Young adult fiction

  • Buried truths

    Creator

    Walsh, Alice

    Abstract

    After her mother dies, fourteen year old Zoe is whisked away to Newfoundland to live with a father she has never met. In the tiny village of Port au Choix, she gets caught up in solving the mystery of finding the habitation site of the Maritime Archaic Indian, an ancient culture that lived in the area more than four thousand years ago. At the same time, Zoe has her own mystery to solve. Going through her mother's journals, she discovers secrets that baffle and confuse her. Could Zoe's life have been nothing more than an elaborate lie?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    CA-NL

    Breakwater Books Ltd

    Not specified
  • The crosswood

    Creator

    Prendergast, Gabrielle

    Abstract

    Fourteen-year-old Blue Jasper takes his younger siblings, twins Indigo and Violet, out for a hike to give their mother a break. One moment the twins are scampering in the trees right ahead of him, and the next moment they are gone. As Blue frantically searches for them, a strange woman appears in the forest claiming to be the Faerie Queen Olea of Nearwood and the twins’ real mother. Now because of a magical pact, Blue's mother's life will be in danger if he can't find the twins before the next sunset.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • The rules have changed

    Creator

    Choyce, Lesley

    Abstract

    After three years abroad, sixteen-year-old Blake Pendleton returns to his old high school and is shocked to find that the world he knew has turned upside down. Everyone wears a military-style uniform now and Blake soon learns the hard way that independence in any form is not encouraged. After questioning something his teacher tells him, he gets locked up in an isolation room. Once he's released, Blake goes looking for allies and finds Ming and Gina, two students who have learned how to play along.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Mr. Universe

    Creator

    Slade, Arthur

    Abstract

    Seventeen-year-old Michael goes to visit his eccentric mad-scientist uncle who, busy working on yet another time-travel experiment in his cluttered lab, barely notices him. He keeps muttering things like “quantum multiverse transporter” and Michael has to entertain himself. Which is how Michael accidentally ends up in an alternate universe. Everything looks remarkably similar to his own world but with a few key differences, like lizard men dressed in gray suits and three-wheeled vehicles.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Tornado

    Creator

    Jennings, Sharon

    Abstract

    When a distant storm knocks out the power at his high school, Cam and his friends head out for burgers. On their way back to pick up Cam's little brother, Peter, at the bus stop, they are caught up in the middle of a deadly tornado. Cam manages to survive and makes his way home only to discover that his house has been destroyed and his parents are locked in an argument that ends in a startling revelation. And Peter is still missing. Cam must battle extreme weather conditions to find his brother, as his already fragile family is being torn apart by secrets.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Finders keepers

    Creator

    McFarlane, Melanie

    Abstract

    Twelve-year-old Macy is an amateur treasure hunter who finds lost things along the southern Saskatchewan shores of Buffalo Pound Lake. When her mom announces she's leaving her park ranger job at the lake to be a police officer in the city, Macy decides she needs to find a treasure big enough to put Buffalo Pound on the map so her family can stay put. But instead of a treasure, Macy finds a mermaid kidnapped from the West Coast and brought to the Prairies by a monster known only as 'The Beast.' Macy must find a missing magic shell to reconnect the mermaid with her family.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Pickpocket

    Creator

    Spafford-Fitz, Karen

    Abstract

    After his younger sister dies, 17-year-old Jean-Luc goes into a downward spiral. He is sent away for the summer to live with his uncle in a small town on the coast of France. His first day there he meets the beautiful Selina and decides that this summer might not be so bad after all. That is until he realizes that she stole his wallet. Jean-Luc does some detective work and eventually tracks her down. Selina confesses that she and other runaway teens are being exploited by a mysterious figure known only as Le Patron.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Victoria

    Orca Book Publishers

    Not specified
  • Treason's edge

    Creator

    MacDonald, Susan

    Abstract

    Being a teenager is hard enough. It’s even more difficult when you have supernatural powers you barely understand. Now that Alec and his terrifying abilities are under the control of the traitorous Anna, it’s up to Riley to save her friend before the entire world comes undone. And she’s running out of time.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    St. John's

    Breakwater Books

    Not specified
  • À fleur de peau : Marie-Pierre tome 1

    Creator

    Latulippe, Martine

    Abstract

    Marie-Pierre vit avec Suzanne, sa mère avocate, depuis que son père les a quittées pour un autre continent. Le métier de Suzanne l’obligeant à faire de longues heures au bureau, Marie-Pierre se retrouve plus souvent qu’autrement seule à la maison. En jeune fille responsable et autonome, Marie-Pierre occupe ses soirées à faire ses devoirs, parfois en compagnie de son amie Loulou avec qui elle partage tout. Depuis quelque temps, elle reçoit des appels anonymes qui l’inquiètent et s’aperçoit d’une étrange activité dans sa chambre. Des objets personnels disparaissent de façon inexpliquée.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Not specified
  • The house of one thousand eyes

    Creator

    Barker, Michelle

    Abstract

    Who can Lena trust to help her find out the truth? Life in East Germany in the early 1980s is not easy for most people, but for Lena, it's particularly hard. After the death of her parents in a factory explosion and time spent in a psychiatric hospital recovering from the trauma, she is sent to live with her stern aunt, a devoted member of the ruling Communist Party. Visits with her beloved Uncle Erich, a best-selling author, are her only respite. But one night, her uncle disappears without a trace. Gone also are all his belongings, his books, and even his birth records.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Annick Press

    Not specified