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By Mary Labatt. 1999
Sam thinks the old stone mansion where he, Beth, and Jennie are spending their vacation, is haunted. She comes to…
his conclusion by witnessing the not-so-friendly housekeeper, weird notes, and funny noises coming from the attic. Could it be true? Grades 3-6. c1999. (Sam, dog detective)By Giles Blunt. 2003
When the dismembered corpse of an American tourist turns up half-eaten by bears in the woods near Algonquin Bay, Detective…
John Cardinal is assigned to the case. Usually his small-town cases practically solve themselves, but not only does he not have a single lead this time, but both the RCMP and CSIS get involved. Then a well-respected woman is found frozen under a glaze of ice, and Cardinal realizes that the two very different murders might well be linked. Some strong language. Sequel to "Forty words for sorrow", followed by "Blackfly season". 2003.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.By Jamieson Findlay. 2002
Syeira lives in Haysele, a land of horses and horse-sensitives. When the wild mare Arwin's tow colts are taken from…
her, Syeira decides to help Arwin rescue them, even if she must risk her life to do so. But their mission proves harder than they imagined. For junior high readers. 2002.By Henry Williamson. 1995
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of life in the wild as seen…
through the otter's own eyes. Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1927. 1995.By Kenneth Oppel. 1997
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in…
ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Prequel to "Sunwing" (DC19512). Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1998 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1997.By Jean Little. 2004
Shakespeare, a Seeing Eye puppy, is sent to the home of a troubled foster child, Tessa, whom he expects to…
love him on sight. Shakespeare soon realizes why his new owner is called 'Stoneface', and begins to teach Tessa to love. Before he knows it, Shakespeare finds himself in a variety of dangerous situations, from being attacked by Zorro, a very tough rooster, to nearly drowning in a creek. Grades 3-6. 2004.By Maureen Jennings. 2002
Constable Oliver Wicken dies in what appears to be a suicide. However, when new evidence is discovered, Detective William Murdoch…
is asked to investigate further. During the investigation, he begins to suspect that the suicide is not what it seems. 2002.By Joyce C Barkhouse. 1990
Eleven-year-old Willie works in the coal mines of Cape Breton, rarely seeing the light of day. But he dreams of…
riding over the sand dunes of Sable Island on the back of a wild horse. Grades 3-6.By Trina Wiebe. 2000
Abby and Tess are excited about heading to Ms. Fitzpatrick's house to babysit her pig for three days. Then strange…
things start to happen around the house and when they can't find any logical explanations for them they both start to wonder. Grades 3-6. 2000.By Peter Robinson. 2006
As he launches a probe into the killing of a freelance music journalist, Detective Inspector Alan Banks finds his investigation…
journeying back in time more than thirty years and into the heart of the mystery surrounding a decades-old crime. 2006.By Trina Wiebe. 2000
Abby and Tess are excited to be looking after a lizard named Angus. When they manage to lose him in…
the house, Abby is quick to blame Tess. Things go from bad to worse and Abby is forced to admit maybe she needs Tess's help after all. Grades 3-6. 2000.By Maureen Jennings. 2003
In 1890's Toronto, Detective Murdoch learns that his beloved sister, who long ago fled to a convent to evade their…
drunken and abusive father, is on her deathbed. At the same time, the father he has pushed out of his life, Harry, is convicted of murder, and he calls on his estranged son to prove his innocence. Some strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 2003.By Trina Wiebe. 2000
Abby loves animals but her apartment building doesn't allow pets. A chance to babysit Mrs. Wilson's two goldfish gives Abby…
the idea of starting her own pet-sitting business. But first she has to convince her parents that she's responsible enough to run her own business. Grades 3-6. 2000.By David Jones. 2007
Flying back to the African savanna with his parents, 14-year-old Gerry would rather be back home - sure, his parents'…
baboon research lets him explore the African wilderness, but thinking of spending weeks there with a bunch of monkeys makes him miss everything about the city. Suddenly, the plane flies into a lightning storm, the engine dies, and they come down hard. Gerry wakes up on the ground, thinking that a baboon has broken his fall, but something quite different has happened - something that will change Gerry's life forever. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2007.By Kenneth Oppel. 2003
Griffin, a newborn Silverwing bat, is sucked into the Underworld during an earthquake. Shade, Griffin's father, goes to rescue him,…
knowing that if the living stumble into the land of the dead, they have only a short time before death claims them too. But something else is also hunting Griffin - a deadly foe Shade hoped he would never see again. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. Companion to "Silverwing" (DC15815) and "Sunwing" (DC19512). 2003.By Ruth Rendell. 2005
The local media accuse Chief Inspector Wexford and his partner Mike Burden of being too old-fashioned, but the two policemen…
succeed in tying together the murder of a teenage girl with another killing. Now, Wexford worries about his daughter, a pregnant single mother. Sequel to "The babes in the wood", followed by "Not in the flesh". 2005.By Jean Little. 1986
Ben is afraid of animals, thunderstorms, new places and people. When Aunt Rose gives him a big Labrador retriever for…
his birthday, Ben does not know how to tell her that the dog terrifies him. Grades 4-7. 1986.By Kenneth Oppel. 2007
It is 65 million years ago, and Dusk and his family are chiropters, small tree-dwelling mammals that glide and feed…
on insects. Most of the colony is uncomfortable with Dusk's flying and use of echolocation, but when an outcast group of carnivores attack, they appreciate Dusk's ability to guide them and keep them safe, despite deadly predators and betrayals from within and outside of the colony. Grades 5-8. 2007.By Patrick O'Brian. 1938
Written when O'Brian was just fourteen, "Caesar" tells the story of a creature whose father is a giant panda and…
whose mother is a snow leopard. Through the eyes and voice of this fabulous animal, we learn of his life as a cub, his first hunting exploits, his first encounters with man, his capture and taming. Descriptions of violence. 1999.