New Releases by Norah McClintock

Robyn should be having the time of her life. She has a great summer job, and it''s just a boat ride away from her friend Morgan''s lakeside house. But she misses her boyfriend, Nick. Suddenly Nick appears in town—on a dangerous mission. He promised a friend he''d investigate a local suicide. Did Alex Richmond drown himself? Or was he killed because he knew too much? Robyn intends to find out—whether or not Nick wants her help.

Robyn''s scared of dogs—like, really scared. But she agrees to spend her summer working at an animal shelter anyway. (It''s a long story.) Robyn soon discovers that many juvenile offenders also volunteer at the shelter—including Nick D''Angelo, a boy from Robyn''s past. A boy she hoped to never see again. Nick has a talent for getting into trouble, but after his latest arrest, Robyn suspects that he just might be innocent. And she sets out to prove it...

Rennie n''a rencontré qu''une seule fois son grand-père mais il a, lui aussi, une mission à accomplir : se rendre en Islande et retrouver les traces d''un ange, une femme qui aurait sauvé son grand-père après le crash de son avion. Une fois sur place, les difficultés se multiplient pour Rennie : son guide n''est pas disponible et il doit composer avec le mauvais caractère de Bryjna, sa fille. Et que cherche à lui communiquer le vieux Sigurdur à propos de son grand-père ? Quelle tragique épreuve a connu la famille de Bryjna ? Une chose est vraie : on ne peut jamais se fier aux apparences...

When a football player from Riley Donovan''s school falls to his death from the top of a recreation center, a hunch makes her wonder if he was pushed. But who would do such a thing, and why? Riley’s detective aunt tells Riley to leave it alone, but that''s not in Riley’s nature. When her friend Charlie is accused of the murder, Riley is determined to clear his name, even if it means confronting vicious junkyard dogs, forming an alliance with an old enemy, and putting her own life in danger.

In this novel for teens, Riley gets a crash course in small-town prejudice when an immigrant man is accused of a crime that Riley is sure he did not commit.

In this YA novel, would-be reporter Cady investigates racism and family secrets in a small Indiana town.

In early June, 1964, the Benevolent Home for Necessitous Girls burns to the ground and its vulnerable residents are thrust out into the world. The orphans, who know no other home, find their lives changed in an instant. Arrangements are made for the youngest residents, but the seven oldest girls are sent on their way with little more than a clue or two to their past and the hope of learning about the families they have never known. On their own for the first time in their lives, they are about to experience the world in ways they never imagined. Bestselling authors Kelley Armstrong, Vicki Grant, Marthe Jocelyn, Kathy Kacer, Norah McClintock, Teresa Toten and Eric Walters teamed up to create this series of linked YA novels. Readers can discover all seven Secrets in any order in this thrilling collection. This collection includes the seven following titles: The Unquiet Past Small Bones A Big Dose of Lucky Stones on a Grave My Life Before Me Shattered Glass Innocent

Featuring stories from nine outstanding Canadian authors, this anthology is the perfect Christmas gift for Dear Canada readers, both old and new! A Time for Giving includes ten tales of Christmas, following the most recent Dear Canada diarists "the Christmas after" their diary ends. Johanna Leary is reunited with her brother after they were separated at Grosse-Ile; Mary Kobayashi spends a second Christmas at a Japanese internment camp; Rose Rabinowitz finds some surprising challenges in her new country, and many more! A Special Gift is a story from Ojibwe writer Ruby Slipperjack to preview her upcoming Dear Canada (coming in Fall 2016!), set the winter before the diarist is sent to Residential School. Contributors include Jean Little (Exiles from the War and All Fall Down), Barbara Haworth- Attard (To Stand on My Own), Sarah Ellis (That Fatal Night), Susan Aihoshi (Torn Apart), Norah McClintock (A Sea of Sorrows), Karleen Bradford (A Country of Our Own), Janet McNaughton (Flame and Ashes), Carol Matas (Pieces of the Past), and Ruby Slipperjack.

The bestselling Seven (the Series) continues with The Seven Sequels! All seven authors from the original series have returned with a second set of seven novels that can be read in any order. Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer and Shane Peacock bring their signature writing styles to a series of adventures that take readers from the cobblestones of Cambridge to the beaches of Uruguay. This ebook bundle contains: Sleeper Broken Arrow Coda The Wolf and Me From the Dead Tin Soldier Double You "This unusual series features seven books that are connected but can stand alone as individual adventures. Building upon a plot line first laid out in the “Seven” series, each entry follows one of David McLean’s seven grandsons as he embarks on a dangerous mission in a far flung locale, as per instructions in Grandpa McLean’s oddball will...This thrill-a-minute series will hook reluctant readers as well as fans of James Bond and Jason Bourne." —School Library Journal

In the depths of winter, a popular former teacher wanders off into the snow—but she''s not the only one to go missing that night. When Jodie''s ex-boyfriend, school bad boy Ronan, shows up, Jordie decides that maybe Derek isn’t the one after all. But before she can end it with him, Derek disappears. Did he run away? Or did something happen to him? Is there a connection between the disappearances? As Jordie slowly starts unraveling the truth, she finds that nothing about that night is as it seems. When she finds Derek’s body, suspicion falls on her. And then on Ronan. But Jordie knows she didn’t kill Derek. And she is sure Ronan didn’t. So who is responsible? And why was Derek marked for death?

Un roman policier où l’amour se bute au crime.

Mike''s lies are spinning out of control and now he''s the prime suspect in a murder. He can''t explain his bruised and skinned knuckles, and he can''t explain why he was seen near the park where Robbie was killed. But he insists he''s not a murderer. Still, if Mike really is innocent, why doesn''t his alibi check out, and why are the police so sure that he''s guilty?

A shallow grave. Human remains. An unsolved murder from years ago. It looks like the past is coming back to wreak havoc on Mike''s new life. What''s making the usually unshakeable Riel so rattled, and what does a beautiful but manipulative girl have to do with it all?

When quiet, shy Addie is lured into the woods, she is convinced she is going to die. She quickly finds out that there are worse things than terror—things like betrayal at the hands of her best friend and public humiliation in front of the entire school. Neely, Addie''s ex-best friend, is tired of the same old life and the same old friends. She is ready to take some chances to re-invent herself. Is she also ready to win new friends at the expense of old ones? There are two sides to every story, and it''s impossible to know the truth until you''ve heard them both. But sometimes you don''t ever learn the other side of the story. What drives these two friends apart? Who is right and who is wrong? You''ll only know if you read both sides. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Robyn just wants to spend time with her boyfriend, Nick, but he''s always busy—with work, with school, or with Danny, a girl from his past who could pass for a supermodel. Robyn''s friend Morgan thinks James Derrick, a hot new transfer student, could take Nick off her mind. But James has problems of his own. He''s haunted by a tragedy and holding back secrets. When Robyn realizes she and James share a hidden connection, she starts to dig deeper. But is she digging her own grave?

Robyn''s best friend Billy has been a mess ever since her other best friend Morgan dumped him. To make matters worse, Morgan started dating hockey star Sean Sloane right afterward. Billy is a vegetarian and an animal rights activist—he wouldn''t hurt a fly. But when Sean winds up dead on the ice, Billy becomes the prime suspect. Can Robyn prove her friend''s innocence?

No one is more surprised than Rennie to hear that his late grandfather, whom he hardly knew, has left a mission for him to fulfill. Rennie is to fly to Iceland and deliver a message from beyond the grave, but when he gets there, nothing is simple or straightforward. For one thing, Brynja, the teenage daughter of the family he''s staying with, is downright hostile. Her father Einar, who is to be Rennie''s guide in Iceland, is preoccupied with looking after his elderly father-in-law, an old friend of Rennie''s grandfather. Bored and a little bit annoyed, Rennie explores the town and becomes aware that the family is dealing with more than their grief over Brynja''s mother''s death the year before. Before he realizes what is happening, his curiosity puts Rennie in grave danger, with no one to trust and no one to save him except himself. Rennie''s adventures start in Slide, part of The Seven Prequels and continue in From the Dead, part of The Seven Sequels.

The bestselling Seven (the Series) comprises seven linked novels that can be read in any order. When David McLean, well-loved grandfather and avid adventurer, dies, he leaves behind an unusual will that outlines seven tasks he has set for his seven grandsons. Eric Walters, John Wilson, Ted Staunton, Richard Scrimger, Norah McClintock, Sigmund Brouwer and Shane Peacock bring their signature writing styles to a series of adventures that take readers from the top of Kilimanjaro to the bottom of the Mediterranean. The Seven series bundle includes Between Heaven and Earth, Lost Cause, Jump Cut, Ink Me, Close to the Heel, Devil''s Pass and Last Message. "Richly detailed and satisfying." —Kirkus Reviews "Delivers handsomely with a resolution that satisfies but doesn’t simplify. Happily, there are six other titles in the series." —Booklist for Devil''s Pass

Connie Suarez, downsized from her job as a legal secretary, is working as a maid. She''s getting used to picking up after people and putting their lives in order. But she is not prepared for the mess that awaits her when she arrives at work one morning to find her employer dead on the floor of his bedroom. Connie''s co-worker Maria, an undocumented immigrant from Colombia, quickly becomes the prime suspect in his murder. When Maria begs her for help, Connie cannot refuse. As she tries to discover what really happened, she learns that Maria has been keeping a number of things from her. Now Connie can''t decide who or what to believe. And that''s not the worst of it. Connie soon realizes that she herself is also a potential target for violence. The question now is, will she be able to clean up the mess that Maria is in without getting killed herself? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Nick''s thick black hair was longer than it had been the last time I''d seen him. He looked thinner, too, and tired, as if he hadn''t slept in days. His first words were: "What''s the point? They caught me with some of the stuff on me. They have the crowbar. I''m screwed." Robyn has sworn that she''s over her ex, Nick. After all, he ditched town without a word to her. But when she hears he needs help, she''s too curious about why he went missing to say no. Nick has been arrested-again-and the evidence doesn''t lean in his favor. But when Robyn investigates, she discovers the situation is more complicated than it appears-and more dangerous....

I looked at Ms. Denholm. Her face had turned milk-white. "Is there a note in there?" she said. I looked into the box again. It contained a dozen red roses. Nestled among them was a baby doll, splattered with what looked like blood but was probably red paint. Its head was missing. Robyn''s new substitute teacher Ms. Denholm is cool, pretty, and possibly the target of a stalker. When Denholm receives a threatening package, Robyn wonders who''s responsible. But Robyn has a mystery of her own to worry about. What''s with the muddled phone message she receives from her missing ex-boyfriend Nick? Should she try to forget him—or is the call a sign he still cares?

In the midst of the Irish famine, Johanna flees one disaster — only to land in another.After a massive potato famine strikes Ireland, thirteen-year-old Johanna Leary flees to Canada with her family.But typhus and other illnesses plague the "coffin ships," so named for the staggering number of immigrants who died enroute. One by one Johanna loses the members of her family — first her baby brother on the journey over, then her mother in the Grosse Isle fever sheds where sick passengers are quarantined when they reach the port of Québec, and her father soon after. Johanna has only her brother Michael left when she sets foot on Canadian soil.When her brother is mistakenly told that she too has died, he sets off to find their uncle "somewhere in Canada," leaving Johanna to face a new life in a strange land... totally alone.A Sea of Sorrows captures a dreadful time in history for those desperate, impoverished Irish families who hoped to make Canada their home. Johanna''s incredible journey of survival is told with insight and sensitivity by master storyteller Norah McClintock.

Finn watches in horror as his stepmother is gunned down in front of his house. His father reacts and kills the gunman. When Finn learns that the killer is the same man who admitted to killing his birth mother years before, he is shocked and wants to know if this is more than a terrible coincidence. At the police station, he meets Lila, daughter of the killer, and they strike up a wary friendship. Both of them are desperate to find the truth. What they discover hints at a much larger conspiracy.

Robyn is excited to hang out with her sorta-boyfriend Nick after weeks apart. Nick has a dark history, but Robyn''s sure he has reformed-until she notices suspicious behavior during their trip to Chinatown. Turns out Nick''s been doing favors for dangerous people. Robyn urges him to stop, but the situation might be out of her control-and Nick''s....

Riding the wrong way up a one-way street, Kenzie takes his eyes off the road and hits a pedestrian. And not just any pedestrian. It''s his ex-girlfriend, Stassi. Was this a freak accident? Or something more sinister? And when the police come to talk to him, it becomes clear that everyone thinks he had a reason to hurt her. Kenzie ends up in a fight to prove his innocence, even as he begins to question it himself. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read!

Robyn learns difficult truths about Trisha Hanover''s life and finds herself in danger while investigating the disappearance of the teen who ran away from home.