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One Way

by Norah McClintock
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : law & crime, mysteries & detective stories, dating & sex

Riding the wrong way up a one-way street, Kenzie takes his eyes off the road and hits a pedestrian. And not just any pedestrian. It's his ex-girlfriend, Stassi. Was this a freak accident? Or something more sinister? And when the police come to talk to him, it becomes clear that everyone thinks he had a reason to hurt her. Kenzie ends up in a fight …

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Best Girl

Best Girl

by Sylvia Maultash Warsh
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Amanda Moss is a young hairstylist with ambitions to become a musician and play in a band. She was adopted at age three after her parents were killed in a car crash. At least that's what her adoptive mother Shelley has always told her. Shelley is also a hairdresser. But beyond that, mother and daughter don't see eye to eye on much.

Then one day Aman …

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Hold the Pickles

Hold the Pickles

by Vicki Grant
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : humorous stories, non-classifiable

Dan Hogg is thrilled when his uncle offers him some work at a food fair, because he wants money to hire a professional trainer to help him with his scrawny physique.

Dan's excitement vanishes when he learns that the job is dressing up in a hotdog costume and handing out samples. Every dark cloud has its silver lining, Dan discovers, when he, or rath …

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La revanche des Loups gris

La revanche des Loups gris

(Timberwolf Revenge)
by Sigmund Brouwer, translated by Gaston Gingras, illustrated by Dean Griffiths
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
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tagged : hockey, humorous stories, friendship

Lors d'un tournoi à la ville de Québec, Tom Morgan joue un mauvais tour à son coéquipier Johnny Maverick. Celui-ci trouve alors normal de lui rendre la pareille, et le ton monte...

Pour le récompenser des buts incroyables qu'il a marqués, Johnny reèoit en cadeau un bâton de hockey signé de tous les joueurs des Canadiens de Montréal. Comme …

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Justine McKeen, Queen of Green

Justine McKeen, Queen of Green

by Sigmund Brouwer, illustrated by Dave Whamond
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
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tagged : environment, friendship, humorous stories

Justine's trying to save the planet, one person and one cause at a time.

Justine McKeen talks too much, bosses people around too much, and as everyone soon finds out, she tells the truth, but just not all at once. Best of all, when she decides to get something done, it involves a whole lot of laughter and fun for everyone.

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The Elephant Mountains

The Elephant Mountains

by Scott Ely
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : survival stories, environment, dystopian

An unprecedented series of hurricanes has swollen the Mississippi River to unheard-of levels and is threatening to put New Orleans and most of the low-lying areas of the South under water. Fifteen-year-old Stephen is spending the summer with his father near a small town north of Lake Pontchartrain when another powerful hurricane arrives and the lev …

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Cochonnet

Cochonnet

(Pigboy)
by Vicki Grant
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : law & crime, humorous stories

Dan appréhende l'ennuyeuse sortie scolaire dans une ferme historique éloignée.

Pas tant à cause du fumier que du fait que le fermier élève des porcs. Les porcs s'appellent aussi des cochons et le nom de famille de Dan est Cauchon. Déjà en butte aux moqueries, Dan se cuirasse contre l'épreuve anticipée. Mais il n'a pas prévu l'apparition d …

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Wildcat Run

Wildcat Run

by Sonya Spreen Bates, illustrated by Kasia Charko
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Grade: 1 to 3
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tagged : survival stories, winter sports, self-esteem & self-reliance

Jake, Tommy and Lexie are on a ski trip. In an attempt to squeeze one last run in for the day, the kids head out on their own to ski down Easy Street. But Lexie and Jake convince Tommy to try Wildcat Run instead. Wildcat Run presents the young skiers with more than they expect, including a cougar sighting. When Lexie has a bad fall, the kids are le …

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I Owe You One

I Owe You One

by Natalie Hyde
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : values & virtues, humorous stories, friendship

After almost drowning in a swollen creek, Wes wonders if what his friend Zach says is true: Wes owes a life debt to the old lady who rescued him. It doesn't help that Wes keeps hearing his dead father's voice saying things like, "A man pays his debts, Wes," and "A man always treats a woman with respect, Wes." But how does a guy go about paying back …

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Charlie's Key

Charlie's Key

by Rob Mills
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : orphans & foster homes, mysteries & detective stories

Charlie inherits little more than the brass key that his father pressed into his hand before he passed away

When Charlie Sykes wakes up in hospital in St. John's, he learns that he and his father have been in a car accident and that his father is dying. As far as Charlie knows, he has no family in Newfoundland. But then Uncle Nick shows up and is ke …

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Rock & Roll Literacy

Rock & Roll Literacy

by Sigmund Brouwer
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tagged : literacy, study & teaching, language arts

Bestselling author Sigmund Brouwer brings his unique sense of play to the serious business of learning to read and write. Armed with music, humor and heart, he connects the dots for people who work with kids to cultivate reading and writing skills. The love of writing begins and ends with the love of story. Story can connect child to teacher. Story …

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En images

(Picture This)
by Norah McClintock
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : city & town life, orphans & foster homes, mysteries & detective stories

Ethan vit dans une famille d'accueil et s'efforce de rester dans le droit chemin. Enrôlé dans un programme de photographie pour jeunes, il se trouve menacé à plusieurs reprises par quelqu'un qui veut s'emparer de son appareil photo. Que sait Ethan? Pour quelles images quelqu'un serait-il prêt à tuer? Ethan tente de résoudre le mystère tout …

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Mystery of the Missing Luck

Mystery of the Missing Luck

by Jacqueline Pearce, illustrated by Leanne Franson
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : asia, mysteries & detective stories

Sara loves her grandmother's bakery. It's a special place-not only because of its delicious Japanese buns and pastries. She enjoys spending time with her obaachan, her grandmother. But things aren't going well for the bakery. When the bakery's lucky cat statue goes missing, Sara wonders if the bakery's luck is gone for good. But then a mysterious c …

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Le défi des Loups gris

Le défi des Loups gris

(Timberwolf Challenge)
by Sigmund Brouwer, translated by Gaston Gingras, illustrated by Dean Griffiths
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Grade: 1 to 3
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tagged : hockey, friendship, humorous stories

Johnny Maverick a une idée géniale pour permettre à l'équipe des Loups gris à Gaston de remporter le concours de collecte de fonds auquel elle participe. Tout se passe pour le mieux jusqu'au moment où une visiteuse arrive à Howling et qu'elle se met à remporter tous les défis contre Johnny. Toute la ville trouve cela très drôle, mais le …

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The Drop

The Drop

by Jeff Ross
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : survival stories, winter sports, non-classifiable

Alex's goal in life is simple: to snowboard all day, every day.

Alex ultimate dream is to be part of the Backcountry Patrol, an elite group of snowboarders who patrol the ungroomed slopes of British Columbia. But first, he and three other young hopefuls (Dave, Bryce and Hope) must endure a series of tests, which takes them to remote and dangerous te …

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A punta de Cuchillo

A punta de Cuchillo

(Knifepoint)
by Alex Van Tol
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : law & crime, survival stories, general (see also headings under family)

Jill tiene un trabajo de verano brutal en un rancho en las montañas, guiando a vaqueros aficionados en paseos a caballo por el campo. Durante una excursión con un guapo desconocido, Jill se encuentra de pronto en una lucha de vida o muerte, sin nadie que pueda ayudarla.

Jill took a job which sounded perfect for the summer, guiding tourists on tra …

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Les Loups gris à la chasse

Les Loups gris à la chasse

(Timberwolf Hunt)
by Sigmund Brouwer, translated by Gaston Gingras, illustrated by Dean Griffiths
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Grade: 1 to 3
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tagged : hockey, humorous stories, friendship

Lorsqu'un nouvel entraîneur arrive, l'équipe des Loups gris à Gaston hérite aussi de son fils, Eldridge Elwell, mais celui-ci est un très mauvais joueur. L'équipe souhaite plus que tout arriver jusqu'aux séries éliminatoires, mais si Eldridge continue à jouer plus qu'aucun autre joueur, il y a peu d'espoir. Que peut faire Johnny Maverick p …

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Marqué

Marqué

(Marked)
by Norah McClintock
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : law & crime, mysteries & detective stories, business, careers, occupations

Colin obtient un emploi de nettoyeur de graffitis dans un beau quartier. Il craint d'être la cible d'un gang, mais ne s'attend pas être à soupçonné de complicité dans une série de cambriolages. Colin n'a rien fait de mal, mais sa présence sur les lieux de divers crimes le rend suspect aux yeux des policiers. Pour prouver son innocence, il d …

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Missing

Missing

by Becky Citra
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : law & crime, death & dying, horses

Thea and her dad are always on the move, from one small Cariboo town to another, trying to leave behind the pain of Thea's mom's death.

They never stay long enough in one place for Thea to make friends, but when her dad gets work renovating a guest ranch on Gumboot Lake, she dares to hope that their wandering days are over. At the ranch she makes fr …

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She Said/She Saw

She Said/She Saw

by Norah McClintock
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age: 12
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : violence, friendship, mysteries & detective stories

Tegan was in the backseat when her two best friends were gunned down in front of her. Was it an argument over drugs? An ongoing feud? Or something more random? Tegan says she didn't see who did it. Or know why. Nobody will believe her. Not the police; not her friends; not the families of the victims; and not even Kelly, her own sister. Is she afrai …

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Out of the Box

Out of the Box

by Michelle Mulder
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : music, depression & mental illness

Life is smoothest for thirteen-year-old Ellie when she keeps her opinions to herself, gets good grades and speaks carefully when her parents ask her to settle their arguments. She feels guilty that she welcomes the chance to spend the summer in another city with her mother's older sister, Jeanette. Ellie makes a new friend and learns to play an Arg …

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La revanche parfaite

La revanche parfaite

(Perfect Revenge)
by K.L. Denman
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : fantasy & magic, humorous stories, self-esteem & self-reliance

Lizzie Lane a l'habitude de vivre au sommet de la chaîne alimentaire. Sa vie presque parfaite bascule lorsque Rachel, une victime sociale de Lizzie, réussit à lui attirer des ennuis à l'école. La vengeance de Rachel détourne de Lizzie même ses amies les plus proches. Lorsque l'étrange nouvelle voisine de Lizzie lui enseigne quelques notions …

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Storm Tide

Storm Tide

by Kari Jones
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, siblings

Left alone for the first time on the island he calls home, Simon is looking forward to a day of personal indulgence. His sister Ellen only wants to make sure they get their chores done. Their parents are busy trying to convince the government not to close the lighthouse that the family operates, and it's up to the kids to make sure everything runs …

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Outback

Outback

by Robin Stevenson
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : general (see also headings under social themes), australia & oceania, survival stories

Since his girlfriend dumped him, Jayden has been avoiding school-and life in general. When his eccentric uncle Mel invites him to help with his biology research at an Australian university, he figures he has nothing to lose. Once he arrives, he discovers Mel is obsessed with finding a new species of lizard and is determined to be the first to disco …

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Masked

Masked

by Norah McClintock
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : law & crime, mysteries & detective stories

When Daniel enters a convenience store on a secret mission, he doesn't expect to run into anyone he knows. That would ruin everything. And when Rosie enters the same store to see what her father wants, she's hoping to make a quick getaway with her waiting boyfriend.

All Daniel and Rosie want is to get in and out without any trouble. Neither expects …

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Sea Change

Sea Change

by Diane Tullson
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : friendship, survival stories

Lucas and his father are not close. In fact they hardly see each other, which is just fine with Lucas. When he travels to the remote fishing lodge his father manages, Lucas is left once again, this time with a lodge worker, a girl named Sumi. She makes it pretty clear that Lucas is on his own. But she does take him fishing and seems to be warming u …

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Cheat

Cheat

by Kristin Butcher
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : peer pressure, school & education, non-classifiable

Laurel, caught up in the thrill of an investigation, is willing to risk her reputation to get the story, but her ultimate discovery changes everything.

Laurel discovers her passion for investigative journalism when she writes an article for her school paper about a person experiencing homelessness who's been living at the school. Eager to write more …

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Knifepoint

Knifepoint

by Alex Van Tol
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : survival stories, law & crime, general (see also headings under family)

Jill took a job which sounded perfect for the summer, guiding tourists on trail rides in the beautiful mountains. She didn't realize that the money was terrible, the hours long and the coworkers insufferable. After a blow-up with her boss, she takes a single man into the mountains for a ride, only to find that he is a dangerous killer. When Jill fi …

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Squeeze

Squeeze

by Rachel Dunstan Muller
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : extreme sports, survival stories, siblings

Byron is psyched when his older brother Jesse invites him on a weekend caving trip—even if it means spending time with Cole, Jesse's obnoxious college roommate. With Jesse's girlfriend Michelle rounding out the group, Byron is sure the excursion will be a success. Things get tense when they near the cave, only to find that the way in is blocked. …

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Fly Away

Fly Away

by Nora Rock
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, non-classifiable, cheerleading

After a member of her competitive cheerleading team is injured in practice, sixteen-year-old Marnie is asked to be a flyer-the most coveted role in cheerleading.

The Soar Starlings team has a real shot at the provincial championship, and Marnie has only a few weeks to prepare. But as she scrambles to polish her lifts and throws, Marnie's personal li …

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Shapeshifter

Shapeshifter

by Holly Bennett
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
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A woman trapped in the body of a deer. A dark sorcerer in relentless pursuit. A mysterious child, found alone on the slopes of a great mountain.

This is the turbulent and heartbreaking story of Sive, a girl of the Otherworld who must flee her world of plenty to live as a hunted beast. Surviving hardship, danger and crushing loneliness, she finally f …

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After the Fire

After the Fire

by Becky Citra
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : alternative family, death & dying, friendship

Melissa is waiting for the "new life" that her mother Sharlene has promised her since a fire devastated their family. But nothing ever seems to change.

Melissa has difficulty making friends at school, they never have enough money and her little brother Cody is a brat. When Sharlene announces that they will be spending the month of August at a remote …

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Bear Market

Bear Market

by Michele Martin Bossley
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, activism & social justice, non-classifiable

While volunteering at the local zoo, Robyn, Nick and Trevor learn that grizzly bears are being poached.

The bears' gallbladders are being removed for use in alternative medicine. Always ready to solve a mystery, the kids set out to find the poachers. Bear is not only big game, they learn, but big money to poachers. The stakes are high and the suspec …

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Jake Reynolds

Jake Reynolds

Chicken or Eagle?
by Sara Leach
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : wolves & coyotes, self-esteem & self-reliance, survival stories

Eleven-year-old Jake Reynolds wants to save seal pups from the talons of bald eagles, protect his little sister Sierra and confront the wolf he is sure stalks Hidalgo Island. But his best friend Emily calls him a chicken, comforts Sierra when she falls and doesn't believe the wolf exists. Even as Jake hears howling in the night, part of him hopes E …

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Addison Addley and the Trick of the Eye

Addison Addley and the Trick of the Eye

by Melody McMillian
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : new experience, mysteries & detective stories

Addison's mother wants to sell their comfortable old house and move into a townhouse in a new development across town - a shoe box near a shoe factory, Addison calls it. As usual, Addison's brain goes into overdrive as he tries to solve two problems: first he must get his mother to see their old house in a new light, and then he must figure out who …

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Picture This

Picture This

by Norah McClintock
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, city & town life, orphans & foster homes

What does Ethan know? And what is on his camera that someone is willing to kill for?

Ethan lives in a foster home, struggling to put his life on the right track. Involved in a photography program for at-risk kids, he finds himself threatened again and again by someone who wants his camera. Struggling to stay out of trouble and solve the mystery, he …

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Razor's Edge

Razor's Edge

by Nikki Tate
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : horses, equestrian, mysteries & detective stories

Travis and his best friends Ryan and Jasper live for the thrill of watching their horses race. When a thief starts hacking off the tails of Standardbred horses stabled at Blackdown Park, suddenly the track isn't such a great place to hang out. Things get even more unpleasant when a troubled girl comes between Travis and his friends. Travis has to m …

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Taken

Taken

by Norah McClintock
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : survival stories, general (see also headings under social themes), self-esteem & self-reliance

Two girls have recently disappeared near the town where Stephanie lives. She is concerned but is sure that it could never happen to her. But then it does. Tied up and alone far from home, she manages to escape her captor and run for her life. But she is in the middle of nowhere, with no food, no shelter and no way home. And worst of all, she has ru …

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Oil King Courage

Oil King Courage

by Sigmund Brouwer
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : hockey, mysteries & detective stories, non-classifiable

When the Edmonton Oil Kings discover that Reuben Reuben has a hockey game as unforgettable as his name and his Inuit heritage, life changes in a hurry for him and his best friend Gear.

A wealthy businessman sponsors a three-on-three pond-hockey tour across the western Arctic, and Reuben and Gear find out more than they ever bargained for about team …

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Juggling Fire

Juggling Fire

by Joanne Bell
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : parents, survival stories, death & dying

Rachel's idyllic existence with her family in the remote mountain passes of northern Yukon was shattered by her father's depression, the family's relocation to "town" and her father's subsequent disappearance. Obsessed with understanding why her father never returned, Rachel hikes with her dog across mountain passes and along valleys to her childho …

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La tormenta

La tormenta

(Death Wind)
by William Bell
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : runaways, pregnancy, survival stories

La vida de Allie ha dado un giro terrible. Sus padres se pelean todo el tiempo, le está yendo muy mal en la escuela y, por si fuera poco, piensa que tal vez esté embarazada. Incapaz de enfrentar a sus padres, decide irse de su casa y tomar la carretera con su amigo Razz, un patinador profesional de skateboarding. Cuando un enfrentamiento pone a A …

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Fraud Squad

Fraud Squad

by Michele Martin Bossley
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, dinosaurs & prehistoric creatures, non-classifiable

When Trevor, Nick and Robyn visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Robyn is inspired to raise funds for a dinosaur dig that will close soon if it doesn't find funding.

The kids are caught up in another mystery when a chain of suspicious events, including the disappearance of important fossils and a fraudulent discovery at the dig, leads them to wonder what …

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The Big Dip

The Big Dip

by Melanie Jackson
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tagged : law & crime, mysteries & detective stories, non-classifiable

Joe and his friend Skip are enjoying the thrill of the Big Dip, a famous rollercoaster, until they learn the old man in front of them has been shot.

The old man mutters with his dying breath something about getting a Margaret Rose to the police. Joe leaves the crime scene to get on with his life. But someone is desperate for the Margaret Rose and th …

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Simon Says Gold

Simon Says Gold

Simon Whitfield's Pursuit of Athletic Excellence
by Simon Whitfield & Cleve Dheensaw
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
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tagged : sports & recreation, self-esteem & self-reliance, olympics & paralympics

From the moment Simon Whitfield burst onto the world stage at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games as triathlon's first Olympic champion, his winning personality and stellar athletic abilities have inspired young people around the globe.

In Simon Says Gold, Simon describes his personal journey to Olympic glory as he recounts not only that glorious day in Sy …

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Timberwolf Tracks

Timberwolf Tracks

by Sigmund Brouwer, illustrated by Graham Ross
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : hockey, humorous stories, friendship

It's the most talked about trophy in Howling—The Wassabbee! And it goes to the winner of the annual fathers versus sons hockey game. This year the fathers are in trouble, so they've changed the rules. The game won't be played indoors. It's going to be held outside, at a weekend campout. In the middle of the winter! Johnny Maverick and his friends …

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Marsh Island

Marsh Island

by Sonya Spreen Bates, illustrated by Kasia Charko
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : camping & outdoor activities, siblings

Jake and his younger brother Tommy are on their first camping trip. While exploring in the woods on Marsh Island, they lose their way. When the boys start to feel like they're not the only ones wandering in the woods, they begin to wonder if the story their dad told them about old Alfred Marsh and his lost fortune is true.

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Slam Dunk

Slam Dunk

by Kate Jaimet
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : basketball, mysteries & detective stories, physical & emotional abuse

Sixteen-year-old Salvador "Slam" Amaro thinks being the assistant coach of the Brookfield High School girls' basketball team will be an easy gig. Show up, run a few drills and pad his resumé so he can win a spot on the Ontario Provincial Under-17 team. But Slam's job suddenly gets a lot harder when the girls' coach and her daughter, the star point …

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Perfect Revenge

Perfect Revenge

by K.L. Denman
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover Paperback Audiobook
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : fantasy & magic, humorous stories, non-classifiable

Lizzie Lane is used to life at the top of the food chain.

Her near-perfect life is ruined when Rachel, a girl she socially destroyed, exacts her revenge by getting Lizzie in trouble for cheating on a test. Friendless and facing detention, Lizzie obsesses over finding the perfect revenge. When Stella, Lizzie's strange new neighbor, teaches Lizzie abo …

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Impact

Impact

by James C. Dekker
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also available: Paperback
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : law & crime, death & dying, general (see also headings under social themes)

Jordan's brother was killed two years ago in what appeared to be a random act. Now, as the family reads their impact statements in court before the suspect is sentenced, a different story emerges. Maybe this was not a random act. Maybe Jordan knows more than he is saying. What was the impact of that violent act? And who set the wheels in motion?

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Venom

Venom

by Nikki Tate
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also available: Paperback
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : equestrian, mysteries & detective stories, horses

Sixteen-year-old Spencer loves his job at the local racing stable, but when he becomes convinced that someone is drugging the racehorse Lord of the Flies, no one believes him. In an effort to find out who is behind a dangerous race-fixing scheme, he takes on some of the most unsavory members of the track community. By refusing to turn a blind eye, …

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