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The ghost of the Stanley Cup (Screech Owls series. #11.)
Par Roy MacGregor. 2000
The spirit of former Governor General Lord Stanley seems to be haunting the festivities at the Little Stanley Cup Pee…
Wee Tournament in Ottawa -- literally! As the Screech Owls hockey team tour the nation's capital, they encounter his ghost everywhere. Then they start meeting some other ones, like Tom Thomson and Joe Hall, not to mention a former prime minister! But what are these historical figures trying to tell the players? Grades 4-7. (The Screech Owls series ; 11)Tales the elders told: Ojibway legends
Par Basil Johnston. 1981
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.Seneca (White Indian series. #9.)
Par Donald Clayton Porter. 1984
Ghonkaba, grandson of Renno the White Indian, follows the star-spangled banner into the American War of Independence. His skills as…
a scout and a warrior bring him into General Washington's plans to cross the Delaware. Sequel to "Ambush", followed by "Cherokee" (DC15599). 1984. (White Indian series ; 9)Run
Par David Skuy. 2017
Terrified of being targeted by bullies for being overweight, Lionel tries to go through grade 8 attracting as little notice…
as possible. But Lionel discovers something about himself: he's fast. So Lionel takes up running. That leads to joining a running group, and being recruited for the school track team. But being on the track team and getting more attention brings him closer to the bullies he's been avoiding - and makes him a target. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Rooting for Rafael Rosales
Par Kurtis Scaletta. 2017
In the Dominican Republic, a boy who dreams of playing professional baseball in the United States crosses paths with a…
young environmentalist from Minneapolis who is passionate about saving bees. Grades 4-7. 2017.Rink rivals (Sports stories series ; #49)
Par Jacqueline Guest. 2010
Evan and Brynley are twins, but they are very different. So when Brynley decides to take up hockey, which is…
Evan's sport, the boys find themselves facing off. Descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2010.Nobody's dog
Par Ria Voros. 2012
For thirteen-year-old Jakob, the summer is looking pretty bleak. His only friend has moved away and no one else seems…
to have any time for him - except the weird girl who lives downstairs. A few months ago, Jakob was in a car accident that killed both his parents, and though he can't remember exactly what happened, he can't stop turning it over in his mind. Then out of nowhere, a stray dog befriends Jakob. Together they begin to roam the city streets by night, discovering an exhilarating secret world where they can both taste a new kind of freedom. But as their nocturnal adventures take Jakob farther and farther away from the safety of home, the truth of that awful night begins to emerge. Grades 5-8. 2012.No ordinary day
Par Deborah Ellis. 2011
Jharia, India. Valli spends her days picking coal, terrified only of the monsters who live on the other side of…
the train tracks – the lepers. When she discovers that she is not living with family after all, that her "aunt" was a stranger who was paid money to take Valli off her own family's hands, she goes to Kolkata, the city of the gods. She manages to survive on the streets, until a chance meeting with a doctor reveals that she too has leprosy. Despite being given a chance to receive medical care, she can’t bear the thought that she is one of those monsters she has always feared. Grades 4-7. 2011.Merci
Par Daniel Pennac. 2004
Un court roman en forme de monologue. Un auteur à qui l'on vient de décerner un prix pour l'ensemble de…
son oeuvre doit prononcer une allocution de remerciement d'une durée d'un peu plus d'une heure. Mais il ne sait guère qui remercier - jury, parents, amis, lecteurs - et, tout compte fait, n'a guère envie de dire merci. Son laïus se transforme graduellement en un jeu de massacre qui ne laisse personne intact, pas même le discoureur. Habile, roublard et vif. 2004.La fabuleuse entraîneuse (Charlotte ; #6)
Par Dominique Demers. 2007
L'équipe de soccer de l'Anse-aux-Canards, dont fait partie Jérémie Jolivet, doit affronter celle de la Baie-des-Bleuets dans un match crucial.…
La pression est énorme et l'enjeu semble important - jusqu'à ce que débarque la nouvelle entraîneuse, l'ineffable mademoiselle Charlotte. Ses méthodes d'entraînement et son approche du jeu sont à l'opposé de tout ce que les jeunes joueurs ont vu jusqu'à ce jour: pas de cris, pas d'ordres, et surtout pas d'injures! Les jeunes doivent apprendre à perdre, à jouer pour le plaisir, à donner le meilleur d'eux-mêmes pour la joie pure que cela procure. Avec son originalité coutumière, un peu de "spling" et de "smalalamiam", Mademoiselle Charlotte inculque aux joueurs les vertus de la solidarité, de l'entraide, et leur fait comprendre que chacun d'eux est unique! Années 3-6. 2007.Game plan
Par Natalie Corbett Sampson. 2013
Ella Parker seems to have everything: great friends, an awesome family and a star position on her high school basketball…
team. But when a drunken night results in an unwanted pregnancy, her perfect life is turned upside down and she's faced with a difficult decision. Katherine Frayne has always wanted to be a mother. But with the last results of her in vitro fertilization pointing to no chance of a baby, her hopes are dashed. Then her husband Danny suggests they adopt. Ella and Katherine must navigate their lives amidst tough decisions, the consequences of which not only affect them but those they love the most. For junior and senior high readers. 2013.Jason's why
Par Beth Goobie. 2013
Jason is a nine-year-old boy who has been sent to a treatment centre by his mother because she can't handle…
him any longer. He is afraid that his mother is going to leave him in the home permanently. He is afraid of trusting these strange new adults in his life. Soon Jason begins to realize that the people in the group home are not going to hurt him but care about his welfare, and that the principal in his new school is also someone he can trust to look out for his best interests. Grades 3-6. 2013.Book Uncle and me
Par Uma Krishnaswami. 2016
Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending…
library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. But what can she do? The local elections are coming up but she's just a kid. She can't even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends -- her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate. And she has grownup family and neighbours who, no matter how preoccupied they are, care about what goes on in their community. Then Yasmin gets an idea from a book that Book Uncle selected for her. Grades 2-4. 2016.Flying feet (Orca sports)
Par J. Alfred McCann. 2010
After losing yet another tae kwon do tournament, Jinho gives in to his anger and breaks his opponent's fingers. While…
this gets him barred from competing at his dojang, it also gets him scouted by Austin, a trainer for an underground mixed martial arts club. At first the prospect of fighting without boundaries appeals to Jinho, but the more involved he gets, the more disturbing he finds it and the harder it is to find a way out. Senior High. 2010.Game face (Sports stories)
Par Sylvia Gunnery. 2013
Jay Hirtle's back in Rockets territory and he's determined to help his former teammates win the basketball championship. But some…
of his teammates aren't very welcoming, including Colin, Jay's former best friend and last season's MVP. When Jay wins out in a close vote for team captain, Colin's behaviour becomes even more hostile. Jay has to think of a way to fix their strained relationship -- and the effect it has on the team's showing -- even if it means giving up the captaincy. For junior and senior high readers. 2013.Half a life: A Novel
Par V. S Naipaul. 2001
Half a Life is the story of Willie Chandran, whose father, heeding the call of Mahatma Gandhi, turned his back…
on his brahmin heritage and married a woman of low caste -- a disastrous union he would live to regret, as he would the children that issued from it. When Willie reaches manhood, his flight from the travails of his mixed birth takes him from India to London, where, in the shabby haunts of immigrants and literary bohemians of the 1950s, he contrives a new identity. 2001.And then the sky exploded
Par David A Poulsen, Shannon Whibbs. 2016
While attending the funeral of his great-grandfather, ninth-grader Christian Larkin learns that the man he loved and respected was a…
member of the Manhattan Project, the team that designed and created the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during the Second World War. On a school trip to Japan, Chris meets eighty-one-year-old Yuko, who was eleven when the first bomb exploded over Hiroshima, horribly injuring her. Christian is determined to do something to make up for what his great-grandfather did. But after all this time, what can one teenager really do? For Junior and senior high readers. 2016.Big or little?: and three other stories (Toddler Ser.)
Par Kathy Stinson. 1982
A boy tells when he feels big and when he feels little. Grades K-3. 1983. Recorded with: “Teddy rabbit”. On…
the trip to the Teddy Bears' Picnic on Centre Island, Andrew loses Rabbit. Grades K-3. 1988. Recorded with: “Mom and dad don’t live together any more”. A little girl explains how her parents' separation has affected her life. Grades K-3. 1984. Recorded with: “Red is best”. Young Kelly's mom doesn't understand about red. Red mitts make better snowballs, red boots take bigger steps, and juice tastes better in a red cup. No doubt about it, red is best. Grades K-3. 1982.Willow and Twig
Par Jean Little. 2000
When their mother breaks her parole and runs off, 10-year-old Willow and her four-year-old brother Twig are on their own.…
They journey from the mean streets of Vancouver to stay with their grandmother in rural Ontario. There, the children learn valuable life lessons about pride, a sense of belonging, and being true to who you are. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2002 CNIB Tiny Torgi Award. 2000.