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Heather Smith

Sophie and her adoptive father, whom she calls "My Michael," are family.Michael is a good singer, not a great cook (though Sophie likes the "burned-y bits") and he takes care of Sophie when she's sick by giving her crackers and ginger ale. Sophie might have put blue paint in the blender and left the lid off, and drawn pictures on their apartment door...but Michael says she's his universe.When Michael gets sick, square crackers and ginger ale don't help. Sop...

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Heather Smith

Discover the Autistic Brain.Understanding Your Autistic Brain is a clear, compassionate, and empowering reference book designed to help autistic children better understand how their brains work, and to support the adults who care for them.Written in simple, respectful language, the book explains autism as a different way of having a brain, not something that needs to be fixed. It acknowledges that being autistic can involve real challenges and vary...

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Heather Smith

Angus loves sparkly things, so much so that he can hear them.To Angus, shiny objects not only look beautiful; they also crackle, buzz and go whiz-bang-POP! His unique ability is lost, however, when Angus wears his grandma's beaded necklace to school, and his classmates tease him for his atypical choice. Saddened by their laughter, Angus stops hearing the sparkle.A gentle story of acceptance, generosity and friendship, Angus All Aglow reminds us tha...

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Heather Darwall-Smith

A great night’s sleep starts long before your head hits the pillowWhen it comes to getting the sleep we need, we tend to focus on perfecting a bedtime routine in the hour before bed but, in doing so, we’re missing the biggest factor that dictates our sleep quality: how we spend our days.In this groundbreaking and practical guide, sought-after sleep psychotherapist Heather Darwall-Smith explores how our ‘always-on’ lives are wreaking havoc when the time come...

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Heather Smith

A heartwarming picture book about a young boy whose only friend, a butternut squash, helps him create a rich and imaginative world for himself, ultimately leading him to a new human friend.Alex’s best friend is a butternut squash. They play pretend all day long. Sometimes his butternut squash is a baby. Alex pushes him in a stroller all around town. Sometimes his butternut squash is a pirate.They have spectacular swordfights! Sometimes Alex thinks that his butternu...

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Heather C. Smith

In Cornwall, England, in 1597, a teenage witch named Meg St. John finds her life in danger. Evil witch hunters are after her, and everyone she knows is in danger. The only way to escape is through a portal to another time. Sending an impoverished witch to the future is a challenge…but sending Sir Simon Delaney is much more difficult! The young lord only wants to protect his brother and sister and manage his estate. He has no idea that magic flows through his veins.It will take the ...

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Heather Smith

“Ben Doldrums, are you sad? Are you mad? Are you confused?"Frida Bellows lives in a big house made up of four apartments. Every morning, she gets on her father’s shoulders and taps on the ceiling with a broomstick. This wakes her neighbor, a student named Ben Doldrums who knocks on the wall to wake the Mercredis, who in turn knock on the floor to wake the Reynolds. Frida likes this morning tradition. It makes her feel like she’s part of something big. Things change...

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Heather Smith

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Young Adult Novels

Growing up in a picturesque Newfoundland fishing village should be idyllic for sixteen-year-old Kit Ryan, but living with an alcoholic father makes Kit's day-to-day life unpredictable and almost intolerable. When the 1992 cod moratorium forces her father out of a job, the tension between Kit and her father grows. Forced to leave their rural community, the family moves to the city, where they live with Uncle Iggy, a widower with problems of his own. Immediately pegged as a "baygirl," Kit st...

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Heather Smith Thomas

Care & Management of Horses provides a common-sense approach to keeping a horse healthy, sound, comfortable, and happy. Intended for the serious horse person, the book emphasizes the whole horse — mental and physical — and encourages the owner to center horse-keeping practices around the horse's needs.

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Heather Smith

**WINNER of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award — Young People's Literature!A new, heartwarming middle-grade story from the critically acclaimed author Heather Smith featuring Tig, a young girl struggling to find peace within herself and in her new family. For fans of Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.**After months of living without electricity or parents, Tig and Peter are forced to move in with their Uncle Scott and his partner, Manny. The transitio...

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Heather Smith

Little Miss Sunshine meets Room in this quirky, heartwarming story of friendship, loyalty and discovery.It's Newfoundland, 1986. Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life in an unsafe, unsanitary house. Her mother is a compulsive hoarder, and Bun has had little contact with the outside world. What she's learned about life comes from the random books and old VHS tapes that she finds in the boxes and bags her mother brings home. Bun an...

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Heather Smith

Key Selling PointsA beautiful story, with magic woven in, about a grieving family and the quirky individuals who are determined to help them come through.Features the timeless themes of perseverance, confidence and family coming together.Set in 1924 and with a feel of folklore, the story and adventure pull the reader in.Heather Smith is an award-winning, acclaimed author of books for readers of all ages.Also available i...