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On the 2014 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award shortlist New middle-grade fiction from the award-winning author of The Glory Wind Adam's summer is off to a disappointing start. His so-called "best friend" has bailed on him, choosing to stay behind to care for a sick dog, instead of joining Adam and his family at the seaside campground as planned. Adam is furious with Billy for abandoning him, impatient with his mother for her artistic obs...

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Before you judge me, there are two things you should know about why I did it. Shana Tremain is a good kid. She knows right from wrong and shes never been in any serious trouble. But when her best friend, Carrie, comes to her for help, Shana agrees to break the law to save Carrie from a molester. She even feels good about it for a while. Then trouble starts. Someone in their group of friends is stealing from the others. As she searches for the ...

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Bethany knows that she is special. She doesn't learn things as easily as her classmates do and that sometimes makes them mean to her. They call her names - including the really "bad" name. Even her mom and her sister Mira say unkind things at times. But Bethany has friends like her neighbor Mrs. Goldsborough as well as happy times with Dad when he gets home from work. And now, Mira has promised to protect her from the bullies when the new scho...

Griffin plans to avoid his class speech by refusing to talk altogether in a fake protest against child soldiers. His actions set off a chain of events he could never have predicted.

Jamie loves to build things, from dazzling roller coasters to secret mazes to looming castlers comlete with fire-breathing dragons. But all mom see is a big mess. When Jamie tries to see things from Mom's perspective, well, Jamie starts to understand. From the top of the table things look like Mom sees them and it really does look a bit messy. But if Mom can be convinced to come down to Jamie's level and see things that way then she will under...

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Now in paperback, a laugh-out-loud middle-grade novel featuring three friends whose acts of kindess go terribly awry.In the haze of a food-induced stupor, Zoey Dalton and her best friends Bean and Jenna make a pledge to begin performing random acts of kindness--anonymously. Their previous track record for altruism is pretty much a flat line, so anything they do to help others is bound to be an improvement.Or is it?What if the random acts of ki...

Sixteen-year-old Porter Delancy has his future figured out, but his nice, neat plans are shaken when a man he believes may be his father suddenly appears in his Toronto neighbourhood. As Porter looks for answers, it begins to seem that all he's ever going to find are more questions.

Betts's mom faces criminal charges in the theft of a computer program from her workplace. To help her, Shelby infiltrates the company to dig up clues.-When her friend Betts's mom is suspected of stealing software from her workplace, Shelby infiltrates the company to save Mrs. Thompson's job and keep her out of prison.

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Shelby investigates a series of arsons and becomes aware that whoever is responsible for setting the fires may have been a victim of sexual abuse.

When Shelbys peaceful hometown is shaken by robberies, suspicion falls on Amber, a new girl in town who has alienated others with her standoffish attitude.

Oscar Ollie Brown is vexed and perplexed. Whether he's holding his tongue, dropping everything or following some other instruction his mother gives him, Oscar finds that doing what he's told never seems to work out quite the way he expects. From rescuing his goldfish Slick to chasing his cat Sammy, there's never a dull moment at the Brown house. But the thing that really keeps Oscar busy is trying to figure out why it's not always a good idea ...

To help a friend, Shelby begins her toughest investigation yet: trying to track down a mother who deserted her child and a father who may not even know he has a daughter.

A young boy must come to terms with the moral prejudices of his small town in rural 1950s Ontario when he befriends the daughter of a young widow who moves in next door. Gracie is unlike anyone Luke has ever met - fun, charming, imaginative and full of life. But when the townsfolk discover that her mother's past is less than completely honourable, they set out to isolate both mother and daughter. This striking new novel from Valerie Sherrard e...

Lexie Malton has a secret. Her ex-boyfriend is a heroin addict living on the street, and only she knows that she's the one who put him there. Guilt makes her give into his demands for money, but when he finally seeks treatment, Lexie finds herself drawn back to him, never guessing what a dark and deadly path she has chosen.

When Vanessa Hudgens stepped onto the stage to try out for a role in High School Musical, she was one of over six hundred hopefuls. At that time, she was not well known. But the producers were blown away by her audition, and she was chosen for a leading part. It was this role that put the young singer/actress on the path to superstardom. Hudgens has now starred in a number of movies, released several albums, and won awards for her work as both...