Results for: lesley choyce

Below is a list of 31 the books by this author.

Book cover of ACCRO D'LA PLANCHE
ACCRO D'LA PLANCHE
By: lesley choyce | Published: May 2012

Dorf a toujours été fidèle à sa devise : « Si ça en vaut la peine, fais-le. Si ça n'en vaut pas la...

Dorf a toujours été fidèle à sa devise : « Si ça en vaut la peine, fais-le. Si ça n'en vaut pas la peine, fais-le quand même. » Mais il a déménagé à la ville et le terrain est différent. Il ne peut plus faire rouler sa planche oû bon lui semble et il a de la difficulté à s'intégrer à sa nouvelle école. Ses tricks audacieux lui assurent le respect des voyous du coin, mais il devra faire appel à une autre forme de courage s'il veut vraiment changer sa vie. Dorf is all about skateboarding, and so far that's worked out fine. But now that he's in a new city, the terrain has changed. He's no longer free to skateboard where he wishes, school is more difficult, and his passion for skateboarding garners him the nickname and reputation of a freak. With daring stunts he gains the grudging respect of local troublemakers, but he needs to tap into another kind of courage to effect real change.

Theme: High Interest/Low Vocabulary, Orca Currents series

  • ISBN
    9781459801936
  • Binding
    Paperback French
  • Category
    French Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of BOOK OF MICHAEL
BOOK OF MICHAEL
By: lesley choyce | Published: May 2008

Michael Grove was sixteen years old when he was convicted for the murder of Lisa Conroy, the girlfriend he loved very much. The circumstances...

Michael Grove was sixteen years old when he was convicted for the murder of Lisa Conroy, the girlfriend he loved very much. The circumstances surrounding her final hours attract considerable media attention, especially because Michael and Lisa had sex just prior to her death. A public outcry against light penalties for young offenders ensures Michael is tried as an adult; he receives a harsh and severe penalty. Six months into his imprisonment, the true murderer confesses. Michael is released but quickly finds that the stigma of imprisonment and the (wrongful) rap for murder is not an easy thing to escape out on the streets.

  • ISBN
    9780889954175
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of BREAKING POINT
BREAKING POINT
By: lesley choyce | Published: March 2012

Cameron has been in trouble with the law more than once for breaking and entering. After his latest conviction, he's sent to an outdoors program for...

Cameron has been in trouble with the law more than once for breaking and entering. After his latest conviction, he's sent to an outdoors program for young offenders rather than a standard juvenile detention facility. There he meets Brianna, a girl who has been caught selling drugs at her school. They bond quickly, and she convinces Cameron to steal two sea kayaks and head off with her into the wilderness of bays and coves of Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. It's a fearless but ill-timed escape as a hurricane is about to pound the coast. They must use all their courage and newfound survival skills if they are going to make it back to shore alive. And Cameron suspects that Brianna may not be telling him the truth about her real plans.

Theme: Survival

  • ISBN
    9781459801288
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of BROKEN MAN ON A HALIFAX PIER
BROKEN MAN ON A HALIFAX PIER
By: lesley choyce | Published: October 2019

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 EVERGREEN AWARD A tale of one man’s shipwrecked life and an unlikely crew of rescuers. Fifty-five-year-old Charles...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 EVERGREEN AWARD A tale of one man’s shipwrecked life and an unlikely crew of rescuers. Fifty-five-year-old Charles Howard has lost his long-time journalism job and has been swindled out of his life savings. Standing by the edge of Halifax Harbour on a foggy morning, contemplating his dismal future, his ritual of self-pity is interrupted with the appearance of the mysterious and beguiling Ramona Danforth. And so begins a most interesting relationship. On a whim, Charles asks Ramona to drive him to his childhood home, Stewart Harbour, a fishing village populated by rugged individualists far down Nova Scotia’s remote Eastern Shore. Charles left the Harbour immediately after graduating from high school and never looked back. And now that he's returned, the past starts catching up with him in ways he could never have imagined.

  • ISBN
    9781459745247
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Adult Fiction
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Book cover of DUMB LUCK
DUMB LUCK
By: lesley choyce | Published: October 2011

As he approaches his 18th birthday, Brandon DeWolf knows he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He failed a grade in a undistinguished school...

As he approaches his 18th birthday, Brandon DeWolf knows he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He failed a grade in a undistinguished school career, and is contemplating spending two more years in school when most of his friends will be graduating at the end of the academic year. He tends to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, has no real ambitions, and seems to be at a dead end. Among the few happy moments of his life are the ones he spends with his good friend Kayla, a girl he's known from childhood, another misfit. Two days before his birthday, however, everything changes for Brandon. First of all he falls out of a tree - and survives intact. On his birthday, savouring his lucky break, he picks up a lottery ticket, and discovers he's won three million dollars. Suddenly everyone's his good friend, and his parents - a discontented frequently squabbling pair - rejoice in anticipating all that this sudden bonanza will buy them. The school's hottest girl becomes Brandon's coach in this new unaccustomed life he has to adapt to. His old friend Kayla realizes their friendship is withering, and Brandon doesn't have the capacity to do much about that. Plunged into a world that is completely new to him - and without any real moral compass to follow - Brandon flounders and eventually is brought down in disgrace, spending a night in jail after being caught drinking and driving. There is no happy ending for Brandon, just a solemn understanding that he cannot recover his old life and needs to find the integrity to map out a new one. This is the latest in the series of provocative and thoughtful young adult novels by Lesley Choyce. Lesley enjoys portraying teenagers at those uncomfortable and challenging moments as they approach the cusp of adulthood with all its dangers and possibilities.

Theme: Choices

  • ISBN
    9780889954656
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
By: lesley choyce | Published: May 2007

I hate the world and everything in it. And that includes me." Asked to write something for English class that expresses who he really is,...

I hate the world and everything in it. And that includes me." Asked to write something for English class that expresses who he really is, 16-year-old Carson takes pleasure in blistering the page with hate for everything in his life. Stuck in a private school for kids who have repeatedly flunked out elsewhere, Carson knows he's got nowhere lower to sink to. "Flunk Out Academy" is the last resort for Carson and his classmates, in a small town where its deeply troubled students are decidedly unwelcome. Then Carson meets someone who is even less optimistic than he. Christine struggles to get by, living in a trailer by herself, abandoned by her mother and father, so desperate that she has become almost immune to the pain and loneliness. Confronted by her deep sadness, Carson starts to care for her and she for him. Once focused on someone other than himself, he begins to notice the world around him and realize that there is beauty as well as hopelessness, love as well as hate. Together the two teenagers struggle to work out how they are going to live in an imperfect world. There are no easy happy endings, but somehow the journey eventually makes the pain worthwhile."

  • ISBN
    9780889953796
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of FACE THE MUSIC
FACE THE MUSIC
By: lesley choyce | Published: February 2022

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Tyler and his friend Mason are desperate to escape the small town they've grown up in.

Theme: Thriller, Orca Soundings Series, Friendship

  • ISBN
    9781459832886
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of IDENTIFY
IDENTIFY
By: lesley choyce | Published: April 2017

Ethan is an anxiety-ridden loner who relies on medication to get through his day. During one of his fairly frequent panic attacks, a girl from school...

Ethan is an anxiety-ridden loner who relies on medication to get through his day. During one of his fairly frequent panic attacks, a girl from school named Gabriella comes to his rescue. Gabe, as she prefers to be known, is facing her own inner turmoil. She has always been a tomboy, but the more pressure she faces to act and dress "like a girl," the more she wonders just who she really is. When he learns that Gabe is being constantly harassed at school, Ethan discovers he is able to overcome his own fears in order to stand up for his new friend. Then Gabe finds a disturbing note in her locker, and the threats begin to escalate. Ethan confronts the person responsible, but things take an unexpected turn, and he suddenly finds himself being questioned by police, accused of assault. With a dose of courage and a surprising ally, the two friends come up with a plan to set things right and end up discovering who they really are along the way.

Theme: Orca Soundings Series

  • ISBN
    9781459814066
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of INTO THE WASTELAND
INTO THE WASTELAND
By: lesley choyce | Published: November 2014

Writing a daily diary after terminating his medications, Dixon Carter attempts to put into words his feelings about the world, from anger to...

Writing a daily diary after terminating his medications, Dixon Carter attempts to put into words his feelings about the world, from anger to appreciation of beauty, until a tragedy leaves Dixon's struggle darker and more dangerous.

Theme: Special Needs

  • ISBN
    9780889955226
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of JEREMY STONE
JEREMY STONE
By: lesley choyce | Published: September 2013

2014 Governor General's Literary Awards finalist Jeremy Stone, the new young adult novel from acclaimed author Lesley Choyce, is told in free verse...

2014 Governor General's Literary Awards finalist Jeremy Stone, the new young adult novel from acclaimed author Lesley Choyce, is told in free verse format. After moving from a residential school to a new school in a new community, Jeremy, a First Nations teenage boy is trying to find out where he fits in the world. He soon meets Caitlan, an intense girl who tells him about another boy — a boyfriend of hers — who has committed suicide. Jeremy isn't sure whether he has much to offer Caitlan, given his own uncertainties, but he is solid and supportive towards his new friend. A lot of the support comes from Old Man, the spirit of Jeremy's dead grandfather, with whom he has frequent illuminating conversations. In fact, Jeremy has frequent contact with the spirit world — his grandfather, Jenson, the suicide, as well as a childhood friend of Jeremy's, Jimmy Falcon. Each of these spirits help Jeremy find his way through a quagmire of bullying and racial taunts toward a more stable future. In the end, Jeremy asserts himself by summoning his father who has gone to work in the oil patch but who his son wants to return home.

Theme: Indigenous, Edgy

  • ISBN
    9780889955042
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of KRYPTONITE
KRYPTONITE
By: lesley choyce | Published: January 2018

Jackson knows how to get what he wants. Whether it's sweet-talking his friends into buying lunch or convincing teachers to give him extensions, he...

Jackson knows how to get what he wants. Whether it's sweet-talking his friends into buying lunch or convincing teachers to give him extensions, he feels entitled to take whatever he wants—even a day off school or a new pair of shoes. Now he's set his sights on Abby, a troubled girl fresh out of juvie who only has eyes for Bryce, the go-to dealer of a dangerous new drug called kryptonite.

Theme: Orca Soundings Series

  • ISBN
    9781459816565
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of LEDGE
LEDGE
By: lesley choyce | Published: January 2020

In this high-interest novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Nick tries to adjust to his new reality after a surfing accident leaves him partially...

In this high-interest novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Nick tries to adjust to his new reality after a surfing accident leaves him partially paralyzed.

Theme: Orca Soundings Series, Special Needs

  • ISBN
    9781459824614
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of LIVING OUTSIDE THE LINES
LIVING OUTSIDE THE LINES
By: lesley choyce | Published: September 2009

Nigel is a 16-year-old high school student who writes a class assignment about a world in which teenagers become the leading actors in society,...

Nigel is a 16-year-old high school student who writes a class assignment about a world in which teenagers become the leading actors in society, politically, economically, socially and medically. Unexpectedly, a publisher expresses interest, the book is published, and very quickly Nigel becomes an unwitting celebrity, subject to praise and sometimes violent opposition. Nigel's a loner, not a social animal, and to his surprise a mysterious new classmate fastens onto him - and strongly encourages him to complete his novel. Where she's from is unknown, but Michelle is beautiful and intelligent and as it turns out, from the future, and the book Nigel's written has become in her time a guidebook for the youth of her day. Complicating Nigel's life is the fact that Michelle has to return to her own time - and it's left to him to decide whether he must say goodbye to her forever or else join her in the future. If he does, he can never return to his own world, in a time where teenagers remain outside the realms of power and control. Classic Lesley Choyce, Living Outside the Lines is a fast-paced, edgy novel that continually challenges readers on the meanings of human life, power, control and love.

Theme: Edgy

  • ISBN
    9780889954359
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of OFF THE GRID
OFF THE GRID
By: lesley choyce | Published: May 2015

Sixteen-year-old Cody was born and raised "off the grid" deep in the wilderness by idealistic parents. When his father becomes...

Sixteen-year-old Cody was born and raised "off the grid" deep in the wilderness by idealistic parents. When his father becomes seriously ill, the family is forced to move into the city so he can get treatment. Attending high school for the first time, Cody is an oddity and has a hard time adjusting. He finds unlikely allies in DeMarco, an inner-city kid, and Ernest, a philosophical homeless man, and he begins a tentative friendship with Alexis. When he comes to DeMarco's defense in an altercation at school, Cody finds himself in trouble with the police. A second confrontation puts Cody in more trouble with the cops, and he is convinced he must escape to the family homestead or be arrested. But Cody is torn between fleeing the city or staying with his ailing father and facing whatever consequences come his way.

Theme: Orca Soundings Series

  • ISBN
    9781459809260
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of PLANK'S LAW
PLANK'S LAW
By: lesley choyce | Published: September 2017

In this novel for teens, Trevor, who has Huntington's disease, connects with an old man who helps him live his life more fully.

Theme: Illness, Suicide, Romance

  • ISBN
    9781459812499
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of RANDOM
RANDOM
By: lesley choyce | Published: September 2010

Selected as 2011 White Ravens Title "If you think life makes sense, do not read this book." It's this credo that...

Selected as 2011 White Ravens Title "If you think life makes sense, do not read this book." It's this credo that sixteen-year-old Joe Campbell lives by. You see, his birth parents were killed in a car accident, and four years later he's still trying to work his way past that loss. His new parents are as supportive and loving as he could wish. But Joe is still trying to figure out whether there is any pattern or purpose to his existence, and remains doubtful that there is an answer. Yet all around him patterns and purposes gradually take shape, and this compelling novel traces the thought processes and the people that eventually make a difference in Joe's life. The story is of Joe's digging into his past, and looking around the present, as he seeks to make sense of the world. But it's not a solitary quest as his good friends Gloria and Dean - both outsiders in the high school they all attend - accompany him on this quest for meaning. Random will resonate with many teenagers who, to a greater or lesser extent, find themselves besieged by doubt and speculation about their places in the world.

Theme: Death & Grieving

  • ISBN
    9780889954434
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of RAT
RAT
By: lesley choyce | Published: October 2012

Colin is tired of school bullies and other students' refusal to speak up or "rat" on the real troublemakers. When Colin does speak...

Colin is tired of school bullies and other students' refusal to speak up or "rat" on the real troublemakers. When Colin does speak out against a couple of school thugs, they post an embarrassing photo of him on a social networking website. Colin makes some new enemies in the process but also a few new allies, including the VP, Mr. Miller. One of Colin's new unwanted allies, though, is Jerome, who is selling weapons to kids at school for "self defense." Colin threatens to turn Jerome in but backs off, tired of his growing reputation as the school rat. When Jerome is shot and killed, Colin regrets not speaking up earlier. Jerome's killer is now known but has not been located by the police. When the police show up, Colin tells them what he knows, and while he realizes that he has some enemies, he also has some real admirers as well.

Theme: Bullying issues, Orca Soundings Series

  • ISBN
    9781459803008
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of REACTION
REACTION
By: lesley choyce | Published: March 2010

Zach and Ashley have been going out for a while, and things are going well--until Ashley finds out she is pregnant. She is angry and blames Zach. She...

Zach and Ashley have been going out for a while, and things are going well--until Ashley finds out she is pregnant. She is angry and blames Zach. She wouldn't be in this state if he hadn't been so careless. Insistent at first on an abortion, she turns against Zach. Confused, Zach struggles with what he should do and what his responsibilities are. Coming to terms with the reactions of their families and friends, Zach realizes that this is a decision that he and Ashley must make together. Also available in Spanish.

Theme: Teen Pregnancy, Choices, Orca Soundings Series

  • ISBN
    9781554692774
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of RECKLESS
RECKLESS
By: lesley choyce | Published: March 2010

Josh knows he's riding recklessly when he knocks down the old man he suspects is the hermit of Loggerman Creek. But he is shocked when the hermit...

Josh knows he's riding recklessly when he knocks down the old man he suspects is the hermit of Loggerman Creek. But he is shocked when the hermit walks into the forest with his bike after the accident. Being without his beloved bike for a week motivates Josh to hike into the woods and confront the crazy old man. The hermit, Jonathan, has fixed Josh's bike, and Josh learns that he has more in common with the old man than he ever imagined. When Jonathan needs help, Josh has to respect the old man's choices in order to save his life.

Theme: War/Children and War, Orca Currents series

  • ISBN
    9781554692231
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Intermediate Fiction
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Book cover of REFUGE COVE
REFUGE COVE
By: lesley choyce | Published: September 2002

Greg is an avid sailor. On a solo trip off the rugged Newfoundland coast, he stumbles upon a family of desperate refugees stranded in a lifeboat....

Greg is an avid sailor. On a solo trip off the rugged Newfoundland coast, he stumbles upon a family of desperate refugees stranded in a lifeboat. Fearing for their lives if they are deported to their homeland, the family convinces Greg to help them, and keep their existence secret. He promises not to call the authorities and takes the family home. When his plan begins to unravel, and the family flees into the teeth of an oncoming storm, Greg goes after them. A thrilling story that demonstrates the importance of community and the power of conviction, Refuge Cove is also an exciting adventure.

Theme: Orca Soundings Series

  • ISBN
    9781551432465
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of RULES HAVE CHANGED
RULES HAVE CHANGED
By: lesley choyce | Published: January 2021

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, 16-year-old Blake Pendleton is surprised to learn, after three years abroad, that things are...

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, 16-year-old Blake Pendleton is surprised to learn, after three years abroad, that things are very different at his school now.

Theme: Orca Soundings Series, Dystopian

  • ISBN
    9781459826823
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of RUNNING THE RISK
RUNNING THE RISK
By: lesley choyce | Published: April 2009

After being the victim of an armed robbery, Sean should be terrified but he isn't. He finds he likes the rush that comes from danger and tries to...

After being the victim of an armed robbery, Sean should be terrified but he isn't. He finds he likes the rush that comes from danger and tries to recreate the feeling. But when his risktaking leads him to some of the worst parts of town and he finds himself face-to-face with the original armed robbers, he finds he must do the right thing.

Theme: Orca Soundings Series

  • ISBN
    9781554690251
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of SCAM
SCAM
By: lesley choyce | Published: April 2016

Josh's mother always had issues—with drugs and just getting by. And Josh has always been the one who kept them together. But when his mom dies,...

Josh's mother always had issues—with drugs and just getting by. And Josh has always been the one who kept them together. But when his mom dies, he really is on his own and must find a way to look after himself. On his way to his mother's funeral he meets Lindsay, a cute girl who flirts with him but then steals his wallet. When he confronts her and tells her where he is going, she apologizes, returns his wallet and convinces Josh to let her accompany him to the funeral. So begins a complex relationship that changes both of their lives forever.

Theme: Drugs & Addiction, Death & Grieving

  • ISBN
    9781459811744
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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Book cover of SEA OF TRANQUILITY
SEA OF TRANQUILITY
By: lesley choyce | Published: April 2003

  • ISBN
    9781550024401
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Adult Fiction
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Book cover of SHOULDER THE SKY
SHOULDER THE SKY
By: lesley choyce | Published: January 2002

Winner of the 2003 Ann Connor Brimer Award, short-listed for the 2004 White Pine Award Martin Emerson’s family, friends, and even his...

Winner of the 2003 Ann Connor Brimer Award, short-listed for the 2004 White Pine Award Martin Emerson’s family, friends, and even his therapist have trouble figuring him out. He never showed much of a reaction to the death of his mother, and his behaviour of late has been getting more and more bizarre. And yet, his website – Emerso.com – has made him something of a cult figure to followers who believe that, if not having all the right answers, "Emerso" at least has all the right questions. Shoulder the Sky is a rarity among young adult novels – it challenges the reader with philosophical thought and complex observations.

From the Inside Flap: Martin Emerson's website has made him something of a cult figure to those who believe that, if not having all the right answers, at least "Emerso" has all the right questions. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • ISBN
    9781550024159
  • Binding
    Paperback Canadian
  • Category
    Young Adult Fiction
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