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By Pamela Paige Porter. 2005
1965. After Emaline, 11, is crippled in a tractor accident, Daddy kills her beloved dog, Prince, and walks away from…
their Saskatchewan farm. Mom takes in Angus from the local mental hospital to help with the farm work, but the neighbours jeer and complain about the crazy man. Emaline sees Angus' kindness and strength, but it is only when he performs the ultimate act of heroism that others in the town finally recognize his worth as a human being. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2007 Golden Oak Award. Winner of the 2005 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2005.By Andreas Oertel. 2010
Sultana, Manitoba. It's so dry all summer that campers and tourists aren't coming, and Cody's best friend's mom may lose…
her job at the diner. So Cody, Eric, and Eric's twin sister Rachel create an "ancient" Egyptian tablet, and suddenly archaeologists, reporters, and tourists are rushing over to take a look. When one suspicious stranger starts trailing their every move, the kids realize that their hoax may have gone too far. Followed by "The Archaeolojesters, Book 2: Pillars of Time". Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2010. (Archaeolojesters ; 1)By Peter McPhee. 1999
Kyle's fourteen-year-old sister has run away; haunted by the idea that her disappearance is his fault, he sets off to…
track her down. His search takes him to an underworld of abandoned buildings and after-hours bars, street kids and a way of life he never knew existed. As Kyle uncovers clues to his sister's whereabouts, he realizes her life is in grave danger. A dark, suspenseful look at Calgary's street scene. 1999.By Adele Dueck. 2011
It's 1908, and twelve year old Erik faces the challenges of adapting to pioneer life on the Canadian prairie, and…
understanding what's really going on in his family. Grades 5-8. 2011.By Bill Freeman. 1998
In 1876, the Bains family travel to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba to claim free land for a homestead. Conflict over…
land rights smoulders between the Métis and the English settlers, leaving the Bains family in the middle. As relationships deteriorate, forcing everyone to take sides, a natural disaster occurs. Will the two sides be able to work together? Grades 5-8. 1998.By Anne Bernard Lenoir. 2007
L'enquête: Ces vacances dans les Rocheuses canadiennes semblent bien compromises pour Laura et Cathy qui doivent traverser la région à…
la vitesse de l'éclair. Qu'est-il arrivé au maquettiste du Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology? Qui ose commettre ces actes odieux dans la Vallée des dinosaures? Laura parviendra-t-elle à dénouer l'effroyable noeud d'intrigues qui souille la nécropole des reptiles géants? Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2007.By Janette Oke. 2000
In this sequel to "A Quiet Strength" (DC22379), Virginia and Jonathan now have three children, in addition to Jenny's daughter,…
Mindy. But changes are on the way, and Virginia must accept that her grandparents can no longer live alone. Then, unexpectedly, Jenny wants Mindy back. For senior high and older readers. 2000. (Prairie legacy ; 4).By Joy Preble. 2016
In love and possessing eternal youth, after sampling an experimental polio vaccine in 1916, seventeen-year-olds Emma and Charlie have the…
perfect life until Charlie disappears and Emma is hunted through the years by the Church of Light, a group of religious fanatics. For senior high readers. 2016.By Marilyn Halvorson. 1984
The story of Shane Morgan and of a stormy relationship with his father that builds to a dramatic climax at…
a local rodeo. Junior and Senior High. Followed by "Cowboys don't quit". 1984.By Michael Connelly. 1998
Terrell McCaleb, a former FBI investigator of serial murders, was leading a quiet life as he recovered from a heart…
transplant. But he became hooked on a newspaper story about an unsolved murder. He took up the case to find that what first looked like a random crime took on more baffling and horrific angles than anything he had ever encountered. 1998.By Samantha Mabry. 2016
Spending the summer with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, seventeen-year-old Lucas turns to a legendary cursed girl filled with…
poison when his girlfriend mysteriously disappears. For junior and senior high readers. 2016.By Celia Barker Lottridge. 1997
Josie Ferrier has always loved the silver house that sits empty in the middle of the prairie grassland. She and…
her new friend, Margaret Graham, whose family has just arrived from England, hope to uncover its secrets, including who is cleaning the deserted house. Sequel to "Ticket to Curlew" (DC12262). Grades 5-8. 1997.By Elizabeth George Speare. 1986
In 1687, orphaned Kit Tyler leaves the Caribbean islands she grew up on and arrives in Connecticut, to the Puritan…
household of her aunt. Feeling out of place, she befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community. When the friendship is discovered, Kit suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft. Originally written in 1958. Newbery Medal winner. For junior high readers. 1986.By Janette Oke. 1997
Virginia is a teenager trying to make her own decisions. Her new friend, Jenny, encourages her to have more fun.…
But when a classmate ends up dead after a group escapade, Virginia begins to question Jenny's values. Prequel to "A searching heart" (DC21259). Junior and senior high readers. c1997.By Janette Oke. 1999
When Virginia and Jonathan marry, Virginia looks forward to a quiet wedded life. But trials and disappointments await the couple…
as first Jonathan's grandmother moves in, then the troubled daughter of Virginia's dear friend Jenny. Sequel to "A Searching Heart"; followed by "Like gold refined"(DC23963). For senior high and older readers. 1999. (A Prairie legacy ; 3)By Celia Barker Lottridge. 1992
In 1915, 10-year-old Sam moves from Iowa to Alberta. At first, he views his new home as a lonely and…
barren land, but in time, he discovers that it is both wondrous and frightening. Followed by "Wings to fly". Grades 5-8. 1992.By Kimberly Derting. 2011
Violet's ability to find murder victims and their killers attracts the attention of the FBI just as her relationship with…
her boyfriend Jay heats up. Sequel to The Body Finder (DB 71265). Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2011By Kresley Cole. 2015
Books one through three, written between 2012 and 2015, featuring teens reincarnated as tarot-card characters as they engage in an…
epic battle. Includes Poison Princess, Endless Knight, and Dead of Winter. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2015By Gena Showalter. 2015
After the tragic death and betrayal in The Queen of Zombie Hearts (DB 79910), Ali Bell tries to get one…
of her zombie slayers back into the game. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2015By Rachel Vincent. 2013
In If I Die, Kaylee prioritizes her life after a grim reaper warns her of her impending death. Includes novellas…
"Never to Sleep" and Before I Wake. Sequel to Soul Screamers, Volume Two (DB 82575). Descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011