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The first quarter of the moon
By Michel Tremblay. 1994
Marcel and his cousin experience the mystical arrival of summer on the final day of exams at Ecole Saint-Stanislas. While…
Marcel is in the class for "slow learners," his cousin is part of the "gifted" program. It is only towards the end of exams that Marcel's cousin recognizes Marcel's own special type of genius. Sequel to "The fat woman next door is pregnant." 1994. Uniform title: Premier quartier de la lune.The Confessions of Nipper Mooney: a novel
By Ed Kavanagh. 2001
On a beautiful morning out in the meadow, Nipper Mooney experiences both the phenomenon of lost time and the death…
of his father. Soon he is sent to All Angels, a rigid Catholic school where Nipper, a sensitive and inquisitive boy, only finds more questions. He survives this claustrophobic and often violent world by becoming a reader, a dreamer, and developing a scrappy toughness, as he journeys through the beauties and horrors of childhood. Some strong language. 2001.The healing time of hickeys
By Karen Rivers. 2003
Sixteen-year-old Haley is in her last year of high school, and she likes to think she's just a normal girl,…
plagued with all the normal teenage problems. But then disaster strikes: she comes down with the chickenpox and no one will speak to her. Worse still, her hippie dad is in trouble with the law. Junior and senior high readers. 2003.The body of Christopher Creed
By Carol Plum-Ucci. 2000
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of…
the class outcast. As he searches for answers, he analyzes his own behaviour and discovers secrets in the victim's family. Some strong language. For Senior High readers. Michael L. Printz Honor. c2000.Stitches
By Glen Huser. 2003
When Travis transfers to a new school, he becomes a big target for his old nemesis Shon and his thug…
friends. Maybe it's because Travis lives in a trailer park with his gentle aunt, his uncle Miserable Mike, and lots of little cousins while his country-and-western singer mother is on the road. Or maybe it's because he loves to sew, wants to be a professional puppeteer, and his best friend is a girl, Chantelle, who comes from an even stranger family than he does. Some strong language. For junior high readers. Winner of the 2003 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2003.Someday Angeline
By Louis Sachar. 1983
Angeline could read the first time she picked up a book and play the piano without lessons. But being smart…
means that the mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn't know what to do with her. Angeline just wants the chance to be herself, but it's only when she makes friends with a boy the kids call "Goon" and the teacher they call "Mr. Bone" that she gets that chance. Grades 4-7. c1983.Roid rage
By Lesley Choyce. 1999
When Craig makes first string on his high school football team, he is surprised to learn that his best friend…
Ray has also made the team and has become the best player on the field. Craig soon discovers Ray's secret, and begins taking steroids too. However, he begins to experience side effects, including periods of rage. Now he must come clean with his coach and family and convince Ray his health is in danger. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Hey Nostradamus!: a novel
By Douglas Coupland. 2003
Pregnant and secretly married, Cheryl Anway scribbles her last will and testament - and eerie premonition - on a school…
binder shortly before a trio of misfit classmates gun her down in a high school cafeteria. Overrun with paranoia, teenage angst, and religious zeal in the ensuing massacre's wake, the sleepy Vancouver neighbourhood where it occurs declares its saints, brands its demons, and finally moves on. 2003.Blubber
By Judy Blume. 1974
After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2006
Haunted by the car crash that killed her beloved mother, Jenna, 15, moves in with her aunt's family, but she…
can't deal with her guilt and sorrow. Therapy doesn't help, she won't reconcile with her dad, and she hates kids who pity her. Two near-disasters cause Jenna to tentatively open up to her classmate Crow. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2006.A fly named Alfred
By Don Trembath. 1997
Harper Winslow writes a gossip column called "Fly on the wall" for the student newspaper. It's a big hit with…
all the students who don't know who the mysterious "Alfred" is who writes the column. Harper runs into trouble when a school bully decides to get even with "Alfred" and enlists Harper's help to find out the writer's true identity. Junior and senior high readers. c1997.A week in the woods
By Andrew Clements. 2002
Fifth-grader Mark Robert Chelmsley, a spoiled rich kid, is not interested in fitting into his new school in New Hampshire.…
When the science class camping trip to a national park with antagonistic teacher Mr. Maxwell takes a bad turn, all of Mark's survival skills are tested. Grades 4-7. 2002.TJ and the cats (Orca young reader)
By H. J Hutchins. 2002
TJ Barnes hates cats, but that does not stop a taxi from showing up at his door bearing his grandmother's…
four felines. The cats involve TJ in a series of adventures, including two that bring the police to his door. Grades 2-4. 2002.Uncomfortably numb
By Sharon English. 2002
In this collection of short stories, Germaine Stevens attends a preppie high school. She belongs to the only counter-culture group,…
the Rockers, and her friends are desperate people. But no one is as disaffected as they seem, or want, to be. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.The joke's on us (MacDonald Hall ; #7)
By Gordon Korman. 1995
Just as the Headmaster, William "The Fish" Sturgeon, is about to retire, a wave of practical jokes hits school. Bruno…
and Boots are the main suspects, but believe it or not, they're innocent while there's a phantom practical joker on the loose. With time running out, Bruno and Boots try to find out who's trying to frame them before they get expelled from Macdonald Hall. Grades 4-7. 2004, c1995. (MacDonald Hall ; 7) Uniform title: Something fishy at Macdonald HallAsha and Baz Meet Mary Sherman Morgan (G - Reference,information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
By Caroline Fernandez. 2022
A CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens pick!Asha and Baz have a paper rocket to launch! Whoever builds the…
rocket that travels the farthest will get to meet astronaut Chris Hadfield. The only problem is Asha and Baz don’t know how to power their rocket. Stuck and unsure, the kids brainstorm by drawing a rocket in the sand using a stick. But this is a very unusual stick. In fact, it’s a magic stick! And it transports them back in time to meet a person who might be able to help them with their rocket problem: scientist Mary Sherman Morgan.