Nathalie lay awake, listening for the train whistle that will bring her cousin Helena to visit. But instead of the whistle, Nathalie hears a terrible roar as Turtle Mountain breaks apart, sending 90 million tons of rock into her valley. Will anyone s...
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 â€" with Henry on board.Awards:Finalist, Silver Birch Young Readers' Ch...
Nell lives in a lighthouse on Canada's spectacular west coast. One night, during a terrifying storm, Nell sees a ship headed for the deadly rocks. The telegraph lines are down and her father is away. Nell is the sailors' only hope.Will she be able to...
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, 2012Reviews:A Terrible Roar of...
June 1912: Ella is surprised by her birthday gift from her mother, a Brownie camera and the advice to seek pictures of things that "don't belong." This is how Ella first notices Billy, a boy at her school who seems out of place. They become good frie...
It's the summer of 1912 in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Ella Barclay is bored with her life. Things look up when she receives a camera for her birthday. A camera! "To make a great picture," says her father, "you must look for the story."Looking for the ...
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 ...
Robin’s got everything it takes to be a principal dancer: the body, the feet, the strength and the passion. But his devil-may-care attitude plays havoc with discipline at the Premier Dance School. One more prank may be one too many. That’s why ev...