Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age
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In a Town Without a Name
by James Murray
Corey’s cell phone rings at 3 a.m. His father is dying. Along with his wife and two children, Corey journeys back to his hometown to say goodbye. Immersed in his childhood home, he journeys even further back in memory to the summer of 1982, when he ...
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The Field Agent
by R. S. Twells
Recruited as babies by a mysterious organization known as the Orphanage, sixteen-year-old twin brothers Bennet and Collin mean the world to each other, even though they’re complete opposites. Collin is training to be a field agent while Bennet is an ...
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Sunrise, Sunset
by R. A. Douglas
From civil war to turf wars, the Srither twins go from the ruins of Jaffna, Sri Lanka to the suburbs of Canada in search of a new life. The struggle to survive versus the struggle to fit in, intercepted by new friendships, bad company, and budding ...
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Nine Lives of Kaz
An extraordinary survival story of two Polish families’ deadly journey from Siberia to freedom, during World War II by Victoria Kiellerman
An extraordinary survival story of two families’ journey to freedom during World War II. When you hear about how Stalin tormented hundreds of thousands of people and the devastating stories throughout his overwhelming existence, you wonder how any ...
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#TheyUsedTo
A short story about empathy, inspiration and strength by Stephanie Dimitrievski
What is it that moves someone to action? For high-school student Clara Louis, it’s the difference between hearing something and understanding it. Although impressed by her teacher Mrs. Walsh’s words about the importance of believing in oneself and ...
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Redemption Summer
by Payne Schanski
School is out for the summer, and with a life-changing ghost hunt and yearlong punishment behind him, fifteen-year-old JB is finally looking forward to the future. With a renewed sense of idealism, he jumps out of bed one morning, envisioning months ...
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The Ghost of 5 Mile Creek
by Payne Schanski
For fifteen-year-old JB, life couldn’t get much worse. He’s been grounded for six months after making a huge mistake that’s ruined his reputation, and now his life consists of going to school and coming straight home: no more basketball games or ...
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Charlee LeBeau & The Salish Wind
by c.v. gauthier
Charlee Lebeau has to disappear. With the help of her best friend Jake and the San Francisco Underground Railroad, she talks her way onto a merchant schooner bound for Fort Victoria in the British Territories, an ill-gotten gold mine share ...
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Unidentified
by Jillian Devries
The year is 3187. The free country formerly known as Canada lies in ruins. A tyrannical despot rules over this totalitarian society. Jacob is an interrogator. He is very good at his job, following every order he is given, breaking every one of those ...
