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Dani Webster had played the Game with her sister Kelly for as long as she could remember - they had…
been on a quest to vanquish evil. But everything is hazy now as she recovers from substance abuse at a psychiatric hospital for 'teens with problems'. Dani must confront a deeper emotional trauma - one which she can neither explain nor recognize - to face her family's deep dysfunctions and eliminate the Game for her life forever. For senior high students. Some strong language. 2003.
Candace, popular leader of a middle school clique, manipulates and ostracizes other kids. Her former friends (each telling her story)…
are hurt and embarrassed, but gradually realize that there are more important issues than being cool. For grades 5-8. 2000.
Twelve-year-old Maria Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malu) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and…
starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favour of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos. Grades 5-8. 2017.
When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea…
that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career. Grades 5-8. 2005, c2001.
During her evacuation to Canada, teenager Sara befriends Mr. Ito and his family. When the Ito family is sent to…
an internment camp following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Sara realizes the cruelties of war. For junior and senior high readers. c1985.
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.
When three high school friends experience breakups on the same night, a fourth writes "The Break up Code," which all…
agree to follow as they try to get over the bad relationships and get back in touch with themselves and one another. Junior and Senior High. 2008.
At twelve, Tommy Frazer suddenly finds himself with a new mom, a new house, and a new school. In hopes…
of making friends, he volunteers to be on the decoration committee for the school dance. Everything is going just fine until Tommy has to make a trip to the art room on the third floor where he begins hearing voices. Sequel to "Deep Trouble II". Followed by "Werewolf Skin". Grades 4-7. c1997. (Goosebumps ; 59)
1954. Theresa's life is changed forever when her family leaves their displaced persons camp and emigrates to Canada. Before they…
leave, her friend Martin gives her a stone he calls the Gnome's Eye, which he says will protect her from all things evil, living or dead. Once in Toronto, Theresa is afraid of everything, but as time goes by, she is finally able to give the Gnome's Eye to someone who needs it more than she does. Grades 3-6. c2010.
Rural 1950s Ontario. Gracie is unlike anyone 11-year-old Luke has ever met - fun, charming, imaginative and full of life.…
But when the townsfolk discover that her mother's past is less than completely honourable, they set out to isolate both mother and daughter. Grades 3-6. 2010.
Fifteen-year-old George Ma, a recently adopted Asian, is crippled by loss of memory, the result of a horror-filled escape from…
his war-torn country. He becomes friends with "Hook", a paraplegic; Amy, a blind computer whiz; and Heather, who is deaf. Together they face the challenge of a motorcycle trip to Algonquin Park. For junior and senior high readers. c1988.
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.
When his mother is accused of stealing jewelry at a charity dinner, Orville and his friend Agatha team up to…
find the real thief - and their prime suspect is a famous soap opera actor. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2005. (Wright & Wong ; 4)
Class bully Stu Frysley is missing in the woods on the seventh-grade camping trip. Sleuths Orville Wright, who has Asperger's…
syndrome, and Agatha Wong follow Stu's trail in case the legendary ghost, Ax Jack, has snatched him. Sequel to "The Case of the Nana-Napper" (DC29486). Grades 4-7. 2005. (Wright and Wong ; 3)
Agatha and Orville love to hang out with Nana Wong, but when they arrive at her house one day, they…
find that Agatha's fun, photo-snapping granny is nowhere to be seen. It appears that Nana Wong has been kidnapped! Luckily, Wright and Wong are on the case. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2005. (Wright & Wong mystery ; 2)
Guinevere the hen looks after Merlin, an abandoned kitten. Even though she gives him up so he can be cared…
for properly, she never realizes that he will return one day to help her realize her dreams. Grades K-3. 2001. Taped with: Leon's song by Stephanie Simpson McLellan. Leon is an old frog who longs to sing beautifully. But when his friends are in danger, the old frog's bravery reveals talents that bring him more fame than he's ever dreamt of. Grades K-3. 2004.
When four twelve-year-olds, including Logan, who has grown up never leaving his parents' Life Is Sweet candy factory, compete in…
the Confectionary Association's annual contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process. Grades 5-8. 2011.
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.