Jeff Ross
1) I dare you
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Sixteen-year-old Rainey is surprised when a video he made of a schoolyard fight goes viral. Two schoolmates, Jordan and Rowan, convince him to make another one, this time about a mysterious figure in the woods. Soon rumors are circulating that someone is out there kidnapping kids. Or maybe it's a ghost. The teens are thrilled with the attention their prank is getting and are planning a follow-up video when things go horribly wrong"--
2) Shark
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Mark "Shark" Hewitt is good at playing pool. Really good. When he, his mom and sister move to a new town, Mark immediately seeks out the local pool hall. He loves to play, but even more than that, he just loves hanging out with the regulars. It reminds him of good times with his dad, who is no longer in the picture. When one of the patrons notices Mark's natural gift for the game, he forces Mark to use his talent for profit. Now...
3) Up North
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Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Rob is involved in a violent incident in a northern community."--
"Rob Maclean and his mom have moved to a small community in northern Ontario in order to be closer to Rob's imprisoned brother, Adam. One night after a rowdy party, Rob and some friends end up in a van speeding through a First Nations reserve. The driver of the van has a deep hatred for Indigenous people, and he lobs rotten fruit at a...
4) Easy street
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English
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"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Rob has mixed feelings about his brother, Adam, being released from prison."--
"Three years ago Rob's brother, Adam, was sent to jail for his part in the death of a girl who overdosed at a rave. But now that he has been released, Rob hopes that things can go back to the way they used to be. He soon realizes this is impossible. His brother has changed, the times have changed, and Rob has changed. Adam...
5) Dawn patrol
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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"When Kevin disappears, leaving only a cryptic note, his best friends Luca and Esme have no choice but to try and find him. Their journey takes them to the coast of Panama, where they confront monster waves, unfriendly locals and a surfer who seems bent on destroying them. As their hope dwindles and time runs out, Luca and Esme realize they may be in over their heads"--P. [4] of cover.
6) Shutout
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English
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"In this high-interest sports novel for young readers, Alex has to figure out who's trying to get him kicked off the hockey team." --
7) A dark truth
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English
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While filming a skateboarding video, best friends Riley and Dashawn split up to avoid the police, but it is not until the next day that Riley learns how the color of your skin can influence how you are treated by others.
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English
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Del plays striker on his high school soccer team, the Cardinals, and they've gone almost three seasons undefeated. To Del, it's just a game, but some of the players think winning is all that matters. When an ugly tackle results in a major loss for the Cardinals against their main rival, the Rebels, things get heated between the teams. That night, one of Del's teammates has his ankle broken by an unknown assailant, leaving him unable to take part in...
9) Coming Clean
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Language
English
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This could be Rob's big break or the night everything falls apart.
Rob wants to be a DJ—more than anything. And when his older brother Adam lands him a gig at a local all-ages club filling in for DJ Sly, Rob is ecstatic. When he finds out that the girl of his dreams will be there that first night, it seems like it is all coming together. But things fall apart—Mary Jane overdoses on Ecstasy provided by Adam, and
...10) Powerslide
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Casey Finnegan is a talented skateboarder. He lives to skate.
At the end of his final year of high school, Casey is wondering what to do with his life. He hasn't applied to any colleges, and other than skateboarding, he doesn't believe he's very good at much of anything. When a young movie star contacts Casey and offers him the job of stunt double in an upcoming skateboarding movie, Casey is stoked. It's his dream job, and
...11) The Drop
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Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Alex's goal in life is simple: to snowboard all day, every day.
Alex ultimate dream is to be part of the Backcountry Patrol, an elite group of snowboarders who patrol the ungroomed slopes of British Columbia. But first, he and three other young hopefuls (Dave, Bryce and Hope) must endure a series of tests, which takes them to remote and dangerous terrain. When Bryce disappears, the teens are left with Sam, their dubiously
...12) At Ease
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At fifteen, Will already knows he wants to spend his life playing classical violin. And when he is invited to take part in a summer program for young musicians, he realizes it is a chance to make his dream a reality. But years of playing only for Mr. Jorgensen, his elderly neighbor, and mentor, haven't prepared Will for what will happen when he steps onto the stage. He never expected the self-doubt that takes over his thoughts or the fear of failure...
13) Set You Free
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English
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The mayor's six-year-old son, Ben Carter, is missing-and Lauren's brother, Tom, is the main suspect. Lauren knows her brother would never harm anyone, but the police don't agree. Ben's stepbrother doesn't agree. The mayor certainly doesn't agree. To some people in Resurrection Falls, Tom is the freak who, rumor has it, once tried to lure a kid into the woods.
But if Tom is innocent, why was he lurking around outside the mayor's house the night Ben...
14) High Note
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English
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Hailey McEwan has many interests-soccer, field hockey, animation. She'd probably never have started singing if her best friend, Crissy, hadn't persuaded her to take singing lessons and join her choir. No one had any idea that Hailey would be such a natural, least of all Hailey herself. A shared love of music-from pop to opera-has been a big part of the girls' friendship, but when the two face off in a competition for a role in a production of The...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When the husband of a high-society woman is killed in an accident, she realizes she has nothing left except a house in rural Georgia that is being used as a foster home. Moving in with the intentions of selling it, she finds a new meaning and purpose to her life when she ends up helping to care for the rebellious teenagers who live there that have issues of their own.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
From romantically challenged cabbage heads to serial head crushing, five men from Canada turned sketch comedy into a bizarre, irreverent, and always hilarious weekly showcase of side-splitting unpredictability. The fact that they often did it wearing women's clothes made it even funnier.
