New Releases by Monica Hughes

One sad day, Grandmother died. "You cannot stay here," said the man who owned the land. "I have a family ready to move in." Young Concepcion has no choice but to move to the [barrio of the nearby city. There she meets children who, in order to survive, must steal the good they eat. But Concepcion has a plan. With back-breaking work she plants a garden amid the rubble, using her grandmother''s legacy: a handful of chili, corn and bean seeds. But her garden is destroyed. Will she have the strength to begin again? Monica Hughes''s powerful story is complemented perfectly by the paintings of Luis Garay, a young Nicaraguan artist. Sharon, Lois and Bram provide a moving introduction. Published in collaboration with UNICEF Canada, A Handful of Seeds offers a message of hope on behalf of the thirty million children worldwide who live on the streets of their cities.

In the summer of 2011, the death of their mother sends Megan and her younger brother Ian on a dangerous journey across a Canada ravaged by drought and the collapse of civilization.

The community of the planet of Isis, misled by power-hungry space captain Michael Joseph Flynn, moves down the path of destruction until Moira, the captain''s daughter, exposes his self-serving designs.

A teenage boy goes on a secret hunting trip alone in an effort to come to terms with his leukemia and to test his strength and resourcefulness in battling the elements and stalking the white-tailed deer that is his quarry.

In a world where scientists are battling to prevent the onset of a new ice age, Lisa - bored with life in the enclosed City - runs away and joins a scientific expedition to the snow fields. Captured by the Ekos who live in the barren lands, Lisa learns of the "black snow" and the perils to follow.