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Heidi's Children
by Charles TrittenIn this, the third and final book in the HEIDI trilogy, we learn of the beautiful twins born to Heidi and Peter, of Heidi's best friend's little sister who came to live with them, and of a long-hidden family secret. A beautifully written story which will delight children and parents alike.
Hare and Guy Fawkes
by Alison UttleyCome join Grey Rabbit, Squirrel, Speckedly Hen, Fuzzipeg and the others from the forest to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day! Watch out for the jumping-jack firecrackers! Other books by this author are available in this library.
Little Grey Rabbit's May Day
by Alison UttleyA heartwarming story of animals who bring special gifts to a human while celebrating an important day in the forest. Other books by Alison Uttley are available in this library, where you can also read more of Little Grey Rabbit's adventures.
Vancouver Nightmare (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #2)
by Eric WilsonA chance meeting with a drug pusher named Spider takes Tom Austen into the grim streets of Vancouver's Skid Road, where he poses as a runaway while searching for information to help the police smash a gang which is cynically hooking young kids on drugs. Suddenly unmasked as a police agent, Tom is trapped in the nightmarish underworld of Vancouver as the gang closes in, determined to get rid of the young meddler at any cost." Get an exciting taste of Canadian teenage detectives in action in The Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries Series from the Bookshare Library including: #1. Murder on The Canadian, #3. The Case of the Golden Boy, #4. Disneyland Hostage, #5. The Kootenay Kidnapper, #6. Vampires of Ottawa, #7. Spirit in the Rainforest, #8. The Green Gables Detectives, #9. Code Red at the Supermall, #10. Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec, #11. The Ice Diamond Quest, #12. The Prairie Dog Conspiracy, #13. The St. Andrews Werewolf and #14. The Inuk Mountie Adventure,
Murder on the Canadian (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #1)
by Eric WilsonTeenage thriller about Tom Austen, who fell into an unhappy sleep aboard the Canadian train, and woke up to a horrifying scream.
The Kootenay Kidnapper (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #5)
by Eric WilsonOnly groans and creaks sounded from the old building as it waited for Tom Austen to discover its secret. With a rapidly-beating heart, he approached the staircase... Juvenile mystery/thriller set in the mountains of British Columbia.
Spirit in the Rainforest (A Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #7)
by Eric Wilson[from the back cover] The branches trembled, then something slipped away into the darkness of the forest. "That was Mosquito Joe!" Tom exclaimed. "Or his spirit," Liz said. "Let's get out of here." The rainforest of British Columbia holds many secrets, but none stranger than those of Nearby Island. After hair-raising events during a Pacific storm, Tom and Liz Austen seek answers among the island's looming trees. Alarmed by the ghostly shape of the hermit Mosquito Joe, they look for shelter in a deserted school in the rainforest. Then, in the night, Tom and Liz hear a girl's voice crying Beware! Beware! Look for more mysteries about the Canadian brother and sister team of Tom and Liz Austen in the Bookshare collection including: #1 Murder on The Canadian, #2 Vancouver Nightmare, #3 The Case of the Golden Boy, #4 Disneyland Hostage, #5 The Kootenay Kidnapper, #6 Vampires of Ottawa, #7 Spirit in the Rainforest, #8 The Green Gables Detectives, #9 Code Red at the Supermall, #10 Cold Midnight in Vieux Quebec, #11 The Ice Diamond Quest, #12 The Prairie Dog Conspiracy, #13 The St. Andrews Werewolf, #14 The Inuk Mountie Adventure and #17 The Ghost of Lunanburg Manor, with more to come. If you go for books featuring young detectives you'll find over 200 Hardy Boys mysteries, over 50 Three Investigators Mysteries and many more mystery books to keep you turning pages.
Code Red at the Supermall (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #9)
by Eric Wilson[from the back cover] "They swam past gently-moving strands of seaweed and pieces of jagged coral, then Tom almost choked in horror. A shark was coming straight at him, ready to strike. Have you ever visited a shopping mall that has sharks and piranhas, a triple-loop rollercoaster, 22 waterslides, an Ice Palace, submarines, 828 stores, and a major mystery to solve? Soon after Tom and Liz Austen arrive at the West Edmonton Mall a bomber strikes and they must follow a trail that leads through the fabled splendours of the supermall... to hidden danger." The Tom and Liz Austen Mysteries are action packed, fast paced reading. Though they are about 100 pages long with short chapters, they are packed with adventure in Canada. Look for them in the Bookshare collection. #1. Murder on The Canadian, #2. Vancouver Nightmare, #3. The Ghost of Lunenburg Manor, #4. Disneyland Hostage, #5. The Kootenay Kidnapper, #6. Vampires of Ottawa, #7. Spirit in the Rainforest and #8. The Green Gables Detectives
Great Girls: Profiles of Awesome Canadian Athletes
by Laura Robinson Maija RobinsonProfiles of Canadian women athletes.
Getting to First Base with Danalda Chase
by Matt BeamDarcy Spillman wonders why they call kissing a girl "getting to first base." He knows everything about baseball and he thinks he likes Danalda Chase, a pretty girl in his class, but he knows nothing about dating. This has got to change. With help from his baseball-statistics-obsessed best friends; the new girl, Kamna; and former minor-leaguer Grandpa Spillman, Darcy looks for the connection between his favorite sport and his new love interest. With a kiss from Danalda Chase as the goal, he steps up to bat and swings for the fences. This sweet and funny story is perfect for every romantically challenged preteen boy.
Felicity's Challenge (The Road to Avonlea, Book #9)
by L. M. MontgomeryElection time was fast coming up on Prince Edward Island. Judon could make a different between winning and losing the election. To gain the seat Judon would have to defeat the incumbent one David Amsberry who had been serving the area quite to its satisfaction for the last ten years. Judon mapped out a campaign strategy...
Look Through My Window
by Jean LittleWhen Emily's parents move to an eighteen-room house so that her four unpredictable cousins can live with them, life for Emily, an only child, is never again the same. Will she meet the mysterious owners of a treasure box in her attic bedroom? Can anyone get along with a nosy and crochety elderly neighbor? How do you learn about differences without prejudice or hurting people's feelings? Go on this journey with Emily to find the answers ... along with more questions!
The Prairie Dog Conspiracy (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #12)
by Eric WilsonDuring a long cold winter in his home town, young Tom Austen stumbles across some strange activity in an abandoned house.
Freshman Choices (Freshman Dorm #14)
by Linda A. CooneyFaith can't say no to wild man Scott Sills. She's already on probation because of one outrageous night, but that's nothing compared to the disaster she's headed for now! Fame-hungry Liza is up for the lead role in a big campus play, but the only road to stardom leads right past the director's casting couch. And Will parents from two different worlds destroy the happiness Melissa and Brooks finally have found?
Blood Reunion Volume IV of Vampire Twins
by Janice HarrellThe fourth and conclusion of the vampire twins series, where Ari Montclair with the help of her boyfriend and best friend Sybil try to save Paul (a vampire and her twin brother) from the darkness.
Welcome to Alien Inn (Bone Chillers #8)
by Betsy Haynes[from the back cover] "When Matt and his family are stranded during a blizzard they take shelter in a roadside inn. The Innkeeper keeps staring at Matt, and the other guests ask him really weird questions. What's more they cook up the strangest breakfasts and their language is out of this world. Matt sets out to find the truth, before it's too late, before his whole family is... EXTERMINATED. They'll scare you out of this world!" Alien Inn contains 21 short, action packed chapters. Fans of Alien Inn and being scared down to their toenails will love the author's other books in the Bookshare collection. The Bone Chillers series is so scary, your teeth will chatter! Look for #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #3 Back to School, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew, #6 Teacher Creature, #7 Frankenturkey II, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #10 Slime Time, #11 Toilet Terror, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed, with more to come. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series.
Teacher Creature (Bone Chillers Ser. #6)
by Betsy Haynes"There's something odd about the new teacher who turns up at school after the big storm. He looks as if he's crawled straight out of the swamp. He has a wide mouth, slightly bulging eyes, a soft, pulsing neck, a row of warts across his forehead and he hisses when he speaks. And when Joey and Nate find him reading a children's cookery book, they freak--the book gives recipes for cooking CHILDREN! THEY'LL SCARE YOU OUT OF THE SWAMP!" If you are a boy or girl who is hard to scare and who isn't too squeamish, and you don't mind being terrified, look for the other stories in the Bonechillers series including: #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #3 Back to School, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew, #7 Frankenturkey II, #8 Welcome to Alien Inn, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #10 Slime Time, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed and #15 Tiki Doll of Doom. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series. Her books may also be found under the name B. R. Haynes.
Slime Time (Bonechillers #10)
by Betsy HaynesWhen Jeremy Wilson sneezes in the school canteen, the droplets trickle across the floor and stick together. Every time he sneezes the green glob gets bigger. What's more the growing lump is alive and wants to subsume everything in its path. Jeremy has to work out how to stop it. If you aren't too squeamish, and don't mind being terrified, look for the other stories in the Bonechillers series including: #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #3 Back to School, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew #6 Teacher Creature, #7 Frankenturkey II, #8 Welcome to Alien Inn, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #11 Toilet Terror, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed, with more to come. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series. Her books may also be found under the name B. R. Haynes.
The Forbidden City of Luxor (The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Ser. #2)
by Brad QuentinDeep in the trackless jungles of India, in an ancient city prowled by man-eating tigers and infested with crocodiles, a strange light is seen. Is it a message from the ancient gods? Jonny Quest doesn't think so. He believes in science, not in ghosts and gods. But while he is rescuing his friends and father from a very British team of crooks, Jonny finds that the truth can be even stranger than legend! A SPECIAL AFTERWARD BY JONNY QUEST SERIES SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT DR. GREGORY BENFORD, PH.D. For another novel where adventure meets science and science fiction with Jonny Quest and his friends look for #5 Evil Under the Ice in Bookshare's library. Don't miss this new nonstop action adventure, as Jonny Quest fights wilderness predators and alien invaders in deepest India!
Toilet Terror (Bone Chillers #11)
by Betsy Haynes[From the back cover:] "There's something down the toilet. Something black and slimy. Something wet and scaly. Something very smelly. Something ALIVE! Ellie's most successful chemistry experiment has brought Hans's goldfish back to life, but he's changed MONSTROUSLY!" Twelve-year-old Ellie and her friend Andy try everything they can think of to keep the monster from killing them and Ellie's seven-year-old brother, Hans who is so afraid he doesn't want to go home anymore. No matter what they try the monster just won't die. This grossly scary action filled story is packed in 25 short chapters averaging under 5 pages long. Get going and read it now if you dare to risk the scare. If you aren't too squeamish, and don't mind being terrified, look for the other stories in the Bonechillers series including: #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #3 Back to School, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew #6 Teacher Creature, #7 Frankenturkey II, #8 Welcome to Alien Inn, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #10 Slime Time, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed, with more to come. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series. Her books may also be found under the name B. R. Haynes.
The Owl Service
by Alan GarnerSomething is scratching around in the attic above Alison's room. Yet the only thing up there is a stack of grimy old plates. Alison and her stepbrother, Roger, discover that the flowery patterns on the plates, when traced onto paper, can be fitted together to create owls-owls that disappear when no one is watching. With each vanished owl, strange events begin to happen around Alison, Roger, and the caretaker's son, Gwyn. As the kids uncover the mystery of the owl service, they become trapped within a local legend, playing out roles in a tragic love story that has repeated itself for generations...a love story that has always ended in disaster.
The Olympic Conspiracy
by Katherine RobertsSosi's brother Theoron is in training for the Olympic games. When he is injured, only Sosi can help him - but gets more than he bargained for when he takes Theoron's place.
Best Friends Forever (So Little Time Series #12)
by Nancy Butcher Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley OlsenChloe and Riley are in a battle against their best friends to win top grade on their business class project. It starts as a friendly competition, but soon turns into a bitter and ugly rivalry. Will it ruin their friendships forever?Meanwhile, Chloe and Riley's mom gets doctor's orders to stay at home and rest. That means no meetings, no business calls, no working! It's tough keeping their mom stress-free, but at the same time they develop a greater bond with her.
Morris the Mouse Hunter
by Vivian FrenchAnother lively story for beginner readers about this lovable cat. Morris is good at licking and purring. His mother wants him to be good at running and jumping, and bouncing and pouncing.
Mary, Bloody Mary
by Carolyn MeyerMary Tudor, who would reign briefly as queen of England during the mid sixteenth century, tells the story of her troubled childhood as daughter of King Henry VIII.