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Starting a new life in the Thank the Lord Boarding House, a place that houses "misguided souls," Jolene discovers that she is not alone when she meets Richard Peterson, a high-powered bus

Rex Zero and the End of the WorldIt's the summer of 1962, and to twelve-year-old Rex the world is starting to look like a pretty scary place.

The MaestroBurl Crow hasn't had many breaks in his young life.

It's the summer of 1962, and to twelve-year-old Rex the world is starting to look like a pretty scary place. On TV there are reports about the Russians and a nuclear war.

This enhanced e-book, in celebration of Groundwood's 35th anniversary, includes a read-aloud feature of the story narrated by Tim Wynne-Jones.

Rex and his friends begin grade six against the backdrop of the 1962 Ban the Bomb protests on Parliament Hill. But once again it is trouble on the home front that has Rex's attention.

Meet someone new...

It has been six years since sixteen-year-old Dec's free-spirited mother, Lindy, disappeared. Dec feels so trapped in the present that he has avoided examining his past.

Two years after his father mysteriously disappeared, Jim Hawkins is coping -- barely. Underneath he's frozen in uncertainty and grief. Then Ruth Rose crashes into his life.

Commended, Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books: Historical Fiction It's September 1963 when Rex is blindsided by some unexpected news.

Burl Crow hasn't had many breaks in his young life.

Leticia Langley is used to fighting for what she wants. That's how she wound up being the first in her family to graduate from college.

Amanda has been appointed principal of the junior high school in her small community.

Regina Pearson is raised by her father in Hawaii. When he passes away, she decides to search North Carolina for the family she has never known.

When she inherits her aunt's home, Susan Pettiford returns to North Carolina following a 16-year absence. After undergoing a hysterectomy, she seeks comfort in the arms of Lucas Hamilton.