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  • What happened this summer
    Author: Yee, Paul
    Summary:

    This collection of short stories by Governor General’s Award winning author Paul Yee takes readers into the lives of Chinese teens in Canada, who must deal with their cultural backgrounds as well as battle parents over schooling,...
  • The heretic's tomb
    Author: Rose, Simon
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    While exploring an archeological site, Annie discovers the tomb of Lady Isabella Devereaux, who was condemed to death as a heretic. When Annie picks up a mysterious amulet that she finds in the tomb, she is hurtled back to the Middle...
  • The bone collector's son
    Author: Yee, Paul
    Summary:

    Thirteen-year-old Bing-wing Chan must conquer his fear of ghosts as his father’s gambling debts force him to dig for human bones in a graveyard and then to work as a houseboy in a haunted house. Set in Vancouver’s Chinatown The Bone...
  • Siena summer
    Author: Chandler, Ann
    Summary:

    On summer vacation in Siena, Angela befriends a fiery horse and trains him to race in the Palio, despite being written off by the horse's owners.
  • The Doomsday mask
    Author: Rose, Simon
    Summary:

    The legendary crystal ceremonial mask of Kulkaan, high priest of Atlantis, was believed to have been endowed with incredible powers, with deadly consequences for all mankind. In a desperate race against time, Josh and Erica must prevent...
  • When morning comes
    Author: Raina, Arushi
    Summary:

    It’s 1976 in South Africa.

    Written from the points-of-view of four young people living in Johannesburg and its black township, Soweto—Zanele, a black female student organizer, Meena, of South Asian background working at her...
  • Roxy
    Author: Reece, PJ
    Summary:

    Roxy is a tale of secrets and lies, sex and death. Sent to Greece on a mission of mercy to meet her estranged grandfather, Roxy uncovers the truth about her family—and must unravel the longtime consequences of a tragic love story. At...
  • Broken
    Author: Harvey-Fitzhenry, Alyxandra
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    With purple hair and '90s retro clothes, Ash Perrault is a modern-day Cinderella. She has a new stepmother, annoying stepsisters and a rocky relationship with the school prince. But she has a problem Cinderella didn't have - a dangerous...
  • The sorcerer's letterbox
    Author: Rose, Simon
    Summary:

    Travelling back in time a boy fights for his life in the terrifying London of 1483.
  • The emerald curse
    Author: Rose, Simon
    Summary:

    Charles Kelly was the world’s greatest comic book artist until he disappeared without a trace. Two years later, his grandson Sam discovers a mysterious pen in Charles’ attic studio. Sam is soon propelled into a deadly dimension, where...
  • Where I belong
    Author: White, Tara
    Summary:

    This moving tale of self-discovery takes place during the Oka uprising in the summer of 1990. Adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt somehow out of place. Recurring dreams haunt her, warning her that someone close to her is in...
  • The Lewton experiment
    Author: Sa, Rachel
    Summary:

    "Seventeen-year-old Sherri arrives in Lewton excited to start a summer job working as a student reporter. Instead of a thriving community, she finds a creepy ghost town, gripped by a dark secret. Most of the local stores have been...
  • Caravaggio : signed in blood
    Author: Smith, Mark David
    Summary:

    In 17th Century Rome, connections are everything. But for 15-year-old Beppo Ghirlandi, an indentured servant accused of murder, there is nowhere to turn. The only one who will help him is the painter from across the Piazza, the madman-...
  • The sphere of Septimus
    Author: Rose, Simon
    Summary:

    Eric is sent to spend the summer with Septimus Trinket, the father he barely knows, in the remote village of Middle Wogglehole, where strange things happen, and soon he and his friend Jessica must battle evil in an unfamiliar world.
  • Frame and the McGuire
    Author: Weston, Joanna M.
    Summary:

    After Frame and her brother Ranger discover Uncle Tam's body in the river, they question if his death was really an accident. Their suspicions are confirmed when they find a knife under a rock. Clues mount up after they discover that...
  • The runaway
    Author: Huser, Glen
    Summary:

    In 1923 Alberta, Leroy "Doodlebug" Barnstable runs away from his aunt and abusive cousins and finds work with a travelling Chautauqua show.
  • The clone conspiracy
    Author: Rose, Simon
    Summary:

    Luke's best friend, Patrick, has disappeared on the eve of his birthday. Did he run away? Has he cmmmitted suicide? Patrick sets out to unravel the mystery of his disappearance; but soon his own life is at risk as well.
  • The time camera
    Author: Rose, Simon
    Summary:

    The massive explosion in which Eleanor Chamberlain died at her research laboratory was seen as a tragic accident. Or was it the perfect crime? Two years later, Jake and Lydia discover a mysterious camera, capable of taking pictures of...
  • Henry Chow and other stories : from the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop
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    Chosen by Ricepaper magazine and the Asian Canadian Writers’ Collective, these stories by emerging and established writers such as Evelyn Lau and Governor General Award winner Paul Yee reflect the experiences and sentiments of North-...
  • The Alchemist's portrait
    Author: Rose, Simon
    Summary:

    On a school trip to the museum, Matthew has an eerie meeting with Peter Glimmer, a 17th-century Dutch boy imprisoned in his own portrait. Peter Glimmer entrusts Matthew with recovering from the past the one thing that can save the world...

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