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Forever, or a long, long time
by Caela Carter
Having shared so many foster homes that they are unable to trust that the family that has adopted them will last, Flora and her little brother, Julian, are assisted by their new mother on a journey to resolve their past so that they can begin to build a future.
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by John David Anderson
When cell phones are banned at their school, Frost and his friends start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school before other kids start following their example, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl's arrival.
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Orphan Island
by Laurel Snyder
Living on an idyllic but sinister island where one child is delivered each year while the eldest is taken away, nine children share bountiful food and security under the leadership of new elder Jinny, who trains the latest newcomer and wonders what will happen when her own departure occurs.
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P.S. send more cookies
by Martha Freeman
Struggling to reacclimate after leaving summer camp, the Flowerpot Cabin girls endure dog-sitting challenges, the loss of a grandparent, an older sibling's controversial decision and the return of an absent parent, while their counselor, Hannah, endures the fallout of a summer romance.
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The Many Worlds of Albie Bright
by Christopher Edge
Stephen Albie Bright leads a happy, normal life. Well, as normal as it gets with two astrophysicist parents who named their son after their favorite scientists, Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein. But then Albie’s mother dies of cancer, and his world is shattered. When his father explains that she might be alive in a parallel universe, Albie knows he has to find her. So, armed with a box, a laptop, and a banana, Albie sets out to do just that. Of course, when you’re universe-hopping for the very first time, it’s difficult to find the one you want. As Albie searches, he discovers some pretty big surprises about himself and our universe(s), and stumbles upon the answers to life’s most challenging questions.
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The goat
by Anne Fleming
Kid and her family move to an apartment building in New York City, whose eccentric residents include a skateboarding fantasy writer, a guinea pig hoarder, and possibly a goat who lives on the roof.
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One trick pony
by Nathan Hale
When electricity-stealing aliens arrive on an Earth of the future, Strata, a girl from a family of digital rescuers, teams up with her brother and a beautiful rare robot pony to outmaneuver the invaders and humans who would take advantage of the chaos to become outlaws.
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Polar distress
by Sheila Grau
Runt joins a team from his school in icy Upper Worb, where they battle beasts and compete to find a rare mineral against a team from Dr. Pravus's school that includes Runt's former best friend, Syke
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How to be a supervillain
by Michael Fry
A polite and responsible little boy whose supervillain parents want him to be evil disappoints them by keeping his room clean, eating his veggies and refusing to run with scissors before he is mentored by a disgraced supervillain who becomes an unlikely friend.
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| The Great Treehouse War by Lisa GraffWinne's parents' divorce agreement is a little bit weird. In order to divide their daughter's time equally, they build a fancy treehouse between their yards, so that Winnie can spend three days a week with each parent and one day in the treehouse. It's a stressful set-up, and when the push-and-pull between her parents becomes too much, Winnie climbs into the treehouse and refuses to come down until they see reason. She's soon joined by nine of her friends with demands of their own, leading to an outrageous kids versus adults standoff that you won't soon forget. |
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| Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren WolkTwelve years ago, baby Crow was rescued from the water near Cuttyhunk Island, and she's lived on the island ever since. Though most of the islanders shun her, Crow has a loving home with her adoptive father Osh and their friend Miss Maggie. When a fire appears on the nearby abandoned island of Penikese, Crow's curiosity about her birth family is ignited, and she sets out in search of answers. Set in 1920s Massachusetts, this poetic and bittersweet tale of family history, hidden pirate treasure, and other long-buried secrets might make you want to go on a searfaring adventure of your own. |
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Great Canadian Reads for Kids |
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Payback
by Gordon Korman
Fighting for survival after being separated into pairs in the aftermath of a betrayal, the Project Osiris clones search for notorious mob boss Gus Alabaster while tracking down Eli's elusive DNA donor alongside a surprising new ally.
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The griffin of darkwood
by Becky Citra
When Will Poppy's aunt moves him to a run-down castle in a small village called Sparrowhawk, he looks to break a curse the villagers claim is on the castle and solve a decades-old mystery involving his family
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Fatty legs : A True Story
by Christy Jordan
Eight-year-old Margaret Pokiak has set her sights on learning to read, even though it means leaving her village in the high Arctic. Faced with unceasing pressure, her father finally agrees to let her make the five-day journey to attend school, but he warns Margaret of the terrors of residential schools. At school Margaret soon encounters the Raven, a black-cloaked nun with a hooked nose and bony fingers that resemble claws. She immediately dislikes the strong-willed young Margaret. Intending to humiliate her, the heartless Raven gives gray stockings to all the girls -- all except Margaret, who gets red ones. In an instant Margaret is the laughingstock of the entire school. In the face of such cruelty, Margaret refuses to be intimidated and bravely gets rid of the stockings. Although a sympathetic nun stands up for Margaret, in the end it is this brave young girl who gives the Raven a lesson in the power of human dignity.
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Canada year by year
by Elizabeth MacLeod
A history of Canada describes major events and key figures from 1867 to the present day
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The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier
Irish orphans Molly, 14, and Kip, 10, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and the secrets of the cursed house.
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Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
When Marilla Cuthbert and her brother, Matthew, decide to adopt a child from a distant orphanage, they don't get quite what they bargained for. The child who awaits them at the tiny Bright River train station is not the strapping young boy they'd imagined--someone to help Matthew work the fields of their small farm--but rather a freckle-faced, redheaded girl named Anne (with an e, if you please). Matthew and Marilla may not be sure about Anne, but Anne takes one look at Prince Edward Island's red clay roads and the Cuthberts' snug white farmhouse with its distinctive green gables and decides that she's home at last. But will she be able to convince Marilla and Matthew to let her stay?
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