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First he taught us
how to rock, now we learn how to write. Dave Bidini
brings his experience as a writer to young adults. Dave
chronicles his first articles, agents and published
works with honesty and humour.
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14-year-old T.J. has
made the move from country to town, but not happily.
She's left her best friends and her horse, Red, behind.
Settling into her new town and house, she starts hearing
noises from the baseboards. The cause? Elizabeth, a
six inch tall Little, with blue hair and a feisty attitude.
Although they couldn't be more different, the girls
realize how important they are to each other…..but is
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Tamara is a teen who
doesn’t like school or her foster family. Jean Barclay
is a 90-year-old spitfire living in a retirement home.
Tamara dreams of the fortune and fame associated with
being a top fashion model – that is after she attends
an expensive modeling camp in Vancouver. Jean dreams
of making one last trip to Seattle to see her favourite
operas. Their paths collide when Tamara’s school organizes
a Senior’s project and Tamara is paired with the feisty
Jean. How much trouble can a 15 year old and a 90 year
old get into? Just you wait and see.
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15-year-old Claire
and her mother seem to keep missing each other. Life
on the Refrigerator Door is a poignant collection of
a year’s worth of notes between mother and daughter.
The two women tackle the everyday; allowance, work,
boys, exams and the difficult, when Claire’s mother
is diagnosed with cancer.
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Television, radio,
magazines, newspapers… it seems as though popular culture
has invaded every area of our lives. If it is popular,
it must be good…right? In The Big Book of Pop Culture:
A How-to Guide for Young Artist, cultural critic and
writer Hal Niedzviecki helps young people learn about
the history of “pop” culture, become more media savvy
and shows them ways that can create their own culture
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Dusk is the son of
Icaron, the leader of a pack of chiropters (a cousin
of the bat) who lived 65 million years ago. Dusk is
different from his father and the other chiropters.
Not only is he top heavy, he has yet to grow any fur.
Little does he realize, he is more different that he
knows – he can fly when no other can. Immediately shunned
by most of the chiropters, his ability becomes a gift
when the island inhabited by the chiropters comes under
attack by a pack a felids. |
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Things are looking
up for Sophie! She has a great group of friends dubbed
“the Blondes”, she has the eye of the gorgeous Luke
Pearson, and her father, falsely imprisoned for almost
a decade, is coming home. So many things are going right,
but below the surface Sophie must navigate the tumultuous
waters of surviving adolescence, friends and family.
Little does she know that things are not so perfect
for the Blondes either. Discover how these four girls
come to terms with their secrets, their families and
themselves. |
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Nat, his
two sisters and his mother have sold their house and
moved into a small apartment in order to have enough
money to keep their horse, Smokey. The new apartment
is dingy, Nat's older sister is hanging out with the
wrong crowd and his mother is spending what little money
have much too quickly. When his mother becomes sick
and is hospitalized, Nat decides to take Smokey and
try to find the father that abandoned them so many years
ago.
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The Judgment
is the final installment of The Crow Chronicles trilogy,
picking up where The Plague left off. Kyp and the rest
of his flock are traveling south, trying to evade the
Collection. Tired, injured and hungry they find themselves
in a strange land with little food and unknown enemies.
The band becomes divided and must pick a new chooser.
Is Kyp finally ready for this tremendous responsibility?
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Could there
be buried treasure in your backyard? Priceless art hidden
away in your attic? Lost Treasures features 80 stories
of treasure hunters and their amazing and priceless
discoveries. This book will surely peak your curiosity
and make you wonder what discoveries might be laying
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After a
tragic event in the Hotchkiss family, 12-year-old Minn
is sent to spend the summer in Boulder Basin, Nova Scotia.
Much to her dismay, she must spend a month with her
sour old grandmother. As a competitive runner, and to
get some time to herself, Minn runs along the beach
every morning. One morning she stumbles upon an object
lying in the sand. She turns it over and finds a perfect
tiny human skull. Join Minn as she discovers the secrets
of Boulder Basin and its inhabitants, both living and
dead.
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La mère
de Viola est disparue depuis deux ans lors d’une expédition
en canot. L’adolescente a maintenant 16 ans et habite
avec sa tante. Viola est constamment triste et elle
ne s’entend pas avec sa tante. Elle pense souvent à
sa mère. Un jour, elle reçoit un colis par la poste.
À l’intérieur se trouve un carnet qui appartenait à
sa mère. Est-elle encore vivante? Viola décide de quitter
la maison de sa tante et d’entreprendre un voyage au
nord du Québec, jusqu’au village d’où on a envoyé le
paquet. Que trouvera-t-elle lorsqu’elle s’y rendra?
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Declan
Steeple has a great life. He’s smart, popular and his
father is one of the wealthiest men in the province.
After a deadly accident in the family home, his whole
life crumbles around him. Declan has to come to terms
with his mothers disappearance and his father’s mysterious
behaviour.
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The
Mob: Feather and Bone, The Crow Chronicles is the
first novel in a trilogy of works following the lives
of a murder of crows. During the spring, dozens of clans
of crows meet for the Gathering. Many problems arise
on the journey to the Gathering, many involving the
young and daring Kyp. After an attempt to attack a cat
turns sour, the crows find themselves in danger. This
danger is aggravated by tensions in the group and a
looming storm.
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The story
profiles the rise of Chairman Mao’s communist government
and the “cultural revolution” that struck the country.
Read about the separation of Ange’s family, his life
in a work camp, the devastation of China and his escape
to a better life.
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For
Those About to Rock is jam-packed with advice,
stories, warnings, tips and info about getting started
in the music business. This insightful book is entertaining
for readers of any age who have ever wanted to rock!
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Best friends Lydia,
Emily, and Cassie attend Ashbury High School in Australia.
Their kooky English teacher schemes up a penpal program
between their school and the neighbouring Brookfield
High. The girls are aghast, Ashbury and Brookfield have
been engaged in rivalries for years, and Brookfield
students are rumoured to be drug dealers, thieves, and
thugs.
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Bérénice
gagne un concours d’orthographe française à
Calgary et doit aller au finale nationale à Montréal.
Là, elle doit vivre chez sa grand-mère
maternelle. Mais, Bérénice découvre
qu’il y a beaucoup de choses très mystérieuses
dans sa vieille maison. Il y a des disparitions, des
morts inexpliquées, et un oncle très étrange…
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This finale
to the series starts off explosively, with an assassination
attempt on King Touchstone and Abhorsen Sabriel -- familiar
characters from the earlier novels -- who are on an
embassy to the city of Ancelstierre.
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Vero never
expects to become Do's best friend, but she is won over
and becomes part of a twosome that is as satisfying
to her as it is puzzling to the other students - until
the day that Do and her father disappear.
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Par la magie des vieilles
photos noirs et blancs, Silvain voyage dans le temps
et se retrouve à l’époque de l’enfance
de Florence, temps béni des chars à voile
qui font la course sur la plage.
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Julian and his brother
Chris have difficulty accepting their mother’s new boyfriend,
Jean-Paul. When she invites Jean-Paul for Christmas,
they know it’s serious.
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Roan, a 15-year-old
boy, survives a raid on his village of Longlight where
his parents are killed and his sister kidnapped.
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The Kids Book of
Black Canadian History tells the comprehensive,
interesting, and long overdue story of Black Canadians.
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Flavia dreams she is
to mimic Hercules in accomplishing twelve tasks which,
when accomplished, will give her the evidence she needs
against Cartilia — her father’s new love interest.
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In 1882,
12 year-old Kate Cameron moved to Yale, B.C. because
her father, John, was working to build a section of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad, along the Fraser River
through an area called Hell’s Gate. Her father has given
her a diary in which she keeps her thoughts over the
following year.
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Nothing
has been the same in David’s family since their mother
and father separated. His father, John, has moved out,
has a new girlfriend, and his mother has gone into a
deep depression.
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Robert’s
7 year-old brother, Matthew, mysteriously disappears
one day as he is walking to town to buy some gum. Strange
things ensue after Matthew’s disappearence, including
the arrival of stranger, Abram Harsich.
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Robert
Nobel and Niker, his worst enemy, are part of a group
of students chosen to work with the elderly from a nearby
home on a creative project.
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Les aventures
des "détectives" Sabine et Xavier,
les principaux personnages de L’Homme de Cheshire.
Cette fois-ci leur ami Jérôme leur donne
un coup de main. L’histoire se déroule dans le
célèbre quartier du Plateau Mont-Royal
de Montréal.
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A multi-faceted
book, The Road to Chlifa tells the tale of
Karim, a refugee boy from Lebanon. The story is told
through the eyes of three people: a classmate, a narrator,
and Karim.
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Percy’s
father, an anthropologist, died in the Congo three years
ago when Percy was fourteen. As a result, Percy feels
compelled to continue to be his father’s eyes, making
detached observations about the world. Together with
his friend Elissa, they study the ritualistic world
of Grade Twelve and the tribes within it.
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