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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.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.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.By Carrie Mac. 2009
In the future, the Chrysalis Corporation can bring people back to life, called a "recon", when they fall victim to…
an early death. Due to a premature birth and a drowning accident at the age of six, teenager Phoenix has already been brought back to life twice, leaving her with only one more recon and a jaded perspective on life, death, and the people around her. When Phoenix's beloved brother Gryphon has a suspicious accident and may not be reconned, she races to solve the mystery of Gryphon's death and save his life. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language. c2009.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.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 Karen Nesbitt. 2017
Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance…
at school, which lands him with a tutor he calls Little Miss Perfect. He likes his job at the local ice rink, and he has a couple of good buddies, but his father's five-year absence is a constant source of pain and anger. When he finds out the truth about his parents' divorce, he is forced to reconsider everything he has believed about his family and himself. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2017 QWF Prize for Children’s Literature. 2017.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.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.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.By J. M Kelly. 2016
Crystal must choose between her dream of becoming the first college student in her family, or keeping a promise to…
her twin sister, Amber, to raise together the baby one had in high school. For senior high readers. 2016.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.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 Dominique Demers. 2006
Les liens du sang sont indéfectibles... Depuis seize ans, depuis qu'elle a donné son fils en adoption, Marie-Lune ressent toujours…
la même brulure : elle ne sait pas ce qu'il est devenu et ce vide la consume. Car ce garçon qu'elle n'a pas vu grandir, elle est persuadée qu'il a besoin d'elle. Maintenant. Comme elle-même a besoin de lui. Désespérément. Malgré la peur de faire fausse route, de blesser son amoureux, Jean, et les membres de la famille adoptive de Gabriel, malgré sa peur du rejet, il perce chez Marie-Lune un incontrôlable désir de foncer à sa rencontre, coute que coute. Le désir d'en finir avec les regrets et les non-dits, d'aller de l'avant, et de tourner la page... pour rallumer les étoiles. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. Suite de "Marie-Tempête" (FD04682). 2006.By India Desjardins. 2007
À l'aube de ses 15 ans, Aurélie ne peut croire qu'elle va passer ses vacances d'été chez sa grand-mère. Contrainte…
de quitter la ville pour la campagne, Aurélie, armée de chocolat et de son journal adoré, est bel et bien déterminée à ne pas s'ennuyer. Qui sait, peut-être que sans Kat et son voisin Tommy, elle réussira enfin à tenir sa résolution : celle de devenir plus mature. Bien sur, rien n'est gagné d'avance! Pour les lecteurs d'écoles secondaires. Suite du tome 2 "Sur le point de craquer!" (FD04736). Suivi du tome 4 "Le monde à l'envers". 2007.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.By Annabel Pitcher. 2011
Ten-year-old Jamie Matthews has just moved to the Lake District with his Dad and his teenage sister, Jasmine for a…
'Fresh New Start'. Five years ago his sister's twin, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His parents are wrecked by their grief, Jasmine turns to piercing, pink hair and stops eating. The family falls apart. But Jamie hasn't cried in all that time. To him Rose is just a distant memory. For junior and senior high readers. 2011.By Cathy Cassidy. 2012
Skye wants to be her own person, but with an effortlessly cool twin, how can she? Will Skye ever step…
out of Summer's shadow and find her own chance to shine? Grades 5-8. 2012.By Patrick Isabelle. 2015
La jeune Camille grandit dans un univers de tensions, de craintes et de désirs. Témoin des disputes et des réconciliations…
de ses parents, elle devient la cible de son père. À l'école, elle doit cacher ce corps qui, lui, ne peut mentir. Couvrir ses jambes, ses bras. Souvent, elle voudrait s'effacer, confie-t-elle à son journal intime. Une nuit, sa mère s'introduit dans sa chambre pour la réveiller. On s'en va. S'amorce alors une fuite désespérée qui les conduit en Acadie, où Camille s'abandonne aux splendeurs du paysage, à la mer, à l'amour. Puis, du jour au lendemain, elle disparaît. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire et plus. Gagnant de Prix Jeunesse des Libraires du Québec 2017. 2015.By Alma Fullerton. 2008
Libertad, 12, lives with his mother and his younger brother, Julio, in a shack just outside the Guatemala City dump,…
where they forage for useable garbage to sell. Papi has been gone for years to the United States to seek employment, and the family has been displaced by soldiers from their mountain village home. When Mami is killed - buried alive in the garbage that has, until now, sustained them - Libertad and Julio attempt the treacherous and illegal trek to America to find their father. Grades 5-8. c2008.