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One of Canada’s most celebrated author’s debut novel for young readers

Beatrice, a young girl of uncertain age, wakes up all alone in a tree house in the forest. How did she arrive in this cozy dwelling, stocked carefully with bookshelves and oatmeal accoutrements? And who has been leaving a…

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You know those books with characters so real that, when you’re not reading, you miss them and wonder what they’re up to? That’s what happened to me with Beatrice and Croc Harry. I didn’t think I liked stories involving talking animals, but wow, was I wrong. This book taught me that serious books can also be delightfully whimsical and funny. This novel is one of the best books I’ve read on hatred and racism, forgiveness, and love.

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