Planting Sunshine

Planting Sunshine

Planting Sunshine is a novel in verse that follows Theo, a thoughtful and emotionally sensitive child, who becomes deeply affected by images of war he sees on the news. As Theo repeatedly asks questions about violence, injustice and human suffering, he struggles when...
Prisoner and the Writer

Prisoner and the Writer

In 1895 a prisoner watches the ocean through the bars of his cell. Accused of betraying France, Captain Alfred Dreyfus is exiled to a prison on Devil’s Island, far from his wife and children. It’s a horrible fate — but what if he’s innocent? Seven thousand miles away,...
Africville

Africville

When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she’s heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like — the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football,...
Arroz con Leche – Rice Pudding

Arroz con Leche – Rice Pudding

The second title of Jorge Argueta’s popular bilingual Cooking Poems series, celebrates the joys of preparing, eating and sharing food. Now available in paperback, Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding is the second title of Jorge Argueta’s popular bilingual Cooking...
Caravan to the North

Caravan to the North

This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Martínez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. We learn all the different reasons why people feel the need to leave — the hope that lies behind their...