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Dropped! (Orca Anchor)
Alice Kuipers - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Dex is dropped onto a deserted tropical island to be a player in a social media competition.Dex is one of six contestants on Dropped!, an internet reality show. He's glad to escape his real life after being dumped by his girlfriend, Lola, and destroying his social life. He and the other... |
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Countdown (Orca Anchor)
M.J. McIsaac - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Golden boy Myles is being blackmailed by someone sending texts threatening to expose a secret that could change his life forever.Myles has it all: he's popular, has an amazing girlfriend and won a full athletic scholarship to a top university. But on the day of his high school graduation... |
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Ace of Hearts
Myriad Augustine - Lorimer
Format: Paperback
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Everyone around Alvin seems to be obsessed with one thing - sex. Alvin finds it uncomfortable to think and talk about it and he knows he isn't ready and may never be. His friends, however, think that all Alvin needs is to hook up with the right guy, so they identify three of the most... |
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Hardball
Steven Barwin - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Baseball season has begun for the South Coast Sharks. As a senior, Griffin has college in his sights and plans to land himself a baseball scholarship. His determination causes him to turn a blind eye to the hazing of new players by the team captain, Wade. But when Griffin senses that his cousin... |
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No Known Address
Steven Barwin - Lorimer
Format: Hardcover
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Teen homelessness is not always connected to poverty and crime. Sometimes there's more to the story. No Known Address follows a teen named Tyler from a privileged family in Victoria, British Columbia, who is kicked out of his home by his abusive dad after being blamed for bringing prescription... |
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Wired
Sigmund Brouwer - Wired (orca Currents)
Format: Book
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Keegan Bishop, championship skier, is almost injured in a dangerous trap set for one of his teammates. Snowboard tracks leading away from the trap are the only clue as to who might be responsible. Keegan teaches himself to snowboard so he can find the culprit on the snowboarding slopes.... |
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Star Eaters (Orca Anchor)
Brooke Carter - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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In a far-off galaxy, entire worlds are dying. Their suns and other stars are being consumed by Star Eaters, members of an intergalactic corporation who use advanced technology to steal energy from planets to fuel a fleet of roving starships. But Destin, a young and newly minted Star Eater,... |
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Found
Bruchac, Joseph - 7TH GENERATION
Format: Book
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A teenage survival expert finds all his skills tested as he's pursued through the Canadian wilderness by men determined to silence him. On his way to teach at Camp Seven Generations, a Native outdoor school, Nick witnesses a murder and then is thrown off a train. Remembering and using... |
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Alibi
Kristin Butcher - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Book
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Fifteen-year-old Christine is visiting her eccentric great-aunt in historic Witcombe, where a pickpocket has been victimizing tourists. Aunt Maude owns an antique store and also runs the town’s ghost walk, which gives Christine the opportunity to meet local characters and visitors,... |
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Haunted Hospital
Marty Chan - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Xander thinks the George Wickerman Hospital would be the perfect setting for Spirits and Specters, a role-playing game where players go on "missions" to find evidence of paranormal activities. According to local legend, tuberculosis patients were used as test subjects in medical... |
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The Rules Have Changed
Lesley Choyce - Orca Book Publishers; High Readability edition
Format: Paperback
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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.... |
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Prom Kings
Tony Correia - Lorimer
Format: Paperback
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When the queer prom committee asks Charlie to join them, Charlie figures it'll be a good way to get closer to cute new guy Andre - and maybe even ask him to be his prom date! The only problem is that Charlie has competition for Andre's attention in rich, good-looking Chad, who Charlie... |
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He Who Dreams
Melanie Florence - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Print book
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Juggling soccer, school, friends and family leaves John with little time for anything else. But one day at the local community center, following the sound of drums, he stumbles into an Indigenous dance class. Before he knows what's happening, John finds himself stumbling through beginner... |
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Sticks and Stones (Orca Soundings)
Beth Goobie - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Jujube is thrilled when Brent asks her out.She is not so happy when the rumors start flying at school. Pretty soon her name is showing up on bathroom walls and everyone is whispering behind her back. When her mother gets involved, Jujubes reputation takes another hit. Deciding that someone... |
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Confessions of a Teenage Drag King
Markus Harwood-Jones - Lorimer
Format: Paperback
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Full of colourful, authentic characters and set in Toronto, Confessions of a Teenage Drag King highlights diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, and identity. Seventeen-year-old Lauren tries to navigate the tricky waters of teen romance that brings high school to the drag show and back,... |
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Tornado
Sharon Jennings - Orca Book Publishers; High Readability edition
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Truth
Tanya Lloyd Kyi - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Book
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When an adult neighbor is brutally murdered during a high-school house party, everyone in school seems to have an idea who did it, but no one will go to the police. Jen was there and saw the body and she has her own ideas about who is responsible. As a reporter for the school TV show,... |
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What Makes You Beautiful
Bridget Liang - Lorimer
Format: Paperback
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Logan Osborne knows he likes boys, but has not come out to his family or at school, and no one knows that he likes to sometimes wear girls' clothes and makeup. When he starts at a school for the arts he finds a wider range of gender and orientation being accepted. Logan is attracted... |
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Open Secrets
Jennifer Manuel - Lorimer
Format: Paperback
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The #MeToo movement has revealed the prevalence of sexual assault in society, especially as committed by powerful men. But it is an issue that also affects the lives of teen girls. This book tells the the story of seventeen-year-old Ana Santos, who has ambitions to make it big in music... |
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The Other
Wil Mara - West 44 Books
Format: Book
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Alex Anderson is nothing if not ordinary. He goes to school, plays baseball, hangs out with his friends, and loves his parents. His world is thrown into chaos when his aging great-grandmother starts referring to him as "David." What's most peculiar is how insistent she is that this is his name.... |
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A Pool of Deathly Blue
Wil Mara - West 44 Books
Format: Book
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Twins Madison and Mason Page have everything two kids could ever want, but they don't seem to appreciate any of it. One day, they dive into their luxurious swimming pool and surface in a very different place. They emerge into another town, long since abandoned. Trapped in this new world,... |
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Blood Sport
McAdam, Tash - ORCA BOOK PUBL
Format: Book
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Jason is sure his sister, Becca, was murdered, but he's the only one who thinks so. After finding a photograph Becca kept hidden, he decides to infiltrate a boxing gym to prove that she didn't die accidentally. As a transgender kid, Jason's been fighting for as long as he can remember,... |
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Sink or Swim
Tash McAdam - Orca Book Publishers; High Readability edition
Format: Book
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Sixteen-year-old shy, socially awkward trans teen Bass reluctantly skips school and goes on a boat trip with his adventure-seeking girlfriend, Rosie. When a sudden storm smashes their boat on a rocky shore off a deserted island, Bass and Rosie struggle to make it to safety. Bruised and battling... |
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Beyond Repair
Lois Peterson - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Book
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As much as life has irrevocably changed since the death of his father, much has stayed the same for Cam. He's always had a great deal of responsibility around the house, but the burden is heavier now in combination with the load of grief he's been carrying. After the man who was driving... |
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The Bodyguard
Sean Rodman - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Ryan Hale, aka Replay, is the most successful running back in his high school's history. With university scouts making him offers he can't refuse, his future seems set. The problem is, Ryan would much rather go to film school. But his dad doesn't want to hear it. His teammates... |
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I Dare You
Jeff Ross - Orca Book Publishers; High Readability edition
Format: Paperback
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Sixteen-year-old Rainey is surprised when a video he made of a schoolyard fight goes viral. Two schoolmates, Jordan and Rowan, convince him to make another one, this time about a mysterious figure in the woods. Soon rumors are circulating that someone is out there kidnapping kids. Or maybe... |
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Spin Out
Steven Sandor - Lorimer
Format: Paperback
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Ben Cheng used to live the good life - he had wealthy parents, lots of friends and respect as an online gamer. But when his parents separated, he had to move to a small apartment with his mom, his dad was out of the picture, and his new schoolmates started teasing him for his family's... |
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Pickpocket
Karen Spafford-Fitz
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Hey Jude
Star Spider - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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"An emotionally layered book with accurate insight into mental illness, ideal for reluctant readers." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewSeventeen-year-old Penny is struggling to balance caring for Jude, her sister with mental health challenges, working part-time to help her mother... |
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No One's Baby
Wanda Lauren Taylor - Lorimer
Format: Paperback
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Adopted by Caucasian parents, biracial teen Lizzie feels like she never belonged. After the death of her father, Lizzie starts acting out -- dating, staying away from home for days and giving up her plans to continue her education. When Lizzie discovers she is pregnant, she is faced with... |
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Overdrive
Eric Walters - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Jake has finally got his driver's license, and tonight he has his brother's car as well. He and his friend Mickey take the car out and cruise the strip. When they challenge another driver to a street race, a disastrous chain reaction causes an accident. Jake and Mickey leave the scene,... |
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Wingman (Orca Soundings)
Jean Mills - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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The other night, Trace Brewster, Max's best friend and star hockey player for the Hawks, scored on his own net and put the team's chances of qualifying for an upcoming tournament in jeopardy.Since then Trace has gone silent and is shutting everyone out. But Max thinks there's... |
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The Hoop and the Harm (Lorimer Real Love)
Jawara Pedican - Lorimer
Format: Paperback
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Udoka Clendon is a first-year university student and a product of basketball systems that have produced professional players.From very young, he's been pushed relentlessly by his family on a troubling pursuit for an athletic scholarship. He is burdened by expectations and self-doubt.... |
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Not Talking About You
Kevin HeronJones - Lorimer
Format: Hardcover
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Kevin HeronJones has written this book to reflect his and other young Black people's experiences with racism in school. He sees an urgent need to talk about how young people exhibit racist behaviour, to portray it honestly, and to explore how young people can confront it and speak out.Part... |
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Below the Surface (Orca Currents)
Allison Finley - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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A thirteen-year-old boy finds a pocket watch linked to a local legend about a lost treasure.Theo is happy spending his summer searching the river for treasure. Even if he mostly just finds empty cans and fishing lures. But when he discovers a pocket watch in the waters beneath a bridge... |
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The Surprise Party Rules (West 44 YA Verse)
Max Howard - West 44 Books
Format: Paperback
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Fun-loving troublemaker Ivy Sawyer is unjustly fired from her ice cream shop job, and now she's out for revenge. The owner of the shop is running to be reelected mayor of their small town, and Ivy will do anything to keep him from winning. What she doesn't expect is being elected... |
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Dark Tide (Orca Anchor)
Sean Rodman - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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A remote bay in the Pacific Northwest has held a secret for thousands of years ... and that secret just woke up.Kai is angry when he's forced to join his new stepfather, Rick, on a research trip to Blind Bay. On a floating lab in the middle of nowhere. Rick, a marine biologist, is using... |
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Normal Kids (Orca Soundings)
Melinda Di Lorenzo - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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In seventeen-year-old Hannah Dresher's world, every dollar counts.When Hannah comes home to find that her alcoholic mom is wasted, she's not surprised. But when she discovers that her younger brother, Seth, has disappeared with the overdue rent money, she worries they'll be evicted... |
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Lucky Break (Orca Soundings)
Brooke Carter - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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"Clever, quippy dialogue and enjoyable first-person voice make the sassy, inner-monologuing Lucy a pleasure of a protagonist ... A sweet, sincere look at the complexities of female friendship between competitive athletes. This book tackles a lot and scores at every turn." - BOOKLIST... |
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Racing Hearts (Orca Soundings)
Melinda Di Lorenzo - Orca Book Publishers
Format: Paperback
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To honor the death of her best friend, teen Sienna signs up to do a triathlon and finds a connection with an unexpected training partner in this body-positive romance exploring first love, grief, perseverance and trusting in yourself.Five months ago, Sienna Shoring lost her best friend,... |
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What Magic Is This? (Everyone Can Be a Reader)
Holly Bourne - Union Square & Co.
Format: Paperback
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When the magic circle is set, I close my eyes and summon the power that I know is in me. I chant the words to this blessing spell like I've known them my whole life. "Spirits of Mother Nature," I say. "I call on you. I ask that you bless us all and bless our friendship... |
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