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Power Play

Power Play

A Graphic Guide Adventure
by Liam O'Donnell, illustrated by Mike Deas
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : values & virtues, mystery & detective, action & adventure

Devin and Nadia team up with Bounce, Pema and Marcus as they all travel to Northern Ontario to watch their parents present to the Summit of World Leaders.

A swarm of politicians, lobbyists, corporate bosses and protestors have all converged on the summit to get their messages heard. A tragic accident just hours before their parents' presentation pl …

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Under Threat

Under Threat

by Robin Stevenson
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
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tagged : lgbt, values & virtues, law & crime

Franny is close to her parents, adores her horse and is head over heels in love with her girlfriend, Leah. But Franny’s parents are abortion providers at the local hospital, and an anonymous stranger is prepared to do whatever it takes to stop them. A stranger who phones at all hours. Who knows where they live. Who knows Franny’s name. When Lea …

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Exposed

Exposed

by Judith Graves
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
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tagged : law & crime, extreme sports, values & virtues

Raven is cunning, aggressive and whip-smart—she’s had to be to survive.

She was taken in at a young age by the boss of a car-theft ring, who rescued her from a life of hell. For too long she’s believed she owes him everything and used her uncanny urban climbing skills to train young recruits for what she believes are victimless crimes. Until R …

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The Summer We Saved the Bees

The Summer We Saved the Bees

by Robin Stevenson
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : environment, values & virtues, stepfamilies

For Wolf, saving the planet means first saving his family from self-inflicted disaster.

Wolf’s mother is obsessed with saving the world’s honeybees, so it’s not too surprising when she announces that she’s taking her Save the Bees show on the road—with the whole family. Wolf thinks it’s a terrible plan, and not just because he’ll have …

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Shimmy

Shimmy

by Kari Jones
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : dance, values & virtues, friendship

Lila has always wanted a career in belly dance, so she is thrilled when she is invited to join Dana Sajala’s competitive and prestigious studio. But dancing at the new studio isn’t quite what she expected. Dana Sajala is a tough teacher, and Lila finds the constant criticism stressful. On top of that, Lila misses the dancers from her old troupe …

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Bike Thief

Bike Thief

by Rita Feutl
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : law & crime, orphans & foster homes, values & virtues

Nick just wants to replace the TV his sister accidentally broke before their foster parents find out.

To repay the debt, the sixteen-year-old has to steal bikes, break them down and rebuild them to sell. But the debt and the violence keep growing. Even Nick’s own beloved fixed-gear bike—the fixie he built with his dad—is up for grabs. Should N …

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Underhand

Underhand

by M.J. McIsaac
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : siblings, values & virtues

Fifteen-year-old Nick Carver is tired of living in his older brother's shadow.

Markus is the lacrosse team hero, love interest of Nick's longtime crush and now the recipient of a prestigious scholarship from the Philston Weiks Academy. When a mistake at provincials results in Markus's goal being discounted, rumors start going around school that he c …

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One Peace

One Peace

True Stories of Young Activists
illustrated by Janet Wilson
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : social activists, military & wars, values & virtues

One Peace celebrates the "Power of One," and specifically the accomplishments of children from around the globe who have worked to promote world peace. Janet Wilson challenges today's children to strive to make a difference in this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled and fascinating volume of portraits of many "heroes for today."

Canadian Craig Ki …

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Room Enough for Daisy

Room Enough for Daisy

by Debby Waldman & Rita Feutl, illustrated by Cindy Revell
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : toys, dolls, puppets, values & virtues, jewish

Daisy has more toys than she knows what to do with. In this story, inspired by an Eastern European folktale about a house that's too small, Daisy thinks she needs a bigger bedroom for all the gifts on her birthday list. Her clever mom helps her realize less is more, and Daisy decides to donate many of her things to a Mitzvah Day rummage sale. In th …

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My Side

My Side

by Norah McClintock
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Grade: 8 to 12
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tagged : bullying, values & virtues, friendship

When quiet, shy Addie is lured into the woods, she is convinced she is going to die.

She quickly finds out that there are worse things than terror—things like betrayal at the hands of her best friend and public humiliation in front of the entire school. Neely, Addie's ex-best friend, is tired of the same old life and the same old friends. She is r …

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Clever Rachel

Clever Rachel

by Debby Waldman, illustrated by Cindy Revell
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : jewish, values & virtues, friendship

In this retelling of a Jewish folktale, Jacob tries to stump Rachel with his best riddles but fails repeatedly.

When a young woman in need of help presents Rachel and Jacob with the trickiest riddles of all, they discover the only way to solve them is to work together.

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Kishka for Koppel

Kishka for Koppel

by Aubrey Davis, illustrated by Sheldon Cohen
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
Reading age: 3 to 5
tagged : jewish, values & virtues, humorous stories

In this fresh take on a classic tale, a magic meat grinder helps a poor Jewish couple learn a little gratitude after the three wishes it grants them go awry.

A cautionary story that questions today's consumerism and excessiveness, Kishka for Koppel, like the best folktales, can help children and adults alike to look both beyond and within.

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A Sack Full of Feathers

A Sack Full of Feathers

by Debby Waldman, illustrated by Cindy Revell
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age: 3 to 5
Grade: p to k
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tagged : jewish, country & ethnic, values & virtues

Yankel loves to tell stories, as long as they are someone else's.

He does not see the hurt that his stories cause, the way they spread and change. Then the rabbi hands him a bag of feathers and tells him to place one on every doorstep in the village. Yankel is changed by what happens and finds himself with his best story yet, one of his very own.

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Tagged

Tagged

by Eric Walters
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : values & virtues, art, politics & government

The city is cracking down on graffiti and guerilla art. Between that and cutbacks to the local art gallery it seems like nothing is safe. But Oswald, masquerading as a graffiti artist known as The Wiz, is fighting back—by painting elaborate murals in public places and planting art in the galleries, and then by taking on the mayor himself. As the …

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Deadly

Deadly

by Sarah N. Harvey
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : mysteries & detective stories, contemporary, values & virtues

Amy and Eric are the perfect couple. Popular, good-looking, happy. But after they are seen quarreling at a party, Amy disappears and Eric is the number-one suspect. Amy wakes up alone in a windowless, all-white room. She has no idea how she got there, or who put her there. All she knows is that she has to get out. Eric wakes up to news of Amy's dis …

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Accord de puissance

Accord de puissance

(Power Chord)
by Ted Staunton
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : music, friendship, values & virtues

Toubon et son meilleur ami Dany remarquent que les filles adorent les musiciens, même s'ils sont un peu crétins. Ils décident donc de former un groupe et Toubon se découvre une passion pour la musique. Avec un son à faire vomir le chat, le groupe prend son envol. Un concours viendra cependant semer la zizanie dans le groupe. Le batteur Crado e …

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La cache

La cache

(Stuff We All Get)
by K.L. Denman
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : music, self-esteem & self-reliance, values & virtues

Zack a quinze ans. Il a été exclu de l'école et il s'ennuie. N'importe quelle activité serait la bienvenue. Lorsque sa mère l'amène faire de la géocache, Zack trouve un CD portant l'inscription « Célèbre ». Lorsqu'il l'écoute, la musique l'éblouit. Zack fait de la synesthésie : il voit des couleurs lorsqu'il entend de la musique et ce …

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Reacción

Reacción

(Reaction)
by Lesley Choyce
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : values & virtues, dating & sex, pregnancy

Zach y Ashley llevan un tiempo juntos y las cosas van bien, hasta que un día Ashley descubre que está embarazada. Enseguida se enoja y culpa a Zach, pues no estaría en ese estado si él no hubiera sido tan imprudente. Pensando al principio en el aborto, se vuelve en contra de Zach que, confundido, trata de adoptar una actitud responsable. Despuà …

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Lost Cause

Lost Cause

by John Wilson
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : military & wars, values & virtues

Steve thinks a trip to Europe is out of the question—until he hears his grandfather's will. Suddenly he's off to Spain, armed with only a letter from his grandfather that sends him to a specific address in Barcelona. There he meets a girl named Laia and finds a trunk containing some of his grandfather's possessions, including a journal he kept du …

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Pyro

Pyro

by Monique Polak
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : law & crime, values & virtues

Ever since he was small, Franklin has been soothed by fire. Staring into the flames helps Franklin forget his problems. And right now, he's got a lot to forget. Franklin's mother has left the family home to be with her hairdresser boyfriend. Franklin's father, the mayor of Montreal West, is too busy worrying about his public image to do anything ab …

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En el bosque

En el bosque

(In the Woods)
by Robin Stevenson
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : values & virtues, siblings, pregnancy

Cuando Cameron rescata a una bebita abandonada en el bosque, todos dicen que es un milagro, un golpe de suerte que diera la casualidad de que él estuviera ahí paseando en bici por ese sendero y escuchara el llanto de la criatura. Pero Cameron tiene un secreto: no fue sólo suerte. Estuvo ahí porque su hermana gemela Katie le suplicó que fuera. …

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Hummingbird Heart

Hummingbird Heart

by Robin Stevenson
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age: 12
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : general (see also headings under social themes), diseases, illnesses & injuries, values & virtues

Sixteen-year-old Dylan has never met her father. She knows that her parents were just teenagers themselves when she was born, but her mother doesn't like to talk about the past, and her father, Mark, has never responded to Dylan's attempts to contact him. As far as Dylan is concerned, her family is made up of her mother, Amanda; her recently adopte …

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Riot Act

Riot Act

by Diane Tullson
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : peer pressure, values & virtues, law & crime

How often do you get to see a car tipped or stores looted? Seventeen-year-old Daniel gets caught up in a post-game riot, and then he and his best friend escape police by breaking into a store. They only intend to cut through to the alley, but rioters follow and trash the place. Daniel prevents an arsonist from torching the store; the next day he's …

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Au pas, camarade

Au pas, camarade

(Branded)
by Eric Walters
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : school & education, values & virtues, law & crime

Lorsque le directeur de l'école annonce une nouvelle politique relative aux uniformes, les amis d'Ian font pression sur lui pour qu'il s'y oppose. Sa meilleure amie Julia l'incite fortement à protester, mais le directeur est également déterminé à convaincre Ian que les uniformes sont une bonne chose. Ian ne veut pas s'en mêler—pour commenc …

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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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Power Chord

Power Chord

by Ted Staunton
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : music, friendship, values & virtues

At a Battle of the Bands event, Ace and his best friend Denny notice that girls like musicians, no matter how dorky the dudes might be. Having, so far, been severely challenged when it comes to meeting girls, they decide to start a band. Ace discovers that he loves playing guitar and electric bass. While Denny tweets their every move and their clea …

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Stuff We All Get

Stuff We All Get

by K.L. Denman
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : music, self-esteem & self-reliance, values & virtues

Fifteen-year-old Zack finds a home made CD with the word Famous written on it.

Lonely and bored while suspended from school, he puts the CD on and loses himself in the music. Zack has sound-color synesthesia. He sees colors when he hears music, and the music on the Famous CD causes incredible patterns of color for him. Zack becomes obsessed with the …

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Powerslide

Powerslide

by Jeff Ross
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : skateboarding, careers, occupations, values & virtues, business

Casey Finnegan is a talented skateboarder. He lives to skate. At the end of his final year of high school, Casey is wondering what to do with his life. He hasn't applied to any colleges, and other than skateboarding, he doesn't believe he's very good at much of anything. When a young movie star contacts Casey and offers him the job of stunt double …

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La triche

La triche

(Cheat)
by Kristin Butcher
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : peer pressure, values & virtues, school & education

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  • 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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A reventar

A reventar

(Stuffed)
by Eric Walters
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : values & virtues, cooking & food

Luego de ver un documental sobre los problemas de salud que provoca la comida rápida, Ian organiza un boicot para que la gente no coma en Frankie's, una cadena de restaurantes con un pésimo menú. Los abogados de la empresa tratan entonces de detenerlo. ¿Podrá Ian luchar por sus convicciones? ¿Será posible ganarle a una corporación gigantesc …

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B Negative

B Negative

by Vicki Grant
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Grade: 8 to 12
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tagged : values & virtues, blended families, parents

Paddy loves his family, all except for his annoying stepfather Anthony. When they have a discussion about his future, Paddy overreacts and threatens to join the army. Unable to back down, he finds he is alienating everyone around him. And when he takes the physical exam and learns his blood type, his world starts to crumble and he starts to questio …

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Viral

Viral

by Alex Van Tol
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : sexual abuse, values & virtues, friendship

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Slick

Slick

by Sara Cassidy
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : values & virtues, environment

Liza, determined to prove that her mother's boyfriend is no good, starts researching the oil company he works for.

Liza discovers a lawsuit against the company for compensation that is long overdue to Guatemalan farmers. She starts a group at school called GRRR! (Girls for Renewable Resources, Really!) and launches an attack on Argenta Oil. As her a …

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The Snowball Effect

The Snowball Effect

by Deb Loughead
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : peer pressure, values & virtues, law & crime

Dylan and his friends snowball cars for entertainment on the weekend. When they don't get enough reaction from passing cars, they put rocks in the middle of their snowballs. Their first attack with the loaded snowballs causes a car crash. His friends flee, but Dylan goes to the scene of the accident to make sure the driver is okay. He runs off when …

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Frappee par la foudre

Frappee par la foudre

(Struck)
by Deb Loughead
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : values & virtues, adolescence, self-esteem & self-reliance

La vie de Claire a besoin d'un changement radical. Elle coule en math, sa mère déprimée ne veut pas se lever du sofa et le gars de ses rêves est avec sa rivale Lucy. Au moment où Claire fait le souhait d'une vie meilleure, la foudre frappe. Bientôt sa vie se transforme et Claire obtient tout ce qu'elle a souhaité. Elle se demande bientôt si …

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Flying Feet

Flying Feet

by James McCann
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : values & virtues, law & crime, martial arts

After losing yet another tae kwon do tournament, Jinho gives in to his anger and breaks his opponent's fingers. While this gets him barred from competing at his dojang, it also gets him scouted by Austin, a trainer for an underground mixed martial arts club. At first the prospect of fighting without boundaries appeals to Jinho, but the more involve …

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Reaction

Reaction

by Lesley Choyce
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : pregnancy, dating & sex, values & virtues

Zach and Ashley have been going out for a while, and things are going well--until Ashley finds out she is pregnant. She is angry and blames Zach. She wouldn't be in this state if he hadn't been so careless. Insistent at first on an abortion, she turns against Zach. Confused, Zach struggles with what he should do and what his responsibilities are. C …

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Rock Star

Rock Star

by Adrian Chamberlain
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Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : music, friendship, values & virtues

Struggling at home and at school, Duncan decides to try out for a local rock band. He plays the bass in the school orchestra, but it is a long way from band camp to rock star. Joining a heavy-metal band, he tries to fit in, dumping his old friends and trying to walk the walk. When his dad's new girlfriend starts to teach him about real rock music a …

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Los Pandemónium

Los Pandemónium

(Thunderbowl)
by Lesley Choyce
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12 to 18
tagged : careers, occupations, values & virtues, music, internships

Thunderbowl, la banda de Jeremy, es excelente, y acaba de conseguir su primera gran oportunidad: una serie de tocadas en el bar local. El problema es que Jeremy debería estar al corriente con sus trabajos para la escuela, pero pasa casi todas las noches en el escandaloso club tratando de mantener a la banda unida. Equilibrar los sueños de éxito …

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Struck

Struck

by Deb Loughead
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : values & virtues, self-esteem & self-reliance, adolescence

Claire's life is a mess.

She's failing math, her depressed mother won't get off the couch, Eric, the boy of her dreams, is dating her nemesis Lucy. While Claire is wishing her life were better, lightning strikes. Soon afterward, everything changes. With Lucy in the hospital and out of the way, Claire attracts Eric's attention and gets the starring r …

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In the Woods

In the Woods

by Robin Stevenson
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tagged : values & virtues, siblings, pregnancy

When Cameron rescues a baby abandoned in the woods, everyone says it is a miracle. A stroke of luck that he just happened to be there, riding his bike along that trail, and heard the baby's cry. But Cameron has a secret: It wasn't just luck. He was there because his twin sister Katie begged him to go. Did Katie know about the baby? Is she covering …

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Identificación

Identificación

(I.D.)
by Vicki Grant
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Grade: 8 to 12
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tagged : values & virtues, law & crime, loners & outcasts

Cuando Chris encuentra una billetera en la calle, trata enseguida de encontrar a su dueño y devolverla. A pesar de que está pasando por problemas en casa y en la escuela, quiere hacer lo correcto. Sin embargo, todo comienza a complicarse y parece que su vida entera se va a derrumbar, y es entonces cuando Chris de da cuenta de que el dueño de la …

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Revelación

Revelación

(Exposure)
by Patricia Murdoch
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age: 12 to 18
Grade: 8 to 12
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tagged : self-esteem & self-reliance, bullying, values & virtues

Julie está cansada de que la atormenten en la escuela, harta de no encajar en ninguna parte y de ser el centro de las bromas. Un día, su hermano trae a casa una cámara con imágenes de su principal torturador en una situación comprometida y Julie ve la oportunidad de igualar las condiciones del juego. Pero cuando su intento de voltear las cosas …

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Sharing Snowy

Sharing Snowy

by Marilyn Helmer, illustrated by Kasia Charko
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tagged : cats, values & virtues, friendship

More than anything else in the world, Ali wants a pet cat for her birthday. Unfortunately her brother Jay is allergic to cats. One day, Ali discovers that something is sharing her clubhouse with her. To Ali's delight, the new resident is a beautiful white cat, who she names Snowy. Ali thinks that the clubhouse is the perfect home for Snowy. But is …

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What World is Left

What World is Left

by Monique Polak
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Grade: 8 to 12
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tagged : holocaust, values & virtues, general (see also headings under social themes)

A pampered child used to having her own way, Anneke Van Raalte lives outside Amsterdam, where her father is a cartoonist for the Amsterdam newspaper. Though Anneke's family is Jewish, her religion means little to her. Anneke's life changes in 1942 when the Nazis invade Holland, and she and her family are deported to Theresienstadt, a concentration …

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Watch Me

Watch Me

by Norah McClintock
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Grade: 4 to 7
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tagged : law & crime, values & virtues, self-esteem & self-reliance

At first Kaz intends to help the old lady who's fallen in the park. But then he starts thinking about how he never gets what he wants. The next thing he knows, he's running away with her purse. The purse contains only five dollars and a battered watch. When Kaz learns who the old woman is and where the watch came from, he begins to understand conse …

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Making Change

Making Change

Tips from an Underage Overachiever
by Bilaal Rajan
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Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : social activists, self-esteem & self-reliance, values & virtues

Fundraising wunderkind Bilaal Rajan shares his tips for effective fundraising, using examples from his own amazing life to show how it can be done—and how you can have fun doing it. The second part of the book is a section entitled Eight Principles to Maximize Your Full Potential, which includes exercises to help you identify and attain your drea …

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In a Flash

In a Flash

by Eric Walters
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also available: Hardcover Paperback
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : values & virtues, school & education, friendship

The first flash mob Ian puts together himself is a sixty-plus person, four-minute pillow fight in a department store. His friend Oswald is thrilled with the event, but Julia, the one Ian really wants to impress, is still convinced that flash mobs are stupid. While Ian tries to prove Julia wrong by initiating flash mobs with political impact, Julia …

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Leaving Fletchville

Leaving Fletchville

by René Schmidt
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age: 9 to 12
Grade: 4 to 7
Reading age: 9 to 12
tagged : values & virtues, prejudice & racism

Brandon is the biggest and toughest kid in his small-town school. He is feared as a bully, but he only pretends to be "dumb as a bag of hammers," so he can learn as much as possible about the people around him. When Leon, his sister Winnie, and their lively little brother Sam, arrive in Kingsville, they are the only black people in town. Everyone i …

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Sister Wife

Sister Wife

by Shelley Hrdlitschka
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age: 12
Grade: 8 to 12
Reading age: 12
tagged : religion & faith, values & virtues, girls & women

In the isolated rural community of Unity, the people of The Movement live a simple life guided by a set of religious principles and laws that are unique to them. Polygamy is the norm, strict obedience is expected and it is customary for young girls to be assigned to much older husbands.

Celeste was born and raised in Unity, yet she struggles to fit …

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