It's 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The First World War is raging, and despite its distance from the conflict, the Halifax Harbour is bustling with activity. Anti-German prejudice is rampant, and though 12-year-old Maddie Schroeder and her 15-year-old brother Will are still mourning the loss of their father, who died in a mysterious boating accident just six months before, his German heritage doesn't merit them much sympathy. The rumours he'd been...

This sequel to Ticket to Curlew finds eleven-year-old Josie well settled in her new home, but she's never had a friend her own age. So when a girl named Margaret moves to the area from England, Josie is glad to have someone with whom she can ride to school, explore the mysterious, abandoned silver house and dream about the future. But what does the future hold for a young girl in 1918? Could Josie fly airplanes like Katherine Stinson, her heroine?...

Voici un projet scolaire qui commence très mal pour Marie «Chicane»... qui l'entrainera cependant dans une aventure de découvertes historiques insoupçonnées ! Déjà que c'est tout un défi d'être «la nouvelle» de l'école. Mais en plus, être obligée de faire équipe avec Mathieu Landry ! Le garçon à casquette veut l'entraîner dans une chasse au trésor. Et puis il y a ce vent qui souffle sans arrêt dans la vallée de Memramcook. On...

It's 1947, and while the second world war is over and ration tickets are gone, food prices are going up. Then it is announced that the price of chocolate is going up too! Maggie and her friends leap into action and plan a strike against the price hike.

My name is Finn Armstrong. The weirdest thing happened to me. This is the story. Believe it or not. Here's where thirteen-year-old Finn isn't: Egypt. Or Russia. Or any exotic, adventure-filled place his scientist parents are researching. Here's where he is: stuck on his grandmother's farm, learning to fish in a lame attempt to get to know his cranky great-grandfather. But as the waters of the Red River keep rising, Finn's about to discover that the...

Two young teens, Jack Gordon and Henry Addison, meet when the Great Lakes cruise ship, the S.S. Noronic, docks in Toronto in the summer of 1949, just before the ship catches fire – with Henry on board. Awards:Finalist, Silver Birch Young Readers' Choice Award Reviews:"…entangles facts and imagination into an adventurous novel that captivates readers and has them treading water as they are mesmerized by the turn of events." CM Magazine, Volume...

When a sixty foot wave comes roaring in from the sea, twelve year old Murphy has just seconds to respond. Can he save his aunt and cousins?Can he save himself? Awards: Finalist, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2012 Reviews:A Terrible Roar of Water was a great book. It kept me wanting more right to the end. I was constantly wondering what would happen next. It includes some Newfoundland traditions, as well, which were cool to learn about and...

When his dad decides to hire a German prisoner-of-war to help out on their New Brunswick farm, thirteen-year-old Warren Webb is pretty sure the family is doomed. Who invites a Nazi to sleep under their roof? But Martin is not the German Warren expected. After his early attempts to get rid of Martin fail, Warren takes his dead brother Pete's advice and finds himself learning more from his enemy than he ever expected. Soon Martin, a promising track-and-field...

Boy O'Boy Martin O'Boy's life is not easy. His beloved Granny has just died, his pregnant mother and father fight all the time and his twin, Phil, is completely incapacitated. Martin is the one his mother counts on.Angel SquareYoung Tommy is seeing Angel Square through new eyes since his best friend's father was beaten up just because he's Jewish. Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery that confronts...

Deux adolescents, une Américaine et un Acadien, vivent une quête hors de l'ordinaire d'un bout à l'autre du continent. Après s'être connus lors du Congrès mondial acadien de 1994, Sara et Justin entreprennent une correspondance qui resserre leur amitié. Sara est toujours hantée par des cauchemars et le désir de trouver sa mère biologique. Elle poursuit ses recherches en Louisiane, o sa famille s'établit pour un an. À la suite du décès...