Battle of the Books 2023 - Intermediate | Childrens Catalogue

1) Barry Squires, full tilt

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When the Full Tilt Dancers give an inspiring performance at the 1995 opening of the new bingo hall in in St. John's, twelve-year-old Finbar (Barry) Squires wants desperately to join the troupe. He'd like to be known for something other than the birthmark on his cheek. But with questionable talent and an unpredictable temper, Barry's journey to stardom is jeopardized by his parents' refusal to take his dreams seriously. Thankfully, Barry has the support...

2) Be my love: a novel

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Children's Book, eBook

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One summer will change everything.

For as long as she can remember, Maisie has spent her summers on Kingfisher Island. She and her beloved cousin Una run wild, and Maisie feels the warm embrace of her big, extended family.

This summer Maisie needs that escape more than ever. But now everything on Kingfisher has changed: Una has returned from her mainland school a sophisticated young woman too mature for childish games,

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3) The bear house

Author

McIsaac, Meaghan

Series

Bear House volume 1

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Children's Book, eBook

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"In a medieval world where the ruling houses are based on the constellations, betrayal, intrigue, and a king's murder force the royal sisters of the Bear House on the run."--

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Overthrow volume 1

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Children's Book, eBook

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Odd black plants begin to grow after a downpour. As they spread toxic pollen and begin feeding, three teenagers find themselves immune. They must figure out why before the plants complete their invasion.

5) bud not buddy

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6) Bud, Not Buddy: (Newbery Medal Winner)

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Curtis, Christopher Paul

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Hit the road with Bud in this Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy on a journey to find his father—from Christopher Paul Curtis, recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

It’s 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him:
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7) Children of the fox

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Thieves of shadow

8) Ciel in all directions

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Labelle, Sophie

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Ciel volume 2

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Children's Book, eBook

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Non-binary trans kid Ciel has settled into high school with their friends, and between an important science project and their popular YouTube channel, they find themselves in a campaign to represent the LGBT Alliance.

9) The Crosswood

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Prendergast, Gabrielle

Series

Faerie Woods volume 1

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Children's Book, eBook

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Fourteen-year-old Blue Jasper takes his younger siblings, twins Indigo and Violet, out for a hike to give their mother a break. One moment the twins are scampering in the trees right ahead of him, and the next moment they are gone. As Blue frantically searches for them, a strange woman appears in the forest claiming to be the Faerie Queen Olea of Nearwood and the twins' real mother. Now, because of a magical pact, Blue's mother's life will be in danger...

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Children's Book, eBook

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How do you face a heartbreaking past? One day at a time. Or as Aggie says, one crisis at a time. In Teresa Toten's compelling new novel Eight Days, Samantha finds out that the mother she thought had died years ago has actually just passed away. Added to this charged secret is her recovering alcoholic grandfather's strange behaviour and sudden insistence that he take Sami back to Chicago to retrieve her mother's body. Luckily, Sami's beloved neighbour...

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Dowding, Philippa

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Children's Book, eBook

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Firefly, who is homeless, moves into her aunt's who lives in a costume shop.

12) Forever Birchwood

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Daniel, Danielle

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Wolf lives in a northern mining town where she spends her days exploring with her three best friends: Penny, Ann, and Brandi. The girls's treehouse hideaway, Birchwood, is Wolf's favourite place on earth. As summer arrives, Wolf and her friends find plastic orange bands wrapped around the trees near their cherished hangout spot, and their once stable friendship starts to unravel. Can the girls stay together long enough to save their special place?...

13) Fragile bones: Harrison and Anna

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Schultz Nicholson, Lorna

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Harrison, a fifteen-year-old boy with an uncanny ability to recite every bone in the skeletal system whenever he gets anxious, and Anna, a graduating senior, are partnered up when they join the Best Buddies club at school.

14) The good fight

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It's the summer of 1933 in Toronto. The city is small, often xenophobic, and the summer is hot. Everyone goes to the beach. In one area of the beach, a neighbourhood protective association has formed to keep out "undesirables," and members patrol wearing silver swastika pins. Meanwhile, the chief of police believes the immigrant Jewish community is at the core of a communist threat, as the world witnesses an disturbing rise of anti-Semitism in Europe....

15) A grain of rice

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Tran-Davies, Nhung N

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Children's Book, eBook

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Thirteen-year-old Yen and her family have survived a war, famine and persecution. When a powerful flood ruins their village in rural Vietnam, matters only get worse. With the help of neighbors and family, they decide to take the ultimate risk on a chance for a better life.

16) Guardians of Porthaven

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Arbuthnott, Shane

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Children's Book, eBook

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"In this science-fiction novel for middle readers, just as fifteen-year-old Malcolm prepares to take on the traditional role of Guardian of his city, he learns some shocking truths about his family"--Provided by publisher.

17) How to outrun a crocodile when your shoes are untied

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My life Is a zoo volume 1

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Children's Book, eBook

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When twelve-year-old Ana's zoologist parents move the whole family into the zoo, the Sneers--the clan of carnivorous female predators in her class--have even more ammunition to make her life miserable, although she tries to act like a chameleon and fade into the background.

18) In the key of Nira Ghani

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Nira Ghani has always dreamed of becoming a musician. Her Guyanese parents, however, have big plans for her to become a scientist or doctor. Nira's grandmother and her best friend, Emily, are the only people who seem to truly understand her desire to establish an identity outside of the one imposed on Nira by her parents. When auditions for jazz band are announced, Nira realizes it's now or never to convince her parents that she deserves a chance...

19) The last Namsara

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Ciccarelli, Kristen

Series

Iskari volume 1

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Asha, daughter of the King of Firgaard, has become the fiercest dragon slayer in the land. As she conquers each dragon and brings its head to the king, she still cannot escape her betrothal to the cruel commandant.

20) Lucky Jonah

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Scrimger, Richard

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Children's Book, eBook

Description

Jonah, a boy crippled by self-loathing and insecurity, is given a disposable camera that can transport him into someone else's body.