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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.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.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.Serendipity (Recorded Books inspirational)
Par Cathy Marie Hake. 2011
When Todd travels to Virginia to bring his widowed mother to his Texas farm, illness alters his plan. Maggie makes…
a living by selling soaps and perfumes, using old family recipes. Marriage is the farthest thing from her mind - until Todd shows up on her porch, seeking help for his ailing mother. Maggie's heart skips a beat. And when the handsome Texan proposes to her, life suddenly begins to change for the dark-haired beauty. 2011.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.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.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 victimsSaving 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 pancakeSaving Alice: a novel
Par David Lewis. 2005
Stephen Whittaker has his whole life planned, but when he loses his true love - Alice - a gradual undetected…
spiral begins. When everything starts unraveling, who will Stephen turn to? 2005.Saving Francesca
Par Melina Marchetta. 2003
Francesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year Eleven at an all boys' school that has just…
started accepting girls. She still misses her old friends, and, to make things worse, her mother has had a breakdown and can barely move from her bed. For junior or senior high readers. 2003.Rivales (Vie compliquée de Léa Olivier. #8.)
Par Catherine Girard-Audet. 2015
L'été tire à sa fin, et Léa se prépare pour sa dernière année de secondaire. La rentrée lui réserve toutefois…
des surprises avec l'arrivée de Bianca Gosselin-Gossante, la nouvelle élève qui possède tous les talents et la confiance du monde et qui la fait sentir aussi rayonnante qu'un petit pois. Non seulement elle devra apprendre à côtoyer sa nouvelle rivale, mais Léa se verra aussi forcée de travailler côte à côte avec Maude pour l'organisation du bal de finissants, de remonter le moral de Félix qui a le coeur brisé et d'appuyer Marilou alors que celle-ci entreprend une quête pour récupérer son ex. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. Suite de "Trou de beigne", suivi de "Résolutions". 2015.Roi de pique
Par Anne Delcourt, Katarina M Spears. 2015
Dans un James Bond, Jesse serait James. Sauf qu'il a 17 ans et qu'il ne résout pas les problèmes du…
monde, seulement ceux de ses camarades et du personnel du lycée. Besoin d'alcool pour une soirée ? De faire virer un élève ? D'éloigner un beau-père trop collant ? Jesse peut tout arranger. Ses combines sont habiles et il a la manipulation facile. Mais lorsque Ken, quarterback populaire du lycée, lui demande de lui arranger un rendez-vous avec une dénommée Bridget, une faille apparaît dans sa machine bien huilée. Parce que Jesse tombe immédiatement amoureux de Bridget. Pour lui, " busines is business ", et surtout, s'attacher c'est se fragiliser. Mais jusqu'où ira sa résistance aux sentiments ? Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2015. Titre uniforme: Sway.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.Russell sprouts
Par Johanna Hurwitz. 1987
Six-year-old Russell has all sorts of concerns. He worries about his Hallowe'en costume; he thinks his parents should be nicer…
to him; and he can't understand why his science project, a potato plant, will not sprout. Sequel to "Russell rides again". Grades K-3. c1987.Rosalie's battles (Rosalie Ser.)
Par Ginette Anfousse, Raymonde Longval. 1995
9-year-old Rosie's adventure begins with a schoolyard snowball fight that is misinterpreted by the teachers as a racist quarrel. Vietnamese…
immigrant Piam Low describes to Rosalie what real war is like, while she deals with the disappearance of her new kitten, and the sickness of her close friend, Pierre-Yves. Grades 3-6. 1995. Uniform title: Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre.Roughnecks
Par Thomas Cochran. 1997
High school senior Travis Cody feels responsible for his football team's one loss of the season. But he has a…
chance to redeem himself in the big championship game. On the day of the playoff, Travis finds the confidence to overcome his fears and look forward to the future. For junior and senior high and older readers. c1997.Rodrick fait sa loi (Journal d'un dégonflé. #2.)
Par Jeff Kinney, Natalie Zimmermann. 2009
Dans son carnet de bord, Greg, élève impopulaire âgé de douze ans, dépeint avec humour les événements qui rythment son…
quotidien. Les anecdotes, animées d'illustrations de type BD, se concentrent essentiellement autour de ses vacances d'été, de son retour à l'école et de sa relation houleuse avec son frère aîné qui le fait chanter à propos d'un événement gênant qui lui est arrivé pendant l'été. Années 4-7 et plus. 2009. Titre uniforme: Rodrick rules.Rip-roaring Russell
Par Johanna Hurwitz. 1983
At first Russell is not sure he wants to go to school. But once he ventures out on his own,…
he has a great time. He makes a new friend, eats at a Chinese restaurant, and is the first person in his class to lose his front teeth. Followed by "Russell rides again". For grades 2-4. 1983.