New Releases by Norah McClintock

Robyn is excited to hang out with her sorta-boyfriend Nick after weeks apart. Nick has a dark history, but Robyn''s sure he has reformed—until she notices suspicious behavior during their trip to Chinatown. Turns out Nick''s been doing favors for dangerous people. Robyn urges him to stop, but the situation might be out of her control—and Nick''s....

After a homeless man dies during a cold winter night, Robyn and her friends work to uncover who the man was before his time on the streets. They have only two clues to guide them: a class ring and an old photograph that the man left behind. Robyn just wants to honor the homeless man''s memory. But as the search heats up, she begins to suspect that someone''s investigating her too...

James peeled off his sodden T-shirt. A huge scar ran diagonally across his back, deep reddish-purple. Then I heard his father''s voice, hard and sharp. "I told you I never wanted to see that thing again," he snarled. "It''s bad enough that he''s dead and that it''s your fault . . ." Robyn just wants to spend time with her boyfriend, Nick, but he''s always busy—with work, with school, or with Danny, a girl from his past who could pass for a supermodel. Robyn''s friend Morgan thinks James Derrick, a hot new transfer student, could take Nick off her mind. But James has problems of his own. He''s haunted by a tragedy and holding back secrets. When Robyn realizes she and James share a hidden connection, she starts to dig deeper. But is she digging her own grave?

"Robbie," my dad said. "You told me yourself how Billy has been behaving. And you know the case against him—he had a grudge against the victim, he was found with the weapon, he was at the scene. Motive, method, opportunity." Robyn''s best friend Billy has been a mess ever since her other best friend Morgan dumped him. To make matters worse, Morgan started dating hockey star Sean Sloane right afterward. Billy is a vegetarian and an animal rights activist—he wouldn''t hurt a fly. But when Sean winds up dead on the ice, Billy becomes the prime suspect. Can Robyn prove her friend''s innocence?

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.

This Teaching Guide provides age-appropriate discussion questions and lessons about literary devices, relevant vocabulary, grammar points and more.

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

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

Connie Suarez, downsized from her job as a legal secretary, is working as a maid. She''s getting used to picking up after people and putting their lives in order. But she is not prepared for the mess that awaits her when she arrives at work one morning to find her employer dead on the floor of his bedroom. Connie''s co-worker Maria, an undocumented immigrant from Colombia, quickly becomes the prime suspect in his murder. When Maria begs her for help, Connie cannot refuse. As she tries to discover what really happened, she learns that Maria has been keeping a number of things from her. Now Connie can''t decide who or what to believe. And that''s not the worst of it. Connie soon realizes that she herself is also a potential target for violence. The question now is, will she be able to clean up the mess that Maria is in without getting killed herself? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

In a dark back alley, Boone and Andre witness a violent murder, and agree not to mention it. But the killers have different ideas and come after Boone and his friends, killing two of them. Boone is desperate to save himself but realizes to do so he will need to face the violent act in his past that continues to haunt him. Told in Norah McClintock''s trademark suspenseful style and with spare black-and-white illustrations from Mike Deas, this compelling graphic novel looks into the darkness and forces us to face our deepest fears.

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.

Finn watches in horror as his stepmother is gunned down in front of his house. His father reacts and kills the gunman. When Finn learns that the killer is the same man who admitted to killing his birth mother years before, he is shocked and wants to know if this is more than a terrible coincidence. At the police station, he meets Lila, daughter of the killer, and they strike up a wary friendship. Both of them are desperate to find the truth. What they discover hints at a much larger conspiracy.

Riding the wrong way up a one-way street, Kenzie takes his eyes off the road and hits a pedestrian. And not just any pedestrian. It''s his ex-girlfriend, Stassi. Was this a freak accident? Or something more sinister? And when the police come to talk to him, it becomes clear that everyone thinks he had a reason to hurt her. Kenzie ends up in a fight to prove his innocence, even as he begins to question it himself. 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!

Robyn learns difficult truths about Trisha Hanover''s life and finds herself in danger while investigating the disappearance of the teen who ran away from home.

Jojo ha regresado de la cárcel, y la tensión y el miedo entre los vecinos vuelven a crecer. Se preguntan si algún día se toparán con Jojo en la calle y si él les hará alguna maldad o los agredirá solo por diversión. Los vecinos desearían que Jojo se fuera lejos y no regresara nunca más. Pero hay quienes desean algo aún peor para Jojo. Algo realmente malo. Ardell Withrow es uno de ellos. Disponible en inglés: Back

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Colin obtient un emploi de nettoyeur de graffitis dans un beau quartier. Il craint d''être la cible d''un gang, mais ne s''attend pas être à soupçonné de complicité dans une série de cambriolages. Colin n''a rien fait de mal, mais sa présence sur les lieux de divers crimes le rend suspect aux yeux des policiers. Pour prouver son innocence, il devra résoudre lui-même l''énigme des cambriolages. Cet ouvrage en format ePub est entièrement accessible. Également disponible sous le titre Marked en anglais.

Trisha Carnegie est une adolescente marginale et repliée sur elle-même qui multiplie les fugues afin d''exprimer sa révolte contre le décès de son père et le remariage de sa mère. Or, sa dernière escapade s''éternise de manière inhabituelle, si bien que son beau-père fait appel à un détective privé afin de la retrouver. Détective privé qui s''avère être le père de Robyn Hunter, la dernière personne à avoir vu Trisha avant sa disparition. Rongée par la culpabilité en repensant à la violente altercation qu''elles ont eue à propos d''un travail d''équipe qu''elles devaient effectuer ensemble, Robyn entreprend de participer activement à l''enquête, d''autant plus que son père doit parallèlement élucider ce qui ressemble à une nébuleuse histoire de fraude à l''assurance. Seulement, les choses s''avèrent beaucoup plus compliquées que prévu et d''étranges liens se tissent entre les deux affaires où les apparences sont grandement faussées... [SDM].

- Policier - 12 ans et plus - Lecture intermédiaire

Just days after she came to Chloe for help, Tessa is found dead. Now Chloe has to find who might have wanted Tessa out of the way.

This Teaching Guide provides age-appropriate discussion questions and lessons about literary devices, relevant vocabulary, grammar points and more.

When Daniel enters a convenience store on a secret mission, he doesn''t expect to run into anyone he knows. That would ruin everything. And when Rosie enters the same store to see what her father wants, she''s hoping to make a quick getaway with her waiting boyfriend. All Daniel and Rosie want is to get in and out without any trouble. Neither expects what happens next. A masked man enters the store. "This is a stickup," he announces. He has a gun and isn''t afraid to use it. When he''s ready to leave, he decides to take Rosie hostage. And then things get complicated... 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!