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 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 - Refugee The Graphic Novel

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: Diversity, Survival, Overcoming Adversity, Historical Fiction

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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. 

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: Realistic, Romance, 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.

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.

Find it in the library or on the SORA reading app.

Click on the Teen Reader's Choice 2026 logo to find book trailers, puzzles and trivia.

TRCA Spot Light - 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.

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TRCA Showcase

 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 

To try a jigsaw puzzle, click on the picture.

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February is African Heritage Month!

This year's theme focuses on Strength in Unity: Moving Forward with Purpose, Prosperity, Power and Progress. The library has some great books that showcase this theme quite well. Come check them out!

Remember to Enter the Draw!

There are some great books and gift cards for Indigo Books to be won! To participate all you need to do is to answer a few questions about some books you've sampled.                   All ballots must be turned in by Feb. 11th. Draw is Feb. 13th.

For more details ask your ELA teacher or Ms. Perigo!

2026 TRCA

The 2026 Teen Reader's Choice nominees are ready for you to take part in the annual read, vote, share challenge. To participate all you need to do is read any of the 10 nominees. Vote for your favourite from May18th to May 22nd.

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

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