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Heart of a champion

Schwartz, Ellen, 1949-


Various publishers. A poignant coming-of-age novel set in 1941, about Kenji, a young boy obsessed with baseball, whose life changes drastically when war comes to his Vancouver Japanese community.
Date Published:2016

Winter turning

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-


Various publishers. Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family, unlike his sister Icicle, who has been raised to challenge IceWing queen--but now that Icicle has broken the truce and escaped from Jade Mountain Academy, so Winter, accompanied by his new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, embarks on his own quest to free his brother from the clutches of Queen Scarlet, and win the respect of his family.
Date Published:2015

Various publishers. Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family, unlike his sister Icicle, who has been raised to challenge IceWing queen--but now that Icicle has broken the truce and escaped from Jade Mountain Academy, so Winter, accompanied by his new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, embarks on his own quest to free his brother from the clutches of Queen Scarlet, and win the respect of his family.

Date Published:2015

Talons of power

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-


Various publishers. When the war ends with the fulfillment of a false prophecy, the dragonets confront the rise of a dark evil while a young NightWing experiences what may be a first true prophecy in generations.
Date Published:2017

The black circle

Carman, Patrick,


Various publishers. A mysterious telegram sends Amy and Dan Cahill off to Russia, where they search for a treasure stolen by the Nazis, the truth about the end of the Romanov dynasty, and information about the death of their parents.
Date Published:2009

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Various publishers. Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, is being bullied at school, but when he rescues a powerful robot from its evil creator, he acquires a friend and protector--and saves the city from Dr. Stinky.
Date Published:2000

The vile village

Snicket, Lemony,


Various publishers. Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
Date Published:2001

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic jackrabbits from Jupiter

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Various publishers. General Jackrabbit and his Robo-Rabbits from Jupiter attempt to take over the world on Ricky Ricotta's birthday.
Date Published:2002

Super Chien. 02, déchaîné /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Roman graphique. Traduction de : Unleashed. Super Chien, détective, a encore une ou deux choses à apprendre. Si seulement le chef lui donnait un os de temps en temps... Pistache le chat est sorti du sac. Sa curiosité criminelle prend la ville d'assaut. Notre superhéros croque criminels canin, mi-humain mi-chien, fera-t-il régner la justice ou Pistache réussira-t-il le crime parfait sans se faire prendre?
Date Published:2017

Roman graphique. Traduction de : Unleashed. Super Chien, détective, a encore une ou deux choses à apprendre. Si seulement le chef lui donnait un os de temps en temps... Pistache le chat est sorti du sac. Sa curiosité criminelle prend la ville d'assaut. Notre superhéros croque criminels canin, mi-humain mi-chien, fera-t-il régner la justice ou Pistache réussira-t-il le crime parfait sans se faire prendre?

Date Published:2017

Minrs

Sylvester, Kevin.


Various publishers. Twelve-year-old Christopher Nichols and his family live on a new planet, Perses, as colonists of Melming Mining's Great Mission to save the earth. When Landers, as the attackers are called, obliterate the colony to steal the metal and raw ore, Christopher and a small group of survivors are forced into the maze of mining tunnels below the surface of Perses.
Date Published:2015

Old man's cave

Smith, Jeff, 1960 February 27-


"The chapters in this book were originally published in the comic book Bone"--T.p. verso. Graphic novel. The showdown between the Hooded One and the poeple of the valley begins. Thorn and Phoney Bone seem to be at the center of the maelstrom. Will they survive the Hooded One's sacrificial ceremony by the light of the blood moon?
Date Published:2007

Book of the dead

Northrop, Michael,


Various publishers. When Alex Sennefer's mother uses the Lost Spells from the Egyptian Book of the Dead to bring her son from the brink of dying, she also brings back five Death Walkers, leaving Alex and his best friend to find his mother and save the world.
Date Published:2015

The hidden oracle

Riordan, Rick,


Various publishers. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor.
Date Published:2016

The bad guys in Alien vs. Bad Guys

Blabey, Aaron,


Graphic novel. A creature with tons of teeth and way too many butts is stealing the Bad Guys one by one.
Date Published:2018

Escaping peril

Sutherland, Tui, 1978-


Various publishers. Peril is possibly the most dangerous dragon in Pyrrhia, because she has firescales that can kill an opponent with a touch, but now she has a mission--find her former queen, Scarlet, who is threatening the Jade Mountain Academy, and then stop her, and she is not sure if the persistent SeaWing, Turtle, who is accompanying her, will be a help or a hindrance.
Date Published:2015

Ultimate bug rumble

Pallotta, Jerry.


What would happen if sixteen bugs met in a tournament? Who would be the champion? Who do you think would win?
Date Published:2017

Broken ground

Schwab, Victoria,


Various publishers. Sequel to: Immortal guardians. When the world of Erdas faces a new threat, four young heroes and their spirit animals are determined to stop it as they embark on a journey that takes them deep underground and to the far corners of the world.
Date Published:2015

The sea of monsters

Riordan, Rick,


Various publishers. Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke.
Date Published:2006

The throne of fire

Riordan, Rick,


Various publishers. Carter and Sadie, offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them.
Date Published:2011

The Titan's curse

Riordan, Rick,


Various publishers. When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
Date Published:2007

The death of my country : the Plains of Abraham diary of Geneviève Aubuchon

Trottier, Maxine.


Various publishers. "Québec, New France, 1759"--Cover. When Geneviève was about five years old, she and her older brother were the only survivors of a raid on their Abenaki village. Taken to the French colony of Québec, they were taken in by a kind childless couple. Geneviève eventually became more French than Indian, although her brother never really adjusted and eventually went to live with other Abenaki. Now Genèvieve is twelve years old and the year is 1759. A war rages between France and England over control of some of the North American colonies. Geneviève finds her peaceful life changing in many ways when the city of Québec, where she lives with her adoptive mother, Madame Claire, is put under siege by the British. Her brother and his best friend go to aid the French in battle and Geneviève must help nurse the wounded following the battles for the city while wondering if someone she knows and loves will be among the wounded or the dead. She also must learn to deal with her feelings of extreme hatred for the British who now occupy her city.
Date Published:2005

Various publishers. "Québec, New France, 1759"--Cover. When Geneviève was about five years old, she and her older brother were the only survivors of a raid on their Abenaki village. Taken to the French colony of Québec, they were taken in by a kind childless couple. Geneviève eventually became more French than Indian, although her brother never really adjusted and eventually went to live with other Abenaki. Now Genèvieve is twelve years old and the year is 1759. A war rages between France and England over control of some of the North American colonies. Geneviève finds her peaceful life changing in many ways when the city of Québec, where she lives with her adoptive mother, Madame Claire, is put under siege by the British. Her brother and his best friend go to aid the French in battle and Geneviève must help nurse the wounded following the battles for the city while wondering if someone she knows and loves will be among the wounded or the dead. She also must learn to deal with her feelings of extreme hatred for the British who now occupy her city.

Date Published:2005