The Sunflower Diary by
Polish refugee Slava finds herself hidden behind a false identity in a boarding school.
Alone at Ninety Foot by
Fourteen year old Pamela Collins is struggling to come to terms with her mother's death. Somewhat shy, Pamela is thoughtful, full of passion, often funny and sometimes tearful as she learns to cope with the emotional overload the tragedy has brought to her life. Her favourite things include walking alone in Lynn Canyon Park, the art of Emily Carr, and a certain boy with a "wicked grin." At the moment she dislikes her English teacher, shopping and being singled out for special treatment because of her motherís death. Pamela is tall and slim and mostly uncomfortable with her rapidly changing body. She is unsure of herself and unsure of the loyalty of her friends.
What They Don't Know by
On Saturday night I lost my girl, and where do you think I found her? When Hannah was little she used to make her father repeat the nursery rhyme over and over. But she isn't a little girl any more, and she isn't truely lost. No one, especially her dad, can't reach her. To her older sister, Kelly, Hannah's terrible anger is a cry out for help as well as a source of shame and frustration. What could a science fair project have to do with Hannah's sudden destructive behaviour? Clues lie hidden in Hannah's secret box and Kelly must piece the puzzle together quickly because time is running out. Through her frightened eyes we watch as a struggling, loving family draws closer to disaster.
The Story Box by
Imagine a faraway land, a long time ago, in which dreams must die before they are spoken, imagination is forbidden and stories are banished. This is the island of Ariban, held prisoner by the vastness of the sea and its people's credo that the only world is the here and now, a small and protected universe of spinning and weaving, fishing and shepherding. Nothing more and nothing less. This is the newest and most richly imagined world of Monica Hughes, an author known internationally for her fantastical adventures and realistic characters. It is the world of Colin, a 15year-old Ariban boy, who fears for his younger sister, Etta. Etta has dreams that wake her in the night, frightening dreams of beasts with scales and long teeth. And she has been known to have forbidden flights of imagination. Will their father send Etta to the elders, to be banished ... or worse? But Colin's fear grows pale when, in an early morning walk along the storm-wracked beach, he comes upon a beautiful, barely alive young woman from a strange land. In her tiny hands she clutches a small chest, exquisitely carved, bound with bands of pure brass. Its contents are more precious than silver or gold, for this, she tells the horrified Colin, is The Story Box ...
Touch of the Clown by
One July afternoon, as Barbara Kobleimer is walking home from the park in her shabby inner- city neighborhood, her little sister chases a ball into the street and collides with a man riding a bike. The accident turns out to be the best thing that ever happens to them. The girls, who have lost their mother, forge a unique friendship with the exotic Cosmo, who introduces them to the joys of music, cooking, books, and dressing up. Eventually, Barbara's participation in Cosmo's teen clown workshop upsets her father, forcing her to make some hard decisions.
Password: Murder by
"Harley slides the password into the slot. When the red light turns green he punches in a six-digit code. It better be right. If it's not... When Harley's father dies in a car accident in which Harley was the driver, he's left to cope with the guilt of causing his fathers death. But as Harley begins to piece together fragments of memories about the accident, he realizes that maybe it wasn't an accident after all. Elements from Shakespeare's Hamlet tease their way into the story, as Harley begins to suspect that his father's business partner - now married to his mother - may have been responsible." -Publisher's website
Daughter by
Sylvie used to love spending time with her mom, but lately her mother has been acting strangely, in ways that Sylvie can't understand. Why are there moments when she doesn't seem to know that Sylvie is her daughter? Sylvie needs someone to talk to, but worries she could make matters worse for her mother. Then her mom disappears, and Sylvie realizes that she can't protect her mother any longer. Daughter is a gripping, emotional story about a teenager who comes to terms with the fact that her mother has Alzheimer disease -- and that she will not get better.
Sunwing by
When eternal darkness threatens to invade, Shade and Marina must journey to the far southern jungle to save the world in this thrilling sequel to Silverwing. Shade, a young Silverwing bat in search of his father, discovers a mysterious Human building containing a vast forest. Home to thousands of bats, the indoor forest is as warm as a summer night and teeming with insects to eat. And through the glass roof, the bats can finally see the sun, free from the tyranny of the deadly owls. Is this Paradise the fulfillment of Nocturna's Promise to return the bats to the light of day? Shade and his Brightwing friend Marina aren't so sure. Shade has seen Humans enter the forest and take away hundreds of sleeping bats for an unknown purpose. And where is Shade's father? It isn't long before Shade and Marina are swept up on a perilous journey that takes them to the far southern jungle--the homeland of Goth, now king of all the Vampyrum Spectrum: cannibal bats with three-foot wingspans. With the help of an abandoned owl prince and General Cortez's rat army, Shade must use all his resourcefulness to find his father--and stop Goth from harnessing the dark powers of Cama Zotz to create eternal night. In this continuation of Shade's saga, Kenneth Oppel recaptures the adventure and poignancy of Silverwing, which Smithsonian magazine called "a tour-de-force fantasy," and takes it to a new level of excitement.
The Mystery of Ireland's Eye by
The adventure of a twelve year old's first ocean kayaking trip with his parents to Ireland's Eye. The small island off the coast of Newfoundland is the easternmost settlement in Canada. Or it was. It is now hauntingly empty, a ghost town hanging onto the edge of the unforgiving Atlantic.
What They Don't Know by
On Saturday night I lost my girl, and where do you think I found her? When Hannah was little she used to make her father repeat the nursery rhyme over and over. But she isn't a little girl any more, and she isn't truely lost. No one, especially her dad, can't reach her. To her older sister, Kelly, Hannah's terrible anger is a cry out for help as well as a source of shame and frustration. What could a science fair project have to do with Hannah's sudden destructive behaviour? Clues lie hidden in Hannah's secret box and Kelly must piece the puzzle together quickly because time is running out. Through her frightened eyes we watch as a struggling, loving family draws closer to disaster.