Benjamin Grows A Garden by Melanie Florence

Benjamin is ready to help his mother plant their garden. As Benjamin cares for their garden and waits for the plants to ripen, he imagines all the food he'll help his mother make later, to share with friends and neighbors. They'll have a feast with more than enough to share. This title features Cree words interwoven into the story, and a pronunciation guide in back matter.

You Were Made for This World: Celebrated Indigenous Voices Speak to Young People

You Were Made for This World brings together 40 Indigenous writers, artists, activists, athletes, scholars, and thinkers with a joint purpose: to celebrate the potential of young people, to share a sense of joy and pride in language, traditional and personal stories and teachings, and shared experiences, and to honor young people for who they are and what they dream of. Including contributions from activist Autumn Peltier, singer/songwriter Tanya Tagaq, hockey player Ethan Bear, Governor General's award-winning author David A. Robertson, Manitoba premier Wab Kinew, artists Chief Lady Bird and Christi Belcourt, illustrator Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, and dozens of others, this beautifully collaborative collection urges readers to think about who they are, where they come from and where they're going, with a warm familiarity that will inspire you to see yourself and your community with proud eyes.

Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley

Ever since Lucy Smith's father died five years ago, 'home' has been more of an idea than a place. She knows being on the run is better than anything waiting for her as a ward of the state. But when the sharp-eyed and kind Mr. Jameson, with an interest in her case, comes looking for her, Lucy wonders if hiding from her past will ever truly keep her safe. Five years in the foster system have taught her to be cautious and smart. But she wants to believe Mr. Jameson and his 'friend-not-friend,' a tall and fierce-looking woman who says they want to look after her. They also tell Lucy the truth her father hid from her: she is Ojibwe; she has — had — a sister, and more siblings, a grandmother who'd look after her, and a home where she would be loved. But Lucy is being followed. The past has destroyed any chance at safety she had. Will the secrets she's hiding swallow her whole and take away any hope for the future she always dreamed of? When the past comes for revenge, it's fight or flight.

The White Hot by Quiara Alegria Hudes

April is a young mother raising her daughter in an intergenerational house of unspoken secrets and loud arguments. Her only refuge is to hide away in a locked bathroom, her ears plugged into an ambient soundscape, and a mantra on her lips: dead inside. That is, until one day, as she finds herself spiraling toward the volcanic rage she calls the white hot, a voice inside her tells her to just ... walk away. She wanders to a bus station and asks for a ticket to the furthest destination; she tells the clerk to make it one-way. That ticket takes her from her Philly home to the threshold of a wilderness and the beginning of a nameless quest — an accidental journey that shakes her awake, almost kills her, and brings her to the brink of an impossible choice.

Jean-­Michel Basquiat: The Making of an Icon by Doug Woodham

In a resurrection few could have predicted, Jean-Michel Basquiat joined Picasso, Modigliani, and Munch when one of his paintings sold for more than $100 million. Nearly four decades after his untimely death at 27 years of age, Basquiat is one of the most recognizable artists in the world, his work not just headlining major museums and private collections but also his image on T-shirts, sneakers, tattoos, and accessories. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews-including family members, friends, lovers, gallery owners, collectors, musicians, academics, and artists-art-world insider Doug Woodham offers a revealing account of Basquiat's life, work, and enduring legacy.

Weapons

Directed by: Zach Cregger

Starring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan, June Diane Raphael, Toby Huss, Justin Long

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.