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Book Recommendations & Learning Resources
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Full Bloom
Debut Book
Our very own Jennifer Looney's (Jenn Sheila's) debut book Full Bloom: A Coming Out Journey through Poems & Letters, was released in June 2025 on Amazon. This deeply personal collection explores her coming out journey through poetry, letters, and song lyrics, all woven together through themes of identity, fear, liberation, and self-love. Jenn hopes the book will empower others in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to embrace their truth and celebrate who they are.
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Author Interview & Resources coming Fall 2025.
Young Readers: Me and White Supremacy, Young Readers’ Edition by Layla F. Saad
Chapters4Change was founded on July 27, 2021. The very first book we featured on our website, and a huge inspiration for the creation of...
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Apr 25, 20222 min read
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Adult Readers: From Why to Fly by Jessica Victoria
We are honoured to feature and share with you Jessica Victoria's book ' From Why to Fly '. Jessica shares deeply about her own personal...
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Apr 25, 20222 min read
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A Call to Action for Educational Institutions: Stop Censorship and Stand-up for Change
I am white. I hold a master’s degree. I am able-bodied. I am heterosexual. I am neurotypical. I am of average body size. I own property....
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Apr 21, 20223 min read
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Adult Readers: Motorcycles & Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor
We are honoured to feature and share with you Drew Hayden Taylor's 'Motorcycles & Sweetgrass'. The story opens with the readers following...
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Mar 29, 20221 min read
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Young Readers: Surviving the City (Vol. 2: From the Roots Up) by Tasha Spillett
We are honoured to feature and share with you Tasha Spillett-Sumner's graphic novel, Surviving the City (Vol. 2: From the Roots Up). In...
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Mar 29, 20222 min read
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Young Readers: Surviving the City (Vol. 1: Book 1 of 2) by Tasha Spillett-Sumner
We are honoured to feature and share with you Tasha Spillett-Sumner's graphic novel debut, Surviving the City (Vol. 1: Book 1 of 2),...
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Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Adult Readers: Daughter of Black Lake by Cathy Marie Buchanan
We are thrilled to feature and share with you Cathy Marie Buchanan’s most recent novel, Daughter of Black Lake. Like both of her previous...
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Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Honouring Black History Month
Fill Your Home & School Libraries with Some of Our Favourite Books! Six Recommendations for Adult Readers Me and White Supremacy: Combat...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read
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Young Readers: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
We are thrilled to feature Angeline Boulley's 'Firekeeper's Daughter'. The book follows Daunis Fontaine, an eighteen-year-old who has...
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Jan 31, 20221 min read
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Adult Readers: The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World by Anton Treuer
We are extremely excited to feature and share with you Anton Treuer's 'The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern...
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Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Young Readers: The Life I’m In by Sharon G. Flake
We are thrilled to feature Sharon G. Flake’s The Life I’m In, sister novel (book 2 of 2) to Flake's award-winning debut novel, The Skin...
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Dec 15, 20212 min read
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Adult Readers: Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally by Emily Ladau
We are thrilled to feature and share with you Emily Ladau's ' Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally...
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Dec 15, 20212 min read
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Young Readers: The Skin I’m In by Sharon G. Flake
Topics: Bullying, Insecurity, Self-Esteem, Support, Role Models, Friendship, Self-Expression, & Self-Acceptance. We are thrilled to...
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Nov 30, 20212 min read
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Adult Readers: The Rage Room by Lisa de Nikolits
Topics: Time travel/ Our ever-increasing consumerism/ Oblivion to the state of the planet, destruction of nature and art, and our...
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Nov 30, 20212 min read
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Adult Readers: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Michelle Good was awarded the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada for this masterpiece. Five Little...
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Oct 30, 20211 min read
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Young Readers: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob Sanders
We are proud to feature Rob Sanders’ book Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag . This book tells the story of Harvey Milk...
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Oct 21, 20211 min read
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Young Readers: A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome by Ariel Henley
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome This is a raw and honest read exposing the impacts of society’s obsession with...
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Oct 18, 20212 min read
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Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
This September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada (Orange Shirt Day), and when recognizing this...
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Sep 30, 20212 min read
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Adult Readers: The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate by Jeannie Gainsburg
We are proud to be featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ (two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer, intersex, asexual/agender, +) inclusion...
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Sep 9, 20213 min read
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Adult Readers: Indigenous Writes: A Guide To First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues In Canada by Chelsea Vowel
Métis writer and lawyer Chelsea Vowel's 'Indigenous Writes: A Guide To First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues In Canada'. Vowel's book is...
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Aug 20, 20211 min read
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