Before Wings

Teen & Young Adult

Goobie, Beth

Literature & Fiction

Faber&Faber

The Lottery

Every year the Shadow Council chooses one student to be their messenger. This year's victim is Sally.

Demco Media

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This series offers the best of contemporary, compelling fiction for reluctant teen readers. Edgy cover art and high-interest topics appeal to older teens, while reading levels from 2.0 to 4.5 mean success for struggling readers.

Sticks And Stones (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Turtleback Books

Westchester 2011 Honorable Mention  2013 Saskatoon Book Awards: Young Adult Literature Award nominee  To say Shir is unpopular is an understatement. In fact she's less than homely, therefore a target of casual cruelty in high school. Even though she wishes to remain invisible, bullies find ways of tormenting her, viciously. Worse still, she's an outcast in her own family.  There are two areas where Shir can overcome her negative self-image. One is at her part-time job where the kindly Mr. A has hired her as the driver of his grocery delivery truck. The other is at her secret retreat - myplace - where she can sip her beer and watch the river, undisturbed.  But neither sanctuary is safe; Shir discovers that Mr. A's kindness is part of a plot to use her as an accomplice in shady dealings, and her haven by the river is intruded upon by a boy who simply won't go away. While these invasions shatter her initially, both lead to her throwing off the mantle of victim and asserting herself for the first time in her life.

Born Ugly

Red Deer Press

2014 Silver Birch Express Award nominee 
 Jason's mom says he is a problem, and puts him in a group home. Now Jason has to live with boys and grown-ups he doesn't know. 
 Jason thinks, Now I'm in a house that isn't my house. I watch their hands and feet. When hands and feet move fast, you're going to get hit. 
 There's a big bubble of mad inside Jason. It makes him yell and throw things. Jason wants to be good and move home again, but the mad bubble just won't go away.

Jason's Why

Children's Books

Growing Up & Facts of Life

2014 High Plains Book Awards finialist 
 Meredith is determined to make her mark as she starts Grade 10 -- and claiming the "cool" seat in home room is her first step. But that decision brings her unwanted attention from the school's "kingpin of the underworld" and her new enemy is smart, determined and capable of holding a long-term grudge. Should she just back away? But how will she look at herself in the mirror if she does? With the help of her two best friends, Reb and Dean, she will have to find a way to stand up for herself and survive high school with her dignity intact.

The Throne

The Only-Good Heart

Pedlar Press

El qué dirán (Spanish Soundings) (Spanish Edition)

Education & Reference

Orca Book Publishers

Review\n"At a time when we hear so much about bullying in schools, Sticks and Stones will encourage youngsters to find positive ways to fight back. Recommended." ― Canadian Book Review Annual\n"Presents a quick glimpse of teen characters in contemporary settings...certainly deals with a timely and common problem, and will appeal to the reluctant reader." ― KLIATT\n“This novel is an easy to read book with strong dialogue...Students will be interested in the character of Jujube and...the situation will be a familiar one.” ― Resource Links\n"The high interest plot works - the action starts right away and the story is filled with gossip, tears, and righteous retribution." ― VOYA\n“Demonstrates that hi-lo books do not automatically have to be of lesser literary quality. By launching the new hi-lo series with titles of already proven quality and interest from well-established YA authors, Orca Soundings are off to a fine start. Highly Recommended.” ― CM Magazine\nJujube 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, Jujube's reputation takes another hit. Deciding that someone has to take a stand, Jujube gathers all the other girls who have been labelled sluts―and worse―and tries to impress on her fellow students the damaging effects words can have on a person\nBook Description\nNo one expects Jujube to fight back when her reputation takes a beating.

Sticks and Stones (Orca Soundings)

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Before Wings

Before Wings

The Lottery

Sticks And Stones (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Born Ugly

Jason's Why

The Throne

The Only-Good Heart

El qué dirán (Spanish Soundings) (Spanish Edition)

Sticks and Stones (Orca Soundings)