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Hacking Heartbreak
After hacking the social media accounts of his crush, Baron is in a race against the clock to fix the mess he made and save her from serious consequences.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 3Dancehall Rebel
A teen shares her dad’s vibrant Caribbean musical legacy but is burdened by the homophobia that comes along with it. She needs to find a new path for the music and for herself.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL820LShovels not Rifles
Historical young adult fiction set in the First World War featuring a young African Nova Scotian in the No. 2 Construction Battalion who faces racism and discrimination from his fellow Canadians.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Shades of Black
How big a price should a Black teen have to pay to feel safe in a dangerous new environment?
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Lexile Reading Level: HL700LThe Hoop and the Harm
Author Jawara Pedican brings the vivid authenticity of lived experience in the basketball hotbed of West Indian Toronto to The Hoop and the Harm.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 810LNot Talking About You
Not Talking About You portrays racism as it occurs amongst young Canadians today. It explores the impact on the target and on bystanders who have to decide how to react when they find a racist youth in their midst.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-16Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: HL730LThe Summer Between Us
Award-winning African Nova Scotian writer Andre Fenton’s third novel tackles contemporary social issues such as class difference and colourism in the Black community in this vibrant coming-of-age story.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Half-Court Trap
A Black teen learns to deal with stress, anger, rivalry and body image issues in the context of basketball.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 710LHoopers
The story of a young Black teen who is too caught up in the basketball image to put in the work to play well.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 620LLone Runner
A Black teen displays persistence and confidence to go from running solo to being part of a cross-country team.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 620LNo One's Baby
To make decisions for the future, you have to find out the truth about your past$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 620LWorthy of Love
Adrian is fed up with being bullied for his weight, but in an effort to get fit he develops an eating disorder. Will the girl he's falling for be able to set him on the right track?$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL590LRide or Die
Kanika, a 15-year-old Black girl from a small town, is lured into the sex trade when she falls for an older teenage boy. Based on true-events, this book recounts the physical and emotional abuse experienced by young victims of sex trafficking, and how one girl survives and escapes.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL610LTwo Strikes
KaLeah's a natural at baseball, but when she is excluded and bullied by Nikki and her clique because she is black and a better player than Nikki, she joins the boys' team.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 540LHead Hunter
Winning at any price can cost you everything$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 560LHustle
A fast-paced basketball story about loyalty and the importance of being part of a greater whole.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 2Not Out
Dex is down and out till he tries cricket, "the game that's best for body, brain, and spirit"$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 720LWrong Time, Wrong Place
When Corey gets caught opening the boys' washroom window to let smoke out, he's resigned to being called a troublemaker.$8.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 11-16Shopping CartScroll to Top