Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Friendship
-
Stealing the Lead
by Ian Mitchell-Gill
Morgan’s dream is to graduate high school and attend an elite dance school. After winning one national championship, that goal seems within reach. But when her dance partner moves away, Morgan loses all hope. Where will she find someone tall enough, ...
-
Beta Testing
by Cody Burke
Colby’s life is turned upside down when his best friend Ryan reveals he has a crush on someone. At first he is worried how this new crush might affect their friendship, but Colby agrees to help his friend out anyway. Ryan is clueless when it ...
-
Lucie and Lu's Adventures
Travelling Vancouver, Canada and Australia by Chantal Adolphe
Everyone has their own way of living in the world and managing their fears and anxieties. But can two people with very different approaches come together to overcome obstacles? Rendered in full colour, this delightfully illustrated book is about ...
-
Demons on Earth
by Elianna Lapciuc
Powerful demons are ready to conquer the universe, and teenage author Elianna Lapciuc is ready to conquer the good-versus-evil genre in these three interconnected stories. Story One After his birth, Ryan’s mother is thrown into lava by the Dark ...
-
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 ...
-
-
Banded Together
by Sheena Pennie
It’s summer 1999 and the members of the Hamilton-Kellaher clan are on their way to Daybreak, their family cottage on Lake Pemichangan, Quebec. With his newly minted driver’s licence, sixteen-year-old Connor drives his step-sister, Francis, and their ...
-
A Sheltered Life
by Sheena Pennie
It’s September 1998; the beginning of the school year. Fifteen-year-old Connor Munro is sitting on a bus, earphones on, listening to his favourite band when he’s swarmed by a gang of street kids and his beloved Walkman is stolen. Fast forward and ...
-
The Boy in Black
by Evan Neben
“Living at the lake” is a boast in the minds of the populace surrounding the extravagant waterfront properties, a veritable blessing. Recently though, two different high schoolers have found themselves living at that very place, for much different ...
-
