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The first quarter of the moon
Par Michel Tremblay. 1994
Marcel and his cousin experience the mystical arrival of summer on the final day of exams at Ecole Saint-Stanislas. While…
Marcel is in the class for "slow learners," his cousin is part of the "gifted" program. It is only towards the end of exams that Marcel's cousin recognizes Marcel's own special type of genius. Sequel to "The fat woman next door is pregnant." 1994. Uniform title: Premier quartier de la lune.The Confessions of Nipper Mooney: a novel
Par Ed Kavanagh. 2001
On a beautiful morning out in the meadow, Nipper Mooney experiences both the phenomenon of lost time and the death…
of his father. Soon he is sent to All Angels, a rigid Catholic school where Nipper, a sensitive and inquisitive boy, only finds more questions. He survives this claustrophobic and often violent world by becoming a reader, a dreamer, and developing a scrappy toughness, as he journeys through the beauties and horrors of childhood. Some strong language. 2001.The healing time of hickeys
Par Karen Rivers. 2003
Sixteen-year-old Haley is in her last year of high school, and she likes to think she's just a normal girl,…
plagued with all the normal teenage problems. But then disaster strikes: she comes down with the chickenpox and no one will speak to her. Worse still, her hippie dad is in trouble with the law. Junior and senior high readers. 2003.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.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.Roid rage
Par Lesley Choyce. 1999
When Craig makes first string on his high school football team, he is surprised to learn that his best friend…
Ray has also made the team and has become the best player on the field. Craig soon discovers Ray's secret, and begins taking steroids too. However, he begins to experience side effects, including periods of rage. Now he must come clean with his coach and family and convince Ray his health is in danger. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Rescue pup (Orca young readers)
Par Jean Little. 2004
Shakespeare, a Seeing Eye puppy, is sent to the home of a troubled foster child, Tessa, whom he expects to…
love him on sight. Shakespeare soon realizes why his new owner is called 'Stoneface', and begins to teach Tessa to love. Before he knows it, Shakespeare finds himself in a variety of dangerous situations, from being attacked by Zorro, a very tough rooster, to nearly drowning in a creek. Grades 3-6. 2004.Next episode (New Canadian library)
Par Sheila Fischman, Hubert Aquin. 2001
As he awaits trial, a young separatist writes an espionage story in the psychiatric ward of the Montreal prison where…
he has been detained. He also reflects on his dissent and distress, and on the political realities of Quebec of the 1960's. First published in 1965. Winner of Canada Reads 2003. 2001. Uniform title: Prochain épisode.Gambler's fallacy
Par Judith Elaine Cowan. 2001
A collection of seven stories set in Trois-Rivières, Québec. They feature an erratic cast of ordinarily forgotten folks who have…
fallen through the cracks. These include a woman called Raymonde, who is anxiously awaiting guests to her lover's book launching, and Jacques, a man of simplicity, observing the often unnoticed and underappreciated aspects of daily life. 2001.Hey Nostradamus!: a novel
Par Douglas Coupland. 2003
Pregnant and secretly married, Cheryl Anway scribbles her last will and testament - and eerie premonition - on a school…
binder shortly before a trio of misfit classmates gun her down in a high school cafeteria. Overrun with paranoia, teenage angst, and religious zeal in the ensuing massacre's wake, the sleepy Vancouver neighbourhood where it occurs declares its saints, brands its demons, and finally moves on. 2003.Blubber
Par Judy Blume. 1974
Black bird: a novel
Par Michel Basilières. 2003
Holed up in a shambling house at the base of Mount Royal is the family Desouche: three generations of English-…
and French-Canadians caught in the gears of a national crisis. When one of the eldest, an Anglo Montrealer, dies at the hand of one of the youngest, a militant separatist, so begins a transformative year of misfortune. 2003.Alone in an untamed land: the filles du Roi diary of Hélène St. Onge (Dear Canada)
Par Maxine Trottier. 2002
Hélène St. Onge is a recently orphaned thirteen-year-old girl from France, who sets off for Quebec, or Nouvelle France, in…
1666 as a companion to her older sister Catherine. When Catherine dies on the way, Hélène goes to live at her aunt's tavern, where she learns important skills like how to skin a muskrat, while meeting many of the famous people of the new colony. She hopes the friendships she has made, like with her half-Mohawk friend Kateri, will help her to survive the harsh life and bitter winters of seventeenth century Montreal. Grades 5-8. 2003.After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away
Par Joyce Carol Oates. 2006
Haunted by the car crash that killed her beloved mother, Jenna, 15, moves in with her aunt's family, but she…
can't deal with her guilt and sorrow. Therapy doesn't help, she won't reconcile with her dad, and she hates kids who pity her. Two near-disasters cause Jenna to tentatively open up to her classmate Crow. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2006.A fly named Alfred
Par Don Trembath. 1997
Harper Winslow writes a gossip column called "Fly on the wall" for the student newspaper. It's a big hit with…
all the students who don't know who the mysterious "Alfred" is who writes the column. Harper runs into trouble when a school bully decides to get even with "Alfred" and enlists Harper's help to find out the writer's true identity. Junior and senior high readers. c1997.Confessions of a teenage drama queen
Par Dyan Sheldon. 1999
In her first year at a suburban New Jersey high school, Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets…
her sights on the lead in the annual school play. But she discovers that the role of resident drama queen has already been filled - by the Born-to-win, Born-to-run-everything Carla Santini. Once the curtain goes up, which drama queen will take centre stage? For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Zartog's remote
Par Herbie Brennan. 2000
Rachel pointed the remote control and pressed the button to change channel - and the television turned into a teddy…
bear! It all started with Zartog, an alien with enormous eyes and no nose. Rachel is a girl also with enormous eyes, but she has got a nose and she is being bullied at school. Between them Zartog and Rachel muddle up their remote controls; Zartog gets the TV remote while Rachel gets the power to change things around. Grades 2-4.Pay it forward: a novel
Par Catherine Ryan Hyde. 1999
It all started with the social studies teacher's extra-credit assignment: come up with a plan to change the world for…
the better, and do it. Twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney began by doing something good for three people; but instead of paying him back, he asked them to "pay it forward" by doing a favour for three more people, who in turn would help three others, and so on. No one in his small California town could ever have dreamed of how far Trevor's plan would go. 1999.What's your problem?
Par Sherry Ashworth. 1999