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81) The wolf and me
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Bunny is in trouble. Hes been kidnapped from the skating rink at City Hall in Toronto, and now hes locked in a cold basement room, still in his parka and skates. Where is he? And why do his kidnappers keep asking questions about his dead grandpa and some weird national anthem? Bunny may not always know whats going on, but he has an innocents ability to get to the heart of things and find out what its all about. When he manages to escape, he skates...
83) Wait and see
Author
Pub. Date
2004, c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Olivia gets her birthday wish every time she blows out the candles. Some of her wishes are for snow, rain, sunshine, and babies.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story...
Author
Series
Emily Starr trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 22
Description
When Emily's father dies, leaving her an orphan, she is sent to live with a stern aunt in Prince Edward Island, where her resourcefulness and love of writing help her adjust to a new way of life
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The Discover Cryptids filming crew heads to Canada to investigate the Turtle Lake monster which is apparently sinking boats--but when the lake front diner burns down, they begin to think that this monster may be a lot more human than cryptid.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
Even though it's now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves), and Chatham, Canada, are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors.
Author
Series
Cherry blossom volume 2
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Ten-year-old Michiko wants to be proud of her Japanese heritage but can't be. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her family's possessions are confiscated and they are forced into deprivation in a small, insular community. The men are sent to work on the railway, so the women and children are left to make the trip on their own. After a former Asahi baseball star becomes her new teacher, life gets better. Baseball fever hits town, and when Michiko challenges...
91) Gotcha!
Author
Pub. Date
©2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
It's 'bead season' at Slippery Rock High. This year the bead-snatching grad game called Gotcha has been banned as an official school activity because the teachers have decided to put an end to what they consider a dangerous tradition. The game goes underground, and more grads than ever are participating. The game quickly spins out of control, and Katie finds herself losing friends and falling victim to her classmates' obsession with Gotcha. She...
92) Good news
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
As the news of Canada Goose's newly laid eggs spreads from animal to animal, the facts become monstrously distorted.
Author
Series
Anna Hibiscus (Early chapter books) volume 4
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. But she is spending Christmas with her granny in Canada. She can't wait to see snow for the first time. And how will it feel to be so far from home?"--
94) Rash
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
In a future society that has decided it would "rather be safe than free," sixteen-year-old Bo's anger control problems land him in a tundra jail where he survives with the help of his running skills and an artificial intelligence program named Bork.
96) No fixed address
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Twelve-year-old Felix's appearance on a television game show reveals that he and his mother have been homeless for a while, but also restores some of his faith in other people.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 140
Pub. Date
c2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"The Aldens are on a special vacation up north to see the Calgary Stampede -- a cowboy celebration of Canada's frontier spirit! There's a parade through the streets of Calgary, a spectacular stage show, and plenty of fun things to do. But behind the scenes at the festival, an important piece of jewelry goes missing. Can the Boxcar Children find the thief before the big show is ruined?".
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 8
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
In this queer reimaging of The secret garden, fifteen-year-old orphan Mary sets off to live in the Georgian Bay wilds where she discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying.
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Lost at sea while sailing with his wealthy owners, a Yorkshire terrier washes up, nearly dead, in a village on Prince Edward Island where he is nursed back to health by a lonely widow and is befriended by a fox and an abandoned waif who is also struggling to find a home for herself somewhere.
100) When it all syncs up
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect for fans of Heartbreaker and Tiny Pretty Things. Ballet is Aisha's life. So when she's denied yet another lead at her elite academy because she doesn't "look" the part, she knows something has to change-the constant discrimination is harming her mental...