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2021/2022 HACKMATACK AWARD NOMINEE!
2021 TD SUMMER READING CLUB RECOMMENDED READ!
2022 ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOOK AWARD NOMINEE!
Need a moose car wash? Poutine big as a bus? Want to meet shoplifting squirrels? They’re all here in this colossal collection of all-Canadian misfire, left turns, and sweet, sweet victories!

See more at Scholastic.ca | It Seemed Like a Good Idea . . . : Canadian Feats, Facts and Flubs
Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award

TD Summer Reading Club Recommended Reads

Rock Mountain Book Award

WHEN THERE ARE NO EASY CHOICES…

In the tense, stifling summer of 1933, Sid Klein and his friends’ struggle to help their families leads them inexorably to the city’s flash point, the infamous Riot at Christie Pits, in a story as much about today as the past.

See more at Scholastic.ca | Dewey Diva Picks


Released in 2020:

Friends for Real

Just when we all need a friend most. When Emma loses Squeezy, her favorite stuffy, she finds something unexpected that’s even better: friendship. Friends for real, Ted and beloved illustrator Ruth Ohi have created warm and delightful proof that two imaginations are better than one.

 
In his video, Ted uses Friends for Real as an example of how to make your own picture book!


See more at http://www.scholastic.ca/books/view/friends-for-real   

Order from your local bookseller or on-line at Indigo.ca or Amazon.ca

 

Check out Ruth Ohi’s website and Friends for Real ACTIVITIES!

http://www.ruthohi.com/books-recent#/friends-for-real/

http://www.ruthohi.com/activities-friends-for-real  

 


Released in 2019:

What Blows Up, part of The Most Epic Squad, an explosively hilarious new series.

 

Add four ordinary kids, four oddly super powers, and four oddly super writers (Ted Staunton, Kevin Sylvester, Richard Scrimger, Lesley Livingston) and you get four SUPER BOOKS that are more than epic!

What Blows Up must come down…

For Gary Lundborg, it’s literally mind over matter when his telekinetic power kicks in. Unfortunately, it only works between three and six in the morning, and a growth spurt is making Gary clumsy. Will Gary find the confidence to mind what really matters on a top-secret mission to foil a master criminal planning to rule the world from a farting blimp? Not even Doctor Fassbinder knows for sure…

Blurbs and Excerpts for Ted’s What Blows Up and Kevin’s Mucus Mayhem are at Scholastic Canada/Almost Epic Squad and Scholastic Canada/What Blows Up.

Clip of Ted reading from What Blows Up on Scholastic Canada’s Twitter feed.

 


Released in 2017:

A Whodunit Surprise for Middle Grade Readers

Bounced Scholastic > link to Bounced on Scholastic’s website

If mystery, adventure, and the occasional crocodile on the loose are your thing a new novel is on its way to you! Watch here for updates.

 

A New Picture Book!

Harry and Clare’s Amazing Staycation Illustrated by Mika Song Tundra Books > link to Harry and Clare’s Amazing Staycation on Penguin Random House’s website

When Harry and Clare are stuck at home for a rainy vacation it’s a good thing they have such great imaginations. Trouble is, older sister Clare likes to make the rules – and eat all the snacks. Can Harry come up with a way to turn the tables?


Released in 2016:

Speed (The Seven Prequels) Orca Book Publishers > link to Speed on Orca’s website

How can you liven up a boring camping trip with your grandpa and your younger brother? Lose the new cell phone you weren’t supposed to bring with you.

Spencer finds more than he was looking for as he dodges a War of 1812 reenactment, a student film crew, an old flame of Grandpa’s, a crooked history buff, and Laura Secord’s cowbell: a first taste of independence and maybe a glimpse of his future – by way of the past.

The third installment of Seven is ‘prequels’: stories that happened before the first two, when the boys were twelve and thirteen and Grandpa was there with them. Watch for Seven author events near you and at OLA!

 


New Collaborative Writing Workshops:

Story Team with Richard Scrimger 

Two long-time writing collaborators help students pool their imaginations and writing skills to create stories in teams.  Fast-paced, fun and flexible workshops for grades 6 – 12. (See Presentations & Workshops.)