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School stories, Mysteries and crime stories, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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A boy with Mosaic Down syndrome navigates entering a mainstream classroom, making new friends, and standing up to bullies all…
while trying to catch a thief and save his home in this middle grade mystery from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Wesley King. Benny isn't your average boy from Newfoundland. He lives in a retirement home that his mother runs, he has an eighty-six-year-old best friend named Mr. Tom, he knows more about fixing boats than video games, and he has Mosaic Down syndrome. When Benny transitions to a mainstream classroom for the first time, the other students tease him for his differences... except for Salma. She's new, too, and not your typical Newfoundland girl: she's tech savvy, speaks Arabic, plays basketball, and isn't afraid to eat lunch with Benny. So when Salma's grandmother and several other residents in the retirement home are robbed, Benny asks Salma to help him catch the thief. Time is not on their side as an inspector threatens to close the home. And to make matters worse, Benny and Salma must crack the case while working on a class assignment with their bullies. Can Benny save his home and take a stand against the bullies once and for all? He's about to find out, b'ys
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General fiction, School stories, Friendship stories
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Casey is tired of always being the new kid at school. His dad calls moving an adventure, but Casey thinks…
it's just lonely. Now, living in The Gates, Casey finally feels settled-that is until the library, and his dad's job, seems to be threatened. Casey's life has been boxed up and shipped to a new city more times than he can count. His dad thinks moving is an adventure, but Casey is so over the adventure. In The Gates, Casey life finally feels stable. His talent on the soccer field has made him a natural fit with the popular kids and he loves his apartment. But when Casey discovers the local library, where his dad works, is in need of extensive and expensive repairs, he decides to join the Kids Community Action Network (C.A.N.) competition to help raise money to save it. Addison-a former friend turned not-so-friend-reluctantly agrees to let Casey join