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Slot machine
By Chris Lynch. 1996
Fourteen-year-old Elvin, his two best friends, and other incoming male freshmen of a Christian high school spend three weeks at…
summer camp. The goal is to find an athletic slot for each boy. Unfortunately, as overweight Elvin sarcastically explains in letters to his mother, he's not the athletic type. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1996.Small avalanches: and other stories
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2003
In a string of twelve short stories, the author visits the sometimes dark psyche of the teenage years, exploring the…
consequences of choices that are made. In "The Sky Blue Ball", a high-school girl is confronted by a haunting memory of childhood. In "Capricorn", a jealous teen lets her cousin go off alone with a dangerous person, aware of the terrifying possibilities. Some descriptions of sex and violence, and some strong language. Senior high readers and older. 2003.Sidekicks
By Jack D Ferraiolo. 2011
Scott Hutchinson has an alternate identity as Bright Boy, the sidekick of Phantom Justice. But with the help of his…
rival sidekick, Monkeywrench, Scott begins to question whether Phantom Justice is really a hero, which leads to a dangerous confrontation. Junior High. 2011.Shooter
By Caroline Pignat. 2016
A lockdown catches five grade 12 students by surprise and throws them together in the only nearby unlocked room: the…
boys' washroom. There's Alice: an introverted writer, trapped in the role of big sister to her older autistic brother, Noah; Isabelle: the popular, high-achieving, student council president, whose greatest performance is her everyday life; Hogan: an ex-football player with a troubled past and a hopeless future; Xander: that socially awkward guy hiding behind the camera, whose candid pictures of school life, especially those of Isabelle, have brought him more trouble than answers. When Isabelle gets a text that says NOT A DRILL!! Shooter in the school!, suddenly, the bathroom doesn't seem so safe anymore. Especially when they learn that one of them knows more about the shooter than they realized. For junior and senior high readers. Winner of the 2017 Red Maple Fiction Award, the 2018 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award and the 2017 John Spray Mystery Award. 2016.Sexy
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2005
Darren Flynn, high school student and star swimmer, is incredibly good-looking with a perfect life, until 'the thing' happens -…
'the thing' with Mr. Tracy, his English teacher. 'The thing' was how Darren would think of it afterwards, but did it happen at all? As everything and everyone around him changes, and Darren feels he can trust no one, he searches for his identity, finding answers in the most unexpected places. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2005.Saving Miss Mirabelle
By Anne Fine. 2007
Lancelot's lovely teacher, Miss Mirabelle, is in big trouble. She's told a giant whopper and unless she can come up…
with a brilliant plan, she's going to look very, very silly. Can Lancelot help this damsel in distress? Grades 2-4. 2007. Uniform title: Country pancakeSaving Francesca
By Melina Marchetta. 2003
Francesca is at the beginning of her second term in Year Eleven at an all boys' school that has just…
started accepting girls. She still misses her old friends, and, to make things worse, her mother has had a breakdown and can barely move from her bed. For junior or senior high readers. 2003.Rivales (Vie compliquée de Léa Olivier. #8.)
By Catherine Girard-Audet. 2015
L'été tire à sa fin, et Léa se prépare pour sa dernière année de secondaire. La rentrée lui réserve toutefois…
des surprises avec l'arrivée de Bianca Gosselin-Gossante, la nouvelle élève qui possède tous les talents et la confiance du monde et qui la fait sentir aussi rayonnante qu'un petit pois. Non seulement elle devra apprendre à côtoyer sa nouvelle rivale, mais Léa se verra aussi forcée de travailler côte à côte avec Maude pour l'organisation du bal de finissants, de remonter le moral de Félix qui a le coeur brisé et d'appuyer Marilou alors que celle-ci entreprend une quête pour récupérer son ex. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. Suite de "Trou de beigne", suivi de "Résolutions". 2015.Roi de pique
By Anne Delcourt, Katarina M Spears. 2015
Dans un James Bond, Jesse serait James. Sauf qu'il a 17 ans et qu'il ne résout pas les problèmes du…
monde, seulement ceux de ses camarades et du personnel du lycée. Besoin d'alcool pour une soirée ? De faire virer un élève ? D'éloigner un beau-père trop collant ? Jesse peut tout arranger. Ses combines sont habiles et il a la manipulation facile. Mais lorsque Ken, quarterback populaire du lycée, lui demande de lui arranger un rendez-vous avec une dénommée Bridget, une faille apparaît dans sa machine bien huilée. Parce que Jesse tombe immédiatement amoureux de Bridget. Pour lui, " busines is business ", et surtout, s'attacher c'est se fragiliser. Mais jusqu'où ira sa résistance aux sentiments ? Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2015. Titre uniforme: Sway.Roid rage
By Lesley Choyce. 1999
When Craig makes first string on his high school football team, he is surprised to learn that his best friend…
Ray has also made the team and has become the best player on the field. Craig soon discovers Ray's secret, and begins taking steroids too. However, he begins to experience side effects, including periods of rage. Now he must come clean with his coach and family and convince Ray his health is in danger. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Russell sprouts
By Johanna Hurwitz. 1987
Six-year-old Russell has all sorts of concerns. He worries about his Hallowe'en costume; he thinks his parents should be nicer…
to him; and he can't understand why his science project, a potato plant, will not sprout. Sequel to "Russell rides again". Grades K-3. c1987.Rosalie's battles (Rosalie Ser.)
By Ginette Anfousse, Raymonde Longval. 1995
9-year-old Rosie's adventure begins with a schoolyard snowball fight that is misinterpreted by the teachers as a racist quarrel. Vietnamese…
immigrant Piam Low describes to Rosalie what real war is like, while she deals with the disappearance of her new kitten, and the sickness of her close friend, Pierre-Yves. Grades 3-6. 1995. Uniform title: Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre.Roughnecks
By Thomas Cochran. 1997
High school senior Travis Cody feels responsible for his football team's one loss of the season. But he has a…
chance to redeem himself in the big championship game. On the day of the playoff, Travis finds the confidence to overcome his fears and look forward to the future. For junior and senior high and older readers. c1997.Rodrick fait sa loi (Journal d'un dégonflé. #2.)
By Jeff Kinney, Natalie Zimmermann. 2009
Dans son carnet de bord, Greg, élève impopulaire âgé de douze ans, dépeint avec humour les événements qui rythment son…
quotidien. Les anecdotes, animées d'illustrations de type BD, se concentrent essentiellement autour de ses vacances d'été, de son retour à l'école et de sa relation houleuse avec son frère aîné qui le fait chanter à propos d'un événement gênant qui lui est arrivé pendant l'été. Années 4-7 et plus. 2009. Titre uniforme: Rodrick rules.Rip-roaring Russell
By Johanna Hurwitz. 1983
At first Russell is not sure he wants to go to school. But once he ventures out on his own,…
he has a great time. He makes a new friend, eats at a Chinese restaurant, and is the first person in his class to lose his front teeth. Followed by "Russell rides again". For grades 2-4. 1983.Rex Zero, the king of nothing (Rex Zero Ser.)
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.Restart
By Gordon Korman. 2017
Chase does not remember falling off the roof; in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he…
gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids. Trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life? Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2018 Silver Birch Fiction Honour Book Award. 2017.Replay: a new book
By Sharon Creech. 2005
Twelve-year-old Leo, called fog boy by his large Italian family, dreams of starring in the school play or becoming a…
hero. When he finds a journal written by his father at age thirteen, Leo wonders why people change as they grow up. Grades 5-8. c2005.Ramona's world (Ramona series. #8)
By Beverly Cleary. 1999
Ramona Quimby, age nine, is starting fourth grade in Mrs. Meacham's class with new friend Daisy and old friend Yard…
Ape. Ramona also has fun at home with her big sister Beezus and a new baby sister, Roberta. Sequel to "Ramona Forever" (DC05240). Grades 3-6. 1999. (Ramona series)Rabbit goes to night school
By Judy Delton. 1987