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Stickler and me
By Morley Torgov. 2002
It is the summer of 1962 and 13-year-old Benjamin Marshall's newly divorced parents are sending him to Port Sanford, the…
less-than-thrilling town where his grandfather Ira has practiced law for 40 years. Ira's wealthiest client, Mrs. O'Hearn, has died before he can finalize her will, and now Ira has to distribute her fortune to an ungrateful niece and nephew - and he can't bear to fulfill her last request. Soon, Ira and Ben hit the road with the sheriff in hot pursuit. Grades 4-7. 2002.Snitch (Orca soundings)
By Norah McClintock. 2005
Josh moves from a group home to his brother's tiny apartment. He is required to attend anger-management classes that take…
the form of dog training sessions. He doesn't get along with his sister-in-law and fellow classmate Travis is constantly pushing his buttons. Just when he thinks it can't get any worse, then the police come looking for Josh, accusing him of assault. For senior high readers. 2005.Something girl (Orca soundings)
By Beth Goobie. 2005
Sophie is in a lot of trouble. She is on probation for stealing and is doing poorly at school. Her…
mom doesn't really talk to her, and the other adults in her life are pressuring Sophie to talk about her bruises. Sophie worries that if she tells, she will be sent to live in a group home. Her friend Jujube is the only person who knows the truth, and now Jujube, too, wants Sophie to speak up. For junior high readers and older. 2006, c2005.Spying on Dracula (Sam, dog detective.)
By Mary Labatt. 1999
Ten-year-old Jennie Levinsky has a secret, which only her best friend Beth knows - she can 'hear' what her new…
neighbours' sheepdog, Sam, is thinking! Sam, who claims to be a detective, is thinking about the owner of the spookiest house in town, who is never seen, and who has a bat hanging around his house. Sam decides that he's a vampire, and leads the girls into mystery and adventure. Grades 3-6. 1999.Strange neighbors (Sam, dog detective. #3)
By Mary Labatt. 2000
When three odd women move in next door, Sam, the sheepdog, is convinced that they're witches. They've arrived with all…
sorts of caged animals, all of which look sickly and miserable. Sam is sure the critters are under a spell, and suddenly she feels sick too. Her neighbour Jennie, the only person who can understand her, has the opportunity to observe the women up close when she stays with them while her mother works late. Can Sam, Jennie, and their friend Beth, discover the truth before it's too late? Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Spying on Dracula", followed by "Aliens in Woodford". 2000.Sioux winter (The bains Series By Bill Freeman Ser.)
By Bill Freeman. 1999
When Black Eagle's mother, Spotted Bird, is taken prisoner by the Sioux, he asks his friends Jamie and Kate Bains…
to help him rescue her. In order to reach their destination, the three friends must travel hundreds of miles across unfamiliar prairie, and battle blizzards, the U.S. Army, and bands of Sioux warriors, sworn enemies of the Assiniboine. If they don't succeed, Black Eagle may never see his mother again. Junior high readers. 1999.Shane (Degrassi ; #12)
By Susin Nielsen-Fernlund. 1989
After his girlfriend, Spike, becomes pregnant, 14-year-old Shane must prove to his parents that he is not irresponsible. But Shane's…
new sense of independence backfires, and before he knows it, he is in trouble again. For junior and senior high readers. (Degrassi Junior High). 1989.Spike (Degrassi Junior High ; #11)
By Ken Roberts, Loretta Castellarin. 1988
Fourteen-year-old Spike discovers that she is pregnant. There are so many questions and so many decisions -- not to mention…
dealing with Shane, her mum, and her friends at Degrassi Junior High. For junior and senior high readers. 1988.Stephanie Kaye (Degrassi Junior High ; #10)
By Ken Roberts. 1988
In her last year of Degrassi Junior High, Stephanie takes on a new glitzy image. With this, and her position…
as president of the student council, she believes she will have a terrific year. But things do not work as she planned. For junior and senior high readers. 1988. (Degrassi Junior High ; 10)Seven clues in Pebble Creek (Blue Kite Ser.)
By Kathy Stinson. 1987
Straight punch
By Monique Polak. 2014
Tessa McPhail has a bad habit—tagging—that lands her at New Directions, an alternative school in Montreal’s toughest neighborhood. The school…
is far from Tessa’s home and full of troubled kids. To make matters worse, half of every school day is devoted to boxing. The other students think boxing is cool. Not Tessa, who cannot handle violence of any kind. But when a neighbour starts a petition to have New Directions closed down, Tessa discovers something worth fighting for, both in and out of the ring. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.Scion of the Fox (Realms of Ancient. #1.)
By S. M Beiko. 2017
Roan Harken considers herself a typical high school student - dead parents, an infected eyeball, and living in the house…
of her estranged, currently comatose grandmother (well, maybe not so typical) - but she's uncovering the depth of the secrets her family left behind. Saved from the grasp of Death itself by a powerful fox spirit named Sil, Roan must harness mysterious ancient power, and quickly. A snake-monster called Zabor lies in wait in the bed of the frozen Assiniboine River, hungry for the sacrifice of spirit-blood in exchange for keeping the flood waters at bay. Thrust onto an ancient battlefield, Roan soon realizes that to maintain the balance of the world, she will have to sacrifice more than her life in order to take her place as Scion of the Fox. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Slacker
By Gordon Korman. 2016
Cameron Boxer is very happy to spend his life avoiding homework, hanging out with his friends, and gaming for hours…
in his basement, until he gets so caught up in one game that he almost lets his house burn down. It's time for some serious damage control, so Cameron and his friends invent a fake school club that will make it seem like they're doing good deeds instead of slacking off. But some kids think the club is real--and Cameron is stuck being president. Soon Cameron is part of a mission to save a beaver named Elvis from certain extinction. Along the way, he makes some new friends--and some powerful new enemies. The guy who never cared about anything is now at the centre of everything, and it's going to take all his slacker skills to win this round. Grades 4-7. 2016.Stepping stones: a refugee family's journey
By Margriet Ruurs, Nizar Ali Badr. 2016
A young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed…
Syria, and make their way toward freedom in Europe. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016.Storm child (Time of our lives)
By Brenda Bellingham. 1985
Stitches
By Glen Huser. 2003
When Travis transfers to a new school, he becomes a big target for his old nemesis Shon and his thug…
friends. Maybe it's because Travis lives in a trailer park with his gentle aunt, his uncle Miserable Mike, and lots of little cousins while his country-and-western singer mother is on the road. Or maybe it's because he loves to sew, wants to be a professional puppeteer, and his best friend is a girl, Chantelle, who comes from an even stranger family than he does. Some strong language. For junior high readers. Winner of the 2003 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2003.Stephen Fair: a novel
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.Stolen child
By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2010
Nadia begins to realize that the German family she grew up with, and the woman who calls herself Nadia's mother,…
are not who they say they are. She unearths memories of a woman singing her a lullaby, of her real family, but where are they now? This story of a Lebensborn girl - a child kidnapped for her "Aryan looks" by the Nazis in their frenzy to build a master race - reveals one child's fierce determination to uncover her past against incredible odds. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2010.So much it hurts
By Monique Polak. 2013
Seventeen-year-old Iris is an aspiring actress, so when Mick, a well-known visiting Aussie director, takes an interest in her, she’s…
flattered. He’s fourteen years older, attractive, smart and sexy -- nothing like her hapless ex-boyfriend, Tommy. But when Iris and Mick start a secret relationship, she soon witnesses Mick’s darker side, and his temper frightens her. Before long, she becomes the target of his rage. Isolated and in pain, Iris struggles to continue going to school, where she is preparing for her role as Ophelia. When her family and friends begin to realize that something is terribly wrong, Iris defends her man, but she also takes the first tentative steps toward self-preservation. For senior high readers. 2013.Something wiki
By Suzanne Sutherland, Shannon Whibbs. 2015
Jo Waller has three brainy friends, two mostly harmless parents, and one deep, dark secret: she edits Wikipedia for fun.…
But when her 24-year-old brother moves back home with his pregnant girlfriend, Jo is forced to reconcile the idealized version of her absent, cool older brother with the reality of romantic relationships and the truth behind so many embarrassing health class videos. With the young couple moving back into the family home, there's barely enough room for anyone to move, let alone have any privacy. Throw in some major friendship turbulence, a seriously unrequited crush, and a mortifyingly bad haircut, and it's looking like Jo will be lucky to make it out of the year alive. When you're a pizza-faced dork who uses Wikipedia as a diary and would rather wear ancient hand-me-downs than shop at the mall, what's the upside? Jo is about to find it in the most unlikely way. Grades 5-8. 2015.