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The game: Haunting Teen Fiction
By Peter Carver, Teresa Toten. 2001
Dani Webster had played the Game with her sister Kelly for as long as she could remember - they had…
been on a quest to vanquish evil. But everything is hazy now as she recovers from substance abuse at a psychiatric hospital for 'teens with problems'. Dani must confront a deeper emotional trauma - one which she can neither explain nor recognize - to face her family's deep dysfunctions and eliminate the Game for her life forever. For senior high students. Some strong language. 2003.The gravesavers
By Sheree Fitch. 2005
When 12-year-old Minn has to spend a summer with her sour grandmother, she soon gets caught up in an old…
mystery of a tragic shipwreck, and plans to preserve the graves of the victims. While discovering romance and some intriguing information about her grandmother, Minn's plan for the graves unleashes some shocking events. And much depends on her finding the courage to face a terrible secret of her own. For junior high readers. 2005.The fortress of Kaspar Snit
By Cary Fagan. 2004
The Blande family is going on a quest to the Verulian Mountains to find out who is stealing the fountains…
of Rome. Along the way, they must face Kaspar Snit, an evil genius. Grades 3-6. 2004.The heaven shop
By Deborah Ellis. 2004
Binti and her siblings are orphaned when their father dies of AIDS. Split up and sent to relatives all over…
Malawi, they suffer increasing hardship. But Binti is not about to give up; she will look outside herself and find a new way to be special. For junior and senior high readers. 2004.The great laundry adventure
By Margie Rutledge. 1999
To solve their overflowing laundry crisis, the Lawrence family buys large baskets, from a mysterious shop, to put it all…
in. But are the baskets the end of their problems or just the beginning? Abigail, Jacob and Ernest love magic, so they decide to cast themselves into adventure after adventure as the baskets become gateways to other eras. Grades 3-6. 1999.The bone collector's son
By Paul Yee. 2004
Fourteen-year old Bing-wing Chan resents his father not only because the man gambles away all their money, but also because…
he now forces Bing to help him in his gruesome job. Ba is the bone collector, digging up the bones of the deceased Chinese so they can be sent to China. Bing encounters some strange incidents after they dig up a skeleton with no skull, but ghosts, magic and a fortune teller help him find his courage. For junior high readers. 2003.The carved box
By Gillian Chan. 2001
Fifteen-year-old Callum has just arrived from Scotland when he hands over his savings to a stranger in exchange for a…
filthy, half-starved dog and a carved box that he has been warned never to open. Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labour of working on a farm; his only source of comfort is Dog, who seems to know all his secret wishes and fears. Then the mysterious carved box accidentally breaks open, and Callum is faced with some astonishing revelations and difficult decisions. Grades 5-8. 2001.Stephen Fair: a novel
By Tim Wynne-Jones. 1998
At the age of fifteen Stephen begins having nightmares like the ones that drove his older brother away from home,…
and eventually the dreams lead to a discovery that is shocking but that ultimately allows his family to come back together. Junior high. 1998.Son of the mob
By Gordon Korman. 2002
Vince Luca is just like any other high school guy, with one exception: his father happens to be the head…
of a powerful crime organization. Vince's family connections can come in handy - like when teachers are afraid to give him bad grades - but they do put a serious crimp in his dating life. When Vince finally meets the right girl, her family turns out to be the biggest problem of all. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.Seven for a secret
By Mary C Sheppard. 2001
Goody-goody Rebecca, studious Kate, and outspoken Melinda have spent every summer together in Cook's Cove, Newfoundland, for as long as…
they can remember. When a stranger comes to town and invites Rebecca to go to Boston to develop her artistic talent, the girls are exposed to the outside world and a chance to fulfill dreams. Strict and formidable Grace, Rebecca's mother, forbids her to go, and Melinda, in finding out why, comes face to face with difficult choices. For junior and senior high readers. 2001.Olive's ocean
By Kevin Henkes. 2003
As her family prepares for the annual visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, 12-year-old Martha is given a…
journal entry from her classmate, Olive, who was killed in an automobile accident. Martha didn't really know Olive, but the journal entry makes Martha reflect on what might have been if Olive hadn't died. In her two weeks on Cape Cod, Martha learns to deal with the changing emotional landscape that comes with adolescence. For junior high readers. 2004 Newbery Honor book. 2003.Maddie tries to be good (First novels)
By Louise Leblanc, Sarah Cummins. 1999
When Maddie's mother takes a break from the family and goes away for a few days, Maddie decides that she's…
gone away for good. The only way to get her back is to bring harmony back to the home, and to do that, Maddie must act super good. But no one at home or school understands what Maddie is up to, and being patient, responsible, and kind is hard work! Grades K-3. 1999. Uniform title: Sophie devient sage.Kit's law
By Donna Morrissey. 2000
Fourteen-year-old Kit Pitman lives in 1950's Newfoundland with her mentally handicapped mother, Josie. Both of them are cared for by…
Kit's grandmother, the indomitable Lizzie. But when Lizzie dies suddenly, Kit and her childlike mother are left vulnerable to life's harsh realities. Senior high school readers and older. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2000.Joey Pigza loses control (Joey Pigza Ser. #2)
By Jack Gantos. 2000
Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the…
hard-drinking father he has never known, and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship. Sequel to "Joey Pigza swallowed the key" (DC24895). Followed by "What would Joey do?" (DC24897). Grades 4-7. 2001 Newbery Honor book. 2000.Janey's girl
By Gayle Friesen. 1998
As fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother drive across the country, Claire tries to unravel some of the mysteries about her…
family. But families have more secrets than Claire realizes, and real-life relationships are more complicated than a young girl's dreams. Winner of the 1999 Red Maple Award. For Junior high readers. 1998.Jakeman
By Deborah Ellis. 2007
Jake and his sister Shoshona have been in foster care since their single mother was arrested three years before, and…
Jake has been writing to the Governor all that time, pleading for mercy. Four times a year, they take a bus to see their mom in jail, but this time their chaperone gets food poisoning, their bus driver gets drunk and abandons them, and Shoshona takes the wheel! Then Jake and the others hatch a plan to visit the Governor's mother. Grades 3-6. 2007.Girls out late (Girls. #3.)
By Jacqueline Wilson. 2003
Ellie's dad says she has to be home by nine o'clock, but while she's out with her best friends, Magda…
and Nadine, she meets a boy. Will Russell stay interested in a girl who has to be home by nine? Junior High. Sequel to "Girls under pressure". 2003.Chasing Redbird (Joanna Cotler Bks.)
By Sharon Creech. 1997
Thirteen-year-old Zinny has always preferred Aunt Jessie and Uncle Nate's house next door because it is so quiet. Her house…
is a zoo of noises--the stereo blasting, the computer bleeping, and the phone clanging. Shortly after Aunt Jessie dies, Zinny discovers a trail that begins on their Kentucky farm. As she uncovers the old trail, Zinny learns a lot about herself and her family. Grades 4-7. c1997.Bernie Magruder & the parachute peril (Bernie Magruder Ser.)
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. 1999
Strange things are happening - a mysterious building is going up in the town over, and Bernie's absent-minded sister Delores…
surprises everyone by becoming a parachute maker. But when she's supposed to jump from a plane wearing one of her creations, Bernie and his friends smell trouble. Who would volunteer Delores for such a dangerous stunt, and who is the suspicious guy hanging around the new building? Grades 3-6. 2001, c1999.Thirteen never changes
By Budge Wilson. 1989
After the death of her grandmother, 13-year-old Lorinda reads the diary that her grandmother started as a young girl and…
wrote until she was in her early thirties. Lorinda is surprised to discover that many of her own feelings were shared by her grandmother. Grades 5-8. 1989.