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The body of Christopher Creed
Par Carol Plum-Ucci. 2000
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of…
the class outcast. As he searches for answers, he analyzes his own behaviour and discovers secrets in the victim's family. Some strong language. For Senior High readers. Michael L. Printz Honor. c2000.Stitches
Par Glen Huser. 2003
When Travis transfers to a new school, he becomes a big target for his old nemesis Shon and his thug…
friends. Maybe it's because Travis lives in a trailer park with his gentle aunt, his uncle Miserable Mike, and lots of little cousins while his country-and-western singer mother is on the road. Or maybe it's because he loves to sew, wants to be a professional puppeteer, and his best friend is a girl, Chantelle, who comes from an even stranger family than he does. Some strong language. For junior high readers. Winner of the 2003 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2003.Skybreaker (Airborn Ser.)
Par Kenneth Oppel. 2005
16-year-old Matt Cruse is the only person who knows the coordinates of The Hyperion, a legendary ghost ship rumoured to…
be full of riches. Soon Matt and his sweetheart Kate are on a dangerous treasure hunt, along with pilot Hal and Nadira, a gypsy girl who claims to have the key to the Hyperion's booby-trapped booty.. Sequel to "Airborn" (DC25448). Descriptions of violence. For Junior high readers. Winner of the 2006 Red Maple Award. 2005.Silverwing
Par Kenneth Oppel. 1997
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in…
ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Prequel to "Sunwing" (DC19512). Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1998 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1997.Shattered
Par Eric Walters, Roméo A Dallaire. 2006
Fifteen-year-old Ian decides to work at "The Club" for his community service - but it turns out to be a…
soup kitchen in a bad part of town, and he is nearly mugged going there. He's saved by a pipe-wielding homeless man, a former soldier named Jacques who was stationed in Rwanda. Can Ian help Jacques, a man who has lost everything but his nightmarish memories? Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2007 White Pine Award. 2006.Safe as houses
Par Eric Walters. 2007
October 15, 1954. Thirteen-year-old Torontonian Elizabeth is a typical grade 8 girl, with a crush on a boy in her…
class and a baby-sitting job. Every day, she walks Suzie and her older brother David home after school, and then stays there until their mother gets home. On this particular evening, Hurricane Hazel roars down on Toronto, bringing torrential rains and flooding - and David and Suzie's house is on a street that will be practically wiped out. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Winner of the 2008 Red Maple Award. 2007.Run
Par Eric Walters. 2003
Winston is suspended from school and keeps running away from home, so his mother sends him to stay with his…
father, a well-known newspaper reporter who's covering the story of Terry Fox and his friend Doug Alward. Winston spends time with Terry and Doug, and their determination to achieve what seems like an impossible goal makes a big impression on him. But can Winston learn enough to deal with an article of his father's that characterizes Terry and Doug in an unflattering way, and with his own problems? Winner of the 2004 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Grades 5-8. 2003.Olive's ocean
Par Kevin Henkes. 2003
As her family prepares for the annual visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, 12-year-old Martha is given a…
journal entry from her classmate, Olive, who was killed in an automobile accident. Martha didn't really know Olive, but the journal entry makes Martha reflect on what might have been if Olive hadn't died. In her two weeks on Cape Cod, Martha learns to deal with the changing emotional landscape that comes with adolescence. For junior high readers. 2004 Newbery Honor book. 2003.Kit's law
Par Donna Morrissey. 2000
Fourteen-year-old Kit Pitman lives in 1950's Newfoundland with her mentally handicapped mother, Josie. Both of them are cared for by…
Kit's grandmother, the indomitable Lizzie. But when Lizzie dies suddenly, Kit and her childlike mother are left vulnerable to life's harsh realities. Senior high school readers and older. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2000.Joey Pigza loses control (Joey Pigza Ser. #2)
Par Jack Gantos. 2000
Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the…
hard-drinking father he has never known, and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship. Sequel to "Joey Pigza swallowed the key" (DC24895). Followed by "What would Joey do?" (DC24897). Grades 4-7. 2001 Newbery Honor book. 2000.Janey's girl
Par Gayle Friesen. 1998
As fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother drive across the country, Claire tries to unravel some of the mysteries about her…
family. But families have more secrets than Claire realizes, and real-life relationships are more complicated than a young girl's dreams. Winner of the 1999 Red Maple Award. For Junior high readers. 1998.How I live now
Par Meg Rosoff. 2004
To get away from her pregnant stepmother in New York City, fifteen-year-old Daisy goes to England to stay with her…
aunt and cousins, with whom she instantly bonds, but soon war breaks out and rips apart the family while devastating the land. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2004.Hero of lesser causes
Par Julie Johnston. 1992
Twelve-year-old Keely Connor loves a challenge and is carefree and adventurous in her daily life in 1946 Canada. She faces…
a bigger challenge than she could have ever imagined, however, when her gifted older brother, Patrick, is paralyzed with polio and loses interest in living. Keely takes on the cause of healing Patrick's broken spirit and renewing his zest for life. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Winner of the 1992 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 1992.Airborn
Par Kenneth Oppel. 2004
Matt Cruse is the cabin boy of the Aurora, a 900-foot luxury airship. During a crossing over the Pacificus, he…
rescues the unconscious pilot of a crippled hot air balloon who, before dying, tells him about the creatures he has seen flying through the clouds. When Kate de Vries comes aboard to prove the story, Matt is caught up in the quest. Descriptions of violence. For junior high readers. Winner of the 2005 Red Maple Award. Winner of the 2004 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2004.Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be…
a princess, and the devious rat Roscuro, are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and ultimately, into each other's lives. Grades 4-7. 2004 Newbery Medal winner. 2003.King of the Wind: The Story Of The Godolphin Arabian
Par Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis. 1976
Follows the adventures of the Arabian stallion brought to England to become one of the founding sires of the Thoroughbred…
breed and the mute Arab stable boy who tended him with loyalty and devotion all his life. Grades 4-7. 1976.Caddie Woodlawn
Par Carol R Brink. 1990
At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy…
running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Winner of the Newbery Medal. Grades 4-7. 1990, c1935.The secret of Gabi's dresser (A holocaust Remembrance Ser.)
Par Kathy Kacer. 1999
Gabi lives happily with her family in their Czechoslovakian village when the Nazis invade her country. Then she and the…
other Jewish children are harassed by their fellow students and deserted by former friends. When a rumour circulates that the Nazis are taking Jewish girls away from their families, Gabi realizes that she needs to find a hiding place, and quickly. Winner of the 2000 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1999.Wow, Canada!: exploring this land from coast to coast to coast (Wow Canada! Ser.)
Par Vivien Bowers. 1999
12-year-old Guy keeps a journal as he tours Canada with his parents and younger sister, Rachel. Learn about each province…
and territory, with information about major cities along the way, and other fun Canadian facts in sections like "According to Mom/Dad", "Exceedingly Weird", and "Food I Was Introduced to for My Own Good". Also included is "Guy's Family Car Trip Survival Tips". Grades 3-6. 1999.The Isabel factor
Par Gayle Friesen. 2005
Anna and Zoe are inseparable - at least until Zoe breaks her arm and Anna finds herself on her way…
to summer camp without her. On her own, Anna tries to solve the problem of Isabel, an enigma with rainbow-coloured hair, whose blunt approach to life doesn't fit in with perfectionist Jennifer's ambitions for their cabin to be the best at all costs. For junior high readers. Some strong language. CLA YA Honour Award. 2005.