Forbidden City by William Bell
Summary: Alexander’s father is a cameraman for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and when he is offered the opportunity to help cover Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to the People’s Republic of China in 1989, he decides to take his son along for the trip. Fascinated by historical miltary operations, Alex hopes to see China’s Terra Cotta Warriors in person. Instead, Alex finds himself in the middle of a student protest after the death of a prominent Chinese official, seeking a more democratic China. The story flips from Gorbachev’s visit to the...
Read MoreThe Whole, Entire, Complete Truth by Caroline Rennie Pattison
Summary: As punishment for disobeying her detective father on several occasions, Sarah Martin must write a report about her experiences for him to read. Determined to prove to her father that all of her decisions were justified, Sarah throws herself into the telling of her story, from her initial lies about going to neighbour’s farm she was forbidden to go to, all the way up to her part in taking down a poaching scheme. Writing out her tale allows her to reflect on her decisions, but also inspires her to pick a career path, much to the dismay of her father. Number of Pages: 220 Age...
Read MoreThe Lewton Experiment by Rachel Sa
Summary: When Sherri moves to Lewton, Ontario for a summer job as a student reporter for The Lewton Leader-Post, it’s as if she’s crossed over into the Twilight Zone. Businesses are closing left and right, the other reporters are cagey and secretive, Sherri’s own uncle is acting like a zombie, and it all leads back to the new box store in town, Shopwells. Though she is blocked at almost every turn, Sherri keeps asking questions in the hopes of getting the story. Along the way she is befriended by Ben, a local willing to help Sherri in her investigation who may be willing to...
Read MoreBlink & Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones
Summary: Living on the street, Blink has his ways of finding the food and clothing he needs. On one of his food expeditions, he stumbles upon a hotel room key, thinking he’s hit the jackpot, until he finds out the room belonged to a man who has been abducted and his life becomes complicated. Caution is a teenage girl living with Merlin the drug dealer. She considers her life with him to be a worthy punishment for mistakes she has made in the past, until she realizes he’s sleeping with someone else. When Blink and Caution meet, it’s a rocky start, but their adventures...
Read MoreAdam and Eve and Pinch-Me by Julie Johnston
Summary: Sara Moone has been a ward of the Children’s Aid ever since her adoptive parents died in a fire. She’s lived in so many foster homes she’s lost track of them all, but now that Sara’s sixteenth birthday is quickly approaching she can finally make good on her plans to get out of the system. Her last foster home is on a farm with Ma and Hud Huddleston, as well as two other foster children, Nick and Josh. To survive being moved from home to home and school to school, Sara has shut herself down emotionally, finding more companionship in her computer than in the...
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