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Roy G Biv


In this short animation film Dale Hayward brings to life his watercolour on paper. This film was made as part of the fourth edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
Date Published:2007

Tremendous things : a novel

Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin, 1964-,


Branded by a middle school humiliation, fourteen-year-old Wilbur needs help from friends Alex, Fabrizio, and elderly neighbor Sal to impress Charlie, a French girl whose school band is doing an exchange with his.
Date Published:2021

Tales from a not-so-glam TV star

Russell, Rachel Renée


"This diary belongs to Nikki J. Maxwell -- Private & Confidential -- No snooping allowed!!!"--Inside cover. Nikki is in the spotlight. A reality TV crew will follow her and her friends for the whole month of March as they record their hit song together. But will the excitement also cause unexpected problems, now that cameras are everywhere that Nikki and her friends go? Everyone's been rooting for Nikki Maxwell and her crush, Brandon -- and fans will finally learn if they had their first kiss in this seventh book of the Dork Diaries series!
Date Published:2014

"This diary belongs to Nikki J. Maxwell -- Private & Confidential -- No snooping allowed!!!"--Inside cover. Nikki is in the spotlight. A reality TV crew will follow her and her friends for the whole month of March as they record their hit song together. But will the excitement also cause unexpected problems, now that cameras are everywhere that Nikki and her friends go? Everyone's been rooting for Nikki Maxwell and her crush, Brandon -- and fans will finally learn if they had their first kiss in this seventh book of the Dork Diaries series!

Date Published:2014

Diper överlöde

Kinney, Jeff,


Tagging along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg gets more than he bargained for when he gets a backstage pass to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and wonders if he can help them become the legends they think they are.
Date Published:2022

A suburb

Bodden, Valerie



Date Published:2008

The awesomely awful melodies of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang

Ignatow, Amy


Lydia and Julie are ready to start seventh grade and Lydia wants to start a band.
Date Published:2013

Me, Toma and the concrete garden

Larsen, Andrew, 1960-


When Vincent is sent to his aunt Mimi's city apartment for the summer, he's surrounded by more concrete than nature. Things are looking gray. But before long, Vincent meets Toma, and the boys bond while throwing some strange dirt balls into an empty lot. All summer long, they toss and launch, throw and catch. Little do they know, though, just as their friendship is growing, something is also blooming in the empty lot. A celebration of the joy of a budding friendship, The Concrete Garden shows us the value of community and reminds us that sometimes everything can come up roses.
Date Published:2019

When Vincent is sent to his aunt Mimi's city apartment for the summer, he's surrounded by more concrete than nature. Things are looking gray. But before long, Vincent meets Toma, and the boys bond while throwing some strange dirt balls into an empty lot. All summer long, they toss and launch, throw and catch. Little do they know, though, just as their friendship is growing, something is also blooming in the empty lot. A celebration of the joy of a budding friendship, The Concrete Garden shows us the value of community and reminds us that sometimes everything can come up roses.

Date Published:2019

Yasmin the zookeeper

Faruqi, Saadia.


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Field trip -- Meet the animals -- Hungry monkeys. Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."
Date Published:2019

Love is a four-letter word

VanSickle, Vikki, 1982-


Clarissa Delaney has never given much thought to the word "love", having other things to worry about. Her friends and family are preoccupied with lovers of their own, and Clarissa begins to wonder why she is no longer enough for them. Enter Michael, who seems to want more than friendship. But is that was Clarissa wants?
Date Published:2011

Days that end in Y

VanSickle, Vikki, 1982-


One summer. That's all the time it takes to set your world spinning or so Clarissa learns. Feeling abandoned by Mattie (camp), Benji (drama school), and even Michael (babysitting), Clarissa feels even more alone when her mother tells her she's marrying Doug. This announcement gets Clarissa thinking about her father, and her search for answers leads to her stumbling upon information about the secret teenage life of her mother, and more importantly, about Bill, her absentee father. Things get complicated when she spots a man who looks a lot like Bill. Approaching him winds up revealing a whole world of surprises that threaten to shake her image of her mother forever. Will Clarissa be able to move beyond the past and take part in Annie's vision of the future? Happily ever after has never seemed so impossible.
Date Published:2013

One summer. That's all the time it takes to set your world spinning or so Clarissa learns. Feeling abandoned by Mattie (camp), Benji (drama school), and even Michael (babysitting), Clarissa feels even more alone when her mother tells her she's marrying Doug. This announcement gets Clarissa thinking about her father, and her search for answers leads to her stumbling upon information about the secret teenage life of her mother, and more importantly, about Bill, her absentee father. Things get complicated when she spots a man who looks a lot like Bill. Approaching him winds up revealing a whole world of surprises that threaten to shake her image of her mother forever. Will Clarissa be able to move beyond the past and take part in Annie's vision of the future? Happily ever after has never seemed so impossible.

Date Published:2013

Words that start with B

VanSickle, Vikki, 1982-



Date Published:2010

If I had a gryphon

VanSickle, Vikki, 1982-,


"Sam just got a hamster for a pet. But the hamster is kind of boring ... he just eats and sleeps and gets his shavings wet. Inspired by her book of mythological creatures, Sam longs for a more exciting pet. But she soon realizes that taking care of these magical beasts might not be as wonderful as she thought. Sasquatches are messy, unicorns are shy, gryphons scare the dogs at the dogpark, and having a fire extinguisher handy at all times makes dragons seem like an awful lot of work. In the end, Sam realizes that her hamster is a pretty sweet and safe pet ... or is he?" -- Amazon.
Date Published:2016

"Sam just got a hamster for a pet. But the hamster is kind of boring ... he just eats and sleeps and gets his shavings wet. Inspired by her book of mythological creatures, Sam longs for a more exciting pet. But she soon realizes that taking care of these magical beasts might not be as wonderful as she thought. Sasquatches are messy, unicorns are shy, gryphons scare the dogs at the dogpark, and having a fire extinguisher handy at all times makes dragons seem like an awful lot of work. In the end, Sam realizes that her hamster is a pretty sweet and safe pet ... or is he?" -- Amazon.

Date Published:2016

Downside up

Scrimger, Richard, 1957-,


Fred is a sixth-grader reeling from the loss of his beloved dog, Casey. Every day he walks home from school bouncing Casey's old worn-out tennis ball. One day, the ball falls down a sewer grate, and Fred can't bear to leave it down there. He pries open the grate and stumbles down...
Date Published:2016

Bent not broken : Madeline and Justin

Schultz Nicholson, Lorna.


"Before Madeline's bike accident left her with a traumatic brain injury, she and her twin sister were inseparable. So were her parents. But now, Madeline's parents are divorced and Becky has become rebellious, angry, and sneaky. Even worse, she doesn't seem to want Madeline around anymore. At least Madeline knows she can always rely on the miniature therapy horses she visits every week. Justin is a senior and the president of his school's Best Buddies club. Before his sister with autism died, he used to take her to the barn to visit her beloved therapy horses. Now, with Madeline, he goes there to escape the gloom of his mother's grief at home and the pressures of his final year in high school. Together, Justin and Madeline help each other to reconnect with the important people in their lives - and with the lives that they thought they'd lost."--
Date Published:2017

"Before Madeline's bike accident left her with a traumatic brain injury, she and her twin sister were inseparable. So were her parents. But now, Madeline's parents are divorced and Becky has become rebellious, angry, and sneaky. Even worse, she doesn't seem to want Madeline around anymore. At least Madeline knows she can always rely on the miniature therapy horses she visits every week. Justin is a senior and the president of his school's Best Buddies club. Before his sister with autism died, he used to take her to the barn to visit her beloved therapy horses. Now, with Madeline, he goes there to escape the gloom of his mother's grief at home and the pressures of his final year in high school. Together, Justin and Madeline help each other to reconnect with the important people in their lives - and with the lives that they thought they'd lost."--

Date Published:2017

Ghost boys

Rhodes, Jewell Parker.


Includes discussion questions. After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till.
Date Published:2018

The war of the worlds

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.



Date Published:2003

A big city ABC

Moak, Allan.



Date Published:2002

Bad hair day

Mlynowski, Sarah


On their fifth trip through the magic mirror, siblings Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of Rapunzel--and they set out to free her from her tower, reunite her with her parents, and give the story a completely happy ending.
Date Published:2014

The man with the violin

Stinson, Kathy


When Dylan hears someone playing their violin in the subway he wants to stop and listen, but his mother and other commuters ignore the violinist completely.
Date Published:2013

Muffled

Gennari, Jennifer.


When fifth-grader Amelia learns to cope with her noise sensitivity, she steps outside of her comfort zone and makes new friends. Includes information about noise sensitivity.
Date Published:2020