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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Even though it is now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves) and Chatham, Canada are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First Simon Pulse edition.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since his mom died, Cole feels stuck. He just wants to graduate and leave his small, suffocating town. And everything is going according to plan--until Cole discovers the one secret that could keep him there...forever"--
24) The calling
Author
Series
Darkness rising volume 2
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Maya and her friends--all of whom have supernatural powers--have been kidnapped after fleeing from a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set, and after a terrifying helicopter crash they find themselves pursued by evil-doers in the Vancouver Island wilderness.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Ever since her mother left, Maia has struggled with depression, which has only gotten worse since her father remarried; so Maia decides run away to Canada to find her mother, together with Billy, a boy who now lives in a group home and has his own family tragedy--but when they finally arrive in Tadoussac, Quebec, Maia discovers that even her mother has been keeping secrets.
27) The uninvited
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After a disturbing freshman year at New York University, Mimi is happy to get away to her father's remote Canadian cottage only to discover a stranger living there who has never heard of her or her father and who is convinced that Mimi is responsible for leaving sinister tokens around the property.
29) North
Author
Language
English
Description
Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.
30) Acceleration
Author
Language
English
Description
Stuck working in the Lost and Found of the Toronto Transit Authority for the summer, seventeen-year-old Duncan finds the diary of a serial killer and sets out to stop him.
31) Girl mans up
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
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Description
"In Ontario, Pen is a sixteen-year-old girl who looks like a boy. She's fine with it, but everyone else is uncomfortable--especially her Portuguese immigrant parents and her manipulative neighbor who doesn't want her to find a group of real friends"--
33) Migrant
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Anna, the daughter of migrant farm workers, feels like different animals as she follows her family as they travel looking for work.
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1940 as war rages across Europe, ten-year-old Lindy, waves goodbye to England and makes the long journey to Saskatoon, Canada, along with her mother and her cousin Cameron. They may be far from the war but they are also far from home and everyone they know and love. Life in Canada is very different but it is also full of exciting new adventures.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Anna Hibiscus has never been away from her home in Africa, but now she is going to Canada to visit her grandmother for Christmas. And, although she misses her brothers and cousins, Anna soon makes lots of friends and has a wonderful time playing with them in the snow and celebrating Christmas with Granny.
37) Switchback
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When classmates Vale and Ash get separated from their group during an overnight nature hike, they must find a way to survive in the Canadian wilderness with limited supplies, dangerous weather conditions, and deadly wildlife.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the true story of Jewish orphans who came to Canada to learn farming only to find their way to Carnegie Hall. Thirteen-year-old Jacob's life is hard in 1920s Poland, where he lives in an orphanage for Jewish children. His days are brightened by playing in the mandolin orchestra. When an American benefactor arrives with the promise of a new life at the Canadian Jewish Farm School--and even the dream of playing a benefit concert at New...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Susan is the new girl in her Canadian high school, striving to meet her parents' academic expectations, missing the friends she left behind in Saudi Arabia, dreaming of pursuing her passion for art, and secretly meeting with troublemaker Malcolm." --
After her family moves from Saudi Arabia to Canada, Susan Thomas strives to meet her parents' expectations of excellence. Malcolm Vakil is the bad boy who started raising hell at age...
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Thea Stilton volume 27
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When a member of their group goes missing, the Thea sisters head to Niagara Falls to find him.
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