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The ghost of the Stanley Cup (Screech Owls series. #11.)
By Roy MacGregor. 2000
The spirit of former Governor General Lord Stanley seems to be haunting the festivities at the Little Stanley Cup Pee…
Wee Tournament in Ottawa -- literally! As the Screech Owls hockey team tour the nation's capital, they encounter his ghost everywhere. Then they start meeting some other ones, like Tom Thomson and Joe Hall, not to mention a former prime minister! But what are these historical figures trying to tell the players? Grades 4-7. (The Screech Owls series ; 11)The four seasons of Patrick
By Susan Hughes. 2013
It's the start of winter, and Patrick is beginning to feel crowded out of his own family. His father's friend,…
Linda, and her seven-year-old daughter, Claire, are coming for dinner again. By the time spring arrives, not only is Patrick's father planning to marry Linda, but she and Claire will be coming to live with them at the summer's end. That just won’t do. So Patrick comes up with a big idea. He'll build a tree house where he can stretch out his arms and breathe. Grades 3-6. 2013.The biggest poutine in the world
By Andrée Poulin, Brigitte Waisberg. 2016
On his fifth birthday, Thomas’s mother left, and he hasn’t seen her since. The last thing he remembers is her…
making a delicious dish of poutine for his birthday, into which she stuck five green candles for him to blow out. On the day of this twelfth birthday, Thomas comes up with the idea of setting a Guinness world record for the biggest poutine in the world. Maybe then, his mother will come back and his emotionally distant father will pay attention to him. As he puts together all the pieces of his “Phenomenal Poutine Project,” Thomas not only learns why his mother disappeared, but he also comes to realize that Elie, the one person whose help he rejected, turns out to be his most devoted friend. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2017 Silver Birch Express Award. 2016. Uniform title: La plus grosse poutine du monde.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
By Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.Sam's ride (Orca echoes)
By Becky Citra. 2009
Sam, a nine-year-old boy, is devastated when his mother drops him off for two weeks on his grandfather's ranch. Grandpa…
has a lot of rules, and Sam isn't happy about having to stay with him, but it isn't all bad - he learns to ride a horse and also discovers some surprising things about his father, who died when Sam was a baby. When Sam is forced to overcome his fear of riding in order to help rescue Grandpa, Sam grows to appreciate both his grandpa and life on the ranch. Grades 2-4. 2009.Run
By David Skuy. 2017
Terrified of being targeted by bullies for being overweight, Lionel tries to go through grade 8 attracting as little notice…
as possible. But Lionel discovers something about himself: he's fast. So Lionel takes up running. That leads to joining a running group, and being recruited for the school track team. But being on the track team and getting more attention brings him closer to the bullies he's been avoiding - and makes him a target. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Rooting for Rafael Rosales
By Kurtis Scaletta. 2017
In the Dominican Republic, a boy who dreams of playing professional baseball in the United States crosses paths with a…
young environmentalist from Minneapolis who is passionate about saving bees. Grades 4-7. 2017.Road block (Orca young readers)
By Yolanda Ridge. 2012
It's the end of grade six and Bree plans to spend the summer hanging around her townhouse complex in Vancouver.…
But her parents have other plans for her; she is going to Ontario to stay with her grandma who lives on a farm "in the middle of nowhere", a farm about to be destroyed by a superhighway unless Bree can stop it. Sequel to "Trouble in the trees". Grades 3-6. 2012.Rink rivals (Sports stories series ; #49)
By Jacqueline Guest. 2010
Evan and Brynley are twins, but they are very different. So when Brynley decides to take up hockey, which is…
Evan's sport, the boys find themselves facing off. Descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2010.David et le salon funéraire (Roman rouge. 35 #Vol. 35)
By François Gravel. 2005
David n'a pas peur des cimetières. Il sait que les morts sont enfermés dans les cercueils. Ils ne peuvent pas…
sortir. Mais ce soir, David a peur. Il doit accompagner son père au salon funéraire. Et si le mort se réveillait ? Et si son cauchemar devenait vrai ? Cette fois, David n'affrontera pas ses terreurs tout seul. Avec sa jeune cousine, il trouvera le courage de participer à cette réunion de famille un peu particulière. Années 1-3. 2005.La fabuleuse entraîneuse (Charlotte ; #6)
By Dominique Demers. 2007
L'équipe de soccer de l'Anse-aux-Canards, dont fait partie Jérémie Jolivet, doit affronter celle de la Baie-des-Bleuets dans un match crucial.…
La pression est énorme et l'enjeu semble important - jusqu'à ce que débarque la nouvelle entraîneuse, l'ineffable mademoiselle Charlotte. Ses méthodes d'entraînement et son approche du jeu sont à l'opposé de tout ce que les jeunes joueurs ont vu jusqu'à ce jour: pas de cris, pas d'ordres, et surtout pas d'injures! Les jeunes doivent apprendre à perdre, à jouer pour le plaisir, à donner le meilleur d'eux-mêmes pour la joie pure que cela procure. Avec son originalité coutumière, un peu de "spling" et de "smalalamiam", Mademoiselle Charlotte inculque aux joueurs les vertus de la solidarité, de l'entraide, et leur fait comprendre que chacun d'eux est unique! Années 3-6. 2007.Le roman des Jardin
By Alexandre Jardin. 2005
Dois-je avouer que, soudain, j'en ai eu assez de me cacher publiquement en écrivant des romans de bon garçon ?…
Que mes petites épopées sur l'extase conjugale m'ont paru, la quarantaine venue, bien pâlichonnes au regard des folies de ma famille ? Bon sang, me suis-je dit : jusqu'à quand auras-tu peur d'être un Jardin ? Il faut admettre que le sang des Jardin est un breuvage à haut risque. Une gorgée, et bas les masques ! Cap sur les sentiments incorrects ; sur des fièvres bizarres, loufoques, grisantes ; sur ces hurluberlus qui font ma tribu et qui embellirent leur vie de magnifiques audaces... Le résultat est là : dans ce roman vrai, je perce mes abcès de silence. Je vagabonde enfin au sein de ce clan qui, à lui seul, incarne la fantaisie, l'irrégularité en tout et un moment d'incroyable liberté. Pour la première fois, je redeviens un Jardin. Suis-je digne de ces grands fouleurs de principes ? Je leur dois, en tout cas, la meilleure part de ce que je suis.From ant to eagle
By Alex Lyttle. 2017
"My name is Calvin Sinclair, I'm eleven years old and I have a confession...I killed my brother". It's the summer…
before grade 6 and Calvin Sinclair is bored to tears. He's recently moved from a big city to a small town and there's nothing to do. It's hot, he has no friends and the only kid around is his six-year-old brother Sammy who can barely throw a basketball as high as the hoop. So Cal occupies his time by getting his brother to do almost anything: from chasing wasps to tromping through rose bushes. And Sammy is all too eager-- as long as it means getting a "Level" and moving one step closer to his brother's Eagle status. But when Cal meets Aleta Alvarado, a new girl who shares his love for Goosebumps books and adventure, Sammy is pushed aside. Cal feels guilty but not guilty enough to change. At least not until things at home start falling apart and he's left wondering whether Sammy will ever complete his own journey. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2018 Silver Birch Fiction Award. 2017.I'll be watching
By Pamela Porter. 2011
In a small prairie town like Argue, Saskatchewan, everyone knows everybody else's business, so everyone knows that the Loney family…
has been barely hanging on - the father, George, has been reduced to drink and despair since the loss of his farm and the death of his wife, Margaret, and the four children do not get along with George's second wife, the pious, bitter Effie. When George dies and Effie runs off, the children find a way, under the watchful eye of their ghostly parents, to survive. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. 2011.Banjo of destiny
By Cary Fagan, Selçuk Demirel. 2011
Jeremiah Birnbaum is stinking rich - he lives in a huge house, goes to the best schools, and takes lessons…
in etiquette, ballroom dancing, painting, and classical piano. Jeremiah does all this because he wants to please his parents, but one day he hears the captivating strains of a banjo, and the music stirs something him. When his parents forbid him to play one, he decides to learn anyway - even if he has to make the instrument himself. Grades 4-7. 2011.Flying feet (Orca sports)
By J. Alfred McCann. 2010
After losing yet another tae kwon do tournament, Jinho gives in to his anger and breaks his opponent's fingers. While…
this gets him barred from competing at his dojang, it also gets him scouted by Austin, a trainer for an underground mixed martial arts club. At first the prospect of fighting without boundaries appeals to Jinho, but the more involved he gets, the more disturbing he finds it and the harder it is to find a way out. Senior High. 2010.Amphibian
By Carla Gunn. 2009
Sensitive, intelligent nine-year-old Phineas Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world and the environment. He's broken up over…
his grandfather's death, his grandmother's sadness, and his parents' separation. When his Grade 4 class gets an Australian pet frog, Phin can't bear to see Cuddles penned up in a cage so far from his natural habitat, so he and his best pal, Bird, are spurred to action. Some strong language. 2009.Between shadows
By Kathleen Cook Waldron. 2015
When Ari's beloved grandfather dies, he leaves Ari an amazing gift - his log cabin and all the land he…
owned. Ari’s family want to sell it to a hotel developer, while Ari sets about discovering the hidden beaches, forest trails, locked doors, and even an extraordinary (and exasperating) new friend who introduces him to a world into which he sees himself just fitting. With the deadline to sign away the property approaching, can Ari speak up for his hopes, for his grandfather, and for the land itself? Grades 5-8. 2015.Game face (Sports stories)
By Sylvia Gunnery. 2013
Jay Hirtle's back in Rockets territory and he's determined to help his former teammates win the basketball championship. But some…
of his teammates aren't very welcoming, including Colin, Jay's former best friend and last season's MVP. When Jay wins out in a close vote for team captain, Colin's behaviour becomes even more hostile. Jay has to think of a way to fix their strained relationship -- and the effect it has on the team's showing -- even if it means giving up the captaincy. For junior and senior high readers. 2013.Granny Ting Ting (White Wolves Fiction Ser.)
By Patrice Lawrence. 2009
When Michael goes to visit his relatives in Trinidad, he isn't impressed by what he sees. Everything is bigger and…
more exciting in London, which makes him better than his cousin Shayla, doesn't it? The contest is on! From who dares taste the hottest pepper sauce to who can climb highest up the lime tree, the two battle it out. But who will win when it really matters? Grades 2-4. 2009.