Best Selling Books by Caroline Pignat

The teen years can be a confusing time of figuring out where you belong, who you are, what you can do, and who you can become, all while searching for a sense of safety as you engage with the world. In All I Am, these core needs of belonging, identity, ability, purpose, and security are explored through God’s traits in the Bible, showing readers 13 and up that the great I AM not only meets our needs because of all the amazing things he is, but how we also embody those traits because we are his children. Inside the pages of All I Am are 90 devotions from a Catholic perspective that use conversational language to apply God’s truth to your life through relatable examples and real-world applications, each helping you think, act, and be like Jesus and grow your faith and self-esteem. Content also includes: Scripture from the NRSV edition A two-color interior with an engaging design “Digging Deeper” and “Rest and Remember” features for deeper daily or weekly reflection Encouraging quotes from saints, popes, and inspiring Catholics Original and traditional Catholic prayers that help you easily connect with God every day All I Am is perfect for: Graduation gifts, Confirmation, and holiday presents Encouraging teens in their faith journey Use in spiritual development classes

On her first voyage as a stewardess aboard the Empress of Ireland, Ellie is drawn to the solitary fire stoker who stands by the ship’s rail late at night, often writing in a journal. Jim. Ellie finds it hard to think of his name now. After their wonderful time in Quebec City, that awful night happened. The screams, the bodies, the frigid waters … she tries hard to tell herself that he survived, but it’s hard to believe when so many didn’t. So when Wyatt Steele, journalist at The New York Times asks her for her story, Ellie refuses. But when he shows her Jim’s journal, she jumps at the chance to be able to read it herself, to find some trace of the man she had fallen in love with, or perhaps a clue to what happened to him. There’s only one catch: she will have to tell her story to Steele and he’ll “pay” her by giving her the journal, one page at a time.

The Breakfast Club meets We Need to Talk About Kevin A lockdown catches five grade 12 students by surprise and throws them together in the only unlocked room on that empty third floor wing: the boys'' washroom. They sit in silence, judging each other by what they see, by the stories they''ve heard over the years. Stuck here with them--could anything be worse? There''s Alice: an introverted writer, trapped in the role of big sister to her older autistic brother, Noah. Isabelle: the popular, high-achieving, student council president, whose greatest performance is her everyday life. Hogan: an ex-football player with a troubled past and a hopeless future. Xander: that socially awkward guy hiding behind the camera, whose candid pictures of school life, especially those of Isabelle, have brought him more trouble than answers. Told in five unique voices through prose, poetry, text messages, journals, and homework assignments, each student reveals pieces of their true story as they wait for the drill to end. But this modern-day Breakfast Club takes a twist when Isabelle gets a text that changes everything: NOT A DRILL!! Shooter in the school! Suddenly, the bathroom doesn''t seem so safe anymore. Especially when they learn that one of them knows more about the shooter than they realized...

2015 Governor General''s Literary Award Winner!! Caroline Pignat''s The Gospel Truth is the powerful and poignant story of 16-year-old Phoebe, a slave girl in 1858 Virginia. Written in lyrical and elegant free verse, it is an unflinching look at the brutality of slavery and Phoebe''s struggle for freedom and truth. Ultimately, this is a story of hope. - Governor General''s Literary Awards Jury CLA Young Adult Book Award Honour Book 2015 The Gospel Truth is a novel in verse. It addresses human rights issues and racism with a tale from the time of slavery in the United States and the underground railroad to Canada. Several distinct voices are established as the story unfolds from multiple perspectives. Hope, bravery and kindness shine from characters in desperate circumstances. With flowing text that will be devoured by reluctant readers and subject matter fit for class discussion, The Gospel Truth is a powerful read. - CLA Jury Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People finalist, 2015 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award finalist, 2015 Ottawa Book Award: Finalist in the English Fiction category 2016 Red Maple Fiction Award nominee Award-winning author Caroline Pignat''s new historical novel recreates the world of a Virginia tobacco plantation in 1858. Through the different points of view of slaves, their masters and a visiting bird-watcher the world of the plantation comes to live in this verse novel. Phoebe belongs to Master Duncan and works in the plantation kitchen. She sees how the other slaves are treated - the beatings and whippings, the disappearances. She hasn''t seen her mother since Master Duncan sold her ten years ago. But Phoebe is trying to learn words and how to read and when she is asked to show the master''s Canadian visitor, Doctor Bergman, where he can find warblers and chickadees she starts to see things differently. And Doctor Bergman has more in mind that just drawing the local birds. Phoebe''s friend Shad works on the plantation as well - but mostly he worries about his brother Will. His brother is the last member of his family and he is determined to escape from the master and the tobacco plantation. He has already been caught and beaten more than once. And the stories about life in Canada can''t be true, can they? How does a man survive without the master there taking care of everything?

The Byrne family is strong, but are being tested everyday as life becomes more and more desperate in 19th century rural Ireland, forcing the family to leave their homeland.

A sensitive examination of bullying and its psychological roots... the story is fast paced and absorbing. -- Booklist How long would you stand by? What do you do when your best friend is bullied? What do you do if he is a bully? Bystanders Katie and Devan see things very differently, but one thing is clear: Grade 9 life is hard. Told through the voices of Katie and Devan, and bully''s target Will''s poignant poems, Egghead shows how bullying affects everyone... and that there is more than one side to every story.

Caroline Pignat''s first picture book is an intriguing blend of carefully composed verbal images, knit together with extraordinary visuals by the award-winning François Thisdale. The poem is about the yearly cycle in the life of trees. But it''s also an intriguing poetic concoction. The initial letters of each line in each stanza spell out a word that pertains to the theme. For example, in the section on spring, the vertical letters spell out: SEED, GERMINATE, SHOOT, ROOTS, LEAVES, FLOWERS. The young reader will make that discovery as they read the text and look at the detailed illustrations that show a rural landscape with trees, a farmer, barns, animals, and the changing of the seasons.

Bannie de la résidence familiale en Angleterre, Ellie est embauchée pour travailler à bord de l''Empress of Ireland. Elle est tout de suite attirée par Jim, un jeune homme mystérieux qui travaille comme souffleur dans les fournaises du paquebot. Après un magnifique moment à Québec, la nuit de l''horreur. Les cris, les corps, les eaux si froides... Elle tente de se dire que Jim a survécu au terrible naufrage, mais le nombre de morts ne cesse de croître. Alors lorsque Wyatt Steele, journaliste au New York Times, lui demande de raconter son histoire, Ellie commence par refuser. Mais lorsqu''il lui montre le journal de Jim, retrouvé parmi les débris du paquebot, la jeune femme saute sur l''occasion. Elle veut en savoir davantage sur l''homme dont elle est tombée amoureuse. Le deal est clair : en échange de son témoignage, Steele lui donnera les pages du journal, une par une... « Si vous aimez les récits tragiques et marquants, les belles histoires d''amour et les personnages qui vont de l''avant après avoir traversé de terribles épreuves, ce livre ne pourra que vous plaire ! » - Laurie, du blog Mya''s books

"Wild Geese," the sequel to the Governor General''s Award-winning novel "Greener Grass," follows Kit Byrne and her friend Mick O''Toole after fleeing famine ravaged Ireland.

The third book in the series follows the adventures of Jack Byrne, brother of Kit, as he seeks independence from his sister in the lumber camps.

A thrilling novel of self-discovery that is part adventure, part mystery, and part Celtic myth, set in Dublin in 1913. Fifteen-year-old Finnegan Wilde steals to survive. Always on the run from gangs and police, Finn is also fleeing her own mysterious past, glimpsed only through nightmares and an unusual Celtic mark on her arm. When, in a chance encounter outside the museum, she scores a journal filled with strange diagrams, maps, and a drawing identical to her mark, Finn hungers for more than the next meal. She wants answers, and more than anything, she wants to find her family. Eddie Moore, a young apprentice archaeologist, has spent months trying to decipher an ancient manuscript he and his father excavated from a bog. The Moores believe it was written by Tomas, a 9th century monk, and that it holds the clue to finding the legendary Cauldron of Plenty, one of four Treasures of Ireland. But when Eddie''s father is seriously injured by a gang in an attempted robbery, Eddie alone must find the Cauldron. When their search brings them together, Finn and Eddie realize the mark on her arm and his ancient manuscript are connected. Finn doesn''t trust this awkward scholar from the rich side of town. Eddie is just as suspicious of this wild girl with no home, no past, and no rules. But if they can work together, perhaps -- as Tomas hoped -- they will make the greatest discovery of all. Three voices -- those of Finnegan, Eddie, and Tomas -- intertwine like a Celtic knot that readers will delight in unravelling to the very last page.

C''est l''été 1847. Ballotté par les vagues, l''Erin file vers l''Amérique. À son bord, de nombreux passagers irlandais qui ont fui la famine. Kit Byrne, accusée de tentative de meurtre en Irlande, voyage déguisée en Kenny O''Toole afin de passer inaperçue. Avec son grand ami Mick, la jeune fille vit durement la traversée. Ils n''ont pas pu se payer deux billets, Mick a donc dû s''engager comme matelot. Kit, seule dans la cale parmi tant d''inconnus, fait la connaissance d''un grand-père, Murph et de ses petits-enfants, Joe et Brigid. Avec eux, elle apprend à attendre et à espérer, et tente de ne pas trop s''inquiéter des siens, Mam, Jack et Annie, embarqués sur le Dunbrody, quelques jours avant le départ de l''Erin. Les semaines passent. La fièvre s''installe à bord. À leur arrivée à la Grosse Île, déjà surchargée de malades, les passagers sont divisés dans des tentes en fonction de leur état. À Bytown (Ottawa) où elle se rend après avoir survécu à la fièvre, Kit pourra-t-elle enfin trouver sa famille, ses amis et sa place dans le monde? [SDM].