Lorimer - Childrens & Teens - Books for reluctant readers

At his new school, Dylan joins a soccer team of immigrant and refugee students. Getting to know his teammates provides Dylan with a lesson on teamwork and opens his eyes about real hardship.

Marcus has a great life — until it all goes downhill

When Hannah doesn't make the Grade 8 girls basketball team and June does, Hannah misses playing basketball and spending time with her best friend.

A lack of educational and career opportunities, medical support and counselling on Native reserves leads to a rash of teen suicides. Can Floyd turn around his community's descent into crisis before it's too late?

Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief runs away when his devout Christian community discovers he is gay.

Cross-country runner Chris trains with a Native kid who has been displaced by a fire in the community and learns what it's like to be a refugee and literally run for your life.

Vienna, a mixed Native American teen, and her mother struggle to escape her step-father's constant violence by moving to a new city to start new lives.

Sarimah, a young Syrian refugee, moves to Saskatoon and has to switch from playing soccer in the sand to the snow while learning to adjust to her new life in Canada.

A skilled younger player is added to the soccer team, bringing the chance for Cody and some of the Lions to get called up to an elite team.

Archie starts Grade 6 as the only kid who has not grown over the summer. He goes on a mission to make himself bigger, stronger and faster to impress his best girl friend, Shamini.