families
By Pierdomenico Baccalario
Eleven-year old twins, Jason and Julia Covenant have just moved from the bustling city of London to the small village of Kilmore Cove. The twins are living at Argo Manor - a large house built on the edge of the cliffs - a house shrouded in secrets. With the help of their new friend, Rick Banner, a Kilmore Cove native, Jason and Julia are left to discover the secrets of their new home, secrets left by the home's mysterious former owner, Mr. Ulysses Moore. When Jason finds a riddle, written in an ancient script, and a set of strange rocks in a crevice on the cliff face, the hunt is on.
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By Danielle Simard
This is a beautiful story about how a little girl helps her grandmother remember words. The grandmother is growing older and having trouble remembering the names of things. The daughter and granddaughter have developed tricks to find the missing words. It's just a really lovely story, very heartfelt. After reading this book, I had to take it home and get everyone else in my family to read it.
By Hahn
When only-child Drew decided to spend his summer at his ancestral home instead of going to summer camp, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. The ghostly face in the window was the first clue. Next, his grandfather's instant dislike. But it all comes together when Drew finds an old bag of marbles under the floor boards in the attic - marbles that belonged to another young boy - a boy who died from diphtheria, a boy who looks just like Drew.
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By Frewin Jones
When Anita Palmer is in a boating accident, she has no idea how much her life is about to change. While in the hospital, she receives a very special book for her birthday - a book about a faerie princess named Tania - a lost princess. Suddenly the presence of metal is making her ill, she is slipping into another world at random, and her boyfriend Evan isn't human, he's a member of the faerie court. Anita isn't Anita anymore; she's becoming Tania.
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By Donna King
Tyra couldn't be more miserable. She's had to leave her friends in sunny Florida to move to rainy England with her family. New country, new school, new... soccer team. Maybe this won't be so bad afterall. Tyra was one of the best players on her old team - the Tampa Bay Butterflies - and can't wait to join the Fernbridge team. Things are beginning to look up, at least until Queen Bee Alicia (former team captain who happens to play Tyra's position) begins to make Tyra's life miserable. How will Tyra react when Alicia and company begin to shut her out, both on and off the field?
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By Maria Testa
Eleven-year-old Ruth on her way to the major leagues. It's not surprising since she's named after the famed Babe Ruth. Ruth’s the star shortstop on the baseball team; a reporter from Sports Illustrated magazine is even coming to interview her. Ruth is living out her dream until she overhears her father comment that it’s too bad her talent is wasted on a girl. But is it?
By Carl Hiaasen
Noah Underwood’s life turns upside down when his father is sent to jail for sinking a gambling boat. His defence – the Coral Queen is emptying its waste into the water and poisoning the sea life along Thunder Beach. With the help of his sister Abbey, Noah must uncover the truth behind the illegal dumping and collect enough evidence to clear his father’s name. And then a plan is hatched, and all they need to do is FLUSH.
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By Deborah Howe
Bunnicula is a cautionary story about taking in stray pets. It is told from the perpective of Harold, the family dog, who horrified when the family brings a strange rabbit home from the theatre. The rabbit, subsequently named Bunnicula is, in fact, a vampire rabbit. Every night, Bunnicula drains the life out of… living vegetables. Can Harold and Chester, the cat, save their family from this rabbit’s evil clutches?
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