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Soup for president
Par Robert Newton Peck. 1978
Rob manages Soup's campaign for class president in their small Vermont town, but they wind up in trouble as usual.…
Sequel to "Soup & me." Followed by "Soup on ice." Grades 4-7. 1978.Someday Angeline
Par Louis Sachar. 1983
Angeline could read the first time she picked up a book and play the piano without lessons. But being smart…
means that the mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn't know what to do with her. Angeline just wants the chance to be herself, but it's only when she makes friends with a boy the kids call "Goon" and the teacher they call "Mr. Bone" that she gets that chance. Grades 4-7. c1983.Sophie's choice (Virago Modern Classics)
Par William Styron. 2004
Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in…
a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate and destructive relationship as witness, confidant and supplicant. Ultimately, he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland, the concentration camp and - the essence of her terrible secret - her choice. 2004, c1979.Something borrowed: A Novel
Par Emily Giffin. 2004
New York attorney and perennial "good girl" Rachel celebrates her thirtieth birthday by sleeping with her childhood friend Darcy's fiancé…
Dex. Rachel discovers that Dex, a classmate from their law school days, really loves her but is afraid to end his engagement. Some strong language. 2004.Slot machine
Par Chris Lynch. 1996
Fourteen-year-old Elvin, his two best friends, and other incoming male freshmen of a Christian high school spend three weeks at…
summer camp. The goal is to find an athletic slot for each boy. Unfortunately, as overweight Elvin sarcastically explains in letters to his mother, he's not the athletic type. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1996.Sky Lake summer
Par Peggy Dymond Leavey. 1999
When thirteen-year-old Jane Covington is sent to spend her summer vacation with her grandmother at Sky Lake, the last thing…
she expects to be doing is solving a seventy-year-old mystery. But that's exactly what she does when she becomes interested in a long ago fire. Jane finds a cry for help in the form of a letter tucked into an old library book and begins the search for more clues and information with a little help from her friend Corrie. Grades 5-8. 1999.Sixty-six
Par Barry Levinson. 2003
Baltimore in 1966 is a quiet, blue-collar town. But all that is about to change for one group of young…
men. Bobby drops out of law school during his final year. Neil heads for the war in Vietnam, but goes AWOL and comes home as an antiwar protester. Ben marries the Cadillac dealer's daughter and half-heartedly begins his new life as son-in-law to the boss. Turko and Eggy discover the decadence of the '60s, but struggle to adapt. 2003.Silver girl: a novel
Par Elin Hilderbrand. 2011
Although they are estranged, recently widowed Connie helps her childhood friend Meredith after Meredith's husband is arrested for running a…
Ponzi scheme. The two retreat to Connie's Nantucket home, where they cautiously rekindle their friendship and find surprising romances. Bestseller. 2011.Shug
Par Jenny Han. 2006
At twelve, Annemarie, called Shug (short for sugar) by her family, feels that nothing is going right. She is too…
tall and skinny, she has a crush on her best friend Mark who doesn’t notice, and even her girlfriends are changing. Grades 5-8. 2006.Sidewalk story
Par Sharon Bell Mathis. 1971
Sheer abandon
Par Penny Vincenzi. 2005
One night in 1986 an abandoned baby girl is found in a cleaning cupboard at Heathrow airport. A year earlier,…
three girls, Martha, Clio and Jocasta had met by chance, at the start of a backpacking adventure. It would be a long time until they met again: when Kate, the foundling, is a teenager, and the three women are all leading successful lives. Which of them is Kate's mother? Why was she desperate enough to do such a thing, and how did she survive it? 2005.Shark bait
Par Graham Salisbury. 1998
Twelve-year-old Mokes is torn between obeying his father, the police chief in the small town of Kailua, Hawaii, and being…
with his friends who plan to go see a fight between an island boy and a sailor. Grades 4-7. 1998.Sea change: a Toon graphic
Par Frank Viva. 2016
Follows a young boy who is reluctantly sent to spend the summer in a remote part of Nova Scotia. As…
the summer wears on, the hero forges solid friendships with other kids in the small fishing community and is changed forever by the experience. Grades 5-8. 2016.Sharing Sam (Love stories ; #2)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1995
Alison, a junior, is fascinated by the new boy at school, Sam Cody. But shortly after they meet, her best…
friend, Izzy, is diagnosed with a fatal brain tumour. Realizing that Izzy is attracted to Sam, too, Alison decides to put her own budding relationship on hold and convince Sam to devote himself to Izzy during the girl's last few months. Some strong language. Junior high and older. 1995.Seven for a secret
Par Mary C Sheppard. 2001
Goody-goody Rebecca, studious Kate, and outspoken Melinda have spent every summer together in Cook's Cove, Newfoundland, for as long as…
they can remember. When a stranger comes to town and invites Rebecca to go to Boston to develop her artistic talent, the girls are exposed to the outside world and a chance to fulfill dreams. Strict and formidable Grace, Rebecca's mother, forbids her to go, and Melinda, in finding out why, comes face to face with difficult choices. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.Shakespeare's secret
Par Elise Broach. 2005
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of…
a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbour, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school. 2006 Edgar Award finalist. Grades 4-7. 2005.Seventh grade tango
Par Elizabeth Levy. 2000
When ballroom dancing is introduced to their school, Rebecca and Scott are teamed up and turn into wonderful dance partners.…
But Rebecca's friend, Samantha, claims Scott as her new boyfriend just when Rebecca starts to like him as more than a friend. Grades 5-8. 2000.September
Par Rosamunde Pilcher. 1990
Set in Scotland, the novel begins in the month of May as invitations are being written for a party in…
September, a moment which will be the turning point in the lives of a small group of people. Rosamunde Pilcher assembles a cast of characters linked by friendship, love or birth, telling their stories - some happy, some tragic - each unfolding as the seasons change and September comes. 1990.Seule au Nouveau Monde: Hélène Saint-Onge, fille du Roy (Cher journal)
Par Maxine Trottier, Martine Faubert. 2003
Au XVIIe siècle, Hélène St-Onge doit, à treize ans, quitter la France et voyager jusqu'au Nouveau Monde avec sa soeur,…
une Fille du Roy. Mais celle-ci ne survit pas au voyage et Hélène se retrouve seule. La vie en Nouvelle-France est difficile; les hivers y sont rigoureux et les attaques iroquoises, fréquentes. Que lui réserve le destin? Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2003. (Cher journal)Scooter
Par Vera B Williams. 1993
Elana Rose Rosen and her mother have just moved to an apartment in New York City. On her prized scooter…
with the silver and blue stripes, Elana excitedly explores her surroundings. New friends, old friends, a winning field day, and a silent, young friend (Petey, with whom she enjoys a special relationship) fill her days as she fills sheet after sheet of paper with her experiences, acrostics, and drawings. Grades 3-6. 1993.