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Small avalanches: and other stories
Par Joyce Carol Oates. 2003
In a string of twelve short stories, the author visits the sometimes dark psyche of the teenage years, exploring the…
consequences of choices that are made. In "The Sky Blue Ball", a high-school girl is confronted by a haunting memory of childhood. In "Capricorn", a jealous teen lets her cousin go off alone with a dangerous person, aware of the terrifying possibilities. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and some strong language. Senior high readers and older. 2003.Skippy dies
Par Paul Murray. 2010
Why does Skippy, a student at Dublin's venerable Seabrook College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut…
shop? Could it have something to do with his friend Ruprecht Van Doren, who is determined to open a portal into a parallel universe using ten-dimensional string theory? Or Carl, the teenage drug dealer who is Skippy's rival in love? Strong language. 2010.Sidekicks
Par Jack D Ferraiolo. 2011
Scott Hutchinson has an alternate identity as Bright Boy, the sidekick of Phantom Justice. But with the help of his…
rival sidekick, Monkeywrench, Scott begins to question whether Phantom Justice is really a hero, which leads to a dangerous confrontation. Junior High. 2011.Shock wave: a novel (Dirk Pitt Ser.)
Par Clive Cussler. 1996
Dirk Pitt meets an intriguing and sinister villain, in a conflict that is waged above and below the sea for…
the survival of sea creatures and human beings. Through trials by storms, hunger and thirst, Pitt's genius and drive eventually bring him to a spine chilling confrontation with Arthur Dorsett, at the heart of his domain: a confrontation in which Pitt gains triumph at the cost of great personal loss. 1996.Shooter
Par Caroline Pignat. 2016
A lockdown catches five grade 12 students by surprise and throws them together in the only nearby unlocked room: the…
boys' washroom. There's Alice: an introverted writer, trapped in the role of big sister to her older autistic brother, Noah; Isabelle: the popular, high-achieving, student council president, whose greatest performance is her everyday life; Hogan: an ex-football player with a troubled past and a hopeless future; Xander: that socially awkward guy hiding behind the camera, whose candid pictures of school life, especially those of Isabelle, have brought him more trouble than answers. When Isabelle gets a text that says NOT A DRILL!! Shooter in the school!, suddenly, the bathroom doesn't seem so safe anymore. Especially when they learn that one of them knows more about the shooter than they realized. For junior and senior high readers. Winner of the 2017 Red Maple Fiction Award, the 2018 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award and the 2017 John Spray Mystery Award. 2016.Sharpe's prey: Richard Sharpe and the expedition to Copenhagen, 1807 (Richard Sharpe ; #5)
Par Bernard Cornwell. 2001
It is 1807 and Sharpe has joined the newly formed Greenjackets but his future in the army seems hopeless. He…
is rescued from disgrace by General Sir David Baird, who needs a 'disposable' man for a mission in Copenhagen. But unless Sharpe can complete the mission, the army will meet disaster. Sequel to "Sharpe's trafalgar"(DC29098); followed by "Sharpe's rifles"(DC29773). 2001. (Richard Sharpe ; 5)Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (Richard Sharpe ; #4)
Par Bernard Cornwell. 2000
It is 1805 and Sharpe is on his way home to join the newly formed Green Jackets. His voyage home…
should be a period of rest, but his ship is riven with treachery and threatened by the Revenant, a French sea-raider that is terrorising British shipping in the Indian Ocean. Betrayed and defeated, Sharpe is imprisoned on the Ile de France, doomed to rot there until the war ends - until an unlikely ally secures his escape onto a British warship that is hunting the Revenant. Sequel to "Sharpe's fortress" (DC28409). 2000. (Richard Sharpe ; 4)Shallows
Par Tim Winton. 1984
Whales have always been the life-force of Angelus, a small town on the south coast of Western Australia. Their annual…
passing defines the rhythms of a life where little changes, and the town depends on their carcasses. So when the battle begins on the beaches outside the town, and when Queenie Cookson, a local girl, joins the Greenies to make amends for the crimes of her whaling ancestors, it can only throw everything into chaos. 1985. c1984.Shadow season: a novel
Par Tom Piccirilli. 2009
Ex-cop Finn was left blind by violence, but he can still see the body of his wife, Dani, and a…
crime scene that won't fade from his mind's eye. Now a professor, Finn learns that an isolated girls' prep school can be every bit as dangerous as city streets when he stumbles upon a local girl lying in a graveyard during a raging blizzard. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2009.Shadow shark
Par Colin Thiele. 1988
When 12-year-old Joe goes shark hunting with his Uncle Harry and cousin Meg, their boat catches fire. Meg, Joe and…
Uncle Harry, who is badly injured, land on Wayward Island with no way of getting help. Grades 5-8. c1988.Sexy
Par Joyce Carol Oates. 2005
Darren Flynn, high school student and star swimmer, is incredibly good-looking with a perfect life, until 'the thing' happens -…
'the thing' with Mr. Tracy, his English teacher. 'The thing' was how Darren would think of it afterwards, but did it happen at all? As everything and everyone around him changes, and Darren feels he can trust no one, he searches for his identity, finding answers in the most unexpected places. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2005.Serpent: a novel from the Numa files (The numa Files Ser. #Bk. 1)
Par Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos. 1999
National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA) investigators Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala use their aquatic skills and keen minds to…
try to retrieve a mysterious object from an armored car on the sunken Andrea Doria. They face numerous adventures fraught with complications and impeded by political schemes. Bestseller. 1999.Sea gold (Seal books)
Par Ian Slater. 1979
Sea of poppies (The ibis Trilogy #Bk. 1)
Par Amitav Ghosh. 2008
At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its…
destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. Fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed villager, from an evangelical English opium trader to a mulatto American freedman. As their old family ties are washed away they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship-brothers. An unlikely dynasty is born, which will span continents, races and generations. 2008.School for murder
Par Robert Barnard. 1984
At a second-rate English school, the students are dissatisfied, the faculty and staff depressed and the administrators addled. A student…
rebellion erupts in pranks. Finally a schoolboy is poisoned and Superintendent Pumfrey is called to investigate. 1984. Uniform title: Little victimsSemper Fi (The Corps ; #1)
Par W. E. B Griffin. 1986
From Parris Island to Pearl Harbor, the leathernecks come to life as heroes and lovers, fighters and dreamers, united in…
spirit and devoted to the Marine Corps code of honour. Focuses on a smart, tough, independent PFC named Ken McCoy, whose cool head under fire combined with his skulduggery and knack for learning foreign languages helps him gain a commission. Explicit strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. Followed by "Call to arms". 1986. (The Corps ; 1)Sea of grey: an Alan Lewrie naval adventure (Alan Lewrie naval adventure series. #10.)
Par Dewey Lambdin. 2002
Captain Alan Lewrie sets sail aboard HMS Proteus for the West Indies, where General Toussaint L'Ouverture leads a slave rebellion…
in France's Saint Domingue colony. Lewrie patrols for privateers, French warships, and anything suspicious. Sequel to "King's Captain". Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2002. (Alan Lewrie naval adventure series ; 10)Sea story: a novel
Par Sam Llewellyn. 1987
Multimillion-dollar yachts compete in a sailing race that lasts eight months and takes them from the United States to South…
Africa, Australia and Argentina. The competitors battle each other, their shipmates, the weather, and the sea. Strong language. c1987.Saltwater summer
Par Roderick Haig-Brown. 2000
Seventeen-year-old Don Morgan has bought himself a 32-foot west coast salmon troller. Now he is free to fish the entire…
length of the BC coast. With his friend Tubby Miller, he sets off on his adventure, but things don't unfold quite as he had hoped. Don soon realizes that he has a lot to learn, not just about commercial fishing, but about growing up. For senior high readers. 1948. c2000.Saving Miss Mirabelle
Par Anne Fine. 2007
Lancelot's lovely teacher, Miss Mirabelle, is in big trouble. She's told a giant whopper and unless she can come up…
with a brilliant plan, she's going to look very, very silly. Can Lancelot help this damsel in distress? Grades 2-4. 2007. Uniform title: Country pancake