Something Noble
In order to save her son's life, a single mom must try to convince a selfish drug dealer to donate one of his kidneys to his half-brother.
In order to save her son's life, a single mom must try to convince a selfish drug dealer to donate one of his kidneys to his half-brother.
The murder of the symphony's star conductor leaves Detective Lieutenant Pratt and his young sidekick with an orchestra full of suspects.
Late-night radio host Charlie D has only two hours to find a troubled young boy and then convince him not to kill his father and the rest of his family.
A journalist finds himself in the midst of the hunt for a brutal serial killer who is murdering women in Vancouver's West End.
The issues surrounding global warming are explained and solutions offered by one of the world's leading experts in the field.
Handyman Cedric O'Toole is set up to take the fall for a murder he didn't commit. He'll need all his inventive powers to save himself.
A young biracial man, who suddenly finds himself homeless, struggles to maintain his dignity and to make his own place in the world.
The completely revised and updated 9th edition for south-central Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Rosario Gomez struggles to stay out of the gang life that killed his brother while finishing his high school diploma and preparing for the birth of his first son. But when his old friend Juan gets out of jail, his past returns to haunt him.
"'Don't move. Don't open the door.' My knees had turned to jelly and I was trembling uncontrollably. Sina grabbed her raincoat and declared, 'I'm leaving. They'll be back and I don't want to end up in a camp.'"
Teaching students how to think while they read all kinds of information.
How to teach all the skills beginning writers need—from alphabet recognition and spelling to strategies for self-editing and building coherent text.