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Soccer Sabotage

Soccer Sabotage

A Graphic Guide Adventure
by Liam O'Donnell, illustrated by Mike Deas
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : mysteries & detective stories, soccer, mystery & detective

Nadia is playing for her local soccer team, and they have made it all the way to the national tournament—against some very determined opposition.

Unfortunately, Nadia's challenges don't just come from her opponents but from her teammates as well. After their coach is injured in a suspicious accident and the threats against the team mount, it is up …

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Media Meltdown

Media Meltdown

A Graphic Guide Adventure
by Liam O'Donnell, illustrated by Mike Deas
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : science & technology, mystery & detective, action & adventure

While learning about media consolidation and the power of money over truth, Bounce, Pema and Jagroop decide to take on the developers and the media.

When Karl Reed, Owner of Oasis Developments, tries to force the sale of a local fruit farm—through whatever means necessary—Pema, Bounce and Jagroop decide to expose him through the media. Little do …

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Trial by Fire

Trial by Fire

A Riley Donovan mystery
by Norah McClintock
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : country life, prejudice & racism, mysteries & detective stories

Riley Donovan is the new kid in a small town where her aunt (and guardian) has just started a job as a detective on the town’s police force.

Riley is home alone when a neighbor’s barn catches on fire; when she realizes that he is trapped in the barn, she calls 9-1-1 and then tries to save him. But instead of being hailed as a hero, Riley finds h …

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When Blood Lies

When Blood Lies

A Nicole Charles Mystery
by Linda L. Richards
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When Blood Lies is the second novel in a series of mysteries featuring rookie reporter Nicole Charles.

Vancouver Post gossip columnist Nicole Charles is only slightly put out when she discovers she’s been downsized. She figures she’s lucky to still have a job. It just means she needs to get a desk so she can work out of her apartment. But the de …

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Beach Baby

Beach Baby

by Laurie Elmquist, illustrated by Elly Mackay
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age: 0 to 2
Grade: p to 12
Reading age: 0 to 2
tagged : environment, marine life

A gentle, poetic lullaby for baby, filled with memories from a perfect day playing on the beach.

Castles, sand dollars, seals peering out of the waves and the beat of the ocean become sweet reminders of all the magical things that await baby tomorrow. A lyrical celebration of natural beauty and a soft, reassuring reminder for little ones being tuck …

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Forensics Squad Unleashed

Forensics Squad Unleashed

by Polak, Monique
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : mysteries & detective stories, school & education, science & technology

Tabitha is thrilled to be attending a summer forensics camp, even if she has to go with her sort-of friend Mason. Soon she is learning to dust for fingerprints, photograph a crime scene and take footprint impressions. Even though the camp instructors have set up a “crime” for the kids to solve, Tabitha longs to use her newfound skills to solve …

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Justine Mckeen, Bottle Throttle

Justine Mckeen, Bottle Throttle

by Sigmund Brouwer, illustrated by Dave Whamond
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : recycling & green living, environment, humorous stories

Justine is back! She’s worried about what plastic is doing to the environment and to her classmates, so she sets out to ban bottled water school-wide. The only problem is, the new principal, Dr. Proctor, isn’t on board. Justine will have to convince him and persuade her classmates if Project Bottle Throttle is going to succeed!

Justine McKeen, B …

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Lost

Lost

by John Wilson
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 8
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : exploration & discovery, mysteries & detective stories, polar regions

Sam and Annabel are pleased when they are selected to take a cruise to the Arctic.

They are thrilled when they learn that the cruise will take them past a site connected to the most famous mystery in Arctic history: the Franklin Expedition. But things on the cruise are not what they seem. When Sam and Annabel make a startling discovery on a small is …

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Hamsters on the Go

Hamsters on the Go

by Kass Reich
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Grade: p to 12
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tagged : mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc., humorous stories

Hamsters have many places to go and lots of ways to get there!

Following the success of her previous board books on numbers, colors and opposites, Kass Reich once again presents her beloved, splayed-toed hamsters. This time, the adorable critters are on the move, demonstrating all the different ways they get from here to there. A lively and humorous …

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Passover

Passover

Festival of Freedom
by Polak, Monique
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : judaism, passover

During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women.

Bestselling author Monique Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we are and practice our religion, whatever it may be, is a great …

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Beatrice More Moves In

Beatrice More Moves In

by Alison Hughes, illustrated by Helen Flook
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : new experience, humorous stories

Beatrice More is no average third-grader. She is a list-making, hyperorganized perfectionist whose laid-back parents and messy little sister consistently frustrate her high standards. And when a new house, a new neighborhood and new friends are thrown into the mix, Beatrice sends the family into a comic tailspin, all in the name of “professionali …

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Set You Free

Set You Free

by Jeff Ross
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age: 12
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, thrillers & suspense, siblings

The mayor’s six-year-old son, Ben Carter, is missing—and Lauren’s brother, Tom, is the main suspect. Lauren knows her brother would never harm anyone, but the police don’t agree. Ben’s stepbrother doesn’t agree. The mayor certainly doesn’t agree. To some people in Resurrection Falls, Tom is the freak who, rumor has it, once tried to l …

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Playing With Fire

Playing With Fire

A Claire Abbott Mystery
by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
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Grade: p
tagged : women sleuths, supernatural, crime

Small-town journalist Claire Abbott has a sixth sense, what the fire chief calls a "radar for crime." When a string of suspicious fires breaks out in town, Claire thinks she knows who the firebug is. Or does she? She finds there is much more to the story than she imagined. Worse, no one will believe her. The firebug is getting bolder, and the fires …

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Bagels on Board!

Bagels on Board!

by Joan Betty Stuchner, illustrated by Dave Whamond
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : dogs, mysteries & detective stories, humorous stories

All aboard! The Bernsteins are heading off on a cruise, and Aunt Sharon offers to take care of the family pets, Lox (the fish), Creamcheese (the cat) and Bagels, an energetic puppy with a talent for escaping.

Trouble is, Bagels is up to his usual disappearing act. When he turns up unexpectedly on the cruise ship, Josh and his little sister, Becky, m …

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Lucy Tries Luge

Lucy Tries Luge

by Lisa Bowes, illustrated by James Hearne
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
Reading age: 6 to 8
tagged : winter sports, new experience

Lucy has a new luge sled, but she isn’t sure about this unique sliding sport.

You have to lie on your back and steer with your legs? The luge track’s twists and turns look pretty scary too. But with her parents’ support and a bit of courage, Lucy jumps on her sled for a speedy adventure!

Lucy Tries Luge is the first book in the Lucy Tries Sport …

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My Life Before Me

My Life Before Me

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

Cady has always wanted to be a reporter, like her hero Nellie Bly, so after a fire burns down the orphanage she lives in, she’s ready to leave small-town Ontario and make her mark as a newspaperwoman.

A crumbling newspaper clipping leads her to Orrenstown, Indiana, where her investigation into a long-ago murder earns her a hard lesson in race rela …

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Innocent

Innocent

by Eric Walters
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : parents, orphans & foster homes, mysteries & detective stories

After the orphanage she lives in is destroyed by fire, Betty, an innocent and trusting teen, takes a job as a maid in Kingston, Ontario. Welcomed into the household of the wealthy Remington clan, Betty makes friends with the staff at the house and soon discovers that her mother had also been a maid there—and that her father is in a nearby jail, c …

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Up Hamster, Down Hamster

Up Hamster, Down Hamster

by Kass Reich
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Grade: p to 12
Reading age: 0 to 2
tagged : opposites, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc., humorous stories

A cheerful board book that is sure to produce some giggles and make learning opposites fun.

Following the success of her two bestselling board books Hamsters Holding Hands and This Little Hamster, Kass Reich once again presents her signature dumpling-shaped hamsters. This time, the adorable critters demonstrate various opposites, from in and out to …

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Eye Sore

Eye Sore

by Melanie Jackson
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : mysteries & detective stories, business, careers, occupations, non-classifiable

The last thing Chaz wants is to spend his summer working on his father’s Eye, a Ferris wheel with glass-bottomed gondolas set up to view scenic North Vancouver.

For one thing, Chaz would prefer to pursue his own passion: dance in the style of the late, great Gene Kelly. More importantly, Chaz suffers from vertigo, and even the thought of the Eye m …

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Bagels the Brave!

Bagels the Brave!

by Joan Betty Stuchner, illustrated by Dave Whamond
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Grade: 1 to 3
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tagged : dogs, mysteries & detective stories, camping & outdoor activities

In this sequel to Bagels Come Home!, Josh, his younger sister, Becky, their parents and Bagels head off on a three-day trip to Sasquatch Lake. But the vacation gets off to a rocky start. The cabin is a bit more “rustic” than advertised, with a few too many holes in the roof. Then Josh starts catching glimpses of a hairy figure in the woods near …

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Off the Rim

Off the Rim

by Sonya Spreen Bates
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : basketball, mysteries & detective stories, bullying

Dylan’s wish comes true when Coach Scott names him to the starting lineup for the Mountview High Hunters’ first game of the playoffs. But just when he should be concentrating on basketball, Dylan becomes the target of some off-court aggression. As he’s driving his girlfriend, Jenna, home one night, a black pickup truck tries to run them off t …

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Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows

Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows

by Deb Loughead
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : film, halloween, mysteries & detective stories

Dylan is back, and this time he is making a movie, The Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows, with his best friend, Cory, and his girlfriend, Monica.

The film is for school credit, and their plan is to film on Halloween. Everything is falling into place until Dylan and Monica encounter a zombie scarecrow that causes Mr. Dalton, a friend of Dylan’s grandmo …

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Lost in the Backyard

Lost in the Backyard

by Alison Hughes
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : survival stories, environment, humorous stories

Flynn hates the outdoors. Always has. He barely pays attention in his Outdoor Ed class. He has no interest in doing a book report on Lost in the Barrens. He doesn’t understand why anybody would want to go hiking or camping. But when he gets lost in the wilderness behind his parents’ friends’ house, it’s surprising what he remembers—insula …

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Tru Detective

Tru Detective

by Norah McClintock, illustrated by Steven P. Hughes
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age: 12
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : law & crime, mysteries & detective stories, mystery & detective

Truman’s parents are out of town, and he has made plans with his girlfriend, Natalia. When she doesn’t show up, he is angry. But when he finds out she has been murdered, Truman becomes the prime suspect. With no alibi, he must try to find the truth behind his girlfriend’s violent death. But the more he digs, the more he realizes he doesn’t …

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Justine Mckeen vs. the Queen of Mean

Justine Mckeen vs. the Queen of Mean

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

Justine McKeen is back, and she’s on a deadline. With only days left before Earth Day, Justine enlists the help of her classmates to count flower buds, frogs, spiders and ants in their natural habitat as part of an environmental science project. But there’s a species right in her own classroom that she’ll have to tackle first--a class bully. …

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From the Dead

From the Dead

by Norah McClintock
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories

Rennie is in Uruguay when his cousins discover a secret cache at their dead grandfather’s cottage. Thousands of dollars in foreign currencies. A mystifying notebook. Multiple passports, some obviously fake. A gun. A disguise. And a photo of some Nazis. Rennie’s mission: to find out whether there was more to the old man than anyone knew. Was he …

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Double You

Double You

by Shane Peacock
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : friendship, mysteries & detective stories

When Adam Murphy learns that his late, revered grandfather, David McLean, hid a huge stash of foreign cash and fake passports in the family’s cottage, he is stunned. Was Grandpa really a traitor, as some of the evidence suggests? And why was a loaded Walther PPK pistol hidden at the cottage? Determined to prove his grandfather’s innocence, Adam …

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Sleeper

Sleeper

by Eric Walters
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : europe, mysteries & detective stories

DJ jets across the Atlantic to England to follow a series of obscure clues and symbols he hopes will reveal the truth about his grandfather. In London, he stays with Doris, the elderly woman he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with. Laid up with a broken ankle, Doris has her grandchild, Charlie, offer assistance. Charlie—short for Charlotte—is a beaut …

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Coda

Coda

by Ted Staunton, read by Michael Spring
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, humorous stories

When his brother Bunny vanishes from the Toronto City Hall skating rink, Spencer, a budding filmmaker, finds himself plunged into the stuff of movie thrillers: kidnapping, terrorists, intrigue, a missing document, a world-famous pop star, disguises, romance and a rogue alligator. As he races the clock to save his brother, he must sort the real from …

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Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

by John Wilson
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : mysteries & detective stories, europe

Steve thinks he made the right choice turning down a snowy week with his cousins at a cabin in northern Ontario in favor of a relaxing (and perhaps romantic) time under the Spanish sun with his friend, Laia. But when an email from his brother DJ arrives, implicating their grandfather in some shadowy international plots involving nuclear bombs, Stev …

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Siege

Siege

by Jacqueline Pearce
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, military & wars

When Jason agrees to go camping with his cousin Sean, he doesn’t picture two weeks at a War of 1812 reenactment camp. But that’s where he ends up. The historically accurate camp bans all trappings of modern life, like cell phones and electricity. Jason is not impressed, but they do get to fire muskets, and he secretly likes that, despite the ge …

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Alibi

Alibi

by Kristin Butcher
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories

Fifteen-year-old Christine is visiting her eccentric great-aunt in historic Witcombe, where a pickpocket has been victimizing tourists.

Aunt Maude owns an antique store and also runs the town’s ghost walk, which allows Christine to meet all the visitors, including a mysterious young man who seems to know far too much about the rash of recent theft …

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Tin Soldier

Tin Soldier

by Sigmund Brouwer
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tagged : mysteries & detective stories, prejudice & racism

Jim Webb’s pursuit of the truth about his grandfather’s role in the Vietnam War puts him squarely in the sights of someone high up in the US military—someone who wants certain events from that war left in the past. Webb goes on the run in the American Deep South with Lee, a Vietnam vet, trying to smoke out the man they call the Bogeyman by us …

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If It Bleeds

If It Bleeds

A Nicole Charles Mystery
by Linda L. Richards
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If It Bleeds is the first novel in a series of mysteries featuring rookie reporter Nicole Charles.

Nicole Charles didn’t go to journalism school to become a gossip columnist, but the job fell into her lap right out of school and her immigrant work ethic just won’t let her quit to find something she’d like better. It’s a good job, but she str …

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About That Night

About That Night

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

In the depths of winter, a popular former teacher wanders off into the snow—but she's not the only one to go missing that night.

When Jodie's ex-boyfriend, school bad boy Ronan, shows up, Jordie decides that maybe Derek isn’t the one after all. But before she can end it with him, Derek disappears. Did he run away? Or did something happen to him? …

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Search and Rescue

Search and Rescue

A Claire Abbott Mystery
by Gail Anderson-Dargatz
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When a young woman goes missing on a nature trail, small-town journalist Claire Abbott is first on the scene, as usual. The clues to the woman’s whereabouts are misleading, but Claire has a sixth sense—what the fire chief calls a "radar for crime." Trusting her intuition, Claire insists that the search and rescue team look elsewhere for clues t …

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Cabin Girl

Cabin Girl

by Kristin Butcher
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : bullying, business, careers, occupations, new experience

Sixteen-year-old Bailey struggles with her job but stays because she loves the stories of the area—including the legend of a local ghost.

Bailey is working at her first summer job, as a cabin girl at a fly-in fishing camp at Witch Lake. April, an older waitress with street smarts, takes Bailey under her wing and the two girls become friends. It’ …

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Bones

Bones

by John Wilson
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, dinosaurs & prehistoric creatures

Key Selling Points

  • New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.
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Best Friend Trouble

Best Friend Trouble

by Frances Itani, illustrated by Geneviève Després
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : friendship, emotions & feelings, manners & etiquette

Hanna is fed up with her best friend, Lizzy, who is always trying to be better than her.

When Lizzy tells Hanna she can throw her ball farther and succeeds, it’s the last straw. Hanna is tired of feeling second best, but what she doesn’t realize is that sometimes she makes Lizzy feel that way too. Maybe there’s a way they can still be best fr …

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On a Scale from Idiot to Complete Jerk

On a Scale from Idiot to Complete Jerk

by Alison Hughes
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : humorous stories, school & education, friendship

When grade-eight science-project time rolls around, J.J. Murphy skips the beakers and the papiermâché and dives into research about jerks. And idiots. But mostly jerks.

By his own estimation, his science project, On a Scale from Idiot to Complete Jerk, is groundbreaking, exhaustive, highly scientific and seriously worthy of bonus marks. Beginning …

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Above All Else

Above All Else

by Jeff Ross
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, soccer

Del plays striker on his high school soccer team, the Cardinals, and they’ve gone almost three seasons undefeated.

To Del, it’s just a game, but some of the players think winning is all that matters. When an ugly tackle results in a major loss for the Cardinals against their main rival, the Rebels, things get heated between the teams. That night …

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Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd

Justine McKeen and the Bird Nerd

by Sigmund Brouwer, illustrated by Dave Whamond
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Grade: 1 to 3
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tagged : birds, environment, humorous stories

Meet Justine McKeen, the Queen of Green. She's trying to save the planet, one person at a time, and when she decides to get something done, it's a lot of fun.

When a small bird is injured after flying into a school window, the students are shocked and upset. But they are even more shocked when school bully Jimmy Blatzo rescues the bird and nurses it …

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Topspin

Topspin

by Sonya Spreen Bates
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : law & crime, mysteries & detective stories

Kat is thrilled to be competing in a junior tennis championship at Melbourne Park for the first time. But things are off to a horrible start. Her doubles partner, Miri, is sneaking around at night and asking Kat to cover for her. She's also playing terribly, almost costing them their match. Miri's boyfriend, Hamish, one of the top competitors, seem …

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Messy Miranda

Messy Miranda

by Jeff Szpirglas & Danielle Saint-Onge, illustrated by Dave Whamond
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age: 6 to 8
Grade: 1 to 3
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tagged : fantasy & magic, humorous stories, school & education

Miranda has one messy desk.

It's full of books, pencils, science projects and…other stuff. Too much stuff, says her teacher, Ms. Basil. On a family visit to her Uncle Aldo's one night, Miranda wonders if some of his magician's tools might offer a solution to her messy-desk problem. Sneaking off to the magic room, Miranda finds Uncle Aldo's impress …

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The Great Bike Rescue

The Great Bike Rescue

by Hazel Hutchins
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, cycling, law & crime

The summer is off to a lousy start when Levi's bike is stolen from outside the corner store. He feels even worse because he didn't lock it. But when his best friend Riley's locked bike is stolen the very next day, the boys are determined to get both of them back. When they discover there has been a string of bicycle thefts in the area, the friends …

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Who I'm Not

Who I'm Not

by Ted Staunton
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : law & crime, general (see also headings under social themes), orphans & foster homes

Danny has survived everything life has thrown at him: being abandoned at birth, multiple abusive foster homes, life as a con man in training. But when his latest "protector" dies suddenly, Danny has to think fast or he'll be back in foster care again. He decides to assume the identity of a boy who disappeared three years before. If nothing else, he …

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This Little Hamster

This Little Hamster

by Kass Reich
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Grade: p to 12
Reading age: 0 to 2
tagged : mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, etc., humorous stories, colors

This follow-up to Kass Reich's bestselling debut, Hamsters Holding Hands, is a charming introduction to basic colors that will fascinate little ones.

This Little Hamster is a spirited playful board book for babies and toddlers. Rhyming couplets and cheerful illustrations will capture the interest of both child and adult readers.

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Once Upon a Balloon

Once Upon a Balloon

by Bree Galbraith, illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : imagination & play, siblings

Theo is brokenhearted when he accidentally lets go of the string of his party balloon. As he watches it float out of sight, Theo wonders where his balloon might have gone. Luckily, his older brother Zeke knows everything about everything. Zeke explains that it is a little-known fact that all lost balloons end up in Chicago, the Windy City. Then he …

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Ace's Basement

Ace's Basement

by Ted Staunton
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover Paperback
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : humorous stories, bullying

Following the demise of his first band, Ace has started a duo called Two with Lisa, a girl he has a huge crush on.

As Ace and Lisa get serious about their music, Denny, Ace's hapless friend, tries to help out by filming their every move so that he can create the ultimate music video. As a joke, Denny puts together a Two video capturing all of the em …

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Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act

by Deb Loughead
edition:eBook
also available: Hardcover Paperback
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, country life

Dylan and his friends attract the attention of the police when a summer bonfire gets out of control.

Dylan almost loses a job opportunity at a local inn because of his antics, but he is saved by the lies of Heather, an employee of the inn. When he is caught on camera stealing towels from a summer cottage after a skinny-dipping prank, Dylan and his f …

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