Children 12+ – lisa�� Publishing and Vagrant Press

The Degrees of Barley Lick

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:38:55 +0000

Geocaching is one of the most important things Barley Lick has to connect him to his dead father, and now his mother's new boyfriend wants Barley to use his geocaching skills to help him. It all seems too much, until he realizes a young boy's life is in jeopardy.

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To See the Stars

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:38:35 +0000

A compelling story of one young Newfoundland woman caught up in the struggle for women?s and workers' rights in the sweatshops of New York City's garment district in the early 1900s.

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Whispers of Mermaids and Wonderful Things

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:02:05 +0000

From celebrated children's poet and author Sheree Fitch and early childhood educator Anne Hunt comes a new paperback edition of the celebrated illustrated compendium of Atlantic Canadian poetry and verse for young readers. Spanning centuries, from Milton Acorn, Bliss Carman, and Rita Joe to Budge Wilson, Shauntay Grant, and Kathleen Winter, and a broad thematic scope—from soft lullabies and silly songs to poignant meditations on nature, loss, and love—over 100 poems from the region's best are sure to delight educators, parents, and young readers. Whispers of Mermaids and Wonderful Things is a feast for the senses.

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Amelia and Me

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:00:08 +0000

After reading about Amelia Earhart in her friend's scrapbook, twelve-year-old Ginny Ross decides to become a pilot. But how will Ginny's dream take flight when her mother—not to mention society in general—so fiercely believes a woman's place is in the home?

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The Last Time I Saw Her

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:58:57 +0000

It's been almost a year since Charlotte Romer set foot in her hometown of River John, Nova Scotia. She's been living at a boarding school hours away, safe from the trauma and broken relationships she left behind. All she has left in the small town is her older brother, Sean, who is struggling to keep the lights on in their run-down family home. Charlotte hasn't spoken to her best friend, Sophie, since the night she fled. It's not exactly a celebratory homecoming.

On her first night home, Charlotte shows up unannounced to Sophie's eighteenth birthday party. The trickle-down effects of that decision haunt Charlotte for weeks. But when Charlotte reconnects with Sophie's ex-boyfriend, Max, the two of them begin to slowly unravel what happened the night of the accident the summer before—the night that changed everything. Somebody knows something, and that somebody really doesn't want Charlotte and Max to figure it out.

With a fast-paced, high-stakes plot, Alexandra Harrington's debut YA novel will leave readers breathless until the final, shocking conclusion.

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Under Amelia’s Wing

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:57:50 +0000

A STEM-friendly novel about a girl who just wants to learn to fly. Stubborn to a fault, Ginny Ross is enrolled at Purdue University to earn her pilot's license and help her friend and mentor, Amelia Earhart, recruit more young women into aviation and engineering. But when Amelia goes missing in 1937, Ginny must learn to carry on alone.

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Annaka

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:56:53 +0000

Upon returning to her childhood home of Yarmouth, Anna—once known as Annaka—relives memories from her younger self and faces some uncomfortable truths. This bittersweet homecoming forces Anna to reconcile who she was with who she is becoming. From the celebrated spoken-word poet and author of Worthy of Love comes a YA novel about family, identity, and reclaiming the past.

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The Big Dig

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:56:40 +0000

Just as fourteen-year-old Lucy is starting to figure out life after her mom's death, her dad ships her off to Cape John, her mom's hometown, for the summer. Worse, she has to live with her nutty great-aunt Josie, who doesn't cook edible food or suffer fools. Soon Lucy meets Colin, freshly moved from the West Coast, who's digging an enormous hole in his new yard. He spends every day digging deeper in protest of his family's unilateral decision to move to this tiny oceanside community. As Colin digs in the ground, Lucy digs through her family's history, and eventually both of them uncover a shocking truth.

The Big Dig asks big questions of its readers: Are secrets ever okay? What defines a family? And can we ever really know our parents? Lisa Harrington's light and funny voice blends seamlessly with Lucy's grief, creating an authentic and riveting emotional landscape.

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Finding Grace

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:52:41 +0000

Following the death of her sister, thirteen-year-old Grace is now alone at the Belgian convent where she was abandoned as a baby. When Grace finds a mysterious diary, she begins looking for answers about where she came from and the truth about her family. Finding Grace offers an emotional look into the lives of girls in the strict world of convents, both in the 1940s and the 1970s.

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Dusty Dreams and Troubled Waters

Terrilee Bulger — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:51:46 +0000

They said I was a sailor, now. But this was my first time on the ocean. And I was going to war...

By 1942 most of Europe was under the heel of the Nazis. Only the United Kingdom remained free to oppose them. Knowing Britain needed supplies from overseas, the German navy built a large fleet of U-boats to hunt merchant ships. It was up to Canada to protect all shipping from North America to Britain. Corvettes like HMCS Sackville were crewed by young men from across Canada, and from all walks of life. The Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945), the longest of the Second World War, was Canada's battle, and the outcome sealed Hitler's fate.

Following young Wally as he leaves the family farm on the prairies to pursue a daring career in the navy—leaving love interest Winnie behind—this striking graphic novel is a high-stakes adventure, a love story, and an important historical lesson. Features meticulously detailed black and white drawings, an illustrated diagram of the Sackville, information on wartime propaganda, glossary, and an illustrated map.

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