Best Selling Books by Norah McClintock

In this novel for teens, Riley gets a crash course in small-town prejudice when an immigrant man is accused of a crime that Riley is sure he did not commit.

In this mystery for teen readers, Riley Donovan uncovers the truth about the death of a popular high school football player.

At first Kaz intends to help the old lady who''s fallen in the park. But then Kaz starts thinking about how he never gets what he wants. The next thing he knows, he''s running away with her purse. The purse contains only five dollars and a battered watch. When Kaz learns who the old woman is and where the watch came from, he begins to understand consequences in a new way. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

The book that introduced readers to Chloe and Levesque, from the Arthur Ellis Award winning author. Chloe, Brynn and Phoebe are half-sisters who argue the way only sisters can. But they have something way bigger to worry about than family squabbles, especiallyChloe. She''s terrified that the sweater she left at the scene of a crime - a crime she didn''t commit - will make it look like she''s guilty.What will happen when Levesque - a homicide cop who is dating the girls'' mother - gives Chloe the third degree? First published more than a decade ago as The Stepfather Game, this is the novel that introduced readers to Chloe Yan and told how she first met Levesque.

When Caleb Drake comes home from prison, nobody in town wants him back. Nobody except Chloe, who has seen the smile that Terri - the young womanthat Caleb supposedly hurt - gives him. Chloe is sure that Caleb didn''t do it. The trouble is, how is she going to prove it? Caleb himself is no help at all - in fact, he gets into more scrapes with the law. So it looks like it''s up to Chloe to prove hisinnocence. The fifth book in the acclaimed Chloe and Levesque series, featuring the smart talking sleuth with attitude to spare.

When quiet, shy Addie is lured into the woods, she is convinced she is going to die. She quickly finds out that there are worse things than terror—things like betrayal at the hands of her best friend and public humiliation in front of the entire school. Neely, Addie''s ex-best friend, is tired of the same old life and the same old friends. She is ready to take some chances to re-invent herself. Is she also ready to win new friends at the expense of old ones? There are two sides to every story, and it''s impossible to know the truth until you''ve heard them both. But sometimes you don''t ever learn the other side of the story. What drives these two friends apart? Who is right and who is wrong? You''ll only know if you read both sides. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

"Chloe doesn''t fit in at her new high school, until football star Thomas Rennie starts paying attention to her. Then Chloe discovers startling truths about the in-crowd she had joined" Cf. Our choice, 2000

Jojo''s back, released from jail, and people are tense and afraid all over again. They wonder if his friends will start showing up again. They wonder if they''ll be walking down the street one day and they''ll run into Jojo and Jojo will give them attitude or shove them around, just for fun. Jojo''s friends have a way of making it hard—really hard—on people who decide to press charges against Jojo. Those people just wish Jojo would go away and never come back. Then there are the people who have hate in their hearts. These people wish something bad would happen to Jojo. Something really bad. Ardell Withrow is one of those people. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible. Available in Spanish as El regreso.

Everyone in town thinks they know who killed their musical prodigy, but Riley Donovan will have the final say. In Riley Donovan''s last whodunit mystery, Alicia, a talented high school violinist, is found bludgeoned to death in a field on the outskirts of town. The small town''s suspicion immediately falls on Carrie, the teen''s musical rival. But Riley isn''t convinced of Carrie''s guilt, and even though her police-officer aunt tells her to stay out of it, Riley goes searching for the truth. Did Carrie really kill Alicia in a fit of jealous rage, or is there another explanation for Alicia''s death?

The latest book in the Chloe and Levesque series, with the dramatic new series look. Chloe has a kind of grudging respect for David Mitchell, even though he appears to have a spring-loaded temper, so when he''s charged with the murder of Trevor Blake, she can''t decide whether he''s guilty or not. Mitchell is definitely the likeliest suspect - he fought with Blake on the main street of East Hastings just before the murder - but then some of the clues at the scene of the crime just don''t add up. Not a Trace will include a sneak peak at the new Robyn Hunter series, coming from Norah McClintock in 2006!

Tegan was in the backseat when her two best friends were gunned down in front of her. Was it an argument over drugs? An ongoing feud? Or something more random? Tegan says she didn''t see who did it. Or know why. Nobody will believe her. Not the police; not her friends; not the families of the victims; and not even Kelly, her own sister. Is she afraid that the killer will come back? Or does she know more than she is saying? Shunned at school and feeling alone, Tegan must sort through her memories and try to decide what is real and what is imagined. And in the end she must decide whether she has the strength to stand up and do the right thing.

As a troubled teen struggles to free himself from his past and the implications of the present conspiracies that surround him, Dooley tries to prove his innocence in a suicide that looks like murder.

At the request of his late grandfather, Rennie does to Iceland to right an old wrong, and gets drawn into investigating a murder.

"An intriguing fictional murder case gives readers an in-depth look at the process of a Canadian murder investigation" Cf. Our choice, 2002

The seven grandsons from the bestselling Seven (the Series) and The Seven Sequels return in The Seven Prequels, along with their daredevil grandfather, David McLean. In these thrilling origin stories Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer and Shane Peacock and their signature writing styles take readers from the heat of the jungles of Central America to the mysterious streets of Stockholm to one very dangerous kayaking trip in Florida. These linked novels can be read in any order. Discover all seven books in this action-packed collection: Barracuda Jungle Land The Missing Skull Separated Slide Speed Weerdest Day Ever!

In early June, 1964, the Benevolent Home for Necessitous Girls burns to the ground and its vulnerable residents are thrust out into the world. The orphans, who know no other home, find their lives changed in an instant. Arrangements are made for the youngest residents, but the seven oldest girls are sent on their way with little more than a clue or two to their past and the hope of learning about the families they have never known. On their own for the first time in their lives, they are about to experience the world in ways they never imagined. Bestselling authors Kelley Armstrong, Vicki Grant, Marthe Jocelyn, Kathy Kacer, Norah McClintock, Teresa Toten and Eric Walters teamed up to create this series of linked YA novels. Readers can discover all seven Secrets in any order in this thrilling collection. This collection includes the seven following titles: The Unquiet Past Small Bones A Big Dose of Lucky Stones on a Grave My Life Before Me Shattered Glass Innocent

Featuring stories from nine outstanding Canadian authors, this anthology is the perfect Christmas gift for Dear Canada readers, both old and new! A Time for Giving includes ten tales of Christmas, following the most recent Dear Canada diarists "the Christmas after" their diary ends. Johanna Leary is reunited with her brother after they were separated at Grosse-Île; Mary Kobayashi spends a second Christmas at a Japanese internment camp; Rose Rabinowitz finds some surprising challenges in her new country, and many more! A Special Gift is a story from Ojibwe writer Ruby Slipperjack to preview her upcoming Dear Canada (coming in Fall 2016!), set the winter before the diarist is sent to Residential School. Contributors include Jean Little (Exiles from the War and All Fall Down), Barbara Haworth- Attard (To Stand on My Own), Sarah Ellis (That Fatal Night), Susan Aihoshi (Torn Apart), Norah McClintock (A Sea of Sorrows), Karleen Bradford (A Country of Our Own), Janet McNaughton (Flame and Ashes), Carol Matas (Pieces of the Past), and Ruby Slipperjack.

The bestselling Seven (the Series) continues with The Seven Sequels! All seven authors from the original series have returned with a second set of seven novels that can be read in any order. Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer and Shane Peacock bring their signature writing styles to a series of adventures that take readers from the cobblestones of Cambridge to the beaches of Uruguay. This ebook bundle contains: Sleeper Broken Arrow Coda The Wolf and Me From the Dead Tin Soldier Double You "This unusual series features seven books that are connected but can stand alone as individual adventures. Building upon a plot line first laid out in the “Seven” series, each entry follows one of David McLean’s seven grandsons as he embarks on a dangerous mission in a far flung locale, as per instructions in Grandpa McLean’s oddball will...This thrill-a-minute series will hook reluctant readers as well as fans of James Bond and Jason Bourne." —School Library Journal

The bestselling Seven (the Series) comprises seven linked novels that can be read in any order. When David McLean, well-loved grandfather and avid adventurer, dies, he leaves behind an unusual will that outlines seven tasks he has set for his seven grandsons. Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer and Shane Peacock bring their signature writing styles to a series of adventures that take readers from the top of Kilimanjaro to the bottom of the Mediterranean. The Seven series bundle includes Between Heaven and Earth, Lost Cause, Jump Cut, Ink Me, Close to the Heel, Devil''s Pass and Last Message. "Richly detailed and satisfying." —Kirkus Reviews "Delivers handsomely with a resolution that satisfies but doesn’t simplify. Happily, there are six other titles in the series." —Booklist for Devil''s Pass

»Ich wei߫, sagte er, und es klang wie: Ich weiß, dass du das behauptest, aber ich glaube dir nicht. Tegan ist mit ihren besten Freunden auf dem Rückweg von einer Party, als die beiden vor ihren Augen erschossen werden. Die Polizei tappt bei ihren Ermittlungen völlig im Dunkeln: War es eine Drogengeschichte? Ein schon länger schwelender Streit? Oder etwas völlig anderes? Die Einzige, die Licht ins Dunkel bringen könnte, ist Tegan. Doch Tegan schwört, dass sie nichts gesehen hat – was ihr niemand glaubt. Nicht die Polizei, nicht ihre Freunde, nicht die Familien der Opfer, nicht einmal Kelly, Tegans eigene Schwester. Doch wovor hat Tegan Angst? Befürchtet sie, dass der Mörder zurückkommen könnte? Oder weiß sie mehr, als sie zugeben will?

In the midst of the Irish famine, Johanna flees one disaster — only to land in another. After a massive potato famine strikes Ireland, thirteen-year-old Johanna Leary flees to Canada with her family. But typhus and other illnesses plague the "coffin ships," so named for the staggering number of immigrants who died enroute. One by one Johanna loses the members of her family — first her baby brother on the journey over, then her mother in the Grosse Isle fever sheds where sick passengers are quarantined when they reach the port of Québec, and her father soon after. Johanna has only her brother Michael left when she sets foot on Canadian soil. When her brother is mistakenly told that she too has died, he sets off to find their uncle "somewhere in Canada," leaving Johanna to face a new life in a strange land... totally alone. A Sea of Sorrows captures a dreadful time in history for those desperate, impoverished Irish families who hoped to make Canada their home. Johanna''s incredible journey of survival is told with insight and sensitivity by master storyteller Norah McClintock.

Mensonges et Vérité met en scène les deux protagonistes de Délit de fuite, le jeune Mike et Riel, son parent adoptif, ex-policier devenu prof d’histoire. Le matin où tous deux apprennent dans le journal qu’un élève de l’école que fréquente Mike et où enseigne Riel a été battu à mort dans un parc, Mike essaie en vain de cacher ses poings tout meurtris. Et commence alors une spirale de mensonges dans laquelle Mike s’enferme jusqu’à la fin du roman. Mike se retrouve très vite au premier rang des suspects et le lecteur ignore pendant une bonne partie du roman s’il pourra se dépêtrer de ses mensonges et se disculper, et même s’il a réellement participé au meurtre dans le parc. C’est sur ce doute qu’est construit tout le suspense de l’intrigue.

- Policier - 12 ans et plus - Lecture intermédiaire

Un roman policier où l’amour se bute au crime.

Ces deux histoires de famille vous plongeront dans une atmosphère de mystère et de suspense. Qui a vraiment tué la mère de Tasha, et pour quel motif ? Les nombreux déménagements du père de Zanny auraient-ils un rapport avec son « suicide » ? Autant d’énigmes qui seront résolues grâce à la ténacité des deux héroïnes.

Une autre intrigante aventure de Robyn Hunter.

Ethan vit dans une famille d''accueil et s''efforce de rester dans le droit chemin. Enrôlé dans un programme de photographie pour jeunes, il se trouve menacé à plusieurs reprises par quelqu''un qui veut s''emparer de son appareil photo. Que sait Ethan? Pour quelles images quelqu''un serait-il prêt à tuer? Ethan tente de résoudre le mystère tout en évitant les ennuis. Il découvre qu''il a toutes les réponses. Il ne lui reste plus qu''à découvrir les questions. Cet ouvrage en format ePub est entièrement accessible. Également disponible sous le titre Picture This en anglais.

Prix du Gouverneur général, catégorie « Traduction » | Finaliste 2007

Mike McGill, 15 ans, vit avec son oncle Billy depuis la mort de sa mère quatre ans plus tôt. D’une dizaine d’années son aîné, Billy aime faire la fête avec ses copains et ne porte guère attention à son neveu, pour qui les problèmes s’amoncellent. Son professeur d’histoire, M. Riel, le talonne pour un devoir en retard. Les parents de son amoureuse lui interdisent de l’appeler à la maison. Enfin, il est mêlé à une histoire de vol de pâtisseries qui lui coûte son emploi à temps partiel. M. Riel, se préoccupe réellement du sort du jeune homme. Autrefois policier, c’est lui qui a mené l’enquête sur la mort de la mère de Mike à la suite d’un délit de fuite. Ensemble, Riel et Mike s’engagent dans une enquête palpitante. Des informations longtemps dissimulées font enfin surface et révèlent peu à peu les circonstances troublantes de la mort de la mère de Mike. Ce roman, intitulé Hit and Run dans sa version originale, a remporté le Red Maple Award en 2003 de l’Ontario Library Association pour le meilleur livre canadien de fiction pour la jeunesse.

Esta novela de crimen y suspenso narra la historia de una joven que, con la muerte súbita de su padre, empieza a darse cuenta de que ni el ni su madre eran quienes ella creía. Estos dramáticos cambios en su vida la harán dudar incluso de su propia identidad.

Story of an interracial relationship in a Montreal high school in the mid-1960''s.

Une horrible histoire de meurtre bouleverse la vie de Tasha, 15 ans. La mère de la jeune fille vient d’être assassinée et c’est le père qui est accusé de ce crime odieux. Convaincue de l’innocence de celui-ci, Tasha décide, avec la complicité de son ami Mike, de mener sa propre enquête et de découvrir le vrai coupable.

La Grande Famine sévit en Irlande. Johanna Leary, 13 ans, et sa famille font partie des milliers d’Irlandais qui, rêvant d’un avenir meilleur, quittent leur patrie pour venir s’installer au Canada. Les conditions sont difficiles à bord du navire qui transporte Johanna et sa famille. Atteints du typhus et d’autres maladies, plusieurs passagers, dont le petit frère de Johanna, meurent en mer. Une fois à terre, la mère et le père de la jeune fille, en quarantaine à Grosse-Île, périssent à leur tour. Johanna n’a plus que son frère Michael, mais elle perd sa trace à la suite d’un malentendu. Elle devra commencer sa nouvelle vie seule, dans un pays inconnu... Un récit passionnant et touchant de l’auteure de renom, Norah McClintock.

"Harley is haunted by feelings of guilt over his father''s death - until his father''s ghost starts him looking for clues to murder! Echoes of Hamlet add resonance to this mystery, suspense novel" Cf. Our choice, 2000.

Josh had been living in a group home after being ratted out by Scott, his one-time best friend. Now he has moved in with his brother and overbearing sister-in-law and has been sent to a class designed to teach him to deal with his anger. When an old enemy continues to push his buttons and Scott appears to be up to his old tricks, Josh struggles to control his temper. Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, it will take all of his new-found strength to keep his cool and his freedom.

It''s a new school year and Robyn finds herself swept up in tragedy and mystery when a new boy, James, transfers to her school, and she is asked to tutor him. Robyn is shocked when she finds out that James'' brother was murdered several years earlier, and that the accused killer, Eddy Leonard, was acquitted of all charges due to some savvy moves on his defense lawyer''s part. To Robyn''s horror the defense attorney in question happens to be her mother, Patricia Stone. And now she dreads the day James finds out who she really is.Meanwhile, Robyn is feeling insecure about her relationship with Nick. He seems to be more interested in spending time with his childhood friend, April than he does with Robyn. And for his part, Nick wonders why Robyn is spending so muchtime with James.Robyn is relieved when James announces that he and his father will be leaving the country at Christmas--his father has found a job abroad. But when she agrees to spend a weekend with James, she stumbles on a plot to avenge his brother''s death that puts her own life in peril.