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The girl death left behind
Par Lurlene McDaniel. 1999
When fourteen-year-old Beth's entire family is killed in a car accident, she has to live with her aunt and uncle…
and spoiled cousin Terri in another state. Beth misses her family and friends terribly, but with help she learns to cope while never forgetting. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.The game of silence (Birchbark House Ser. #Bk. 2)
Par Louise Erdrich. 2005
It is 1850, and the lives of the Ojibwe have returned to a familiar rhythm. The satisfying routines of Omakayas's…
days are interrupted by a surprise visit from a group of desperate and mysterious people. The chimookomanag, or white people, want Omakayas and her people to leave their island in Lake Superior and move farther west. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "The Birchbark House" (DC21985). c2005.The first stone
Par Don Aker. 2003
Reef is an embittered young offender, hardly able to contain his anger at the world over the death of his…
grandmother, the only person who had shown him any love. Seventeen-year-old Leeza is mourning the death of her older sister. A stone hurled in rage shatters both their lives and throws them together in the most unexpected way - and offers them a chance at healing. Followed by "The fifth rule" (DC41432). For junior and senior high readers. Descriptions of violence, explicit strong language. 2003.The fall (CHERUB ; #7)
Par Robert Muchamore. 2007
When an MI5 operation goes disastrously wrong, James Adams needs all of his skills to get out of Russia alive.…
Meanwhile, his sister Lauren is on her first solo mission, trying to uncover a brutal human trafficking operation. And when James does get home, he finds that his nightmare is just beginning! For Junior High readers. Sequel to "Man vs beast" (DC38144). Followed by "Mad dogs". 2007. (CHERUB ; 7)The equal sky
Par Stephen Reardon. 2007
1886. The winter floods bring to light the remains of a long-dead Icenian warrior. Henry Turner, the son of a…
farm bailiff, gifted with an intuitive understanding of their heavy work horses, feels he is unaccountably chosen for a mysterious purpose. Turning his back on the Cambridgeshire village and the future everyone assumes he has with Annie Lilley, Henry Turner is taken on as a groom by a former army officer with an estate in turbulent Ireland and a sinister past. While in the officer's London house, Henry befriends a Sioux Indian with similar gifts to his own. Together they seek to understand the mind of the Icenian warrior as he compels them to fulfil his purpose and, in doing so, discover their own destinies. For junior high and older readers. 2007.The encyclopedia of me
Par Karen Rivers. 2012
The ersatz elevator (Series of unfortunate events. #6.)
Par Lemony Snicket. 2001
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one bedroom…
penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune. For grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001.The Crims (The Crims. #1.)
Par Kate Davies. 2017
Despite her natural talent for all things unlawful, Imogen got out of the family business years ago. But when the…
rest of the notoriously inept Crims are accused of pulling off a major heist--which seems doubtful, to say the least--she is forced to step in to clear their names. Grades 5-8. 2017.The hostile hospital (Series of unfortunate events. #8.)
Par Lemony Snicket. 2003
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans--Violet, Klaus, and Sunny--find themselves in Heimlich Hospital,…
with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit. Sequel to The Vile Village. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001.The growing pains of Adrian Mole (Panda ; #513)
Par Sue Townsend, Caroline Holden. 1984
Further adventures of the newly 15-year-old: his nose is still swollen from its humiliating encounter with a model aeroplane; he…
has 38 spots, 28 on his face and the rest on his shoulders; perhaps worst of all, he has "never seen a dead body or a real female nipple. This is what comes of living in a cul-de-sac." He is to experience love and the pangs of its loss, blind dates and neuroses - in short, all the agonies of growing up. For junior and/or senior high readers. Sequel to "The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4" (DC28787). 1984. (Panda : 513)The Gryphon project
Par Carrie Mac. 2009
In the future, the Chrysalis Corporation can bring people back to life, called a "recon", when they fall victim to…
an early death. Due to a premature birth and a drowning accident at the age of six, teenager Phoenix has already been brought back to life twice, leaving her with only one more recon and a jaded perspective on life, death, and the people around her. When Phoenix's beloved brother Gryphon has a suspicious accident and may not be reconned, she races to solve the mystery of Gryphon's death and save his life. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. c2009.The great wide sea
Par M. H Herlong. 2008
Still mourning the death of their mother, three brothers go with their father on an extended sailing trip off the…
Florida Keys and have a harrowing adventure at sea. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2008.The earth, my butt, and other big, round things (Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things Ser.)
Par Carolyn Mackler. 2003
Chubby fifteen-year-old Virginia of New York City is pressured by her family to look better. Helped by her best friend,…
her first boyfriend, and a teacher, she overcomes her insecurities and asserts her personality. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2003.The dead of the night (Tomorrow series. #2.)
Par John Marsden. 1994
Six determined Australian teenagers try to find their missing friends while continuing to resist the enemies who have invaded their…
country. For junior high and older reader. Sequel to "Tomorrow, when the war began" (DC28219). Followed by "The third day, the frost" (DC28218). 1995, c1994. (Tomorrow series ; 2)The crossing (Point Ser.)
Par Gary Paulsen. 2006
Manny is a fourteen-year-old homeless boy in the Mexican border town of Juarez. Always hungry and struggling to survive, he…
dreams of making the crossing to the U.S. Robert, an alcoholic American sergeant, is haunted by the memories of friends who died in Vietnam. When Manny tries to steal from Robert, they begin a strange relationship that leads to Robert's death and Manny's chance for survival. Some descriptions of violence. For high school and older readers. 2006.The chicken doesn't skate
Par Gordon Korman. 1999
Wild things happen at the South Middle School when Milo's science project, Henrietta the chicken, becomes the hockey team's mascot…
and their only chance for a winning season. Grades 4-7. 1999.The butterfly lion
Par Michael Morpurgo. 1996
Bertie rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African veld. They become inseparable but then Bertie is sent to…
boarding school far away in England and the lion is sold to the circus. Bertie swears that one day they will see each other again. Grades 4-7. 1996.Tempête sur la Caniapiscau (Ethnos ; #3)
Par Diane Bergeron. 2006
Qajack est un jeune Inuk de 15 ans très attaché à son coin de pays et aux coutumes ancestrales. Quand…
une tempête s'abat sur la rivière Caniapiscau, Qajack devra puiser dans les enseignements de son grand-père pour aider sa communauté à rétablir le fragile équilibre naturel le long du cours d'eau obstrué de barrages. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2006.Tayaout, fils d'Agaguk: roman (10/10 ; #42)
Par Yves Thériault. 1981
Tayaout, fils d'Agaguk est un roman d'action sur fond de blizzard dans lequel les passions se déchaînent. Tayaout, de la…
race des Inuit du Grand Nord, nous entraîne en pleine nature, dans l'immensité de la toundra, à la recherche de son destin. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1981, c1969.The battle for Duncragglin
Par Andrew H Vanderwal. 2009
Twelve-year-old Alex, whose parents disappeared on a trip to Scotland many years ago, is spending the summer there. He and…
three newfound friends want to discover the secret of a sealed cave along the coast. The secret is far more powerful than anything they could have imagined, as they're catapulted back to the late 13th century to find the Scottish rebel William Wallace fighting a guerrilla-style war against the British. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. c2009.