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Canada White Pine Awards |
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1 - Black Chuck
Regan McDonell - Orca Book Publishers
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Psycho. Sick. Dangerous. Ral Dufresne's reputation precedes him. When the mangled body of his best friend, Shaun, turns up in a field just east of town, tough-as-hell Ral blames himself. But except for the nightmares, all R remembers is beating the living crap out of Shaun the night... |
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2 - Catching the Light
Susan Sinnnott - Nimbus Publishing
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This was the line between here and there. No landwash, no vague intertidal zone, no undecided. She stood at the edge, a mass of instincts and yearnings and despair, while the dawn painted itself in around her, shade by delicate shade.The kids call her Lighthouse: no lights on up there.... |
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3 - A girl like that
Tanaz Bhathena - Farrar Straus Giroux
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"Fascinating and disturbing. " - Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Small Great Things and Leaving Time A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things:... |
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4 - Munro vs. the Coyote
Darren Groth - Orca Book Publishers
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Since the sudden death of his younger sister, Evie, sixteen-year-old Munro Maddux has been having flashbacks and anger-management issues. He has a constant ache in his right hand. And there's a taunting, barking, biting voice he calls "the Coyote." Munro knows a six-month student... |
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5 - Recipe for Hate
WARREN KINSELLA - Dundurn
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How a group of Portland, Maine, punks defeated a murderous gang of neo-Nazis. The X Gang is a group of punks led by the scarred, silent, and mostly unreadable Christopher X. His best friend, Kurt Blank, is a hulking and talented punk guitarist living in the closet. Sisters Patti and Betty... |
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