The heartwarming, classic true story of a dog who didn’t understand he’s a dog—and the imaginative boy who loved him.

Funny and poignant, The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be is a lively portrait of an unorthodox childhood and an unforgettable friendship. Growing up in on the frontier of Saskatoon, Canada, the legendary adventurer and naturalist, Farley Mowat, received a gift from his mom: a dog she bought for four cents. Farley quickly named him “Mutt.”

Mutt displayed skills at hunting and retrieving that were either pure genius or just plain crazy—once going so far as to retrieve a plucked and trussed ruffed grouse from the grocer. Mutt also loved riding passenger in an open car wearing goggles and climbing both trees and ladders — the perfect companion for a child with a love for animals and misadventures.

Originally published for young people, this is a memoir by the author Never Cry Wolf that will delight dog lovers of all ages.

Avid sixth-grade trail biker, Lorna Wilson, moves to Arizona with her mom and baby brother leaving her dad behind.

Unpacking, Lorna knows she needs to find a way to fit in. When the girl next door knocks on Lorna’s front door, she opens up to an idea to solve her problem.

Splashing in the pool at Ally’s house, Lorna learns about the bike challenge created by a scar-faced neighborhood legend, Samuel Black. Then, she hears herself boasting that she can take on Samuel Black in his own race and win.

Lorna’s words quickly come back to bite her. Although none of the kids will root for the new girl, an ancient cairn opens to Lorna showing her the Land of Twilight, a time between times, a land not in real time.

What she thinks she wants forks and changes as her friendships grow deeper. This story offers a ladder to emotional growth for a kid endangered by divorce.

Get all three of the action-adventure fantasies in Twilight for intermediate and middle school grades. Illustrations are by award-winning artist, Brianna Osaseri. Themes: Time travel ages 9-12; action-adventure; Female protagonist; diversity; Book one in a series. Synopsis: Riding over a manhole at sunset, new kid Lorna Wilson surfaces in Twilight, where she is given three impossible tasks to complete.