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On a warm June evening, the students of Nantucket High gather for the traditional graduation bonfire on the beach. But…
the celebration ends in tragedy after a horrible car crash leaves the driver, Penny Alistair, dead, and her twin brother, Hobby, in a coma. The key to understanding the accident lies in what Penny learned that evening on the beach - but will it also destroy the survivors' fragile peace? 2012.
Starting your life over at age thirty-eight isn't easy, but that's what Sarah Winston finds herself facing when her husband…
CJ runs off with a 19-year-old temptress named Tiffany. Sarah's self-prescribed therapy happily involves hitting all the garage and tag sales in and around her small town of Ellington, Massachusetts. If only she could turn her love for bargain hunting into a full-time career. One man's junk is another man's treasure, but after returning from a particularly successful day searching for yard sale treasures, Sarah finds a grisly surprise in one of her bags: a freshly bloodied shirt... that undoubtedly belongs to her ex, CJ, who now happens to be Ellington's chief of police. If that's not bad enough, it seems Tiffany has gone missing. Now it's up to Sarah to prove that her cold-hearted ex is not a cold-blooded killer. Followed by "The longest yard sale". 2014.
Captain Vidarian Rulorat is the last surviving member of his family, and because of an old agreement, he must transport…
a young fire priestess named Ariadel to a distant temple, through dangerous pirate-controlled territory. Together, Vidarian and Ariadel will navigate more than treacherous waters: Imperial intrigue, a world that has been slowly losing its magic for generations, secrets, and their own labyrinthine family legacies. Vidarian finds himself at the intersection not only of the world's most volatile elements, but of colliding universes, and the ancient and alien powers that lurk between them. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence. Followed by “Lance of earth and sky”. 2011. (The chaos knight ; 1)
Looks closely at our most common fears, including natural disasters, predators, spiders, disease, needles, dentists, crashes, darkness, speaking in public,…
heights, ghosts and monsters, to show us how much of that fear is perhaps unnecessary. The result is a fun mix of true-life stories with the psychology of fear, the statistical probabilities of things happening, and a lot of reassurance. Grades 4-7. 2011.
When beloved mystery writer Theodora Whimple disappears from the seaside village of Pelican Bay, California, her grandniece, K.C. Keegan, sets…
out to find her. The trail leads to the sun-drenched Napa Valley, where K.C. joins forces with Sheriff Elliot Gavin, an old flame. When they discover the Angels Crest vineyard is a front for a New Age cult, K.C. and Gav don hooded robes and infiltrate the cult in search of Theodora. But will their daring escapade entangle them in a sinister web of power and intrigue from which there is no escape? 2006, c1998.
After the car accident that killed her husband and daughter, Abby Patterson leaves the smothering care of her parents to…
build a new life. When she witnesses a hit-and-run that leaves her with amnesia and mysterious events make it clear she is now a target, she joins forces with her new landlord to uncover a dangerous secret. Followed by "Autumn Dreams". 2002.
Profiles of twenty individuals who prevailed over various learning differences (LD), such as dyslexia and attention-deficit disorder. Each narrative account…
describes a particular LD, the obstacles it presented, and efforts to overcome its limitations. Grades 5-8. c1997.
When widowed Gwen Wells and Hal Legend marry, it throws their grown children reluctantly together at the Legend summer cabins…
in Minnesota. Jack Wells and Amy Legend, an Olympic figure skater, hit it off, but decide a romance would be impossible set against the other siblings' conflicting emotions. Some descriptions of sex. 1999.
Matty Grover is on the move a lot. When her mother dies and her father leaves her, Matty's previously unknown…
stepbrother boards her with the church organist. Later, in the Arizona desert, Matty deals with family secrets and her own coming-of-age. Strong language. 1995.
Stefanie Bonilla should celebrate her quinceanera soon, but her father died recently, and her mother doesn't understand that Stefanie doesn't…
want a party for her fifteenth birthday. Rita, the seamstress making Stefanie's dress, helps Stefanie and her family come to grips with their loss. For junior and senior high readers. 1995.
An account of early polar submarine voyages, from Sir Hubert Wilkins's 1931 expedition up to the transpolar passage of USS…
Nautilus in 1958 and the surfacing of USS Skate at the North Pole in 1962. Draws upon official documents and personal interviews in describing the cruises. 1998.
Charlie can't wait for school to be over. But he's wondering what particular vacation ordeal his parents have lined up…
for the family this summer. Canoeing with alligators in Okefenokee? Getting caught in the middle of a revolutionary shootout in Mexico? Turns out, this summer the family is staying put, in their hometown — Montreal. A "staycation," his parents call it. Charlie is doubtful at first but, ever resourceful, decides that there may be adventures and profit to be had in his own neighbourhood. Grades 3-6. 2012.
A collection of nineteen of Petersen’s in-depth radio interviews with artists - the pioneering men and women who created the…
blues and roots sounds that have influenced the course of popular culture and music in North America. The book is divided into four sections: British Blues Revival, Delta and Memphis Blues, Artists Who Helped Build Stony Plain, and Bonus Tracks. Each interview is preceded by background material on the artist, and Petersen’s own stories of their meetings. c2011.
On May 17, 2006, Forward Observation Officer Captain Nichola Goddard earned a tragic place in Canadian history: she became the…
first female Canadian soldier to die in combat, in Afghanistan. Born to left-wing pacifists, Nichola was an unlikely soldier, but she maintained a fierce loyalty to her profession. Fortney profiles the life of a woman who consistently defied societally-imposed constraints. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2010.
Mara Brennan is about to unravel - her boyfriend has just dumped her, her job is a nightmare, and her…
friends have all gotten ahead of her in the game of life. So she devises the OM List, a personal pathway to perfection, but instead of getting the perfect job, body and boyfriend, Mara tries and fails at all the things she thinks will make her the sophisticated grown-up she wants to be. Some strong language. c2007.
Take one trickster, put her together with the editor of the world's most boring school newspaper, add one overworked principal,…
and you've got a recipe for the most chaotic few weeks in the history of Upland Green School. Martin, editor and expert grammarian, and Trixi, prankster extraordinaire, clash over everything from journalistic integrity (Trixi has none) to imagination (Martin has none). The only thing they do agree on is that sometimes you should believe everything you read in the paper. Grades 4-7. 2009.
Canada has one third of the world's oil source; it comes from the bitumen in the oil sands of Alberta.…
Advancements in technology and frenzied development have created the world's largest energy project in Fort McMurray, where the sticky bitumen is extracted from the earth. Providing almost 20 percent of America's fuel, much of this dirty oil is being processed in refineries in the Midwest, but Nikiforuk believes the project is polluting the air, poisoning the water, and destroying boreal forest, and argues for change. Some strong language. c2008.
It was no surprise that Team Canada won the 2006 Winter Olympics gold medal in men's curling - as the…
preeminent curling country, Canada has more curlers than the rest of the other 50-plus curling nations combined. For the past 50 years, Doug Maxwell has been right alongside the ice, as Canada's foremost observer and storyteller of the sport. His memoirs combine humour, tales never before told, and insights that help explain why curling has such a hold on Canadians. Some strong language. 2006.
Two women, one in Northern Ireland and one in the U.S., exchange homes and neighbours and enter into totally different…
worlds. They experience love, friendship, and jealousy, and discover some secrets about each other, and themselves, along the way. 1998.
A corrupt mining company, repossessed gravestones, a man’s fractured past, mysterious notes posted to lampposts, and murder deep in the…
highlands of Guatemala. The author effortlessly weaves these elements into a powerful story of love and memory, exploring how the past haunts us and how solidarity can save us all. Mysterious, passionate and powerful, "Tailings of Warren Peace" shows us the interconnections that exist between us, transcending social class, culture and geography. 2013.