After surviving a desperate childhood of lawlessness and violence, Alfred Olyontombo makes his way to a refugee camp while Rwanda's genocide rages behind him. His knowledge of local languages catches the attention of an idealistic...
Juvenile delinquency
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Author:ViolencE, Leave Out, Proulx, BrendaSummary:eens talking to teens in a powerful book where formerly violent young people speak out to their peers.
Not all teenagers start out with the skills and experience to make appropriate choices. Yet through bravery, perseverance and...
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Author:Elkeles, SimoneSummary:Nothing has been the same since Caleb Becker left a party drunk, got behind the wheel and hit Maggie Armstrong. Even after months of painful physical therapy, Maggie walks with a limp. Her social life is nil and a scholarship to study...
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Author:Sachar, LouisSummary:A miscarriage of justice sends Stanley Yelnats to a harsh juvenile detention center. While the warden claims that the hard labor that the boys are subjected to is meant to build character, it becomes clear that she is really using the...
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Author:Brouwer, SigmundSummary:In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Max hops on a freight train to seek out the dad who abandoned him when he was a baby. This edition combines both written and spoken words.
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Author:Parent, GillesSummary:Préface de Jean-Luc Brassard May O’Leary, fille d’un millionnaire de Vancouver, Patrick Murphy de la Baie James et Simon Latour un écorché vif de Montréal sont trois adolescents décrochés de la famille, de l’école et de la société. Ils...
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Author:Bernstein, NellSummary:When teenagers scuffle during a basketball game, they are typically benched. But when Will got into it on the court, he and his rival were sprayed in the face at close range by a chemical similar to Mace, denied a shower for twenty-four...
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Author:Burgess, AnthonySummary:In this nightmare vision of a not-too-distant future, fifteen-year-old Alex and his three friends rob, rape, torture and murder - for fun. Alex is jailed for his vicious crimes and the State undertakes to reform him - but how and at...
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Author:Nelson, ColleenSummary:A riveting bi-racial story about family love, loss, and standing up for what you believe in.
Jess and Sara Jean couldn't be more different. He's a loner with a criminal record; a Metis raised on the Reserve; the son of a...
