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By Roy MacGregor. 2000
The spirit of former Governor General Lord Stanley seems to be haunting the festivities at the Little Stanley Cup Pee…
Wee Tournament in Ottawa -- literally! As the Screech Owls hockey team tour the nation's capital, they encounter his ghost everywhere. Then they start meeting some other ones, like Tom Thomson and Joe Hall, not to mention a former prime minister! But what are these historical figures trying to tell the players? Grades 4-7. (The Screech Owls series ; 11)By Judith Mills. 2001
Sam and his small companion Mr. Goodfellow embark on a journey to find a missing professor and a legendary scroll.…
Their adventures soon find them fighting off the evil Fen, the devious Professor Mandrake, and his nasty son Basil, all the while attempting to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Grades 4-7. (The Goodfellow chronicles ; 1) 2001.By Carol Plum-Ucci. 2000
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of…
the class outcast. As he searches for answers, he analyzes his own behaviour and discovers secrets in the victim's family. Some strong language. For Senior High readers. Michael L. Printz Honor. c2000.By Roy MacGregor. 1997
The Screech Owls hockey team is on a trip to Florida, hoping for sand, sun and lots of ice. Not…
only are they going to go swimming, fishing, and to Disney World, but they hope to qualify for a peewee tournament held in the Tampa Bay Lightning's Ice Palace arena. But then Nish, with his X-ray glasses, ends up uncovering a plot to terrorize all of America, and the Owl's spring break turns deadly. Grades 4-7. 1997. (The Screech Owls series ; 6)By Jennifer Jacobson. 2005
1975. Sixteen-year-old Jocelyn grapples with ambivalent boyfriend Benny and the frightening disappearance of Gabe, whom she's known from early childhood.…
Both Benny and Gabe seem to be influenced in some dark way by the local Roman Catholic priest, Father Warren, the link between the three of them. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2005.By Robert Cormier. 1995
Twenty-five years ago, young John Paul was an usher in the old Globe Theater. During a show for orphans, the…
balcony collapsed, killing and injuring children. John Paul was questioned about the incident and has been receiving harassing phone calls ever since. He has tried to shield his family, but now his sixteen-year-old son, Denny, is targeted by one of the survivors. Junior and senior high. 1995.By Roy MacGregor. 2001
By Roy MacGregor. 1999
At a tournament in Drumheller, Alberta, the "Dinosaur capital of Canada", the Screech Owls encounter Kelly Block, a sports psychologist.…
His weird ideas about how to build a better team actually threaten to tear the Owls apart. But what's weirder is what happens to Nish and then the others after a ride in Dinosaur Valley - and a sighting of what looks like a real Albertosaurus dinosaur. Grades 4-7. 1999. (The Screech Owls series ; 10)By Roy MacGregor. 2006
The first adventures of Travis, Nish, Sarah and the rest of the Screech Owls, a Canadian mystery-solving Peewee hockey team.…
Includes "Mystery at Lake Placid", The night they stole the Stanley Cup", "The screech Owls northern adventure", and "Murder at hockey camp". Grades 4-7. 2006.By Philip Pullman. 1992
A chance meeting with Jenny at an Oxford party leaves seventeen-year-old Chris with hope for a summer romance. Busy with…
his job and soon in love with Jenny, whose cheerful surface belies the dark uncertainty of her past, Chris misses all the signs of danger. Before he knows it, he is caught in the sinister web of a criminal whose desire for revenge crushes all those who stand in his way. Some descriptions of sex and strong language. For Senior High readers. 1992.By Andrew McNab. 2006
Kevin has spent enough quiet nights in watching TV and decides he'd like a night out. He's not talking about…
a pint and a packet of peanuts down at the local. He's going to attempt to pull off a daring bank roberry single handed. Kevin is about to take a heart-thumping step into the unknown. For junior high readers. 2006.By Tim Wynne-Jones. 2000
Trying to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance from their rural Canadian community, fourteen-year-old Jim gets help from the…
disturbed Ruth Rose, who suspects her stepfather, a local pastor. Grades 5-8. 2000.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. 2004By Janis Ford. 2005
A film crew is shooting a film on Table Mountain. Part of the action is to have a model spaceship…
blown up. But a gang of baddies has their own agenda when they steal the crew's vans and explosives. Vuyo and his friends, Victor, Sizwe and Tembile, with the help of another kind of street kid, a badly neglected Border Collie, help Captain Charlie to stop the evil gang in their tracks. For junior and senior high readers. 2006.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.By Robert Cormier. 1997
Lori Cranston is looking for someone who will be tender with her. She has run away from home, mainly, to…
pursue Eric Poole, just released from youth custody. Eric also seeks tenderness. It's been three years and now he is free again. At first Eric is suspicious of Lori. But she appears to understand him, so they embark on a fateful journey that will either save or destroy them. Senior high readers.By Carl Hiaasen. 2005
With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that…
the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home. Grade 5-8. 2005.By Anne Fine. 1997
Tulip's outlandish behaviour doesn't matter to Natalie. Natalie finds Tulip exciting, and at first she doesn't care that other people…
are so upset and unnerved by her bizarre games. But as the games become increasingly wild and sinister, Natalie realises that Tulip is going too far. And deep inside, Natalie knows that Tulip won't rest until she's won the most dangerous game of all. Junior high readers. 1997.By James Patterson. 2006
After a short stay with an FBI agent, where they attend school and lead a normal life, six genetically altered,…
winged youths head toward Florida and fourteen-year-old Max's ultimate destiny - to save the world, whether she wants to or not. Sequel to "The Angel Experiment" (BR73692). Grades 5-8. 2006. (Maximum ride ; 2)By James Patterson. 2005
Fourteen-year-old Max and her adopted family - Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, and Angel - are part-human, part-bird lab experiments…
pursued by mutant predators. When Angel is kidnapped, Max leads the flock on a cross-country mission to rescue Angel, find their parents, exact revenge, and save the world. Some violence. Grades 5-8. 2005. (Maximum ride ; 1)