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By Bernice Thurman Hunter. 2005
Seventeen-year-old Beryl, living in Toronto in 1943, is sick of being left behind, sad and lonely, while the boys go…
off to exciting adventures in wartime Europe. Her friends have lost boyfriends overseas, some to war, some to British girlfriends. Then her favourite cousin goes missing during a bombing mission in Germany. Based on the author's own memories of teen life during World War II. For junior and senior high readers. 2005.By Eric Walters. 2000
While the War of 1812 rages, Tom Roberts, fourteen, is left behind to look after the family farm. That all…
changes when he stops some American soldiers from robbing the local store. His quick thinking and bravery catch the eye of Lieutenant James FitzGibbon and lead to Tom joining the Bully Boys, FitzGibbon's unit. There Tom learns more about the fascination, and the horror, of war than he ever wanted to know. Junior high readers. 2000.By Jane Louise Curry. 2005
James Parrett resents his musician parents' focused lifestyle and constant performing. While visiting London, he discovers a time portal that…
takes him to the year 1600, where he joins a group that sings and performs for Queen Elizabeth. James, now nicknamed the "Black Canary," discovers his love for music, but is also forced to decide whether he will remain in his new life or return to his home and family. Grades 5-8. 2005.By Andrew H Vanderwal. 2009
Twelve-year-old Alex, whose parents disappeared on a trip to Scotland many years ago, is spending the summer there. He and…
three newfound friends want to discover the secret of a sealed cave along the coast. The secret is far more powerful than anything they could have imagined, as they're catapulted back to the late 13th century to find the Scottish rebel William Wallace fighting a guerrilla-style war against the British. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. c2009.By Maxine Trottier. 2004
In Québec in the early 1700's, Cécile defies convention when she buys Lesharo, a young Pawnee slave boy. Sworn to…
protect her, Lesharo accompanies Cécile and her father on a perilous journey to the new fort at Détroit. Cécile hates life in the fort, where Lesahro is treated badly, and both yearn for freedom - until the terrible night when Cécile is forced to make a dreadful choice. Some violence. Grades 4-7. 2004.By Linda Holeman. 2002
Emmaline's idyllic village life in 1830's Industrial England comes to an abrupt end when her father dies of cholera and…
the family is forced to move to a mill town. Her opiate-addicted mother sells her deaf bother Tommy into virtual slavery as a chimney sweep. Despite having no money, work, or prospects, Emmaline goes to London to save him. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.By Karleen Bradford. 1996
Theo, a passionate young knight, can't wait to embark on the Holy Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. Along with his friend…
Amalric, a fellow knight, and Emma, a servant girl, he is ready to fight. But for all their conviction, none of these young people is prepared for the realities of war - for its brutality, the ways it will divide them, and the life and death choices it offers. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "There will be wolves" (DC14007), followed by "Lionheart's scribe" (DC19721). 1996. (The Crusades ; 2)By Eric Walters. 2007
October 15, 1954. Thirteen-year-old Torontonian Elizabeth is a typical grade 8 girl, with a crush on a boy in her…
class and a baby-sitting job. Every day, she walks Suzie and her older brother David home after school, and then stays there until their mother gets home. On this particular evening, Hurricane Hazel roars down on Toronto, bringing torrential rains and flooding - and David and Suzie's house is on a street that will be practically wiped out. Grades 5-8 and older readers. Winner of the 2008 Red Maple Award. 2007.By Eric Walters. 2003
Winston is suspended from school and keeps running away from home, so his mother sends him to stay with his…
father, a well-known newspaper reporter who's covering the story of Terry Fox and his friend Doug Alward. Winston spends time with Terry and Doug, and their determination to achieve what seems like an impossible goal makes a big impression on him. But can Winston learn enough to deal with an article of his father's that characterizes Terry and Doug in an unflattering way, and with his own problems? Winner of the 2004 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Grades 5-8. 2003.By Tim Wynne-Jones. 2007
Rex and his friends begin grade six against the backdrop of the 1962 Ban the Bomb protests on Parliament Hill,…
but other problems capture Rex's attention - a bully for a teacher, his father's sadness over Remembrance Day, not to mention dad's secret stash of photographs and letters - written in German. Then Rex finds a lost address book whose owner is Natasha, the victim of an abusive husband. Though he wishes he had heroic powers to help her, Rex finds all the answers in his own ingenuity and with the help of good friends. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2007.By Tim Wynne-Jones. 2006
1962. New boy in town Rex Norton-Norton, or Rex Zero, wonders why everyone seems so scared - is it spies,…
the Cold War, kidnappers, or the shadowy creature some say is stalking Ottawa's Adams Park? Rex, with his bike "Diablo," five wild and funny siblings, an alpha dog named Kincho, and a basement bomb shelter built of old Punch magazines, is bound to come up with some ideas and adventures with his mind that turns everything inside out. Grades 4-7. 2007.By Linda Holeman. 1997
In 1900, fourteen-year-old Rosetta faces unimagined hardships when she and her small sister Flora are sent from an English orphanage…
to Canada after surviving a perilous journey across the sea, only to have their dreams of a family crushed. Grades 5-8. c1997.By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2007
Anya's diary describes her difficult life in Horoshova, in Austria-Hungary, and how her family immigrates to Canada. When the First…
World War breaks out, she becomes the sole provider after her father is laid off for "patriotic reasons", and the social climate leaves the streets a dangerous place. Eventually, the family and nearly all of their neighbours are sent away to the Spirit Lake internment camp, where they are treated as criminals. Grades 5-8. 2007.By Penny Draper. 2007
1949. Fourteen-year-old Jack Gordon is the best sailor on Ward's Island, and although he always has the most fun, he…
also always gets into trouble because he doesn't think before he acts. Late one night when he can't sleep, Jack looks out to see the Noronic - a Great Lakes cruise ship, moored at Pier Nine in Toronto Harbour - and she's on fire! Grades 4-7. 2007.By Sylvie-Catherine De Vailly. 2013
Henri-Philippe de Saint-Germain peut-il véritablement transformer les vils métaux en or, se guérir de toutes les maladies, séduire les plus…
belles femmes, confondre ses ennemis et atteindre l'immortalité ? Pour le savoir, il faut le suivre dans les caves murées du château de Chambord, puis au cœur des catacombes de Paris et enfin sur les sommets sauvages des Carpates. La légende du comte de Saint-Germain traverse les époques et nous entraîne dans une vente aux enchères, à New York, en 2014. Et si c'était lui, le mystérieux acquéreur de cet exemplaire unique du Livre muet ? Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2013.By Carolyn Meyer. 2004
In 1501, fifteen-year-old Catharine of Aragon arrives in England to marry Arthur, the eldest son of King Henry VII. She…
soon finds her expectations of a happy settled life radically changed when Arthur unexpectedly dies, and her future becomes the subject of a bitter dispute between the kingdoms of England and Spain. For junior and senior high readers. 2004.By Jean Little. 2001
Victoria Cope's family needs help because of her mother's illness, so they get a Home Girl, Marianna, to live with…
them. Home Children are British orphans, sent to Canada to work and start a new life. Soon the Copes realize that Marianna needs help too. Grades 4-7. 2001.By Henry Shykoff. 1999
A girl, Eevo, and her brother Sim live nearly 50,000 years ago in what is now the Middle East. When…
their parents go on a trip, they are cast out of their home cave by their tribe. Despite their young age and Sim's lameness, they learn to create fire, shape tools, tame wolves and survive. Nominated for the 2001 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. Followed by "Just a Little Later With Eevo and Sim" (RC24291). 1999.By John Brownjohn, Lilli Thal. 2005
Prince Florin of Moltovia travels to Vinland to celebrate the end of the war between the two countries, but instead…
finds that King Philip and other Moltovian leaders are now prisoners, and he is apprenticed to Mimus, King Theodo's jester. Forced to live with animals and facing near-starvation, Florin must amuse King Theodo or his father will be killed. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2005.By Karleen Bradford. 1999
Matthew, a lowly apprentice scribe who is orphaned and crippled by a club foot, feels that he has nothing to…
look forward to but a life of servitude. However, his luck changes when he manages to save a queen from imprisonment and a young Muslim girl from drowning. He becomes drawn into the Crusade to liberate the Holy City of Jerusalem when he becomes King Richard's scribe. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Shadows on a sword." 1999.