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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.Rex Zero and the end of the world (Rex Zero Ser.)
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.I was a teenage worrier (Youth project)
By Ros Asquith. 1994
Letty Chubb, fifteen, is a teenage worrier. In this book she details her hopes, joys, tears and fears. Topics range…
from personal and private things to important world issues, such as oxygen, AIDS, war and electrolysis.The adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin classics #Set Ii)
By Mark Twain, Joanne Suter. 1999
The thrilling life of Pauline de Lammermoor (Pauline, btw. #one.)
By Edeet Ravel. 2007
Pauline is almost 14 and has decided to write about her life, and she's got lots of stuff to say…
- stuff about her friends and school and even her crazy, insane family. A family that includes an artist father who does paintings of shoes, and a mother who lives in a very crooked house and who frequently bursts into song. The thing Pauline discovers is that writing about your life isn't really that hard, but living your life? That's another story. For junior high readers. Followed by "The mysterious adventures of Pauline Bovary" (DC31353). 2007. (Pauline, btw ; 1) 2007. (Pauline, btw ; 1)Anxious gravity: a novel
By Jeff Wells. 2001
The life of a naïve, born-again teen can sometimes seem God-awful, as Gideon Gast discovers at Overcomer Bible Institute. Having…
given himself over to religion, Gideon quickly finds his newfound faith challenged by sexually aggressive women, a disturbed student armed with a power drill, and Siamese-twin evangelists. Some descriptions of violence, explicit strong language and descriptions of sex. 2001.The canning season
By Polly Horvath. 2003
Lonely, friendless Ratchet Clark is suddenly packed off by her uncaring mother to spend the summer with two elderly relatives,…
twins Tilly and Penpen. They live in an area of Maine so remote that servant-eating bears are a constant menace. Here, with her outlandishly eccentric great-aunts, Ratchet hears gruesome yet darkly humorous stories of family lore while experiencing, for the first time, some love and care. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2003.Virtually perfect
By Dan Gutman. 1998
Yip, the computer-savvy 12-year-old son of a movie special-effects man, downloads the software being tested by his father's company and…
simulates a "vactor" (virtual actor). With help from his teenage sister Paige, Yip creates Victor, a perfect kid with great looks, super intelligence, and a sense of humour - but no conscience. Victor insists on getting out into the real world, but when he shows criminal tendencies, can Yip pull the plug? Grades 4-7. 1998.The joke's on us (MacDonald Hall ; #7)
By Gordon Korman. 1995
Just as the Headmaster, William "The Fish" Sturgeon, is about to retire, a wave of practical jokes hits school. Bruno…
and Boots are the main suspects, but believe it or not, they're innocent while there's a phantom practical joker on the loose. With time running out, Bruno and Boots try to find out who's trying to frame them before they get expelled from Macdonald Hall. Grades 4-7. 2004, c1995. (MacDonald Hall ; 7) Uniform title: Something fishy at Macdonald HallSmall steps
By Louis Sachar. 2006
Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit (from "Holes", BR67316), is turning his life around in Austin,…
Texas, with the encouragement of his ten-year-old neighbour, Ginny, who has cerebral palsy. Then his friend X-Ray comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme, he meets a celebrity teen singer, and life will never be the same. Grades 5-8. 2006.The celery stalks at midnight (Bunnicula Ser.)
By James Howe. 1984
Chester the cat is more than ever convinced that Bunnicula, the Monroe family's pet rabbit, is a vampire. Chester's fears…
are confirmed when a trail of white vegetables is discovered the morning after the rabbit disappears. Grades 4-7.The worst witch (The worst Witch Ser.)
By Jill Murphy. 1974
The end (A series of unfortunate events ; #the 13th)
By Lemony Snicket. 2006
Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island…
populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe. Sequel to "The Penultimate Peril" (EB16300) and the thirteenth and last book in a Series of Unfortunate Events. For grades 4-7. 2006.The penultimate peril (Series of unfortunate events. #12.)
By Lemony Snicket. 2005
Advising that this volume is the next-to-last chronicle of the Baudelaire orphans, the author declares that it involves "a harpoon…
gun, a rooftop sunbathing salon, two mysterious initials, three unidentified triplets, a notorious villain, and an unsavoury curry." Sequel to "The Grim Grotto" (BR73189). Grades 4-7. 2005. (Series of unfortunate events; 12)The grim grotto (Series of unfortunate events. #11.)
By Lemony Snicket. 2004
Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important VFD meeting, but first…
they must travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dangerous underwater cave, in search of the sugar bowl. Sequel to "The slippery slope"(BR73468); followed by "The penultimate peril". Grades 4-7. 2004. (A series of unfortunate events ; 11)The carnivorous carnival (A series of unfortunate events ; #9)
By Lemony Snicket. 2002
The Baudelaire orphans stow away in the trunk of Count Olaf's car after he frames them for murder and sets…
fire to "The Hostile Hospital" (EB69845). They resort to disguises as they hide at the Caligari Carnival where Count Olaf consults a fortune-teller. Followed by "The slippery slope" (EB73468). Grades 4-7. 2002. (Series of unfortunate events ; 9)The town that floated away
By Sandra Birdsell. 1997
Virginia Potts enters a contest to win a trip to St. Boniface, Manitoba, just to get away from her PPP's…
(Preposterously Protective Parents) for a while. But before she can enjoy her prize, her home town of Wellington floats away in a flood because it was not nailed down properly. Then, Virginia starts to shrink a little bit every day, and realizes that she must think of a way to bring back the town and get back to normal before she disappears completely! Originally written as a CBC radio play. Grades 4-7. 1997.More adventures of the Great Brain
By John Dennis Fitzgerald. 1969
In 1896 the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah, is almost twelve years old and more mischievous than ever in his…
practical jokes and schemes against everyone in town. This time he has the town worried about prehistoric beasts, bank robberies, and ghosts. 1969.SuperJack
By Susanne Gervay. 2003
Jack's family is great, but a little crazy. His mum loves doing jumping jacks (in public), his step-Dad, Rob, is…
obsessed with tidiness, and his grandmother loves buying bargains - especially cheap underpants. He's worried about his sister Samantha and is trying to be a scientist. Luckily he has Anna, his best friend, who is really nice. Now Jack's family is getting ready to go on holiday, and Jack isn't sure he likes the changes that are happening. Nana is getting old and can't do the things she used to, and Rob is bringing his son Leo. Jack has to let Leo share his room - and Jack is sure Leo is going to ruin everything. Sequel to "I am Jack". Grades 4-7. 2003.With a friend like you
By Jo Noble. 1998
A humorous tale in which two teenagers, one from London, the other from Cornwall, meet one another for the very…
first time, and though they believe they know everything about one another, they soon realise that they are from opposite ends of the spectrum. 1998.