Acceleration by Graham McNamee
Summary: Doomed to work his summer away in the Lost and Found Department of the Toronto Transit Commission, Duncan is passing his time sorting the odds and ends that come in from buses, subway trains and streetcars. Just when he thinks things couldn’t possibly get more boring, Duncan comes across a journal written by a man detailing his acceleration from killing animals and starting fires to stalking women he is planning to kill. Haunted by the drowning death of a girl he feels responsible for, Duncan is determined to do something to protect the women in this would-be killer’s...
Read MoreThe Vindico by Wesley King
Summary: Living in a world where there’s war being waged between superhero villains and good guys, Hayden, Sam, Emily, Lana and James each have reasons to be bitter about their lives. Kidnapped by the Vindico, an organization of evil superheroes seeking to train the next generation, the teens suddenly find themselves with new super powers being asked to do questionable things. After being forced to physically train and subjected to psychological manipulation, each must decide between staying a villain and the false offer of being able to return home like nothing ever happened. Number...
Read MoreReal Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Helene Boudreau
Summary: Jade’s first period brings on an unexpected, additional change – the appearance of a mermaid’s tail. The even bigger surprise is that Jade’s dad expected this transformation might happen. Turns out that the mother Jade thought had drowned was actually a mermaid herself, held captive by rogue mer-people stuck in the fresh water lake as punishment for various crimes. Jade finds her life becoming quickly complicated, especially when keeping the mermaid issue a secret puts her at odds with her best friend Cori and a former crush of hers comes back to town looking...
Read MoreCrush. Candy. Corpse. by Sylvia McNicoll
Summary: Stuck volunteering in a smelly nursing home to complete a forty hour requirement for graduation, Sunny’s initial reluctance is tempered by a talent for taking care of the residents. Her position gives her a new perspective on growing older, and her burgeoning relationship with Cole, the grandson of one of the seniors, changes her. A charge of manslaughter when Cole’s grandmother chokes to death on three pieces of candy means Sunny is facing time in a detention centre, but the trial itself helps her sort through her experiences to find a way to move on with her life....
Read MoreThe Prince of Neither Here Nor There by Sean Cullen
Summary: Delivered to an orphanage run by Nuns as a baby, Brendan has a mysterious past. The family he is adopted into is very loving and supportive, but one day Brendan learns that he is actually a Faerie. And not just any Faerie, but a Prince with several amazing powers. Finding out his true identity changes Brendan’s life, and Brendan is put in the position of having to decide who he can trust. Raised by Humans, Brendan is in a unique position to mend the rift between the two peoples and claim his place in the Faerie world. Number of Pages: 384 Age Range: 13-14 Review: An...
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