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The road to Chlifa : a novel / by Marineau, Michèle,1955-; Ouriou, Susan.;
Karim has journeyed a long way from his home in war-torn Beirut to his new high school in Quebec. Now he must travel the difficult road to a life without war. There is contempt and racism here, too. But there is also My-Lan, a new companion in a new and challenging country. It is an adventure behind the headlines and a lesson in life you couldn't learn in the classroom.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Teenage boys; Immigrants; High school students; Diaries;

Wrong side of the court / by Khan, H. N.;
A young teen's world is changed when a friend is killed by gang violence. This novel is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of high school, communal violence, and budding romance.LSC
Subjects: Basketball stories.; Teenage boys; Pakistani Canadians; Basketball players; Fatherless families; Bullying; Friendship; Dating (Social customs); High schools;

Between the pipes [graphic novel] / by McLeod, Albert,author.; Ballantyne, Sonya,author.; Mordoch, Elaine,author.; RL, Alice,illustrator.; Sibal, Kielamel,letterer.;
Thirteen-year-old Chase's life and identity should be simple. He's the goalie for his hockey team, the Eagles. He's a friend to Kevin and Jade. He's Kookum's youngest grandchild. He's a boy. He should like girls. But it's not that simple ... 'Between the Pipes' explores toxic masculinity in hockey through the experiences of an Indigenous teen.In English with some text in Cree.
Subjects: Queer comics.; Graphic novels.; Cree teenagers; Hockey players; Self-acceptance; Sexual minority youth; Teenage boys;

My bad : a Zits treasury / by Scott, Jerry,1955-; Borgman, Jim.; Scott, Jerry,1955-Zits.Selections.;
Subjects: American wit and humor, Pictorial.; Comic books, strips, etc.; Family; Teenage boys; Teenagers;
© c2009., Andrews McMeel Pub.,

I am number four [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Abel, Jake,1987-; Agron, Dianna,1986-; Caruso, D. J.; Durand, Kevin.; Langdon, Reuben.; Lore, Pittacus.I am number four.Videorecording.; McAuliffe, Callan,1995-; Olyphant, Timothy.; Palmer, Teresa,1986-; Pettyfer, Alex,1990-; Townley, Greg.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Dreamworks Pictures.; Touchstone Home Video (Firm);
Music by Trevor Rabin ; edited by Jim Page ; director of photography, Guillermo Navarro.Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand, Jake Abel, Reuben Langdon, Greg Townley.Three are dead. Who is number four? John Smith is an extraordinary teen masking his true identity to elude a deadly enemy sent to destroy him. Living with his guardian in the small town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected life-changing events, his first love, powerful new abilities, and a secret connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Lore, Pittacus.; Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Friendship; Human-alien encounters; Love; Science fiction films.; Teenage boys; Teenagers;
© c2011., Touchstone Home Video : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,

Hero on a bicycle / by Hughes, Shirley,1927-;
Ages 10 and up.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Suspense fiction.; Teenage boys; Heroes; Nazis; Bicycles; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

Voyageur / by Walters, Eric,1957-;
Brian, his mom, and his sister have travelled from Manhattan to Northern Quebec for a canoe trip in order to scatter the ashes of Brian's father. They meet an older man named Pierre who offers to help them complete their journey safely. Along the way, Brian faces his grief while developing a friendship with the older man, who unknown to him is Pierre Elliott Trudeau.LSC
Subjects: Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, 1919-2000; Canoes and canoeing; Teenage boys; Fathers; Grief;

Labor Day [videorecording] / by Brolin, Josh.; Gregg, Clark,1962-; Griffith, Gattlin.; Lipinski, Tom.; Maguire, Tobey,1975-; Monroe, Maika.; Simmons, J. K.; Smith, Brooke,1967-; Van Der Beek, James,1977-; Winslet, Kate.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Gattlin Griffith, Josh Brolin, Tobey Maguire, Clark Gregg, J. K. Simmons, Tom Lipinski, Kate Winslet, James Van Der Beek, Brooke Smith, Maika Monroe.Thirteen-year-old Henry Wheeler struggles to be the man of his house and care for his reclusive mother Adele, all the while confronting the pangs of adolescence. Henry and his mother encounter Frank Chambers, an intimidating man clearly in need of help. Frank convinces them to take him into their home and later is revealed to be an escaped convict. The events of this long Labor Day weekend will shape them for the rest of their lives.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Escaped prisoners; Feature films.; Labor Day; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and sons; Teenage boys; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., Paramount,

Tin soldier [sound recording] / by Brouwer, Sigmund,1959-; Casey, Michael John.;
Narrated by Mike Casey."Jim Webb<U+2019>s pursuit of the truth about his grandfather<U+2019>s role in the Vietnam War puts him squarely in the sights of someone high up in the US military--someone who wants certain events from that war left in the past. Webb goes on the run in the American Deep South with Lee, a Vietnam vet, trying to smoke out the man they call the Bogeyman by using Webb as bait. The Bogeyman may be powerful and smart, but Webb and Lee, with the help of a few of Lee<U+2019>s old army buddies (and one motorcycle-riding girl), are ready to take him down"--www.amazon.ca."010+"--Container.LSC
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Teenage boys; Grandfathers; Veterans; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Children's audiobooks.;
© [2014], Orca Books Publishers,

The Children Act [videorecording] / by Chaplin, Ben,actor.; Eyre, Richard,1954-film director.; Thompson, Emma,actor.; Tucci, Stanley,actor.; Cavaliero, Rosie,actor.; Holmes, Honey,actor.; Amuka-Bird, Nikki,1976-actor.; Watkins, Jason,1966-actor.; Whitehead, Fionn,1997-actor.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin, Fionn Whitehead, Rosie Cavaliero, Honey Holmes, Nikki Amuka-bird, Jason Watkins.Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London ruling with wisdom and kindness over ethically complicated cases of family law. Fiona is tasked with ruling on the case of Adam, an exceptional boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion. He is three months from his eighteenth birthday and legally still a child. Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and it has an extreme emotional impact on them both.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for a sexual reference.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Great Britain.; Great Britain. High Court of Justice; Women judges; Teenage boys; Jehovah's Witnesses; Blood;
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