Juvenile fiction books set at school. Follow along as the characters in these books make new friends, try new things, and get up to all kinds of shenanigans.

Recommendations for people of all ages (but particularly children) to expand their reading diversity, promote black authors, and educate on the topic of discrimination.

Find them in our Children's DVD collection or place a hold!

"Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms." - freedomtoread.ca. In recognition of Freedom to Read Week, we've compiled a list of children's books that have been challenged or banned across North America.

Browse the New York Times bestseller lists using the links below. Not every book on the bestseller list will be available from the Coquitlam Public Library. To suggest a book for purchase, fill out our Suggest a Purchase form: https://www.coqlibrary.ca/services/suggest-a-purchase

Books, eBooks, eAudio, and streaming resources recommended by staff during our weekly Book Talks! Check our catalogue for more editions.

Fiction and Nonfiction books and more to help celebrate and understand Indigenous culture.

Check the catalogue for more formats! eBook and graphic novel versions are also available on Cloud Library, ComicsPlus, and Hoopla!

As in film westerns, the western novel has been revived in newer and unconventional ways in recent years. There has been the rise in popularity of the “weird western”: a hybrid genre which blends elements of the traditional western (a lawless frontier, a hero pit against all odds) with those of other types of fiction such as noir, mystery, horror and science-fiction (namely, the alternate Victorian universe known as steampunk).