In 1862, when the family farm is threatened with foreclosure following an outbreak of a deadly sheep-killing disease, 17-year-old, Callum McBay, embarks on a brave and perilous journey from Scotland to the gold fields of British Columbia, aiming to save it.
The Freezies, three eleven-year-olds conceive a risky scheme to bring the plight of their asylum-seeking traveller friend to the attention of the national media.
Victoria pasa a ser una más de las innumerables adolescentes que viven en las calles de Latinoamérica.
Science nerd Emma Sakamoto wants to reinvent herself. When a popular girl seeks Emma’s help getting a boy to like her, Emma applies scientific laws to a perplexing subject—boys. But do people conform to scientific principles? The results are unpredictable in this story about the struggle of fitting in and the complexity of friendship.
A story about a young refugee's courage and inner strength as she escapes from Vietnam during the war.
A young girl runs away from home and learns to live on the dangerous streets of a provincial city in Argentina.
Seventeen-year-old student reporter Sherri Richmond uncovers a terrible secret gripping the sleepy town of Lewton.
Bing's father is haunted by a ghost, and Bing must find out why or his father will die.
Another compelling mystery masterpiece for young readers, by the renowned Paul Yee.
This funny and endearing novel by award-winning novelist Glen Huser will make an absorbing read for fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds, boys and girls alike.
After Uter Pendragon kills her father, Morgan le Fay is exiled to Ireland where she learns the black arts of magic and sorcery.
Trying to get to grips with her own terrible secret, Roxy sets about unraveling the mysteries that enshroud her family history.
An anthology of short contemporary fiction by emerging writers and established authors.
This collection of interconnected short stories follows the lives of Chinese-Canadian teenagers—some locally born, some from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China—over one Toronto summer, giving a rare glimpse into the conflicted world of Chinese youth.
