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The fashion committee: a novel of art, crime, and applied design
By Susan Juby. 2017
Charlie Dean is a style-obsessed girl who eats, sleeps, and breathes fashion. John Thomas-Smith is a boy who forges metal…
sculptures in his garage and couldn't care less about clothes. But they share one thing in common: both are gunning for a scholarship to the private art high school that could make all their dreams come true. And whoever wins the fashion competition will win the scholarship. Told in the alternating voices of Charlie's and John's fashion journals which they're required to keep for the contest, this tale perfectly captures what it's like to have an artistic passion so fierce that nothing--not your dad's girlfriend's drug-addicted ex-boyfriend, a soul-crushing job at Salad Stop, or being charged with a teensy bit of kidnapping--can stand in your way. For senior high readers. 2017.The darkest corner of the world
By Urve Tamberg. 2012
Who can you turn to when the only choice is between two evils? In 1941, fifteen-year-old Madli hopes that the…
Soviet occupation is temporary, but when the neighbours are deported, she knows that lives are in danger. Days later, the Nazis invade her country. Friends and family find themselves divided as they try to choose which dictator they'd rather live under: Hitler or Stalin. Madli is horrified by either choice, but how long can she remain neutral? Every day brings new dangers and unimaginable decisions. In order to survive, Madli knows she can't fight the enemy, so she is determined to outwit them. For senior high readers. 2012.The cat at the wall
By Deborah Ellis. 2014
A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers.…
The house seems empty, until the cat realizes that a little boy is hiding beneath the floorboards. Should she help him? After all, she's just a cat. Or is she? She was once a regular North American girl, but that was before she died and came back to life as a cat. When the little boy is discovered, the soldiers don't know what to do with him. It is not long before his teacher and classmates come looking for him, and the house is suddenly surrounded by Palestinian villagers throwing rocks, and the sound of Israeli tanks approaching. As the soldiers begin to panic and disaster seems certain, the cat knows that it is up to her to diffuse the situation. Grades 5-8. 2014.Sirènes (Ailes d'Alexanne. #t. 6.)
By Anne Robillard. 2015
Les ailes d'Alexanne est une série fantastique enlevante peuplée de créatures intrigantes. Elle met en vedette des adolescents dotés de…
pouvoirs paranormaux qui ont chacun une mission bien précise à accomplir. Dans ce sixième tome toujours plus palpitant que les précédents, la jeune Sara-Anne, accompagnée d'Alexanne et de leurs amis, se rend aux Bahamas afin de rencontrer un mystérieux bienfaiteur. En chemin, le hasard place sur leur route l'équipage du Rédemption, un navire à la recherche des vestiges de l'Atlantide. Cette rencontre inopinée changera-t-elle leurs plans? Suite de "Spirales", suivi de "James". Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2015.The agony of Bun O'Keefe
By Heather Smith. 2017
Newfoundland, 1986. Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life in an unsafe house, with a mother who is a…
compulsive hoarder. Bun has had little contact with the outside world - what she's learned about life comes from the random books and old VHS tapes that she finds in the boxes and bags her mother brings home. When Bun's mother tells Bun to leave one day, she does. Hitchhiking out of town, Bun ends up on the streets of St. John's, Newfoundland. Fortunately, the first person she meets is Busker Boy, a street musician who senses her naivety and takes her in. Together they live in a house with an eclectic cast of characters: Chef, a hotel dishwasher with culinary dreams; Cher, a drag queen with a tragic past; Big Eyes, a Catholic school girl desperately trying to reinvent herself; and The Landlord, a man who Bun is told to avoid at all cost. Through her experiences with her new roommates, and their sometimes tragic revelations, Bun learns that the world extends beyond the walls of her mother's house and discovers the joy of being part of a new family. For senior high readers. 2017.Subject to change
By Karen Nesbitt. 2017
Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance…
at school, which lands him with a tutor he calls Little Miss Perfect. He likes his job at the local ice rink, and he has a couple of good buddies, but his father's five-year absence is a constant source of pain and anger. When he finds out the truth about his parents' divorce, he is forced to reconsider everything he has believed about his family and himself. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2017 QWF Prize for Children’s Literature. 2017.Soldier doll
By Jennifer Gold. 2014
When fifteen-year-old Elizabeth finds an antique doll in a garage sale, she thinks it would be a good gift for…
her dad who's about to ship out for Afghanistan. She doesn't realize that the doll might be a missing (and valuable) historical artifact. With the help of Evan, the cute guy who works at the local used bookstore, Elizabeth discovers that the doll is THE soldier doll: the inspiration for a famous World War I poem. Elizabeth becomes the newest link in an epic history of more than a century of war, her story ingeniously interwoven with a cast of characters who we follow from World War I to Nazi Germany in the 1930s, a Czech concentration camp during World War II, Vietnam in 1970, and the aftermath of September 11th. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.Strange neighbors (Sam, dog detective. #3)
By Mary Labatt. 2000
When three odd women move in next door, Sam, the sheepdog, is convinced that they're witches. They've arrived with all…
sorts of caged animals, all of which look sickly and miserable. Sam is sure the critters are under a spell, and suddenly she feels sick too. Her neighbour Jennie, the only person who can understand her, has the opportunity to observe the women up close when she stays with them while her mother works late. Can Sam, Jennie, and their friend Beth, discover the truth before it's too late? Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Spying on Dracula", followed by "Aliens in Woodford". 2000.Straight punch
By Monique Polak. 2014
Tessa McPhail has a bad habit—tagging—that lands her at New Directions, an alternative school in Montreal’s toughest neighborhood. The school…
is far from Tessa’s home and full of troubled kids. To make matters worse, half of every school day is devoted to boxing. The other students think boxing is cool. Not Tessa, who cannot handle violence of any kind. But when a neighbour starts a petition to have New Directions closed down, Tessa discovers something worth fighting for, both in and out of the ring. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.Speed of life
By J. M Kelly. 2016
Crystal must choose between her dream of becoming the first college student in her family, or keeping a promise to…
her twin sister, Amber, to raise together the baby one had in high school. For senior high readers. 2016.Short for Chameleon: a novel
By Vicki Grant. 2017
Embarrassed by your brother? Estranged from your uncle? Then you might need some help from Almost Family Surrogate Agency. Cam…
Redden and his dad are rent-a-relatives, available for hire to anyone looking to upgrade. Cam’s job is all about being whoever other people want him to be. Then two new clients come along. Albertina is an old lady with a big mouth, a bigger wig and a serious mission. Raylene is a beautiful girl with a nose ring, a wonky eye and a painful secret. Now to get to the bottom of the tragic mysteries that fuel them both, Cam may finally have to be himself. For senior high readers. 2017.Sara-Anne (Ailes d'Alexanne. #4.)
By Anne Robillard. 2013
Se voyant confier une très ancienne pierre noire par une petite Amérindienne effrayée de ce qu'elle entend dans cet objet,…
Alexanne voudra à tout prix percer son mystère. Sa quête la ramènera à Montréal, la ville de son enfance, où une autre fée lui viendra en aide. Toutefois, seul un groupe de gens possédant des talents hors du commun pourra contrer les plans des terroristes révélés par la pierre qui les épie. Malgré lui, Christian Pelletier se verra mêlé à cette conspiration visant à réduire de moitié la population de la Terre. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. Suite de "Le faucheur", suivi de "Spirales". 2013.Rouge poison (Titan jeunesse ; #43)
By Michèle Marineau. 2000
Occupé par une affaire de meurtres en série sur des jeunes, le lieutenant-détective Pierre Ross, qui a la garde de…
sa fille Sabine pour la semaine, la confie à sa voisine dont le fils Xavier est un copain de celle-ci. L'ami du garçon, Mathieu, vient d'être tué, empoisonné à l'anticoagulant. Sabine ne peut se désintéresser de l'enquête sur laquelle son père travaille et qui, de plus, touche des gens qui lui sont proches. Elle entraîne à sa suite Xavier et Jérôme, le dernier à avoir vu Mathieu. Il refont ensemble la journée de la victime, s'informent sur les deux autres cas et essaient de trouver des points communs. Ils arrivent à une conclusion: les bonbons des distributrices. Pierre Ross, au courant des démarches de sa fille, la semonce vertement. Le criminel se signale. Malgré l'interdiction, Sabine reprend du service et découvre la façon d'opérer du criminel. Elle le piège, le suit et elle est prise, mais... Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire et plus. 2000.Rocket blues
By David Skuy. 2014
Being cut from the Huskies, the AAA hockey team he has played on for three years, Bryan Rockwood (aka "Rocket")…
reluctantly joins a AA team, the Blues, at his best friend Maddy's insistence. Things only get worse when Rocket sees that the Blues don't take hockey seriously. Facing the Huskies in the round robin will give Rocket the chance to prove his skills, but in order to keep his hockey dreams (and his friends) Rocket will have to realize that while hockey is his passion, it is not his entire life. Grades 4-7. 2014.Quid pro quo
By Vicki Grant. 2005
When fourteen-year-old Cyril MacIntyre's mother disappears, Cyril uses every skill at his disposal to find her. Since Mom is a…
recent law school graduate who forced Cyril to attend many classes with her, Cyril has more wits than most. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2005.Rabbit ears
By Maggie De Vries. 2014
Kaya, who is adopted and multiracial, has just been released from a Youth Detention Centre and is carrying a painful…
secret: she was sexually abused by a neighbour for years. Kaya keeps away, repeatedly disappearing into a life of sex work and addiction. Meanwhile, her sister, Beth, uses food and a rediscovered love of magic tricks to escape her own troubles. Though both girls struggle through darkness and pain, they eventually find their way towards a moment of illumination and healing. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.Promise song
By Linda Holeman. 1997
In 1900, fourteen-year-old Rosetta faces unimagined hardships when she and her small sister Flora are sent from an English orphanage…
to Canada after surviving a perilous journey across the sea, only to have their dreams of a family crushed. Grades 5-8. c1997.Prisoners in the Promised Land: the Ukrainian internment diary of Anya Soloniuk (Dear Canada)
By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2007
Anya's diary describes her difficult life in Horoshova, in Austria-Hungary, and how her family immigrates to Canada. When the First…
World War breaks out, she becomes the sole provider after her father is laid off for "patriotic reasons", and the social climate leaves the streets a dangerous place. Eventually, the family and nearly all of their neighbours are sent away to the Spirit Lake internment camp, where they are treated as criminals. Grades 5-8. 2007.Prairie fire (The Story of Owen Series #2)
By E. K Johnston. 2015
Every dragon slayer owes the Oil Watch a period of service, and young Owen was no exception. What made him…
different was that he did not enlist alone. His two closest friends stood with him shoulder to shoulder. Steeled by success and hope, the three were confident in their plan. But the arc of history is long and hardened by dragon fire. Try as they might, Owen and his friends could not twist it to their will. Not all the way. Not all together. Sequel to “The Story of Owen”. For junior and senior high readers. 2015.Les dieux ailés (Héritiers d'Enkidiev. #3.)
By Anne Robillard. 2011
Voici la suite de la saga des Chevaliers d'Émeraude. L'Empereur Noir a été vaincu et les soldats magiciens sont rentrés…
chez eux pour poursuivre leurs vies. Quinze ans plus tard, assoiffés de connaissances, les héritiers d'Enkidiev partent à la conquête de terres inconnues. Suite de "Nouveau monde", suivi de "Le sanctuaire". Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2011.