Starred Selection - Best Books for Kids & Teens by the Canadian Children's Book Centre - 2021!
Leaving home was his only option
Teen homelessness is not always connected to poverty and crime. Sometimes there's more to the story.
Tyler's from a privileged family in Victoria, British Columbia, who is kicked out of his home by his abusive dad after being blamed for bringing prescription narcotics to a party.
This novel brings to light the serious nature of verbal and emotional abuse and how difficult it is to be heard and access support in such circumstances.
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Tyler's from a privileged family in Victoria, British Columbia, who is kicked out of his home by his abusive dad after being blamed for bringing prescription narcotics to a party.
This novel brings to light the serious nature of verbal and emotional abuse and how difficult it is to be heard and access support in such circumstances.
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Resource Links The Year's Best - fiction grades 7-12
If you want something, you just have to take it - right?
Angelo's upset that he's been pulled from Philippines by a mother he hardly knows, His new friends show him
how to even the score between the rich and the poor. Now he's gone too far and the police are close behind.
"Barwin presents the clash of values and culture experienced by Angelo and how he works through it without
sentiment or preaching, making a complex and nuanced situation accessible without diminishing its urgency."
Rated E for excellent: law, crime, diversity, immigration, peer pressure
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how to even the score between the rich and the poor. Now he's gone too far and the police are close behind.
"Barwin presents the clash of values and culture experienced by Angelo and how he works through it without
sentiment or preaching, making a complex and nuanced situation accessible without diminishing its urgency."
Rated E for excellent: law, crime, diversity, immigration, peer pressure
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Resource Links rated E for Excellent
Always check your rearview mirror
Spring Break in Palm Springs. All Maya wants to do is soak up the sun and play some tennis. Then a fender-
bender ends her vacation. Now she's onto a car crash scam that takes her deep into the desert.
"The action and suspense sequences are written with a deft hand and can keep readers on the edge of their
seats. An engaging book that will definitely appeal to girls who want an adventurous detective story with strong
female characters."
Check out the Orca Blog interview for my author feature right here
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bender ends her vacation. Now she's onto a car crash scam that takes her deep into the desert.
"The action and suspense sequences are written with a deft hand and can keep readers on the edge of their
seats. An engaging book that will definitely appeal to girls who want an adventurous detective story with strong
female characters."
Check out the Orca Blog interview for my author feature right here
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CBC Books top 25 books in category
Careful what you wish for
Olivia pretends to be a college student to get a gig as a drummer. Now she's leading a double life and her bad
decisions have got her on the run.
"The way Olivia just seems to naturally slip into the role of victim was so scary and I found myself frantic to get
from page to page to see what would happen to her."
CBCBook's 25 great Canadian list here
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decisions have got her on the run.
"The way Olivia just seems to naturally slip into the role of victim was so scary and I found myself frantic to get
from page to page to see what would happen to her."
CBCBook's 25 great Canadian list here
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