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Funeral Girl

Sixteen-year-old Georgia Richter feels conflicted about the funeral home her parents run-especially because she has the ability to summon ghosts. With one touch of any body that passes through Richter Funeral Home, she can awaken the spirit of the departed. With one more touch, she makes the spirit disappear, to a fate that remains mysterious to Georgia. To cope with her deep anxiety about death, she does her best to fulfill the final wishes of the deceased whose ghosts she briefly revives.

Fungi Power (21st Century Skills Innovation Library)

Fungi are hard at work all around you! These amazing organisms, which are neither animals nor plants, are breaking down waste into soil, helping plants grow, and producing food. Fungi are also making medicine, fuel, fashion, and other incredible things. Explore the fascinating world of fungi in this cutting-edge, eye-catching series.

Funny Bone Readers: Being a Friend

Humorous stories and silly characters help young readers make connections to their own actions and behaviours. Each story models the benefit of good decision-making about friendships, obeying rules, bullying, healthful eating, safety, and more.

Funny Bone Readers: Dealing with Bullies

Each story in the Funny Bone Readers series models the benefit of good decision-making about friendships, bullying, and more. This series focuses on dealing with bullies and includes lively text and colourful engaging illustrations.

Funny Bone Readers: Living Healthy

Funny Bone Readers help beginning readers learn through laughter by introducing key concepts for success in school and at play.

Funny Bone Readers: Truck Pals on the Job

Humorous stories and fun characters help children make connections to their own actions and behaviours. Each story in the Funny Bone Readers series models the benefit of good decision-making about friendships, bullying, safety, and more. This series focuses on colourful big trucks, and situations all kids can relate to. Books include lively text and colourful, engaging illustrations. Each book includes Big Words and Big Questions to assess young readers' understanding.

Funny Thing Happened (Black Rabbit Tales)

High-flying hijinks. Delightful detours. Epic explanations. Welcome to the wonderfully wacky world of celebrated author/illustrator duo Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud, where a notoriously (and hilariously) unreliable narrator explains his outrageous adventures. Detail-rich illustrations bring to life the unbelievable oddness of each story. Now in reinforced library bindings, these fantastically fast-paced tales will hold up to countless circulations as young readers revel in the over-the-top antics.

Future Energy  

This series introduces readers to the energy crisis, discussing the dangers of our reliance on oil and concerns that we will exhaust our fossil fuel resources. Each title looks ahead to the energy potential of the wind, the sun, water, and the other resources.

Future Forward: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer systems to imitate human behavior and thinking. With the increased use of AI, many people are wondering whether this rapidly developing technology will benefit or endanger society. Author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson covers the compelling history of AI to set the stage for its use in the modern world. Readers will learn about the many fields where AI is used, including the workplace, the military, and for fun. Along the way, ethical issues about the use of AI are addressed. AI poses questions that don't yet have answers, but thinking about them will help readers understand the technology and its place in society.