New Releases by Katherine Holubitsky

Sixteen-year-old Gordie Jessup is a good kid but he''s living a nightmare. His eighteen-year-old brother Chase''s two-year addiction to crystal meth has left their family emotionally and financially drained. And just when Gordie thinks he can no longer stand the manipulating, the lying and the stealing, things get even worse. Chase is arrested for aggravated assault, released on bail and sent home to his family. But his dealers are after him and Chase appeals to Gordie for help. Gordie, disgusted with his brother and fully aware that it''s a gamble, risks everything he has in the hope of bringing his family some peace.

Eddie loves going fishing with Granddad and listening to his tall tales about the big snapper. Eddie believes if they catch such a fish, it might change his family''s fortune. Ten-year-old Eddie lives with his mom and grandparents in a small cabin on the Queen Charlotte Islands. A year earlier, Eddie''s dad took the ferry to the mainland and never returned... Mom decides to turn their cabin into a bed and breakfast. Some of the guests appreciate island life, but many do not. When Granddad falls ill and must go away for treatment, Eddie worries that he too may not come back. Already hurt and confused by his father''s disappearance, upset by the attitudes of the tourists, and now missing his beloved grandfather, Eddie goes fishing alone in Granddad''s skiff. Soon he is struggling with more than the need to stay afloat.

The year is 1903, and Charlie, on the run from false accusations, ends up in Frank, a coal-mining town about to experience disaster.

Summer 1970. When a local girl is found murdered, the freedom and innocence of "youth" are forgotten and, for fourteen-year-old Emma, things will never be the same.

Fourteen-year-old Pamela Collins is struggling to come to terms with her mother''s death. Somewhat shy, Pamela is thoughtful, full of passion, often funny, and sometimes tearful as she learns to cope with the emotional overload the tragedy has brought to her life. Her favourite things include walking alone in Lynn Canyon Park, the art of Emily Carr, and a certain boy with a "wicked grin." At the moment she dislikes her English teacher, shopping, and being singled out for special treatment because of her motherís death. Pamela is tall and slim and mostly uncomfortable with her rapidly changing body. She is unsure of herself and unsure of the loyalty of her friends.

When Rachel meets Michael, the attraction is mutual and immediate, and the boring summer she''s been anticipating in dusty Agatha suddenly appears promising. But then her new beau''s painful past begins to get in the way. Michael''s life has been torn apart by the death two years earlier of the older brother he idolized. For years Michael and his friend Scott has been at odds with Cory and Taylor. Things begin to spin out of control, and Rachel finds herself caught in the middle of a series of increasingly violent pranks that threaten the stability of the small community and force her to question the boundaries of friendship and trust.