TRCA Spotlight - Falling Like Leaves

 

When Ellis’ parents separate, she is moved from the bustle of New York City to the charming Bramble Falls. Despite its charm it’s full of distractions like Ellis’ onetime best friend and first kiss – Cooper Barnett.

Then there is the festival that’s run by her aunt. As great as the festival is, Ellis doesn’t want to be roped into the planning and dragged to each event. Ellis has big city dreams.

But the longer she stays in Bramble Falls, the harder it is to pretend she’s not falling for this town and the people in it. Ellis is forced to confront what she wants for her future and what that means for her present.

Tags- Romance, Seasons, Rural Life

TRCA Spotlight - Everything is Poison

 

For as long as she can remember, Carmela Tofana has wanted to be part of La Tofana’s, her mother’s apothecary in Rome. Now 16, Carmela is finally allowed. Here she witnesses her mother and two assistants craft remedies for customers. But for every sweet-smelling flower extract potion, there’s another requiring darker ingredients.  

This is a story of deadly secret hiding in plain sight and the women who risk everything to provide care for those with nowhere else to turn.

Tags: Healer's, Women's Studies, Teen Pregnancy, Identity

TRCA Spotlight - Joe and the Wreck of the Tribune

Joe works hard all day and dreams of becoming a fisherman with his own boat, but fate sends a larger catch his way when the HMS Tribune hits the rocks of Herring Cove cliffs in a storm. Can Joe save any of them, or even himself?

This historical fiction that was inspired by the real 18th century shipwreck off Halifax Harbor and the local boy that risks his life to try and save those on board.

Tags: Historical, Survival, Adventure

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TRCA Spotlight - The Bletchley Riddle

 

Quarrelsome, puzzle-loving siblings find themselves amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War II - Britain's eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. Their mission: to crack the Nazi's Enigma cipher.

Tags: Adventure, Mystery, World War II, Computers & Coding

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TRCA Spotlight - Refugee

 

Fans of Alan Gratz may want to check out this! It's Refugee in a graphic novel format.

Follow the stories of three children separated by continents and time, who have embarked on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.

Tags: Overcoming Adversity, Survival, Diversity, Refugees, Historical Fiction

TRCA Spotlight - Fake Skating

Dani and Alec were inseparable, until Dani moved away. Now she’s back to find Alec has moved on…until an unlikely series of events force them to fake being a couple. Now they must face their true feelings for each other- including the real reason Alec has been pushing Dani away.

Tags: Romance, Realistic, Sports Fiction

TRCA Spotlight - Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and A Town That Looked Away

In the post-Columbine era, many believed that kids and teens needed hard discipline to keep them on the straight and narrow. However, as more and more young people were receiving shocking sentences for minor offenses a disturbing pattern of corruption and lies surfaced.

This is the true story of corrupt judges designing a "Kids for Cash" scheme that sent more than 2400 children and teens to a for-profit detention center.

 Tags: Criminal Justice & Law, Social Awareness, Social Issues

Find this in the library and on SORA.

 

TRCA Spotlight - Looking For Smoke

 

This thriller finds four teens the suspects of a murder that happened during an annual Blackfeet celebration. They each have a complicated history with the victim and there is deep mistrust. Now they must work to clear their names before they take the fall - or worse, become the killer's next victims.

A novel about missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

Tags: Thriller, Indigenous, Internal Struggle, Authentic Author

Find it in the library or on the SORA reading app

TRCA Spotlight - Sunrise On The Reaping

 

Are you a fan of the Hunger Games series? Then this may be for you. This story takes you back to the years of young Haymitch and he's been selected to take part in the 50th annual Hunger Games. But this year is special, it's the Quarter Quell and this means twice as many tributes will be taken. Pitted against people from his own district and torn from the girl he loves, Haymitch quickly understands that he is set up to fail. Find out what gives him the strength to survive.

Tags: Adventure, Dystopian, Survival Stories, Science Fiction

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TRCA Spotlight - Ash's Cabin

 

An incredible graphic novel about  Ash's journey to leave society and live in a remote cabin. Tired of not feeling heard, Ash decides to find their grandfather's secret cabin and stay there forever. But did all of Ash's planning to survive alone and live off the land fully prepare them for what lies ahead?

#tags Coming of age, LGBTQIA+, survival, social issues, multicultural.

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Family Literacy Day Draw

There are some great books and gift cards from Indigo Books to be won! Any students interested in taking part in the Family Literacy Draw please give your name and homeroom number to Ms. Perigo in the library. All names should be received by Feb. 23rd. Draw to take place Feb. 24th.

**There are 5 books and 5 gift cards for draw. All students are encouraged to enter!

 

The 2026 Teen Reader's Choice nominees are ready for you to take part in the read, vote, share challenge. To participate, read any of the 10 nominees. You can vote for you favourite between May 18th to May 22nd.

All books can be found in the library and on SORA.

Be sure to check the library website for upcoming jigsaw puzzles, trivia questions and word search.

 

Did you know that Family Literacy Day is happening this month? Since 1999, community groups across Canada observe January 27th as the day to celebrate the importance of reading and engaging in literacy-related activities as a family. Did you know that taking time each day to read or do a learning activity builds a stronger you for your future? Now that you are in the know ask yourself, how can you celebrate this day? 

For more ideas, click on the          Family Literacy Day Logo.