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Terror in Florida (Screech Owls series. #6.)
By Roy MacGregor. 1997
The Screech Owls hockey team is on a trip to Florida, hoping for sand, sun and lots of ice. Not…
only are they going to go swimming, fishing, and to Disney World, but they hope to qualify for a peewee tournament held in the Tampa Bay Lightning's Ice Palace arena. But then Nish, with his X-ray glasses, ends up uncovering a plot to terrorize all of America, and the Owl's spring break turns deadly. Grades 4-7. 1997. (The Screech Owls series ; 6)Swimming in the monsoon sea
By Shyam Selvadurai. 2005
Sri Lanka, 1980. There is mystery surrounding the death of Amrith's beloved mother and alcoholic father, and because of the…
circumstances of his parents' marriage, his extended family shuns him. So when his Canadian cousin Niresh turns up with his father, Amrith is anxious to make a connection. Eventually, he realizes his feelings for Niresh go beyond friendship. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex, violence and some strong language. 2005.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.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.Fé aime Fé ((Titan +).)
By Amélie Dumoulin. 2015
C'est un peu le chaos autour de Fé présentement : dans sa famille, dans sa tête, dans son coeur surtout.…
En fait, si elle cherche ce qui la définit, tout ce qui lui vient en tête, c'est une équation simple mais non résolue : Fé M Fé . Une fille qui se demande qui elle est et qui elle aime. Une fille qui aime une fille. C'est simple... ou c'est compliqué? Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2015.Heart on my sleeve
By Ellen Wittlinger. 2004
A combination of e-mails, instant messages, postcards, and 'old-fashioned' pen-and-paper letters tell the story of Chloe, of Massachusetts, and Julian,…
from Florida, who meet during a visit to the college each plans to attend. Back home, they cope with how to treat current or potential love interests, best friends, parents, and sisters who have their own baggage. For senior high readers. 2004.Beverly Hills Maasai
By Eric Walters. 2010
Nebala, a Maasai warrior, leaves Kenya and, with two fellow Maasai, flies to LA to compete in a marathon. They…
want to win money to dig a well for their village. Reunited with their friend Alexandria, now their guide to strange, new surroundings, the trio are confronted with life in fast-paced, extravagant Beverly Hills, and a day full of drama and surprise at the race. Sequel to "Alexandria of Africa" (DC33955). For senior high readers. 2010.On guard
By Donna Jo Napoli. 1999
When Mikey sees a demonstration in fencing, he decides it's the sport that will make him stand out in his…
family and qualify him for one of the weekly Olympic medals given out by his fourth grade teacher. Grades 4-7. 1999.C'est la faute à Mario Lemieux: roman (C'est la faute à... #2.)
By Luc Gélinas. 2013
Félix Riopel découvre que la vie dans la LHJMQ nest pas laventure rêvée quil espérait À seize ans, son adaptation…
se fait difficilement dans un monde plus vieux. Pour la première fois depuis ses débuts dans le hockey, Félix doit jouer les seconds violons. Son entraîneur, Richard Caisse, le laisse plus souvent quà son tour sur le banc et ça fait rager le jeune joueur de centre. En plus, il sennuie énormément de sa famille et de sa gang de Louiseville. Peu avant Noël, Félix se met les pieds dans les plats et sattire les foudres de la direction. Les Huskies songent même à le retourner dans les rangs midget. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire.C'est la faute à Ovechkin: 1 (C'est la faute à... #1.)
By Luc Gélinas. 2012
Jour de repêchage dans la Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec. Tous les espoirs sont permis pour Félix Riopel…
des Estacades de Trois-Rivières. L'attaquant vedette souhaite être sélectionné en première ronde après la saison du tonnerre qu'il vient de connaître au niveau midget. Les noms retentissent dans l'aréna, mais pas celui de l'habile joueur de centre qui s'impatiente de plus en plus. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire.Hockey de rue: roman
By David Skuy, Laurent Chabin. 2012
Jonathon, un garçon de 12 ans qui se retrouve à la rue après le décès de sa mère. Grâce à…
sa volonté de survivre, il fait des rencontres et parvient à trouver un toit dans un immeuble désaffecté contrôlé par de jeunes marginaux. Cest ainsi que le héros pénètre dans le monde lugubre et secret des Undergrounders, où des délinquants font la loi. Sil peut y dormir à même le sol avec dautres adolescents, il doit aussi quitter tous les matins avant 9 heures. Pendant la journée, il a froid et il a faim. Le lecteur le suit dans son pénible quotidien. Un jour quil trouve refuge dans un magasin de sport, Jonathon ne peut résister à lenvie de voler des pièces déquipement de hockey. Il se rend dès lors tous les jours à la patinoire et cest là quil rencontre des hockeyeurs qui jouent dans une équipe locale. Le talent de Jonathon les impressionne. Il sera même invité à se joindre à eux pour les matchs officiels à laréna. Sil réussit pendant un certain temps à cacher sa condition, les choses se compliquent rapidement. Quand la porte du monde des Undergrounders se ferme à lui, il ne lui reste plus comme avenir quun sac de couchage et la rue. Que lui arrivera-t-il ? Années 5-8 et plus. Titre uniforme: Undergrounders.The waiting tree
By Lindsay Moynihan. 2013
Eighteen-year-old Simon Peters wants to stand up for the truth about who he is. His love for Stephen is unwavering,…
but does he have the courage to defend it when his entire church community, including his eldest brother Paul, have ostracized him? And will Stephen’s feelings change now that he’s been banished to the Waverly Christian Center to learn how to be normal again? For junior high and older readers. 2013.Be my love: a novel
By Kit Pearson. 2019
For as long as she can remember, Maisie has spent her summers on Kingfisher Island. She and her beloved cousin…
Una run wild, and Maisie feels the warm embrace of her big, extended family. This summer Maisie needs that escape more than ever. But now everything on Kingfisher has changed: Una has returned from her mainland school a sophisticated young woman too mature for childish games, and even worse, she has an all-consuming infatuation with David Meyer, both an old friend and an older man. Soon Maisie finds herself playing second fiddle-jealous of Una and David's closeness, and unsure of what those feelings mean. When Maisie's greatest attempt to maintain the special magic of her friendship with Una goes up in smoke, it seems as though all is lost. But with an enormous revelation, and a heartrending intervention, Maisie may finally discover the strength she needs to find the same peace that the island has brought her within herself. Grades 5-8. 2019.Fight Like a Girl
By Sheena Kamal. 2020
The Beauty of the Moment meets Exit, Pursued by a Bear. Award-winning thriller writer Sheena Kamal delivers a kick-ass debut…
YA novel that will have fans crying out for more.Love and violence. In some families they're bound up together, dysfunctional and poisonous, passed from generation to generation like eye color or a quirk of smile. Trisha's trying to break the chain, channeling her violent impulses into Muay Thai kickboxing, an unlikely sport for a slightly built girl of Trinidadian descent. Her father comes and goes as he pleases, his presence adding a layer of tension to the Toronto east-end townhouse that Trisha and her mom call home, every punch he lands on her mother carving itself indelibly into Trisha's mind. Until the night he wanders out drunk in front of the car Trisha is driving, practicing on her learner's permit, her mother in the passenger seat. Her father is killed, and her mother seems strangely at peace. Lighter, somehow. Trisha doesn't know exactly what happened that night, but she's afraid it's going to happen again. Her mom has a new man in her life and the patterns, they are repeating.The million dollar putt
By Dan Gutman. 2006
Edward "Bogie" Bogard may be blind, but he can learn just about anything he sets his mind to, and when…
he goes to a driving range, he discovers that he has a natural golf swing. Because blind golfing is a team sport, he gets Birdie, the kooky asthmatic girl next door, to be his coach. Then someone mysteriously enters Bogie in a golfing tournament with a million-dollar prize. Grades 5-8. 2006.Last shot: a Final Four mystery (Final Four Mystery Ser.)
By John Feinstein. 2005
Eighth-graders Steven Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson have won a sports writing contest with a prize trip to New Orleans…
for the Final Four college basketball tournament. Their reporting becomes sleuthing when they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. For grades 6-9. 2005The boy who saved baseball
By John H. Ritter. 2003
The fate of a small California town rests on one baseball game. The local team must win to prevent land…
from being sold to developers. Twelve-year-old Tom Gallagher hopes to achieve victory using the hitting secrets of a disgraced professional baseball player and a mysterious stranger. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003It's not like it's a secret
By Misa Sugiura. 2017
When sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara moves from Wisconsin to California for her father's job, she suspects her dad is cheating on…
her traditional Japanese mother. However, Sana is keeping her own secrets and falls for a beautiful and smart classmate. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017Patina: Track, book 2 (Track #2)
By Jason Reynolds. 2017
As a newbie to the elite track team the Defenders, Patina Jones must learn to rely on her family and…
teammates as she tries to outrun her anger and personal demons. For grades 5-8. 2017The porcupine of truth
By Bill Konigsberg. 2015
Mopey about having to spend the summer with his estranged father in Billings, Montana, seventeen-year-old Carson's vacation prospects improve after…
he meets Aisha, a beautiful lesbian, and the two embark on an epic road trip that will transform them both. Strong language. Stonewall Book Award. For senior high and older readers. 2015