Leo's penchant for exploring lands him in trouble at school until he uses his mapping skills on a class field trip to prove he really can be responsible.
Responsibility
- Author:Szpirglas, JeffSummary:
- Author:Ternovetsky, PatSummary:
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a puppy? I can be fun and esciting and scary and lots of things, let me tell you my story.
- Author:Fraistat, Ann.Summary:
The farms of Hollow's End were blessed with miracle crops, especially the shimmering, iridescent wheat of Wren's family farm, but then the black mercury blight came, and the blight destroys everything: crops turned to silver-...
- Author:Grant, VickiSummary:
Neil decides that his long-term relationship with Jade is finally over. After ending it, he realizes the hardest part will be saying goodbye to her little brother, Owen, who suffers from severe migraines. Neil's friends suspect that...
- Author:Van Camp, RichardSummary:
Three young men — Flinch, Bryce, and Rupert — have vandalized their community and are sent by its Elders to live nine months on the land as part of the circle sentencing process. There, the young men learn to take responsibility for...
- Author:Syliboy, AlanSummary:
A young Mi'kmaw boy, Little Thunder, learns the importance of responsibility as his father teaches him, and then passes on, the role of Thundermaker.
- Author:Vsetula, Maren, Avingaq, SusanSummary:
Susan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching their mother write letters to people in other camps. Their mother has one precious pencil, and she keeps it safe in her box for special things. One afternoon, Anaana leaves the iglu to help a...
- Author:Stein, Janice GrossSummary:
We live in an age dominated by the cult of efficiency. Efficiency in the raging debate about public goods is often used as a code word to advance political agendas. When it is used correctly, efficiency is important: it must always be...
- Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:
"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York TimesThe first book in Deborah Ellis’s riveting Breadwinner series is an award-winning novel about loyalty, survival, families and friendship under...
- Author:Ryan, DarleneSummary:
Kevin Frasier is in a new high school. His fourth in the last year. He is trying to get along and not cause any waves. When he falls in with Nick and his friends, Kevin ends up going along as the group bullies and threatens their way...
- Author:Vincent, RachelSummary:
For as long as sixteen-year-old Adele can remember, the village of Oakvale has been surrounded by the dark wood--a forest filled with terrible monsters. Adele cannot avoid the dark wood for she is one of a long line of guardians: women...
- Author:Gray, MarieSummary:
Nico en a assez de sa réputation de gars parfait. Il étouffe. Fou d’amour pour sa blonde, il a pourtant l’impression de passer à côté des affaires tripantes de la vie. Avec ses parents qui le questionnent sans cesse au sujet de son...
- Author:Goobie, BethSummary:
Dime tiene 15 años y siempre está enojada. Sus padres no la comprenden y su hermano quedó paralizado por un accidente. Cuando las peleas y las acusaciones la sobrepasan, Dime se muda con su hermano. Pero los problemas la siguen. Si Dime...
- Author:Samuel, MarkSummary:
In a down economy, it is more important than ever to prove one's worth. Samuel provides a straightforward guide for finding security and control in the workplace.
- Author:Korman, GordonSummary:
Cameron Boxer, king of the slackers, has found something worth his time. By playing video games online in front of an audience he can find both fame AND fortune -- especially with Elvis (a beaver who seems to love video games as much as...
- Author:Walters, EricSummary:
As the new girl in a strange town, Casey is trying desperately to fit in and make friends. When her parents leave town for the weekend, her friend suggests she have a house party. Casey is reluctant to go along, until she realizes maybe...
- Author:Engdahl, SylviaSummary:
When young Elana unexpectedly joins the team leaving the spaceship to study the planet Andrecia, she becomes an integral part of an adventure involving three very different civilizations, each one centered on the third planet from the...
- Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:
Parvana es una chica de once años que vive en Kabul, Afganistán, durante la época del gobierno de los talibanes. Cuando su padre es detenido, su familia –sin recursos para poder vivir-, buscará una solución desesperada: Parvana, que por...
- Author:Wieler, DianaSummary:
In a shiny new pickup packed with camping equipment and guitars, and with a $5,000 debt hanging over their heads, Jens and his musician brother, Daniel, take off on an unusual kind of road trip. Little do they know that they are...
- Author:McDunn, GillianSummary:
Cat and her brother Chicken have always had a very special bond. When Chicken has a meltdown, Cat's the one who scratches his back and reads his favorite story. She always knows what he needs. Since their mom has had to work double-hard...