Pursued by enemies of the family she never knew she had, ten-year-old Copper Beach flees to Spindle House and decides to uncover the truth about a feud between the Stone and Wood clans that sent her into exile six years earlier.
Intermediate (ages 9-14)
Material appropriate for intermediate age groups
Children Of The Lamp
When 12-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.
An Elephant in the Backyard
This book describes how special elephants are in the village of Tha Kleng in Thailand and looks at the life of one particular young elephant named Wan Pen.
The Journey Back
After spending three years hiding from the Nazis, a Jewish family is reunited and begins the job of rebuilding their country and family. Continues The upstairs room.
City Kids In China
A description of what life is like in the modern Chinese city of Changsha for the children who live there.
So Sings The Blue Deer
Thirteen-year-old Moon Feather is chosen to join a dangerous pilgrimage to Mexico City to pick up live white-tailed deer, to be used to reestablish the natural population on Huichol land in the mountains.
Golden & Grey: An Unremarkable Boy And A Rather Remarkable Ghost
When a downhearted ghost becomes the ‘invisible friend’ of an eleven-year-old boy who is an outcast in his new school, the two help each other find their place in their respective worlds.
Dagestan
An exploration of the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of the former Soviet republic of Dagestan. Also written by Oksana Buranbaeva.
Lord Of The Fries And Other Stories
A collection of short stories in which Canadian young people interact with the eccentric and vivid figures of their communities, schools, and families.
The Cat With The Yellow Star: Coming Of Age In Terezin
A little cat pinned with a star, a Nazi concentration camp and an opera production–this is the story of Ela Weissberger’s coming of age in Terezin and the adults who helped the children to survive there.