Sono Nis Press: 25 books

Cover of The Lost Diary
by Julie White
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015

Not all the hurdles are in the ring … In this surprising and touching addition to the Hillcroft Farm saga, Faye finds an old diary at a tack sale and becomes absorbed in the life of Mary Inglis and her mount Colleen, as they train and ride as show jumpers. It’s a wonderful distraction from...
Cover of Riddle of the Raven

Riddle of the Raven

A Sailing Ship Possessed by a Ghost

by Jan de Groot
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2008

When Jan de Groot decided to purchase Raven, a 140-foot gaff-rigged ketch, in order to provide sailing adventures for underprivileged children in British Columbia, he had no idea of the bizarre adventure that lay ahead. Built in 1920 as a sailing cargo vessel, Raven was converted to a pleasure yacht...
Cover of Sabotage
by Karen Autio
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013

Ever since 13-year-old Saara returned from caring for her family’s relatives, she’s been so grown-up and focused on her goal of becoming a teacher. Nine-year-old John jokes and plays pranks, but instead of laughs, all he gets is nagging. What really drives him crazy, though, is what his older...
Cover of Just Ask Us

Just Ask Us

A Conversation with First Nations Teenage Moms

by Sylvia Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014

Teen moms are nothing new. For as long as anyone can remember, families, communities, and governments have been grappling with the poverty and lack of life opportunities faced by these parents and their children. For First Nations in particular, the issue has become critical. Aboriginal girls...
Cover of Tenderfoot Trail
by Olive Spencer Loggins
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014

In 1926, the B.C. Government had a plan: 160 acres of land in exchange for hard work. For Olive Spencer Loggins, who was six months pregnant and husband Arthur, heading for the Cariboo and leaving the great depression behind in Vancouver was a dream come true. They traded urban soup lines for the...
Cover of Tilly, a Story of Hope and Resilience
by Monique Gray Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013

Tilly has always known she’s part Lakota on her dad’s side. She’s grown up with the traditional teachings of her grandma, relishing the life lessons of her beloved mentor. But it isn’t until an angry man shouts something on the street that Tilly realizes her mom is Aboriginal, too—a Cree...
Cover of White Girl
by Sylvia Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2005

I never thought about being white. I didn't have to. I was transparent--no colour at all. I hung out, was a good enough student and no one paid any special attention to me at all. Then I became a white girl. Until she was fourteen, Josie was pretty ordinary. Then her Mom meets Martin, "a real...
Cover of Second Watch
by Karen Autio
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2005

"Saara, this will be a travelling year for you!" Saara wants so much to go to Finland with her family, to see the grandparents she has never met and the places her mother speaks about with such longing. One misfortune after another nibbles at the savings. Still, bit by bit, the coins keep falling...
Cover of Chasing the Moon
by Penny Chamberlain
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014

During the U.S. Prohibition of the 1920s, an illegal, one-way trade arose—in alcohol. Canadian brews flowed south, and American dollars flowed north, creating fortunes that can still be seen in Canadian society today. Central to this trade were the rum-runners, their loaded boats speeding through...
Cover of Saara's Passage
by Karen Autio
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2008

I picked up my pencil and stared at the blank white space. Setting a few goals should be easy. But I couldn't think of any. All that swirled through my mind was the question I'd been plagued with since I survived the Empress: "What is the purpose of my life?" Saara is trying hard to put her...
Cover of Girl With a Baby
by Sylvia Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2007

You are the same girl that came to school last year. They are the same kids. But nothing was the same and I knew it. I had become the girl with a baby. Jane has always been the good Williams. Her brothers might be high school dropouts and late-night rowdy partiers, but never Jane. Jane never drinks,...
Cover of The Moment
by Kristie Hammond
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015

Cover of Olden Days Locket
by Penny Chamberlain
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2004

From the moment she first steps off the school bus, 12-year-old Jess is enthralled by Point Ellice House. Although the other students on the tour are just happy to have a day off from school, shy Jess feels she knows what is around every corner and behind every door of the beautifully preserved Victorian...
Cover of A Boy in War
by Jan de Groot
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007

The war was changing everything and everyone … When Jan is seven, Nazis attack and take over Holland. At first, not much changes. Soon, though, war starts taking things away: important things like neighbours and friends, trust and respect, even clothing, fuel, and food. Through it all, Jan is still...
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