New Releases by Martyn Godfrey

It''s 1857, and teenager Peter Griffin joins a sea mission to solve a world-famous mystery: what really happened to arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. Franklin and his crew of 128 men had sailed from England twelve years earlier in search of the Northwest Passage, a sea route through the Arctic between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Mysteriously, the entire Franklin expedition disappeared without a trace. Based on true events and real people, Peter''s fictional first-person account brings this Arctic adventure to new life. His journal details the long, dark days cooped up on board the ship, the ever-present dangers lurking in the forbidding, icy landscape, and the sadness that he and his shipmates experience as they come closer to realizing the ultimate end of Franklin and his men. In his introduction, Ken McGoogan provides readers with background on the dramatic 2014 discovery of the wreck of Franklin''s HMS Erebus and connects these events to the story of the 1857 expedition. [Fry reading level - 2.7

Megan is lucky. She''s having an amazing week filled with exciting new friends. Even if they are a little different, it''s clear to see that Monday''s monster, Tuesday''s dinosaur and Wednesday''s alien are great fun to be with. If only her family thought so too, Megan''s friends would be welcome to stay for lunch.

Shelby Bennett is convinced no one listens to her. Determined to get some attention, she concocts aplan to amaze everyone by predicting the future with the help of her friend Eric''s time machine. When Shelby and Eric sneak off to the school after dark to get her "predictions" from her principal father''s office, they see a strange light in the boiler room. Then they hear weird noises and their imaginations start to run wild. Could there be monsters in the school?

Selby wants a pet in spite of her mom''s allergies and will do anything to get one. After secretly purchasing a snake, Selby realizes that keeping it hidden from her family is far more difficult than she thought. She does find a way, however, to get even with the school bully, Brian, in a surprising turn of events.

Garrett discovers a mysterious thirteen-year-old supermodel trying to escape from career pressures at the bed and breakfast in Pirate Cove.

What could be more exciting than spring training in Florida with the Blue Jays? When Rob wins a contest to be the Jays Special Batboy, he can t believe his luck. Meeting his heroes and being part of the team seem like a dream come true. But when some of the players gloves mysteriously disappear from a locked cupboard, Rob s dream becomes a nightmare. Team morale takes a nosedive, and Rob worries that some people even suspect him. If Rob doesn t do some fast detective work, his favourite team could end up in a slump that could cost them the season.

Two young girls on a spring break holiday in Florida meet the young star of their favorite TV show, Do you want fries with that?

Is a mysterious stranger going to beat Garrett to the long-buried treasure?

Garrett Hawgood and his friend Travis try to solve the mystery of Hole''s Castle near Pirate Cove, Maine.

Michael''s school newspaper assignment, an expose+a7 of an all-girl party, requires that he dress as a girl, a ploy that leads to falling in love with the party''s hostess and other troublesome predicaments. Original.

Stormy Sprague and other misfits call "the Dregs of the Detention Dungeon" form a floor hockey team and they even have the nerve to compete against the unbeatable Screaming Eagles.

Grade level: 4, 5, 6, 7, e, i.

Carol is asked by her Teeny-Wonderful sponsor, Canada Woman magazine, to mentor arrogant eight-year-old brat, E.Z. The magazine wants E.Z.''s father''s cosmetic company''s advertising business, so Carol has no choice.

Nicole knows that she should not have a party while her parents are out of town, but everyone is having a great time. But things start to get out of hand ... Grades 5-8.

Jordy set out to impress a girl, not make a complete fool of himself.

Reeann and her best friend Jared are kidnapped by Torkan aliens and taken to the planet of Freetal to fight Andovian slime worms.

Grade level: 6, 7, 8, 9, e, i, s.

Another adventure featuring Carol Weatherspoon, Wally Stutzgummer, and the dreaded Campbell twins. In Ottawa to take part in a BMX conference, Carol meets up with a real life Middle-Eastern prince who falls instantly in love with her.

As one of the "lucky" ones who survived a nuclear bomb, Brad believes that someday all will be well again until he meets Angel who shows him the bitter reality of being a survivor of the last war.

A high school hockey player feels that the only way to be considered for the minor leagues is to play roughly and hurt his team''s opponents.

Cory was a normal sort of a guy and life was easy. Then Susie came from the future. She was beautiful. She was deadly and she wouldn''t take no for an answer.

The last thing Nicholas wants to do is spend time in the Alberta bush, with the bugs, the bears, the cold. But when he crosses the school bully at the Grade Seven dance, his Dene friend Elvis''s invitation for a weekend away suddenly seems much more attractive. Walking on the muskeg, Nicholas feels completely lost--the landscape is strange, and so are the language and customs of Elvis''s native family. Soon, however, Nicholas sees the point of what they say and do, how it helps them adapt to the harshness of the environment. When Nicholas and Elvis''s bushplane crashes, killing the pilot, they need to draw on all the skills they have--and some they didn''t even suspect they had. Set against the harsh background of the northern bush, Plan B is Total Panic is the story of how two young men of very different backgrounds are brought together by crisis.

While helping a woman hostage and an injured police officer, Marc is trapped by a convict.

A female firefighter tries to prove to her boss that she is capable of doing her job even though he believes that firefighting is a job for men.