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1.
Series: Orca Currents
121 Express
Paperback
Monique Polak
9781551439761
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 5 - 9
Mar 01, 2008
The students of the 121 Express are infamous for bad behavior and Lucas knows his role on the bus will determine his social standing at his new school. Lucas is tired of being one of the nerds. When he attracts the negative attention of the cool troublemakers, he saves himself by teasing another kid. His ploy works and soon Lucas is right in the center of the mayhem on the bus. He loves his new found popularity, but when the fun and games push the bus driver to a nervous collapse and hospitalizes an elderly lady, Lucas begins to question his ch...
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2.
Series: Orca Echoes
A Bee in Your Ear
Paperback
Frieda Wishinsky
9781551433240
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3
Sep 01, 2004
Kate is determined to win her spelling club's spelling bee, but the competition is fierce. She can almost put up with Violet's relentless claims of superior spelling ability, but when Kate and Jake begin to fight with each other, Kate is miserable. She wants to win the contest, but she doesn't want to lose her best friend.
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3.
Series: Secrets
A Big Dose of Lucky
Paperback
Marthe Jocelyn
9781459806689
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Sep 29, 2015
Malou has just turned sixteen—hardly old enough to be out in the world on her own—and all she knows for sure is that she’s of mixed race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. When the orphanage burns to the ground, she finds out that she may have been born in a small town in Ontario’s cottage country. Much to her surprise, Parry Sound turns out to have quite a few young brown faces, but Malou can’t believe they might be related to her. After she finds work as a cleaner in the local hospital, an Aboriginal boy named Jimmy helps her...
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4.
Series: Secrets
A Big Dose of Lucky Unabridged CD Audiobook
CD-Audio
Marthe Jocelyn
9781459810860
$29.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Sep 29, 2015
Malou has just turned sixteen—hardly old enough to be out in the world on her own—and all she knows for sure is that she’s of mixed race and that she was left at an orphanage as a newborn. When the orphanage burns to the ground, she finds out that she may have been born in a small town in Ontario’s cottage country. Much to her surprise, Parry Sound turns out to have quite a few young brown faces, but Malou can’t believe they might be related to her. After she finds work as a cleaner in the local hospital, an Aboriginal boy named Jimmy helps her...
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5.
Series:
A Carnival of Cats
Board book
Charles Ghigna
9781459806863
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from P - P
Sep 01, 2015
There’s a purrrfect little carnival coming to town, filled with adorable cats of all different kinds! In this hint-and-reveal board book, babies, toddlers and cat-lovers alike will enjoy discovering (and guessing) what breed of cat is hiding on the next page. With playful rhyming text from award-winning author Charles Ghigna, aka Father Goose®, and beautiful illustrations by celebrated artist Kristi Bridgeman, this exuberant board book will have everyone guessing what cat is that!
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6.
Series: Orca Soundings
A Dark Truth
Paperback
Jeff Ross
9781459813274
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Oct 25, 2016
Riley and Dashawn have been friends since they were three. They got into skateboarding together and have advanced to the point where it's time to create a Sponsor Me tape. They bring a third skater along, Natasha, and try to get some good clips around a new office development. Then the police storm into the lot. The three skaters quickly scatter, trying their best not to get busted. Riley and Natasha arrive at the meet-up spot. They wait and wait, but Dashawn never shows. The next day Riley visits Dashawn, only to discover that the police have ...
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7.
Series: Orca Young Readers
A Different Game
Paperback
Sylvia Olsen
9781554691692
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 3 - 6
Apr 01, 2010
In this sequel to Murphy and Mousetrap, Murphy and his three friends, Danny, Jeff and Albert, are making the transition from the tribal elementary school to the community middle school. They are all trying out for the middle school's soccer team, and they're pretty confident that The Formidable Four will all make the team. But once the tryouts begin, Albert, the tribal-school superstar, plays like a second stringer. Murphy's new friend, Molly, is determined to help the boys find out what's wrong with Albert, but when they discover the truth, th...
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8.
Series:
A fond la planche!
(Grind)
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781554693733
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2010
Pour Phillip, le skate, c'est toute sa vie. L'école est simplement un intermède entre les séances de skate où il essaie des sauts difficiles et déjoue les gardiens de sécurité. Lorsque son meilleur ami Wally et lui rencontrent un skater professionnel qui fait des vidéos pour son site Web, Phillip pense qu'ils peuvent faire la même chose, et faire de l’argent en même temps. Lorsque leur site Web devient populaire, et leur rapporte de l'argent, ils se sentent obligés de faire des cascades de plus en plus dangereuses. Philip lives for skateboardi...
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9.
Series: Orca Echoes
A Frog in My Throat
Paperback
Frieda Wishinsky
9781551436326
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3
Apr 01, 2008
Kate and Jake have always been best friends; always, that is, until Jake's cousin, Lionel, moves nearby and Jake starts spending time with him instead. Kate struggles with his abandonment and her own loneliness as she seeks new friends that share her likes and dislikes. And, perhaps there is a place in her life for her old best friend after all.
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10.
Series:
A Kind of Courage
Paperback
Colleen Heffernan
9781551433585
$14.00
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Sep 01, 2005
Everything changes when Hattie Tamblyn's much-adored older brother, Will, enlists in the Canadian army in 1916 and is sent to fight in France. Hattie lives for Will's letters from the front, but her mother retreats into depression, her younger brother, Johnny, becomes violent and her father despairs of running the family farm without Will's help. Tension mounts when Hattie's father hires a young conscientious objector to work on the farm. Although his wealthy Toronto family is mystified and disgusted by his decision not to fight, David Ross's f...
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11.
Series: Rapid Reads
A Murder for Max
A Maxine Benson Mystery
Paperback
John Lawrence Reynolds
9781459810594
$9.95
FICTION
Oct 04, 2016
Escaping the pressures of big-city policing, Maxine Benson is happy to be appointed police chief in the resort town of Port Ainslie. Max's biggest challenge is to overcome skepticism at her ability to deal with major crimes—like the murder of Billy Ray Edwards. Few people mourn Billy Ray's passing. He was a bully and was also intent on derailing the biggest development project in the town's history. But murder's murder, and Max is ready to solve it on her own and prove her worth to the townspeople. And maybe even to herself.
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12.
Series: Orca Echoes
A Noodle Up Your Nose
Paperback
Frieda Wishinsky
9781551432946
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3
Apr 01, 2004
Kate has decided on a pirate theme for her party. She thinks that seven is going to be the best age to be. Her friend Jake is going to teach her to ride a two-wheeler. And her party is going to be fabulous. That is, until Violet starts spreading stories. Kate goes right on with her planning, but she is worried. When Violet is the only one to show up on the big day, Kate thinks that her worst fears have come true.
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13.
Series:
A Parade of Puppies
Board book
Charles Ghigna
9781459809635
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from P - P
Aug 23, 2016
In this follow-up to A Carnival of Cats, babies, toddlers and dog-lovers alike will enjoy discovering and guessing what breed of puppy is hiding on the next page. With playful rhyming text from award-winning author Charles Ghigna, and beautiful illustrations by celebrated artist Kristi Bridgeman, this hint-and-reveal board book will have everyone pondering what puppy will turn up next!
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14.
Series: Spanish Soundings
A punta de cuchillo
(Knifepoint)
Paperback
Alex Van Tol
9781554698639
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
May 01, 2011
Jill tiene un trabajo de verano brutal en un rancho en las montañas, guiando a vaqueros aficionados en paseos a caballo por el campo. Durante una excursión con un guapo desconocido, Jill se encuentra de pronto en una lucha de vida o muerte, sin nadie que pueda ayudarla. Jill took a job which sounded perfect for the summer, guiding tourists on trail rides in the beautiful mountains. She didn't realize that the money was terrible, the hours long and the coworkers insufferable. After a blow-up with her boss, she takes a single man into the m...
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15.
Series: Orca Echoes
A Puppy is for Loving
Paperback
Mary Labatt
9781551434773
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3
Sep 01, 2007
Elsie is about to have puppies, and Elizabeth is going to help. Her grandmother shows her exactly how to make the den for the dog and how to be ready when the puppies come out. After they are born, Elizabeth helps Elsie care for them. Most important of all, though, she helps her grandmother find just the right home for each, especially the very last one.
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16.
Series: Spanish Soundings
A reventar
(Stuffed)
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781554698615
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
May 01, 2011
Luego de ver un documental sobre los problemas de salud que provoca la comida rápida, Ian organiza un boicot para que la gente no coma en Frankie's, una cadena de restaurantes con un pésimo menú. Los abogados de la empresa tratan entonces de detenerlo. ¿Podrá Ian luchar por sus convicciones? ¿Será posible ganarle a una corporación gigantesca? When Ian and his classmates watch a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, Ian decides to start a boycott and stop everyone he can from eating at Frankie's, a huge fast-food chain wit...
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17.
Series:
A Sack Full of Feathers
Paperback
Debby Waldman
9781551438634
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from P - 3
Sep 01, 2007
Yankel loves to tell stories, as long as they are someone else's. He does not see the hurt that his stories cause, the way they spread and change. Then the rabbi hands him a bag of feathers and tells him to place one on every doorstep in the village. Yankel is changed by what happens and finds himself with his best story yet, one of his very own.
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18.
Series:
A Thousand Shades of Blue
Paperback
Robin Stevenson
9781551439211
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2008
A sailing trip to the Caribbean might sound great, but sixteen-year-old Rachel can't stand being trapped on a small boat with her family. She misses her best friend and feels guilty about leaving her older sister Emma, who lives in a group home. Her father is driving her crazy with his schedules and rules, her brother is miserable, and there is never anyone her own age around. Worst of all, there is nowhere to go when her parents fight. While their boat is being repaired, the family spends a few weeks in a small Bahamian community, where Rachel...
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19.
Series:
A Time to Choose
Paperback
Martha Attema
9781551430454
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Jan 01, 1999
The year is 1944. Sixteen-year-old Johannes van der Meer's homeland has been occupied by the Nazis for four long years. While enduring food shortages and nightly air raids, the people of the Netherlands wait patiently for the liberation they know will come. But for Johannes the struggle to endure is full of bitterness. The fact that his father is a Nazi collaborator has made outcasts of the van der Meer family. When the girl he loves joins the Dutch Resistance, Johannes sees a chance to redeem the family name. If only he can persuade the member...
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20.
Series: Spanish Soundings
A toda velocidad
(Overdrive)
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781554690558
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Nov 01, 2008
Jake consiguió por fin su licencia de manejo y esta noche además puede usar el auto de su hermano. Junto con su amigo Mickey, Jake sale a pasear en el auto. Cuando desafían a otro conductor a una carrera callejera, una desastrosa reacción en cadena provoca un accidente. Jake y Mickey abandonan el lugar y tratan de convencerse de que son inocentes. Pero Jake no puede simplemente hacer como si nada hubiera pasado y se siente muy confundido. ¿Tendría que tratar de olvidar lo que pasó o debería ir a la policía? Jake has finally got his driver's l...
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21.
Series: Rapid Reads
A Winter Kill
Paperback
Vicki Delany
9781554699568
$9.95
FICTION
Apr 01, 2012
Nicole Patterson is a young probationary constable with the Ontario Provincial Police. Although she spends much of her time breaking up bar fights, giving out traffic tickets and finding lost kids, she dreams of one day becoming a detective. Late one cold winter night, she comes across the body of a young woman lying on the edge of a snow-covered field on the outskirts of town. The girl appears to have been strangled. Nicole recognizes the victim as a local high school student and daughter of the town drunk. Though both under-qu...
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22.
Series: Rapid Reads
A Woman Scorned
A Sebastian Casey Mystery
Paperback
James Heneghan
9781459804067
$9.95
FICTION
Oct 01, 2013
Vancouver city councilor George Hamilton Nash has left his wife of twenty years and moved into a posh West End condo. A wealthy man about town, Nash appears to be enjoying all the pleasures the city has to offer—until he turns up dead. The note left behind indicates suicide, and the police are satisfied with this. But Sebastian Casey, a reporter for the West End Clarion who knew something of Nash's reputation as a lady's man, is not so sure. He doesn't buy suicide and sets out to prove otherwise, amidst trouble in his own relationship, and with...
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23.
Series:
About That Night
Paperback
Norah McClintock
9781459805941
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Sep 01, 2014
In the depths of winter, a woman wanders off in the snow. She is a popular former teacher and wife of a local policeman. A full-blown search begins. Meanwhile, Derek is staying with his new girlfriend and her parents while his family is out of town. He can’t believe his luck—Jordie is the hottest girl in school, and he’s going out with her. When Ronan, school bad boy and Jordie’s ex-boyfriend, shows up, Jordie decides that maybe Derek isn’t the one after all. But before she can end it with him, Derek disappears. Did he ...
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24.
Series: Orca Sports
Above All Else
Paperback
Jeff Ross
9781459803886
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 6 - 10
Mar 01, 2014
Del plays striker on his high school soccer team, the Cardinals, and they’ve gone almost three seasons undefeated. To Del, it’s just a game, but some of the players think winning is all that matters. When an ugly tackle results in a major loss for the Cardinals against their main rival, the Rebels, things get heated between the teams. That night, one of Del’s teammates has his ankle bashed in by an unknown assailant, leaving him unable to take part in the playoffs. As Del tries to figure out which of the Rebels’...
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25.
Series: Orca Sports
Absolute Pressure
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781554691302
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 6 - 10
Apr 01, 2009
Ian has been going to Key West every summer for years, helping his Uncle Gord at his dive shop and spending as much time as he can underwater. When he's not diving, he's admiring Sherri, the girl who works at the dive shop, and wondering how she would feel if he told her that he tastes blackberries whenever he sees her. A series of accidents leads Ian to believe that his uncle is in grave danger, but the truth is more complicated and terrifying than he could ever have imagined.
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26.
Series:
Accord de puissance
(Power Chord)
Paperback
Ted Staunton
9781459803114
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 5 - 9
Nov 01, 2012
Toubon et son meilleur ami Dany remarquent que les filles adorent les musiciens, même s'ils sont un peu crétins. Ils décident donc de former un groupe et Toubon se découvre une passion pour la musique. Avec un son à faire vomir le chat, le groupe prend son envol. Un concours viendra cependant semer la zizanie dans le groupe. Le batteur Crado est plus intéressé à soigner son image qu'à faire de la musique et l'intérêt de Dany pour les filles les perdra tous. Ace and his best friend Denny notice that girls like musicians, no matter how dorky the...
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27.
Series:
Accro d'la planche
(Skate Freak)
Paperback
Lesley Choyce
9781459801936
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 5 - 9
May 01, 2012
Dorf a toujours été fidèle à sa devise : « Si ça en vaut la peine, fais-le. Si ça n'en vaut pas la peine, fais-le quand même. » Mais il a déménagé à la ville et le terrain est différent. Il ne peut plus faire rouler sa planche oû bon lui semble et il a de la difficulté à s'intégrer à sa nouvelle école. Ses tricks audacieux lui assurent le respect des voyous du coin, mais il devra faire appel à une autre forme de courage s'il veut vraiment changer sa vie. Dorf is all about skateboarding, and so far that's worked out fine. But now that he's in a...
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28.
Series: Orca Currents
Ace's Basement
Paperback
Ted Staunton
9781459804371
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 5 - 9
Oct 01, 2013
Following the demise of his first band, Ace has started a duo called Two with Lisa, a girl he has a huge crush on. As Ace and Lisa get serious about their music, Denny, Ace's hapless friend, tries to help out by filming their every move so that he can create the ultimate music video. As a joke, Denny puts together a Two video capturing all of the embarrassing moments—moments that Lisa in particular doesn't want shared. Somehow, the video gets posted on YouTube. Lisa and Ace find themselves starring in the latest comedic viral video. Lisa is hu...
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29.
Series: Orca Limelights
Across the Floor
Paperback
Natasha Deen
9781459809208
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 6 - 9
Aug 30, 2016
Luc Waldon always figured he knew what his passion was: football. He lives it, he breathes it—and he thinks he has what it takes to go all the way to the NFL. So when his football coach orders him to sign up for contemporary-dance classes to improve his game, Luc's less than thrilled. When he realizes that dance might actually be his true passion, he faces a tough decision. Is he willing to leave behind the field and a real shot at professional sports, and disappoint his parents, his coach and his teammates, in order to pursue a new dream?
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30.
Series: Orca Young Readers
Addison Addley and the Things That Aren't There
Paperback
Melody DeFields McMillan
9781551439495
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 3 - 6
Mar 01, 2008
Addison Addley hates math. He hates public speaking too. Actually, he hates anything that involves work, but he only has a couple of weeks to write and memorize his grade five speech. The problem is, he can't think of a single topic. When he finally comes up with an excellent idea for a speech, it almost writes itself, but it's his poor math skills that make speech day unforgettable.
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31.
Series: Orca Young Readers
Addison Addley and the Trick of the Eye
Paperback
Melody DeFields McMillan
9781554691890
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 3 - 6
Oct 01, 2009
Addison's mother wants to sell their comfortable old house and move into a townhouse in a new development across town#&8212;a shoe box near a shoe factory, Addison calls it. As usual, Addison's brain goes into overdrive as he tries to solve two problems: first he must get his mother to see their old house in a new light, and then he must figure out who is responsible for a rash of neighborhood break-ins that make his mother feel unsafe. With the help of his friend Sam, he puts his own unique spin on optical illusions (and home decor) and ends u...
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32.
Series: Orca Young Readers
Addy's Race
Paperback
Debby Waldman
9781554699247
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 3 - 6
Oct 01, 2011
Addy has worn hearing aids for as long as she can remember. Her mother tells her this makes her special, but now that Addy's in grade six, she wants to be special for what she's done. When Addy joins the school running club to keep her best friend, Lucy, company, she discovers she is a gifted runner. Lucy isn't, which is problematic. Further troubles surface when Addy gets paired on a school project with Sierra, a smart, self-assured new classmate who wears a cochlear implant. Addy is surprised to discover hearing loss is all they have in commo...
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33.
Series: Orca Echoes
Adventures at Camp Lots-o-Fun
Paperback
Marilyn Helmer
9781554693474
$6.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3
Nov 01, 2010
Bad weather, bugs and boredom--DJ and the boys in Camp Lots-o-Fun's cabin six are starting to call it Camp Not-so-Fun. To make matters worse, one of the boys has it in for DJ. But DJ isn't about to let that bother him. His lively imagination and wit ensure there's never a dull moment. A bear in the woods, monsters in the lake and a hermit's ghost make for a week at summer camp that none of the boys in cabin six will soon forget.
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34.
Series: Orca Young Readers
After Peaches
Paperback
Michelle Mulder
9781554691760
$7.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 3 - 6
Oct 01, 2009
Ten-year-old Rosario Ramirez and her family are political refugees from Mexico, trying to make a new life in Canada. After being teased at school, Rosario vows not to speak English again until she can speak with an accent that's one hundred percent Canadian. Since she and her parents plan to spend the whole summer working on BC fruit farms, she will be surrounded by Spanish speakers again. But when her family's closest friend Jose gets terribly sick, Rosario's plans start to unravel. Neither Jose nor Rosario's parents speak English well enough ...
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35.
Series:
After the Fire
Paperback
Becky Citra
9781554692460
$10.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7
Apr 01, 2010
Melissa is waiting for the "new life" that her mother Sharlene has promised her since a fire devastated their family. But nothing ever seems to change. Melissa has difficulty making friends at school, they never have enough money and her little brother Cody is a brat. When Sharlene announces that they will be spending the month of August at a remote cabin on a wilderness lake, Melissa is less than thrilled. But there is more to do at the lake than she expected, and she is surprised to learn that her mother knows how to paddle a canoe, fish and ...
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36.
Series: Orca Currents
Agent Angus
Paperback
K. L. Denman
9781459801035
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 5 - 9
Apr 01, 2012
Angus and his best buddy, Shahid, share a love of science and their robot, Gordon. But recently, the artistic Ella Eckles has had a peculiar effect on Angus. When a stink bomb at the school provides a chance for him to talk to her, he claims to share her interest in reading facial expressions and declares his ambition to become a crime-solving mentalist. He impresses Ella by identifying the stink bomber, but fails to mention he witnessed a scrawny kid setting off the bomb. When Ella's treasured sketchbook is stolen, she asks Angus to find the t...
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37.
Series: Spanish Soundings
Al límite
(Grind)
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781554693818
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2010
Phillip vive para el skateboarding. La escuela no es m‡s que un paréntesis entre intentar un aterrizaje difícil y escapar de los guardias de seguridad. Cuando él y su mejor amigo, Wally, conocen a un patinador profesional que graba videos de sus mejores trucos para su sitio web, Phillip decide que ellos pueden hacer lo mismo y ganar un poco de dinero. Pero cuando crean una p‡gina propia y empiezan a recibir visitas (y a obtener ganancias), comienzan a sentirse presionados para hacer trucos cada vez m‡s peligrosos. Philip lives for skateboardi...
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38.
Series:
Alberta Alibi
Paperback
Dayle Campbell Gaetz
9781551434049
$8.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 3 - 7
Sep 01, 2005
Sheila, Rusty and Katie are on the road again. Fresh from their adventures in Barkerville, the trio is now in southern Alberta. Sheila has been anxiously anticipating her reunion with her father and is worried about how they will get along. Her fears are confirmed when they arrive at the Triple W Ranch and he is not there to greet them. When the police arrive, Sheila finds that her father is in big trouble. Developers want to take over his land to build new housing and a golf course and when the night watchman at the development is shot, all th...
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39.
Series: Orca Currents
Alibi
Paperback
Kristin Butcher
9781459807679
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 5 - 9
Oct 01, 2014
Fifteen-year-old Christine is visiting her eccentric great-aunt in historic Witcombe, where a pickpocket has been victimizing tourists. Aunt Maude owns an antique store and also runs the town’s ghost walk, which gives Christine the opportunity to meet local characters and visitors, including a mysterious young man who seems to know far too much about the crimes. When the pickpocket targets Aunt Maude’s store, Christine is determined to find out who is behind the thefts. Her search takes her through the nooks and crannies of the quaint town full...
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40.
Series:
All Good Children
Hardcover
Catherine Austen
9781554698240
$19.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2011
It's the middle of the twenty-first century and the elite children of New Middletown are lined up to receive a treatment that turns them into obedient, well-mannered citizens. Maxwell Connors, a fifteen-year-old prankster, misfit and graffiti artist, observes the changes with growing concern, especially when his younger sister, Ally, is targeted. Max and his best friend, Dallas, escape the treatment, but must pretend to be "zombies" while they watch their freedoms and hopes decay. When Max's family decides to take Dallas with them into the unkn...
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41.
Series:
All Good Children
Paperback
Catherine Austen
9781459813878
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Sep 27, 2016
This best-selling book is now available in paperback. It's the middle of the twenty-first century and the elite children of New Middletown are lined up to receive a treatment that turns them into obedient, well-mannered citizens. Maxwell Connors, a fifteen-year-old prankster, misfit and graffiti artist, observes the changes with growing concern, especially when his younger sister, Ally, is targeted. Max and his best friend, Dallas, escape the treatment, but must pretend to be "zombies" while they watch their freedoms and hopes decay. When Max's...
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42.
Series:
All Sleek and Skimming
Stories
Paperback
Lisa Heggum
9781551434476
$19.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Mar 01, 2006
“If any proof were needed that literature for young adults has come of age, Lisa Heggum has provided it in this extraordinary anthology, which demonstrates—once and for all—the inextricable connection between young adult and adult literature. Older teens and adults will recognize the commonalities of their interests and experiences in these superbly realized and selected short stories. Bravo!” —Michael Cart, Booklist columnist and Founding Editor of Rush Hour "Dark, tender, and funny, this is the book I wanted when I was a teen." —Maggie MacDo...
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43.
Series:
All-Season Edie
Paperback
Annabel Lyon
9781551437132
$14.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 5 - 10
Apr 01, 2008
Eleven-year-old Edie Jasmine Snow has a "perfect" thirteen-year-old sister, two loving parents, and a cat named Dusty. She also has a grandmother she suspects is a witch and a grandfather who insists on calling her Albert. Framed by family summer vacations at the lake, All-Season Edie follows Edie through a tumultuous year in which her beloved grandfather becomes ill. In the face of family tragedy, Edie tries to practice witchcraft, learns to dance the flamenco, meets the Greek god Zeus doing his Christmas shopping at the mall, ruins the most i...
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44.
Series: Orca Sports
All-Star Pride
Paperback
Sigmund Brouwer
9781551436357
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 6 - 10
Sep 01, 2006
It's the All-Star team, made up of the WHL's young hockey players, just one short step away from the NHL. Their goal is to beat the Russian All-Stars in a best-of-seven series to be shown as a television special. Hog Burnell, one of the biggest and toughest players in the league, is happy to be part of it. He could use the money that would come with a series win by the WHL All-Stars. At the very worst, it's a free vacation to Russia. It doesn't take Hog long to discover there's plenty more money to be made along the way...if he's willing to pay...
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45.
Series:
Allegra
Paperback
Shelley Hrdlitschka
9781459801974
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Apr 01, 2013
Allegra thinks being at a performing-arts high school will change her life and make her a better dancer. But high school is still high school, complete with cliques, competition and cruelty. Allegra's refuge comes in the form of a class she doesn't want to take—music theory, taught by a very young, very attractive male teacher. Soon all Allegra can think about is music composition—and Mr. Rochelli. But has she misunderstood his attention, or is he really her soul mate?
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46.
Series:
Alligator, Bear, Crab
A Baby's ABC
Board book
Lesley Wynne Pechter
9781554693603
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from P - P
Apr 01, 2011
Alligator, Bear, Crab is an ABC book for babies and toddlers alike that introduces the shapes and sounds of the alphabet amid a colorful collection of critters. The bright colors and playful images make for a unique board book, the perfect size for a child's small hands.
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47.
Series:
Alone at Ninety Foot
Paperback
Katherine Holubitsky
9781551432045
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Jan 01, 2001
Fourteen year old Pamela Collins is struggling to come to terms with her mother's death. Somewhat shy, Pamela is thoughtful, full of passion, often funny and sometimes tearful as she learns to cope with the emotional overload the tragedy has brought to her life. Her favourite things include walking alone in Lynn Canyon Park, the art of Emily Carr, and a certain boy with a "wicked grin." At the moment she dislikes her English teacher, shopping and being singled out for special treatment because of her motherís death. Pamela is tall and slim and ...
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48.
Series:
Alphabetter
Paperback
Dan Bar-el
9781551438610
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from P - 3
Sep 01, 2007
Did you ever try to use an egg in place of a football? Or dress up a live quail in doll's clothes when you didn't have a doll? Or strap rag-dolls onto your feet in place of slippers? In Alphabetter, twenty-six boys and girls find themselves in twenty-six different predicaments when the alphabet refuses to cooperate with them. In the end, the solution turns out to be right on the next page, if only they can find it...
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49.
Series: Rapid Reads
And Everything Nice
Paperback
Kim Moritsugu
9781554698387
$9.95
FICTION
Apr 01, 2011
Twenty-four-year-old Stephanie manages a clothing store and lives with her mother in the townhouse where she grew up. Her life isn't in a rut exactly, but it's not headed where she'd like it to be. At her mother's suggestion, she joins a community choir. Soon she's singing rock songs in four-part harmony and has met a completely new group of people, including Anna Rai, a local TV personality. When Anna's private journal goes missing, she confides in Stephanie that she feels terribly vulnerable. What if the notebook falls into the wrong hands an...
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50.
Series: Orca Soundings
Another Miserable Love Song
Paperback
Brooke Carter
9781459813120
$9.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Aug 30, 2016
Kallie Echo is starting to think dreams are dangerous. Her dad had one—to be a rock star—and then he died. Now Kallie is practically homeless and her life is falling apart. So when a punk band asks Kallie to sing for them, she must decide if she's got the heart to front a band of rocker chicks (and one trans guy). Can she find a new purpose in punk? And will the drummer with the amazing smile break her heart? The band goes on tour, and everything hinges on Kallie. It's a lot of pressure—especially when you throw in substance abuse and Kallie's ...
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51.
Series:
Are You Seeing Me?
Hardcover
Darren Groth
9781459810792
$19.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Aug 18, 2015
Twins Justine and Perry have left their home in Australia and embarked on the road trip of a lifetime in the Pacific Northwest. It’s been a year since their dad lost his battle with cancer and Justine became the sole caregiver for her autistic brother, Perry. Now Perry has been accepted into an assisted-living residence in their hometown, Brisbane, Australia, but before he takes up residence, they’re seeking to create the perfect memory. For Perry, the trip is a glorious celebration of some of his favorite thin...
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52.
Series:
Art's Supplies
Paperback
Chris Tougas
9781459811737
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from P - 3
Jan 19, 2016
In this delightful tale of the power of the imagination, Art’s supplies come to life in the studio, creating mayhem and magic—and art! Pastels, pencils, paints, crayons, brushes and markers...everything gets in on the act of creating a mess-terpiece of fun. Chris Tougas’s brilliant illustrations and clever text explore the essence of the creative process in a way that children will understand. “Kids will want to grab some colored pencils and get to work themselves.” —Booklist “This lively title is sure to be a favorite.” —School Library Journa...
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53.
Series: Rapid Reads
Assault on Juno
Paperback
Mark Zuehlke
9781459800366
$9.95
HISTORY
May 01, 2012
Dawn, June 6, 1944. Off the Normandy coast 6,500 ships carry 150,000 Allied troops. This is D-Day, the long-awaited Allied invasion of German-occupied Europe. The Allies will storm five beaches. One is code-named Juno Beach. Here, 14,500 Canadians will land on a five-mile stretch of sand backed by three resort towns. The beach is heavily protected by a seawall, barbed wire, underwater obstacles and hundreds of mines. Behind these defenses a heavily armed German force waits inside thick concrete pillboxes and deep trenches that bristle w...
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54.
Series: Orca Limelights
At Ease
Paperback
Jeff Ross
9781459808003
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 6 - 9
Nov 03, 2015
At fifteen, Will already knows he wants to spend his life playing classical violin. And when he is invited to take part in a summer program for young musicians, he realizes it is a chance to make his dream a reality. But years of playing only for Mr. Jorgensen, his elderly neighbor and mentor, haven’t prepared Will for what will happen when he steps onto the stage. He never expected the self-doubt that takes over his thoughts, or the fear of failure that makes his hands shake and his heart race. What happens when the one thing you need to achie...
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55.
Series:
At the Edge of the World
Paperback
Kari Jones
9781459810624
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Oct 11, 2016
Maddie and Ivan have been friends forever. They go to school together, surf, party, and hang out all the time. Ivan eats at Maddie's house almost every day. But all is not well in Ivan's world, and as control of his life slips farther away from him, Maddie agonises over her role in his life. Ivan fears the fallout if the people in his community discover what he's been hiding, but Maddie thinks telling his secret will help him. As Maddie struggles to figure out her own post-high-school path, she worries about how to deal with the things she know...
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56.
Series: Orca Limelights
Attitude
Paperback
Robin Stevenson
9781459803824
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 6 - 9
Oct 01, 2013
When Cassie comes to Vancouver from Australia for an intensive summer program at a prestigious ballet school, she finds it hard to fit in. A clique of girls who have been at the school a long time don't want the newcomers to get any attention. At first Cassie tries to go along to get along, but when she realizes that some of the visiting summer students are being bullied and threatened, and that she herself is being sabotaged, she finally speaks out—and finds out how far some girls will go to succeed.
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57.
Series:
Au pas, camarade
(Branded)
Paperback
Eric Walters
9781459800038
$9.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 5 - 9
Oct 01, 2011
Lorsque le directeur de l'école annonce une nouvelle politique relative aux uniformes, les amis d'Ian font pression sur lui pour qu'il s'y oppose. Sa meilleure amie Julia l'incite fortement à protester, mais le directeur est également déterminé à convaincre Ian que les uniformes sont une bonne chose. Ian ne veut pas s'en mêler—pour commencer. Puis il fait une découverte qui l'oblige à prendre position—peu importe le prix à payer. The principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict. His f...
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58.
Series:
Audacious
Paperback
Gabrielle Prendergast
9781459802643
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Apr 01, 2015
Sixteen-year-old Raphaelle says the wrong thing, antagonizes the wrong people and has the wrong attitude. She can't do anything right except draw, but she draws the wrong pictures. When her father moves the family to a small prairie city, Raphaelle wants to make a new start. Reborn as "Ella," she tries to fit in at her new school. She's drawn to Samir, a Muslim boy in her art class, and expresses her confused feelings in explicit art. When a classmate texts a photo of Ella's art to a younger friend, the fallout spreads throughout Ella's life, t...
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59.
Series:
Audacious
Hardcover
Gabrielle Prendergast
9781459805309
$19.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Oct 01, 2013
Sixteen-year-old Raphaelle says the wrong thing, antagonizes the wrong people and has the wrong attitude. She can't do anything right except draw, but she draws the wrong pictures. When her father moves the family to a small prairie city, Raphaelle wants to make a new start. Reborn as "Ella," she tries to fit in at her new school. She's drawn to Samir, a Muslim boy in her art class, and expresses her confused feelings in explicit art. When a classmate texts a photo of Ella's art to a younger friend, the fallout spreads throughout Ella's life, t...
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60.
Series:
Away Running
Paperback
David Wright
9781459810464
$14.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Grade (CAN) from 8 - 12
Apr 12, 2016
Matt, a white quarterback from Montreal, Quebec, flies to France (without his parents’ permission) to play football and escape family pressure. Freeman, a black football player from San Antonio, Texas, is in Paris on a school trip when he hears about a team playing American football in a rough, low-income suburb called Villeneuve-La-Grande. Matt and Free join the Diables Rouges and make friends with the other players, who come from many different ethnic groups. Racial tension erupts into riots in Villeneuve when some of their Muslim teammates g...
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