Welcome to the CCBC’s searchable book bank!
Featuring the NEW online Best Books for Kids & Teens database and our Accessible Books Bank.
Best Books for Kids & Teens
The go-to resource for the best new Canadian books and magazines for children and teens. Whether you're stocking a bookshelf in a classroom, library or at home, every title included has been given our stamp of approval, ensuring you get only the highest quality literature. Starred selections represent titles of exceptional calibre.
Our expert committees of educators, booksellers and school and public librarians from across Canada handpick the selections. Committees look for excellence in writing and illustration and, most importantly, they select books that appeal to children and young adults.
Accessible Books Bank
Discover titles that are available as ebooks, audiobooks, large print, braille, and more. Check back often for new books and helpful links. See our Accessible Books Bank FAQ page for more information on the Accessible Books Project and this resource.
Where possible we vet titles or ensure books are produced by Benetech certified publishers (an independent third-party digital accessibility certification program). However, we cannot guarantee that every title will meet the needs of every reader. If you have feedback on the books listed, please reach out to info@bookcentre.ca
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Devil's Pass Unabridged Audiobook
 Grade 4 - 7Mysteries & Detective Stories | Performing Arts | FamilySigmund BrouwerMike Casey -
Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams
 Grade 7 - 8Novels in Verse | Girls & Women | RomanceShari Green -
Mighty Scared
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Barnacle Bay
 Barnacle Bay
 Grade 2 - 3Comics & Graphic Novels | Science & Nature | Humor | AnimalsJana CurllJana Curll -
Carousel Summer
 Carousel Summer
 Grade 3 - 4Social Themes | LGBTQ+ | Comics & Graphic NovelsKathleen GrosKathleen Gros -
The Cranky-Verse
 The Cranky-Verse
 Grade 2 - 3Animals | Comics & Graphic Novels | Social ThemesKatherine BattersbyKatherine Battersby -
Pluto Rocket: Full Blast! (Pluto Rocket #3)
 Grade 2 - 3Comics & Graphic NovelsPaul GilliganPaul Gilligan -
Prince and the Pawper
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Alanna (Song of the Lioness, Book 1)
 Grade 6 - 7Comics & Graphic NovelsTamora PierceVita AyalaSam Beck -
Steve, a Rare Egg
 Steve, a Rare Egg
 Grade 2 - 3Comics & Graphic Novels | Science & Nature | AnimalsKelly CollierKelly Collier -
True Colors
 True Colors
 Grade 5 - 6Comics & Graphic Novels | NeurodiversityElise GravelMontana KaneElise Gravel -
Way Off Track
 Way Off Track
 Grade 3 - 4Comics & Graphic Novels | Social Themes | Sports & RecreationCarl BrundtlandClaudia Dávila -
What if Marty Doesn’t Like My Party?
 Grade 1 - 2Comics & Graphic Novels | Social ThemesKatie ArthurKatie Arthur -
After the Wallpaper Music
 Grade 4 - 5Performing Arts | School & Education | Family | Social ThemesJean Mills