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Watership Down
By Richard Adams. 1972
Only a few rabbits escape with their lives when men destroy their warren. Many dangers have to be faced as…
they search for a safe place to establish a new one. Followed by "Tales from Watership Down". Grade 5-8. 1972.ttuM (A charlotte Novel Ser.)
By Teddy Jam. 1999
Charlotte finds a stray dog who seems to do everything backwards so she names him "ttuM", Mutt if you're pronouncing…
it the forward way. Charlotte and ttuM have an adventure filled summer when Charlotte suspects a witch has moved into the cottage down the street - and then ttuM disappears. Grades 3-6. 1999.The view from Tamischeira
By Richard Cumyn. 2003
At the dawn of the twentieth century, a disparate group of travellers, each with their own quest, are thrown together…
in the Caucasus Mountains. Henry Norman, a British Member of Parliament, teams up with Canadian radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden and Katherine Waddell, the lover of Fessenden's dead friend, Ottawa poet Archibald Lampman. While trying to catch a glimpse of Paradise, the group discovers that peering into their own hearts may be the greater challenge. Some descriptions of sex. 2003.Plan B is total panic (Time Of Our Lives Ser.)
By Martyn Godfrey. 1986
The outlander
By Gil Adamson. 2007
1903. 19-year-old Mary Boulton, widowed by her own hand, embarks on a frantic odyssey across Idaho and Montana. The details…
of Boulton's sad past - an unhappy marriage, a dead child, crippling depression - slowly emerge as she reluctantly ventures into the mountains, struggling to put distance between herself and her two vicious brothers-in-law, who track her like prey in retaliation for killing their kin. Some descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. Some strong language. Canada Reads 2009. 2007.The mariner's curse
By John Lunn. 2004
Twelve-year-old Rory Dugan has always been captivated by the sea and ships. Then he gets the chance to sail on…
a ship, when his mother and her new husband invite him along when they cross the ocean on a luxury liner. But his excitement soon disappears when he encounters the mysterious Mr. Morgan. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2004Wolf pack
By Edo Van Belkom. 2004
After a forest fire, Ranger Brock finds a litter of wolf cubs, but quickly realizes they are both animal and…
human. Fifteen years later, the Brock kids - Noble, Argus, Tora and Harlan - struggle to fit in to the human world. When Tora is kidnapped, the others must draw on both their human and wolf sides to save her. Followed by "Lone Wolf". Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2004.The missing child: a novel
By Sandra Birdsell. 1989
Isolated deep in a glacial valley, the town of Agassiz churns with conflicting undercurrents. Yet only eccentric, lovable Minnie Pullman,…
possessed of an extraordinary gift of memory, is aware that an ancient underground glacier is melting and the valley is about to be wiped out. Winner of the 1989 W.H. Smith / Books in Canada First Novel Award. 1989.Girls to the rescue: book #7
By Ed Lansky Bruce. 2000
Once again, girls save the day in these eight exciting stories from around the world. Kimberly must land a plane…
during a storm when the pilot is knocked out, while Taneya, a Rwandan girl, uses her wits and her skill at basketball to outwit poachers. Grades 3-6. 2000.Boy missing
By Hazel Townson. 1999
Returning from boarding school for the holidays, Jeremy expects to be met at the station as usual by the family…
Rolls, but a girl appears instead, announcing that the car has broken down near her house. Jeremy goes off with her just to discover that he has walked into a trap and is about to be kidnapped. This is only the first of many shocks that makes this a day he will never forget. Grades 4-7. 1999.Trouble on the train (A Lenny and Jake adventure)
By Hazel Townson. 1997
The unusual suspects (Sisters Grimm. #2.)
By Michael Buckley. 2005
For Sabrina Grimm, living in a community of fairy-tale characters means always being ready for trouble, and there is definitely…
something wrong at her new school. The adults are very angry, the kids are too sleepy, and the gym teacher likes dodgeball way too much. When Sabrina's teacher, Mr. Grumpner, is found dangling from a giant spider web, it's up to the Grimm sisters to solve the crime. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "The fairy-tale detectives" (EB74290). Followed by "The problem child" (EB74289). 2005. (The sisters Grimm ; 2)The fairy-tale detectives (Sisters Grimm. #1.)
By Michael Buckley. 2005
For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life hasn't been a fairy tale - their parents have mysteriously disappeared and they've been…
sent to live with their grandmother, a women they believed was dead! Granny Relda tells the girls that they have two famous ancestors, the Brothers Grimm, whose book of fairy tales is actually a history book that documents magical mischief. Now the girls have to take on the family responsibility of being fairy tale detectives. Their first case? A wild adventure to stop a giant from destroying their new hometown. Grades 4-7. Followed by "The usual suspects" (EB74288). 2005. (The Sisters Grimm ; 1)The ratastrophe catastrophe (Illmoor chronicles. #1.)
By David Lee Stone. 2004
Diek Wustapha, a simple shepherd boy transformed by dark magic into a powerful charmer, can tame humans and beasts by…
playing his flute. The citizens of Illmoor have a giant rat infestation and call on Diek to help, but when they refuse to pay, he lures the town's children into a mountain. Two misfit mercenaries and an aging ex-sorcerer attempt to rescue the children before it's too late. Grades 5-8. 2004. (The Illmoor Chronicles ; 1)The golem's eye (Bartimaeus trilogy. #2.)
By Jonathan Stroud. 2004
Two years following The Amulet of Samarkand (EB73738), fourteen-year-old government wizard Nathaniel is ordered to destroy commoner resistance to the…
magicians' rule. Aided by sarcastic demon Bartimaeus, Nathaniel searches for human leader Kitty, who has obtained some magic of her own. For junior and senior high readers. 2004. (The Bartimaeus trilogy ; 2)When the lion feeds (The Courtneys of Africa ; #1)
By Wilbur A Smith. 1964
Twin brothers are born in the wilds of Natal in the 1870s. Fate, war and the jealous schemes of a…
woman are to drive them apart, but a continent is awakening and on the horizon dawns the promise of fortune, adventure and love. Followed by "The sound of thunder" (DC29070). c1964. (The Courtneys of Africa ; 1)Despicable me 2: the junior novel
By Annie Auerbach. 2013
Gru used to be one of the most villainous villains in the world. He and his army of Minions even…
stole the moon! But when he adopted Margo, Edith, and Agnes, Gru became a dad. Instead of stealing landmarks, he makes pancakes, blows up unicorn balloons, and dresses like a fairy princess! Little does this dad know, though, he's about to make another career change--as a spy for the Anti-Villain League. Grades 2-4. 2013.The gift: Witch & wizard (Witch & wizard. #2.)
By James Patterson, Ned Rust. 2010
After escaping imprisonment and execution by the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, powerful siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood…
become leaders of the Resistance. Though wanted, the Allgoods continue to defy the government. Sequel to "Witch and Wizard", followed by "The fire". For senior high readers. 2010.Witch & wizard (Witch & wizard. #1.)
By James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet. 2009
Soldiers from the New Order government kidnap and imprison siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood, accusing them of the outlawed practice…
of witchcraft and wizardry. But Wisty and Whit discover their powers and fight to survive. For senior high readers. Followed by "The gift". 2009.The sea captain's wife
By Beth Powning. 2010
1861. Azuba is the young wife of Nathaniel, an older man who captains a commercial ship. When she suffers a…
miscarriage while her husband is at sea, Azuba finds comfort and understanding in her friendship with a local minister. Upon Nathaniel's return, rumours of an affair between Azuba and the minister are swirling, and he feels compelled to take his wife and five-year-old daughter on his next voyage. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2010.