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Under Their SkinBy Margaret Peterson Haddix Nick and Eryn are 12-year-old twins who lead a pretty normal life, spending half their time at their mom’s house and half the time with their dad. When their mom announces that she is getting married to Michael, Nick and Eryn know that life will change. But change comes […]
The Unbreakable CodeBy Jennifer Chambliss Bertman This follow-up to Book Scavenger has Emily and her best friend James solving yet another mystery. This time they come across the infamous Unbreakable Code, which has gone unsolved for 150 years. Emily and James try desperately to crack the code which leads to some kind of treasure. Along […]
The Last Kids On EarthBy Max Brallier, illustrated by Douglas Holgate Jack is a thirteen-year-old foster kid who has bounced from house to house and school to school. He’s never had a real family or real friends. When he finally makes friends with Quint, a geeky science-type, they get hit with the zombie apocalypse! Everyone […]
The Darkest DarkBy Chris Hadfield Have you ever been afraid of the dark? Chris Hadfield has. Lying in the dark, Chris thinks of all kinds of scary things, especially aliens. He has many sleepless night in his family’s cottage on Stag Island in Ontario. He keeps his parents awake too, and they are getting pretty […]
Masterminds By Gordon Korman Growing up in a town like Serenity has its perks: there’s no crime, no poverty, and honesty is valued above all. Kids like Eli, Randy, Tori, Amber, Malik and Hector are 13 years old and have known each other their entire lives. In their small town of 185 people, they pretty much […]
Revenge On The Fly By Sylvia McNicoll It’s the summer of 1912 and William Alton is traveling from Ireland to Canada to start a new life. William and his father, Arthur, will be reunited with Will’s Uncle Charlie and Will is to start school. The impoverished Altons have lost both Will’s mom and sister, Colleen, […]
By Natasha Tarpley A mystery with history, The Harlem Charade unites three very different kids who must solve a brutal attack on a senior while tracking down some precious paintings that could help save their Harlem neighbourhood. Jin is being raised by her grandparents and spends a lot of time in their bodega (corner grocery […]
by Jason ReynoldsCastle Cranshaw, aka Ghost, has been running for a long time. Three years ago, his father tried to shoot Ghost and his mom. His father is now behind bars, and Ghost has a lot of anger issues that lead to him continually getting into trouble at school.His mom works long hours at a […]
And Then It Happened By M & L Wade“…After dinner that evening, we had a large bonfire and the Head Counsellor read us some really hokey, kiddie stories… until Gordon interrupted and asked if he could tell a story. The Head Counsellor smiled and said, ‘Sure, go right […]
The Skeleton TreeBy Iain Lawrence I’ve already mentioned that I love survival stories and this one is no exception. Twelve-year-old Chris doesn’t know much about the outdoors. His parents never taught him to fish or hunt or survive in the wild. He’s scared of wild animals and downright terrified of mountain climbing. Chris’s dad, who […]