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By H. J Hutchins. 2013
The summer is off to a lousy start when Levi's bike is stolen from outside the corner store. But when…
his best friend Riley's locked bike is stolen the very next day, the boys are determined to get both bikes back. Upon discovering there have been a string of bike thefts in the area, the friends hatch several plans to find the culprit. There are so many potential suspects - Steve Morrow and his gang, the tattooed guy who sits at the bus stop, the owners of the secondhand bike store. There's also Emily Grimshaw, Levi's childhood nemesis, who keeps popping up and showing a peculiar interest in the thefts. Does she really want to help or is she involved somehow? Grades 2-4. 2013.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)By Penny Draper. 2006
It's 4:00 am, April 29, 1903, and Nathalie lies awake in her coal town at the base of Turtle Mountain,…
listening for a train - the Spokane Flyer, bringing her cousin for a visit. Instead, Nathalie hears rocks tumbling down the mountain onto the town and the railway track. As she helps search for survivors, desperate questions fill her mind: how many have died? Will the men inside the mine be safe? And will the train be stopped in time? Grades 4-7. 2006.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.By Tanya Lloyd Kyi. 2017
When her dreams of being a ninja are ended after an arranged marriage, Chiyome must wait until the opportunity arises…
for her to create her own network of women spies in sixteenth-century Japan. Grades 5-8. 2017.By Donald Clayton Porter. 1984
Ghonkaba, grandson of Renno the White Indian, follows the star-spangled banner into the American War of Independence. His skills as…
a scout and a warrior bring him into General Washington's plans to cross the Delaware. Sequel to "Ambush", followed by "Cherokee" (DC15599). 1984. (White Indian series ; 9)By Jim Sukach. 1995
Help Dr. J. L. Quicksolve, retired detective, solve murders, kidnappings, and burglaries. Use your powers of deduction, reasoning and careful…
attention to detail to solve the puzzles, before checking the offered solution. Grades 3-6. 1995.By Jake Doherty. 2007
A collection of 18 mystery stories, all of which capture both something criminal and various parts of Ontario, from Timmins…
to Port Hope to Gananoque. Authors include Eric Wright, Mary Jane Maffini, and Rick Mofina. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2007.By Becky Citra. 2011
Thea and her dad are always on the move, from one small Cariboo town to another, trying to leave behind…
the pain of Thea's mom's death. When her dad gets work renovating a guest ranch on Gumboot Lake, she makes friends with Van, a local boy, and works hard to build the trust of an abused horse named Renegade. When Thea unearths the decades-old story of a four-year-old girl who disappeared from the ranch and was never seen again, she enlists Van to help her solve the mystery. For junior high readers. Winner of the 2013 Silver Birch Fiction Honour Book Award. 2011.By Philip Roy. 2013
1908. Ten-year-old Eddie MacDonald shares Alexander Graham Bell's passion for solving problems and for taking long walks in the fields…
above Bras d’Or Lake. But whereas Bell is renowned by many for being the smartest man in the world, Eddie is just a local farm boy who struggles to learn to read and write. After a few chance encounters, the elderly Bell befriends the young boy, and takes an interest in his struggle, encouraging Eddie to take his successes and never give up. When Bell’s long ambition for manned flight culminates in Silver Dart soaring over Bras d’Or Lake, Eddie is inspired to find solutions to his own challenges. Grades 3-6. 2013.By Frieda Wishinsky, Patricia Ann Lewis-MacDougall. 2011
Matt and Emily, using their magic time-travelling sled the Canadian Flyer, land on Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during…
World War I, just as the Mont Blanc, a ship full of ammunition, explodes in the harbour! In the chaos that follows, the two friends find Tim, a dazed young soldier, and try to help him. Grades 2-4. 2011. (Canadian Flyer adventures ; 17)By James W Nichol. 2009
Wilf McLauchlin, a celebrated WWII Canadian Spitfire fighter pilot, returns home to a hero's welcome. Almost immediately afterwards, a series…
of bizarre murders begin occurring, and Wilf finds himself trying to solve them - and wondering if he is somehow causing them. Wilf follows his own trail back to when he was shot down over Germany, and makes the shattering connection. 2009.By Jacqueline Pearce. 2012
Tom loves running through cow fields with his best friend, Peggy, and his dog, Amos, especially when he's pretending to…
be his favorite radio hero, the Lone Ranger. But when Tom learns the nearby Fraser River is about to flood, he may have to become a real-life hero and help save his family's herd of dairy cows. This story is based on real events that happened in the farming community of Agassiz, British Columbia, during the Fraser River flood of 1948. Grades 3-6. 2012. (Orca echoes)By Casey Lyall. 2016
Twelve-year-old Howard Wallace lives by his list of rules of private investigation. He knows more than anyone how to work…
with what he's got: a bathrobe for a trench coat, a makeshift office behind the school equipment shed, and not much else--least of all, friends. So when a hot case of blackmail lands on his desk, he's ready to take it on himself...until the new kid, Ivy Mason, convinces him to take her on as a junior partner. As they banter through stakeouts and narrow down their list of suspects, Howard starts to wonder if having Ivy as a sidekick--and a friend--is such a bad thing after all. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2018 Red Cedar Fiction Book Award. 2016.By Dick Francis. 1968
By Courtney Summers. 2010
When Eddie Reeves’s father commits suicide, her life is consumed by ‘why’ - why when he was a legendary photographer…
and a brilliant teacher? Why when he seemed to find inspiration in everything he saw? And, most important, why when he had a daughter who loved him more than anyone else in the world? When she meets Culler Evans, a former student of her father’s, an instant and dangerous attraction begins. Culler seems to know more about her father than she does and could possibly hold the key to the mystery, but are some questions better left unanswered? Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. c2010.By Donald J Sobol. 2012
Idaville's secret weapon against lawbreakers, ten-year-old Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown, helps the police force solve ten new cases. Sequel to "Encyclopedia…
Brown and the case of the carnival crime". Grades 3-6. 2013, 2012.By Hugh Brewster. 2011
Fourteen-year-old Jamie Laidlaw is returning to Canada from England aboard the Titanic, and during his four days on board, he…
busies himself with new friends, finding ways to explore the ship's forbidden areas, and generally landing himself in trouble. When disaster strikes, Jamie is on the front lines, struggling to help free the lifeboats and get people on board them. When a huge wave washes over the ship's sloping deck, it's time for Jamie to take action - and take his fate into his own hands. Grades 5-8. 2011. (I am Canada)By Kitty Richards. 2010
It isn’t easy being the prisoner of the fearsome Beast, but Belle is making the most of it. Not only…
is there an amazing library, but Belle discovers a secret message hidden in one of the books. She soon realizes she’s hot on the trail of a decade-old mystery! Will Belle, along with the help of an enchanted candelabrum and a teacup named Chip, be able to solve this beastly case? Grades 2-4. 2010. Uniform title: Beauty and the beast (Motion picture : 1991)By Heather Camlot. 2017
It's 1946. A poor Jewish neighbourhood in Montreal where a few dollars equal a fortune, and no matter where you…
go, you'll find the best home cooking anywhere on earth. It's also a million miles away from the posh mansions on the other side of town. But a 12-year-old boy can hope. Just across town something incredible is happening. Jackie Robinson is playing for the Montreal Royals. And he's going to change the world. If Jackie can do it, then so too can a poor Jewish kid from The Plateau. Grades 5-8. 2017.