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The showrunner
By Kim Moritsugu. 2018
Rising-star showrunner Stacey McCreedy has one goal: to leave behind her nerd-girl origins and become a power player - like…
Ann Dalloni, her former mentor and current producing partner. Ann, meanwhile, is feeling her age and losing her mind. But she'll be damned if she cedes control of their hit primetime TV show to Stacey. After Ann hires Jenna, a young actress hoping to restart her stalled career, as an assistant, the relationship between Ann and Stacey deteriorates into a blood feud. Soon, Jenna must choose whom to support and whom to betray to achieve her own ends. And Stacey will find out if she possesses the killer instinct that's needed to stay on top. 2018.We'll all be burnt in our beds some night: a novel
By Joel Hynes. 2017
Scrappy tough guy and three-time loser Johnny Keough seizes an unexpected "clean slate" opportunity as a sign from above and…
embarks on an epic hitchhiking journey across Canada to deliver his girlfriend's ashes to a fabled beach on the outskirts of Vancouver. This is the story of one man's kicking-and-screaming attempt to recuperate from a life of petty crime and shattered relationships, and somehow accept and maybe even like the new man emerging from within, the one he so desperately needs to become. Winner of the 2017 Governor General’s Award for Fiction. 2017.Revenge wears Prada: the Devil returns
By Lauren Weisberger. 2013
A decade after the events in "The Devil Wears Prada", Andrea "Andy" Sachs owns a bridal magazine and marries her…
sweetheart, media scion Max Harrison. Then Andy’s former boss and nemesis Miranda Priestly reenters her life. Strong language. Bestseller. 2013.The bad guys (Bad guys. #1.)
By Aaron Blabey. 2016
They sound like the Bad Guys, they look like the Bad Guys, and they even smell like the Bad Guys.…
But Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr Shark are about to change all of that, whether you want them to or not! For the Bad Guys' first good mission, the gang are going to break 200 dogs out of the Maximum Security City Dog Pound! Grades 2-4. 2016.The Prince of Pants
By Alan MacDonald. 2016
Pip may be the Prince of Pants but today's his birthday and all his pants have disappeared! He immediately sets…
out in search of them because how can Pip have a proper birthday with NO PANTS? Grades P-2. 2016.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.The mum trap (Andersen Paperbacks Ser.)
By Ruth Symes. 2000
Anna and her sister Gem, who is confined to a wheelchair after a road accident, advertise in the Lonely Hearts…
column for someone special for their "Handsome and fun widower" father. The meetings with the women who reply go badly and the girls are forced to rethink their strategy. Grades 2-4. 2000.The coughdrop calamity: An Arthur Venger Story
By Hazel Townson. 1998
Arthur Venger, inventor of the notorious "Truthpaste", has discovered a cure for the common cold, which has been tested with…
miraculous results. But Bruno Kopman, owner of Grumpton's Comical Cough-Sweets, fears the cure will put him out of business and resolves to take drastic measures.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.Wingfield's world: the complete letters from Wingfield Farm
By Dan Needles. 2011
Walt Wingfield is a Bay Street stockbroker who quits his job and buys a hundred-acre farm in Persephone Township, Ontario.…
In a series of letters to the editor of the local newspaper, Walt chronicles his modest successes and spectacular defeats in an age when farming has become difficult for farmers old and new. Includes strong language. 2011.Killing Monica
By Candace Bushnell. 2015
Pandy "PJ" Wallis writes novels about Monica, a young woman making her way in Manhattan, that have spawned a series…
of blockbuster films. When Pandy attempts a historical novel based on her ancestor Lady Wallis, her publishers and audience only want her to keep cranking out more Monica. When her marriage crumbles and the boathouse of her family home in Connecticut goes up in flames, Pandy suddenly realizes she has an opportunity to reinvent herself. But to do so, she will have to reconcile with an ex-best friend who may have her own reasons to derail Pandy's startling change of plan. 2015.Rescuing dad
By Pete Johnson. 2001
Jon and Claire can see why Mum chucked Dad out. He looks a mess, he can't cook and he's useless…
around the house - something must be done. They are the only ones who can transform him, and impress Mum into taking him back. Disaster strikes however when Mum starts seeing slimy and creepy Roger. Grades 2-4. 2001.The Lottie project
By Jacqueline Wilson. 1997
Charlie likes living with her mum - until Mum finds a new man. Charlie is furious and her school project…
on the Victorians becomes a refuge from the strained relations at home. All Charlie's feelings, worries and frustrations are reflected in the story of a young servant girl, Lottie. Grades 3-6. 1997.Shopaholic ties the knot (Shopaholic series #Bk. 3)
By Sophie Kinsella. 2003
Becky Bloomwood, of "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan" (EB73669), accepts the marriage proposal that her rich boyfriend has cunningly tucked into her…
best friend's bridal bouquet - which Becky conveniently catches. Transatlantic high jinks follow when the couple's mothers and a despotic wedding planner work at cross purposes arranging the nuptials. Some strong language. Bestseller. Followed by "Shopaholic & sister". 2003. (Shopaholic series)The Giggler treatment
By Roddy Doyle. 2000
Mr Mack is about to step foot-first into a fate he doesn't deserve. He is about to experience the giggler…
treatment. The gigglers are magical pranksters who exact appropriate revenge on adults who have been mean to children. What is the giggler treatment? And why is Mr Mack in for it? Grades 3-6.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 HallThe Quigleys not for sale: Not For Sale
By Simon Mason. 2004
The adventures and misadventures of the Quigleys - Mum, Dad, Lucy, and Will - continue, as they visit an elegant…
hotel, struggle with money matters, and take a Mother's Day walk in the country. When Mum and Dad consider moving to a bigger house, Will and Lucy come up with a cunning plan to stay put. Grades 2-4. 2004.The cardturner: a novel about a king, a queen, and a joker
By Louis Sachar. 2010
Alton Richards is having a bad summer - no money, no job, no girlfriend - and now his parents want…
him to drive his old, sick, blind, rich great-uncle Lester to bridge club and be his cardturner. Alton's parents, Lester's housekeeper and nurse, and the crazy Castaneda family are all trying to worm their way into Lester's good graces, but Alton soon finds himself intrigued by his uncle, bridge, and the pretty and shy Toni Castaneda. As the summer goes on, he struggles to deal with some family secrets as well, and ultimately to figure out the meaning of his own life. For junior high readers and older. 2010.Small 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.