prepares to die as the sea engulfs him. Then he is rescued from the waves by a mysterious old man and the greatest adventure of his life begins. He learns about the legendary King Arthur and the glory, heroism, magic and evil of Camelot.

Arthur and Francine aren't speaking to each other, but Mr. Ratburn has paired them up for a homework project. They go to the library to do some research, and find themselves locked in after it closes.

Arthur is thrilled to make the Little League team, but worries that he won't be able to play as well as all his friends. At practice he tries hard, but his skills are rusty and he's an absolute klutz. Francine, who thinks she's the best player on the team, wants the coach to bench Arthur. Even Bu...

A is for artichokes and long spears of asparagus. It's for bright, creamy avocados and salty little anchovies... From apple pie to zeppole, and everything in between, Artichoke to Zucchini introduces young readers to fruit, vegetables, and dishes from around the globe. Full of tasty favourites an...

With tensions in Prague rising at the height of World War II, Isaac Wolf is forced to leave home with nothing more than a small backpack and a pendant in the shape of an eternity knot. His parents believe the pendant will keep him safe, if he can discover what it really means. This clue leads him...

ru Shah and her sisters--including one who also claims to be the Sleeper's daughter--must find their mentors Hanuman and Urvashi in Lanka, the city of gold, before war breaks out between the devas and asuras. Aru has just made a wish on the tree of wishes, but she can't remember what it was. She...

Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at her private middle school. So when her schoolmates dare her to prove that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, she doesn't think there's any harm in lighting it. Little does Aru know that lighting the lamp has d...

Aru Shah's life is a mess. The Sleeper and his army are heading into the labyrinth to reach the nectar of immortality. The Pandavas have until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper from gaining infinite power and destroying the Otherworld, but they won't be allowed access to the labyrinth withou...