Eleven-year-old Ellis Johnson has the summertime blues. He dreamed of spending the summer of 1976 hanging out with friends, listening to music, and playing his harmonica. Instead, he'll be sleeping on a lumpy pullout in Dad's...
Juvenile fiction
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Author:Amos, ShawnSummary: - Author:Souders, TarynSummary:
Windy Bottom, Georgia, is usually a peaceful place. Coop helps his mom at her café and bookstore, hangs out with his grandpa, and bikes around with his friends Justice and Liberty. The town is full of all kinds of interesting people,...
- Author:Gaiman, NeilSummary:
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls...
- Author:Lawson, JulieSummary:
Eleven-year-old Sam's first visit to the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is nothing like she'd expected. Her older cousins tease "the city kid" mercilessly, when they're not ignoring her altogether. She often finds herself left to...
- Author:McDowell, Pamela, Charko, KasiaSummary:
When Cricket McKay and her best friend, Shilo, discover that a cougar has been seen in the town of Waterton, they are thrilled that school closes for a few days as a precaution. The townspeople are worried though. They want the cougar...
- Author:Leach, SaraSummary:
Twelve-year-old Tabitha is less than thrilled when her parents send her on a hiking trip with her cousins, Ashley and Cedar, and her Aunt Tess. For one thing, she's not much of a hiker. And she's pretty sure her cousins hate her. But...
- Author:Jeff SzpirglasSummary:
30 dangerous paths. 30 minutes to escape. YOU choose the path to survive!
Back with even more danger and daring, and a dash of fun, this fourth installment of the choose-your-own-path series features serious survival scenarios,...
- Author:Conklin, MelanieSummary:
Newbery-winning Rules meets Counting by 7s in this affecting story of a girl’s devotion to her brother and what it means to be home When eleven-year-old Thyme Owens’ little brother, Val, is accepted into a new cancer drug trial, it’s...
- Author:Crysdale, JoySummary:
Ten biographies of women reformers from around the world who have made a difference in the realms of politics, social equality, disability, and women’s rights. From the work of abolitionist Sojourner Truth and women like South Africa’s...
- Author:Garon, PhilippeSummary:
Ben se réveille en sursaut. Dans sa ville, la plus laide, la plus noire, la plus sale des villes, un train a déraillé. Tout brule! Vite, Ben installe son père dans sa poussette et tente de sortir du brasier. Dans sa fuite, il repère un...
- Author:Doyle, BrianSummary:
Winner of the Governor General's Award and the Mr. Christie's Book Award. In this award-winning paean to country life we find Hubbo O'Driscoll, whom we first met in Easy Avenue, now living in the lower Gatineau with his guardian aunt...
- Author:Halvorson, MarilynSummary:
When Shane Morgan's father is late returning to their ranch in Alberta after making a delivery in Montana, Shane decides to go looking for him, even though his only vehicle is a truck in bad condition and he has no driver's...
- Author:Silverman, EricaSummary:
Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep.
- Author:Silverman, EricaSummary:
Cocoa the horse herds the cows with Cowgirl Kate, helps her practice her roping skills, and wishes he could wear boots instead of horseshoes.
- Author:Silverman, EricaSummary:
Cowgirl Kate and her cow horse, Cocoa, discover what it means to work, play, and be together--rain or shine.
- Author:Silverman, EricaSummary:
When Cocoa decides to explore the house, Cowgirl Kate has a hard time convincing him he must return to the barn.
- Author:Silverman, EricaSummary:
Cocoa the horse does not want Cowgirl Kate to go to school without him.
- Author:Silverman, EricaSummary:
Cowgirl Kate and her horse Cocoa watch over the new calves, a puppy, and some baby barn owls.
- Author:King, ThomasSummary:
<p>Coyote Columbus story: Thomas King uses a bag of literary tricks to shatter the stereotypes surrounding Columbus's voyages. In doing so, he invites children to laugh with him at the crazy antics of Coyote, who unwittingly...
- Author:King, ThomasSummary:
Two tales, set in a time “when animals and human beings still talked to each other,” display Thomas King’s cheeky humor and master storytelling skills. Freshly illustrated and reissued as an early chapter book, these stories are perfect...
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