Heather Smith
2) Ebb & flow
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"After "rotten bad year" on the mainland, eleven-year-old Jett returns to Newfoundland to spend the summer with his sprightly Grandma Jo (whose hair is dyed cotton candy blue to match her house), bringing along a shameful secret involving the betrayal of a friend. As summer unfolds, Grandma Jo nurtures in Jett his sense of caring for others while giving him space to breathe. Jett finds himself examining memories of his past like bits of sea glass-arranging...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Pub
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Strength isn't found, it's awakened. In this magical middle-grade novel about family, Ewan sets off on a quest to find his father.
Two years after the death of his mother, Ewan's father was swept away by a magical cloud.
Now Ewan lives with his little sister, Flora, his Grumple and his mischievous cat, Kipper. But something about his father's disappearance has never felt right to Ewan. He is certain his father wouldn't leave willingly. When he...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After Granny dies, she leaves something behind for everyone in the family. She leaves Father her tuba and Mother her locket. Sister receives her microscope and brother her record collection. But our main character receives something special that unlockscherished memories of Granny through a world of imaginative play. Through spare prose, award-winning author Heather Smith has crafted a beautiful story about memory, loss and grief, and how we can...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Annie comes home from school to find her cat, Delilah, has had a terrible day and is quite sad. What do you do when your friend is sad? Cheer them up with all the things they love! Annie tries TV, warm milk, and even yoga! But at the end of the day, no distraction can really make our bad days simply disappear, as Annie knows all too well"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"It's Newfoundland, 1986. Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life in an unsafe, unsanitary house. Her mother is a compulsive hoarder, and Bun has had little contact with the outside world. What she's learned about life comes from the random books and old VHS tapes that she finds in the boxes and bags her mother brings home. Bun and her mother rarely talk, so when Bun's mother tells Bun to leave one day, she does. Hitchhiking out of...
12) Last Call
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
From USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton, known for her "deliciously addictive" (The Book Vixen) novels, this Cocktail series novella reunites readers with Caroline and Simon from the wildly successful Wallbanger.
Simon and Caroline are back for another round of baking, banging, and big life changes. Settling in, but never settling down, Caroline has finally struck a balance between the professional and...
Simon and Caroline are back for another round of baking, banging, and big life changes. Settling in, but never settling down, Caroline has finally struck a balance between the professional and...
13) Xero for dummies
Author
Series
Publisher
For Dummies
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Whether you're brand new to Xero or converting from another program, you'll get up and running in a flash with this hands-on guide! Easy to use and deceptively powerful, Xero is so much more than a simple accounting program - it can help you streamline and automate your accounting and business workflows, organise suppliers, customers and inventory and generate information you need to manage your business efficiently." --
14) Chicken girl
Author
Publisher
Penguin Teen
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Poppy used to be an optimist. But after a photo of her dressed as Rosie the Riveter is mocked online, she's having trouble seeing the good in the world. As a result, Poppy trades her beloved vintage clothes for a feathered chicken costume and accepts a job as an anonymous sign waver outside a restaurant. There, Poppy meets six-year-old girl Miracle, who helps Poppy see beyond her own pain, opening her eyes to the people around her: Cam, her twin...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Teen
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1995. When the Full Tilt Dancers give an inspiring performance at the opening of the new bingo hall, twelve-year-old Finbar (Barry) Squires wants desperately to join the troupe. Led by Father O'Flaherty, the Full Tilt Irish Step Dancers are the most sought-after act in St. John's, Newfoundland (closely followed by popular bagpiper, Alfie Bragg and his Agony Bag). Having watched Riverdance twice, Barry figures he'll nail the audition. And good...
Author
Publisher
Univ of Nebraska Pr
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Chronicles the history of the Space Shuttle program from the early days of research and design to the Challenger disaster, relating the personal experiences of the astronauts, engineers, and scientists involved in the program."--
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking survey of contemporary Indigenous art and its enduring connections to the landThe Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans brings together works by many of today's most boldly innovative Native American artists. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, one of the leading artists and curators of her generation, has carefully chosen some fifty works across a diversity of practices-including weaving, beadwork, sculpture, painting,...
