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The dying wish of Rose's father is that she and her brother survive the plague rampaging through London in 1665. Armed with the last creation their father made in his apothecary, Rose and Lem hope to protect themselves against the sickness, but as word about the special oil blend spreads, they must also protect themselves against thieves.

When high school wrestler Rowan Harper finds a costly ALS treatment that might save her dad, she delves into the seedy yet profitable world of illegal underground cage fights, jeopardizing a college wrestling scholarship and her love life.

Multiple food allergies destroy 12-year-old Ella's confidence, especially when it comes to public speaking. She plans to conquer her fear by participating in a CN Tower climb and reading her poetry when she gets to the top.

"The way you express yourself matters! Maybe you've never thought about it, but you are constantly communicating wherever you go. You're always making an impression on someone. And not just with the things you say either. Communication involves a lot more than talking. You'll be amazed at how many ways there are to express yourself without speaking--body language, hand gestures, facial expressions, they all have a lot to say. The trick is learning to read them from others and to be aware of the silent signals you're giving off yourself. That's what this book is for! To help you communicate effectively and with confidence. You'll learn new things about the way you process information, how you handle conflict, and the dos and don'ts of listening. These are just some of the tips and tricks that will enrich your interactions with others. So come with us through the surprisingly complex, almost magical world of communication. Mastering it just might turn out to be your superpower!"--

When a class play and her legal studies homework help her connect the dots, Sophie St. John makes some startling revelations about her life: she was born with a serious disease, might be very rich, and has a reduced life expectancy. Amid fear and grief, she learns how love and meaning make any life incredibly precious.

Jewellery is missing from the store where Mom works and she's the chief suspect. With Shamus's help, the kids set out to catch the real thief, with surprising and hilarious results, including a false closet wall, a lucky bowling ball, and a vicious poodle named Hepzibah.

Thirteen-year-old Frida discovers a mysterious painting hidden in a desk in the house she and her brother inherited from their late grandmother. She tries to find out who the woman in the painting is and why she was hidden away for so many years.

Charlotte is struggling to remember who she was before her accident and Ajay is trying to piece together what happened to a missing friend. Brought together by the whispering mists of Levay Island, Charlotte and Ajay must both face their trauma before the mist lays claim to them both.

In fractured vignettes, Brooke Palinder describes the week she spends wondering if she's pregnant after realizing her period is late. Her boyfriend is unable to offer support and Brooke can't even tell her best friend. Feeling isolated, she reexamines her life and readies herself to take a pregnancy test.

Suspicious of her neighbor Beatrice's untimely death, Ruth Mornay teams up with Bea's godson Saul to figure out what happened that night on the flooded banks of the Teeswater River. Ruth, Saul, and Ruth's pet chicken Dorcas scour the box of seemingly random junk that Bea left behind for clues.

Mortimer T. Flightdeck, Future YouTube Sensation, has big plans for ratkind: he'll join the International Space Station (ISS) and document his experiments on the human astronauts to prove rats are much better than humans when it comes to colonizing Mars. But when his schemes go awry, he is forced to face new truths about dreams and friendship.

As Echo1 wakes from an 83-year sleep to search for life in the wasteland, the children of Oculum flee the Unruly and their stolen weapons, desperately trying to reach the safety of MedFell Hall.

When Krish and his father take a camping trip to Ladakh, he convinces himself they'll bond, despite Krish's fear of germs and the outdoors. They become lost in a storm and stumble onto the hidden village of Imdur. The Imdurans are very secretive and can't let Kabir and Krish expose their existence to outsiders.

An eleven-year-old girl sets out to prove that the deceased Elvis Presley is in fact alive and her neighbor, while finding sanctuary with a Salish woman over her neglectful mother.

Boys and Girls Screaming tells the story of a young girl trying to deal with family tragedy by forming a support group of traumatized teenagers.

Missy's little brother died on her thirteenth birthday and her family has been struggling with their grief ever since. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, she meets Luke and he helps her begin healing.

Becky's main focus is padding her college applications with good grades and volunteer work. So when she's asked her to show Gene Newman, the new student around, she agrees. But as Gene and Becky grow closer, he confides that he has a secret - one that turns Becky's life upside down.

A pandemic lockdown has twelfth-grader Kelsey Kendler stuck at home with her unstable substance-using mom and distant dad.