Dennis Foon Books in Order

A stunted tree resents being rooted in place, while an energetic bird struggles with a terrible singing voice. Their unlikely friendship brings two very different creatures together in a fable about accepting limitations and finding companionship beyond appearances.

Created with specialist Brenda Knight, this book gathers firsthand accounts and drawings from children who survived sexual abuse. Written for young readers, it uses their voices to address abuse, isolation, and the possibility of understanding and support.

Four teenage friends confront abusive behavior as it emerges within their relationships and families. Examining the physical and psychological harm around them, they must recognize how victims can mirror learned patterns and consider how to break the cycle.

Two plays examine the pressures shaping teenagers’ lives. Skin explores racism through its victims in Canadian schools, while Liars follows an attraction between Lenny and Jace that becomes complicated when they discover both have parents struggling with alcoholism.

Seventeen-year-old Kip seeks excitement in gambling, hiding his growing addiction behind skillful lies. Meeting a magician's daughter and her gambling father draws him toward higher stakes, where dishonesty threatens his relationships and his future.

Two teenagers become caught in the attraction and desperation of gambling. As ideas of winning and losing shape their choices, addiction and self-deception threaten to take control of their lives, forcing them to confront the consequences of chasing money.

New student Charla struggles with shabby clothes and her parents’ separation, finding friendship with fashion-conscious Paige. As the emptiness beneath Paige’s apparently glamorous life becomes clear, both girls face difficulties that their outward appearances conceal and their friendship must confront.

Four teenage boys, Tommy, Brad, Andy, and Shane, struggle with expectations that men should be tough, competitive, and emotionally invulnerable. Their intersecting stories examine how aggression, suppressed feelings, and language used as a weapon shape their lives.

After raiders destroy Longlight and kill his parents, Roan joins a warrior sect while struggling between revenge and his inherited pacifism. Disturbing visions and a violent turning point send him into a devastated landscape in search of purpose.

Children at Newlight fall into mysterious comas after exploring the Dreamfield, sending Roan and Lumpy in search of a cure. Their hope may depend on Roan's lost sister Stowe, whose expanding powers threaten to become destructive.

Roan uncovers the history behind his family's conflict with Darius and realizes survival depends on uniting scattered communities. To defeat their enemy without abandoning Longlight's principles, he must seek alliances and limit the bloodshed of the coming struggle.

Children Tessa, Damon, and Keegan navigate troubles both small and overwhelming in their everyday lives. Their experiences explore compassion, generosity, and the need to listen, asking how giving and receiving support can help fill the emotional gaps they carry.

Shane, Tommy, Brad, and Andy have learned to equate masculinity with aggression and invulnerability, leaving them isolated from others and themselves. Their hostile language becomes a weapon, revealing how learned expectations can turn ordinary relationships into contests of control.

This play follows the young Rick Hansen and his friend Don Alder after a truck accident leaves Rick unable to walk. Rick faces a changed future while Don struggles with guilt, and their friendship helps both confront the aftermath.

Two plays follow children confronting exclusion. A newcomer to Canada struggles with language and taunting classmates, while another class must challenge border restrictions that prevent their Syrian refugee friend from joining a trip his science-fair victory earned for everyone.