Kids and Teens

Top five for kids

Most popular with kids last month:

  1. The aztec adventure (Timekeepers) by SJ King, Adventure stories
  2. The cat mummy by Jacqueline Wilson, Serious and literary fiction
  3. Mischief, Mad Mary, and Me by Dawn Knight, Animal stories
  4. Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy: night of the nasty nostril nuggets : the sixth epic novel / part 1 (Captain Underpants #6) by Dav Pilkey, Humourous fiction
  5. Harry Potter and the goblet of fire (Harry Potter. #4.) by J. K. Rowling, Fantasy
Cover of the book The timekeepers: the Aztec adventure by SJ King.

Reading for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Muinji'j Asks Why: The Story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School by Shanika MacEachern

When seven-year-old Muinji'j comes home upset after learning about residential schools, her Nana and Papa gently share the painful history of the Mi'kmaq people—how their culture, land, and children were taken through decisions made without them. 

Every Child Matters by Phyllis Webstad

Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad shares the meaning behind the phrase "Every Child Matters," honoring the resilience of Indigenous Peoples and the children affected by residential schools. 

Survivor's flag for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On our bookshelf

Book cover of The Whisperings

Joana and her brother Peter have never stayed in one place for long, constantly on the move with their father, who is haunted by "the Whisperings" after their mother’s murder. When they settle into a creepy old mansion in Burlington, Joana starts to feel a sense of normalcy—until a near-death experience awakens her own connection to the supernatural. She soon discovers the house is haunted by the Keils, a ghostly family doomed to relive their brutal deaths, and must fight to protect her loved ones from a rising paranormal threat.

Read The Whisperings by Joel A. Sutherland

Kids and Teen Awards

Print books wearing a pair of earphones

Canadian authors and illustrators have amazing stories to tell for, and about, kids and teens. Explore CELA's collection of nominated and award winning titles. 

Kids and Teen Awards Page

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