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Strong hollow: a novel
Par Linda Little. 2001
After his drunken father's death, Jackson, alone in his big brawling family, tries to earn a living as a bootlegger.…
One summer he meets Ian, a fiddler, and for a few weeks he grasps the joy he has craved all his life. In the terrible wake of their affair, Jackson discovers that hollowness can be a source of power. Strong language, some descriptions of violence and sex. 2001.Strider
Par Beverly Cleary. 1991
Leigh and his best friend, Barry, find an abandoned dog on the beach and name him Strider. Both boys want…
to keep him, so they agree upon a unique joint custody agreement. Sequel to "Dear Mr. Henshaw". Grades 3-6. 1991.Surrender
Par Sonya Hartnett. 2005
A small town and distant parents ensure that Gabriel is never allowed to forget the horrific mistake he made as…
a child. He has only two friends - his dog Surrender, and the unruly wild boy Finnigan, with whom he made a boyhood pact. When a series of arson attacks grips the town, Gabriel realises how unpredictable and dangerous Finnigan is. Events begin to spiral out of control, and it becomes clear that only the most extreme of measures will rid Gabriel of Finnigan for good. For grades 3-6 readers. 2005.Sylvanus Now
Par Donna Morrissey. 2005
Sylvanus Now, a young Newfoundland fisherman of great charm and strength, wants to woo Adelaide, but she longs to escape…
the sea, the fish, and the stultifying community. But her need of refuge from her own troubled family leads her to Sylvanus and life in the neighbouring outport. Caught between his desire to please his wife and his strongly independent nature, Sylvanus must decide what path his future will take. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.Sunwing (Silverwing Saga #Bk. 2)
Par Kenneth Oppel. 1999
While Shade continues to search for his father he finds a strange Human building that holds a huge forest. Thousands…
of bats live in the building where the forest is as warm as a summer night and food is plentiful. Then some of the bats start to go missing and Shade and Marina want to know where they have disappeared to. Their search takes them on a long journey and brings them closer to finding Shade's father. Sequel to "Silverwing." Winner of the 2001 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Grades 4-7. 1999.Summer story (Brambly hedge)
Par Jill Barklem. 1995
It was such a hot summer. The sky was deep blue and the sun never faltered. All along Brambly Hedge,…
the mice did their best to keep cool. Poppy Eyebright sought refuge in the mossy shadows of the mill wheel; Dusty Dogwood took to walking by the banks of the cooling stream. Dusty and Poppy spent more and more time together, so no one was at all surprised when they announced their engagement. They decided on a very unusual setting for the wedding ceremony, but even they didn't realise just how unusual it was prove to be! Grades K-3. 1995.Sting
Par Raymond Huber. 2009
Ziggy is the odd bee out. Something is different about him but no one will tell him what it is.…
One day he is sent outside into the forbidden zone and ends up fighting wasps and killer bees, being kidnapped and finally, finding his way to his true home and family. Grades 3-6. 2009.Snowball the pony (Happy days)
Par Enid Blyton. 2010
Snowball the pony is scared when he learns that he's going to live with a new family, leaving his mother…
behind. But he has only been sold to the next-door farm, and the three children who live there treat him well, and he soon settles down happily. K-3. 2010.Seeing red
Par Anne Louise MacDonald. 2009
Frankie Uccello seems like just another average, normal fourteen-year-old boy, until he discovers that he can dream the future, especially…
when something bad is about to happen. But seeing the future is only cool in movies and TV; in real life, not only does everyone think you're a whacko, but the future doesn't look good. And then Maura-Lee starts hanging around: she can read minds, and she seems to be reading his. For junior high readers. 2009.Spying on Dracula (Sam, dog detective.)
Par Mary Labatt. 1999
Ten-year-old Jennie Levinsky has a secret, which only her best friend Beth knows - she can 'hear' what her new…
neighbours' sheepdog, Sam, is thinking! Sam, who claims to be a detective, is thinking about the owner of the spookiest house in town, who is never seen, and who has a bat hanging around his house. Sam decides that he's a vampire, and leads the girls into mystery and adventure. Grades 3-6. 1999.Sea of tranquility: a novel
Par Lesley Choyce. 2003
For Sylvie, Ragged Island is the only world she has ever known, and she plans to live out her years…
there. When the Nova Scotia government decides to shut down the ferry service to the island, the residents see their world beginning to disappear. Strong language. 2003.Stormy weather
Par Debi Gliori. 2009
A lullaby book populated with a cast of animals, from rabbits and bears to owls, as they all prepare for…
a safe night's sleep. This text addresses bedtime fears as well as allowing lots of sharing and cuddling. Grades P-2. 2009.Strandia
Par Susan Lynn Reynolds. 1991
Punished for fleeing her duties as a member of Strandia's privileged class, Sand is rescued by her dolphin friend M'ridan…
and learns of a disaster threatening her homeland. For junior high readers. 1992, c1991.Stellaluna
Par Janell Cannon. 2018
Skippyjon Jones in the doghouse (Skippyjon Jones series. #2.)
Par Judith Byron Schachner. 2005
Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who wants to be a Chihuahua dog. In his room for a time-out, Skippyjon…
Jones lets his imagination take him to a shack where his Chihuahua friends are yipping and yapping and hiding out from the bad Bobble-ito, who has taken over their doghouse. How El Skippito chills the Chihuahuas and banishes the Bobble-ito will make more amigos for this endearing and irresistible rascal. Grades 2-4. 2005.Spooky night
Par Natalie Savage Carlson. 1982
Somebody else's summer
Par Jean Little. 2005
Alex and Sam, two 10-year-old girls both going to Guelph for the summer, decide to switch places so athletic Sam…
can ride horses and quiet Alex can stay with the woman who runs a bookstore. Neither the horse people nor the book lady have met the girls, so even though each girl slips up a few times, things work out fine - until important news intended for Alex comes to Sam first. Grades 3-6. 2005.Spot goes to the library
Par Eric Hill. 2011
Spot and his friends spend the day at the library searching for books with the help of Ms. Lion. The…
fun only increases when they take the books home to act them out. Grades P-2. 2011.Solo's journey
Par Joy Smith Aiken. 1988
This story tells of the life and adventures of Solo who, orphaned as a kitten, has a tremendous fight to…
survive within the community of feral cats to which he belongs. Destruction threatens the group and Solo realises he must find a new home for them all, and so the great trek starts. Grades 4-7. 1988.Sounding
Par Hank Searls. 1982
Obsessed with the desire to communicate with man, an aging sperm whale cruises into the vicinity of a Russian nuclear…
submarine stranded 600 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. 1982.