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 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award 2009

The Winner of the 2008 MYRCA

We All Fall Down by Eric Walters

 

The 2008 MYRCA Honour Books

The Devil, the Banshee and Me by L.M. Falcone

Gemini Summer by Iain Lawrence

(The 2008 winners are all available at the Library)

 

READ AND VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE CANADIAN BOOK

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THE 2009 MYRCA Shortlist

Choose the WINNER FOR 2009!   All young people in Grades 5-8 who have read or heard read at least 3 titles from the list can vote.  Ask your teacher or librarian for more details or visit the MYRCA Website:  www.myrca.ca

 

 

Baboon by David Jones (Annick Press)

 

BABOON is the riveting story of one teenager’s journey into the heart of the baboon world, where he confronts terrifying attacks by predators and humans, threatening behavior within the troop, and the day-to-day struggle to survive. (On Order)

     

Chocolate River Rescue  by Jennifer McGrath Kent (Nimbus Publishing)

 

Tony, Craig, and Shawn are trapped on an ice floe on the Petitcodiac River in the dead of winter, and the rapid current is pulling them toward the ocean. Twelve-year-old Petra arrives and the boys think they're saved, but their dangerous journey is only just beginning. The boys and Petra face peril at every twist and turn of the river in Chocolate River Rescue, an exhilarating adventure based on true events. They also learn that a river of chocolate is far better served warm, over ice cream, than cold on an ice floe!  (On Order)

     
Darkwing  by Kenneth Oppel (HarperCollins)
 

Before there were bats like Shade, Marina or even Goth, there was a young chiropter - a small arboreal glider - named Dusk. . . .

It is 65 million years ago, during a cataclysmic moment in the earth's evolution, and Dusk, just months old, has no way of knowing he will play a pivotal role in creating a new world. What he does know is that he is different from the other newborn chiropters.  (On Order)

     
Dear Jo: the Story of Losing Leah by Christina Kilbourne (Lobster Press)
 

Maxine and her best friend Leah used to have so much fun chatting with boys online. Their other friends were jealous of their new relationships, and their parents were oblivious to all the love notes being emailed back and forth. So what if Max and Leah lied about their ages and where they lived ... it was just a website ... just for fun. But when Leah disappeared, Max realized that they weren't the only ones telling lies online.  (On Order)

     
Eli.jah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic)
 

Narrator Elijah tells an episodic story that builds a broad picture of Buxton's residents before plunging into the dramatic events that take him out of Buxton and, quite possibly, out of his depth.

     
The End of the World As We Know It  by Lesley Choyce (Red Deer Press)
 

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.

     
Eye of the Crow by Shane Peacock (Tundra Books)
 

Sherlock Holmes, just thirteen, is a misfit. His highborn mother is the daughter of an aristocratic family, his father a poor Jew. Their marriage flouts tradition and makes them social pariahs in the London of the 1860s; and their son, Sherlock, bears the burden of their rebellion.

     
How It Happened in Peach Hill by Marthe Jocelyn (Random House)
 

The year is 1924, the heyday of the revived Spiritualist movement. Fourteen-year-old Annie and her mother are successful purveyors of psychic chicanery; they move from town to town, cashing in on the fad for clairvoyant guidance. When they arrive in Peach Hill, Annie is once again compelled into her part of the act: she has to pretend that she’s the village idiot in order to more easily listen in on gossip that her mother can put to use as a fake seer.

     
The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor (Annick Press)
 

A sleepy native reservation. A troubled teen girl. A vampire returns home." Nothing ever happens on the Otter Lake reservation. But when 16-year-old Tiffany discovers her father is renting out "her" room, she's deeply upset. Sure, their guest is polite and keeps to himself. But he's also a little creepy.

     
Out of the Cold by Norah McClintock  (Scholastic)
 

Robyn can’t believe she let Billy talk her into volunteering at a homeless shelter.  And she doesn’t appreciate Ben, the cute guy who also volunteers at the shelter, predicting that she’s going to quit after her first day.  Robyn’s determined to prove Ben wrong.  But as she gets more involved with the centre, and digs into the mystery surrounding one of the homeless men who often comes there, she also finds herself in danger...  (On Order)

     
A Perfect Gentle Knight by  Kit Pearson (Puffin Canada)
 

Kit Pearson's long-awaited new novel tells the story of the five Bell children, each of them coping in various ways in the aftermath of their mother's death. Set in the 1950s and seen through the perspective of the middle child, 11-year-old Corrie, Pearson's story illustrates how a rich fantasy life both helps and hinders children trying to cope with loss, loneliness, and growing up.

     
Schooled  by Gordon Korman  (Scholastic)
 

Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television. He's never tasted a pizza. Never even heard of a wedgie. Since he was little, his only experience has been living on a farm commune and being homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain.  (On Order)

     
Sketches by Eric Walters (Puffin Canada)
 

After fleeing her suburban home, 15-year-old Dana struggles to survive in the alleys, squats, and subway stations of downtown Toronto. Dana and her two friends, seasoned street kids Brent and Ashley, must contend with turf wars, thugs, hunger, and the daily battle of life on the streets.  (On Order)

     
Soames on the Range by Nancy Belgue  (HarperCollins)
 

Fifteen-year-old Cisco Soames knows he doesn't come from a normal family. His parents are a couple of aging hippies, and his twin sisters are juvenile delinquents in training. When Cisco's father makes a family-shattering announcement, Cisco's life is the first thing that falls apart.

     
Vendetta by Christopher Humphreys (Random House, Knopf)
 

Book I of the Runestone Saga ends with a terrifying reversal. The grandfather who showed Sky how to use the power of the runes to travel back in time, revealed his secret plans—which turn out to involve murder and possession. Sky must now find a way to fight his powerful teacher—for his cousin's very soul.  (On Order)

     
Visions:  Freak II by Carol Matas (Key Porter Books)
 

Jade is having nightmares. It's been a few months since the episode at the synagogue-a few months since she discovered her strange new "powers" - and she's pretty sure that a dream is no longer just a dream. Especially these dreams. How else do you explain seeing someone in your sleep who ends up on the front page of the morning paper-the victim of a murder?  (On Order)

     
When the Bough Breaks by  Irene N. Watts (Random House)
 

Millie’s is a small family — just a mother, a father, a small brother, Hamish, and her. Both her parents had been orphaned (and were introduced in Watts’ novel Flower), but the family they created was tight-knit and loving. When Millie’s mother announces that she is pregnant, it seems life is perfect. They have each other, and, although the Great Depression has brought hard times to their small town, Millie’s father’s services as a blacksmith are still in demand. But when her mother dies, suddenly everything changes.

     
When the Curtain Rises by Rachel Dunstan Muller (Orca)
 

Magic, mystery and all the ice cream you can eat! Chloe McBride has some reservations about spending the summer with her elderly great-aunts, but her initial reluctance is outweighed by her curiosity concerning the tiny key that was sent with her aunts' invitation. She's also anxious to put the memory of a disastrous piano recital as far behind her as possible.  (On Order)

     

NEW ON OUR BESTSELLER HOTLIST:

Whole Truth by David Baldacci                          Damage Control by J.A. Jance

Dawn’s Light by Terri Blackstock                      Fuzzy Navel by J.A. Konrath                       

Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown                       Odd Hours by Dean Koontz

Hold Tight by Harlan Coben                              Bourne Sanction by Eric Van Lustader

The Front by Patricia Cornwell                           Hide and Seek by Fern Michaels

Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler                       Resolution by Robert B. Parker

Plague Ship by Clive Cussler & J. Du Brul          Sail by James Patterson

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich                Devil Bones by Kathy Reich

In a Far Country by Linda Holeman                   Tribute by Nora Roberts

Phantom Prey by John Sanford                          Rogue by Danielle Steel

Santa Fe Dead by Stuart Woods                        Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh

 

Notable Non-Fiction:

Politics in Manitoba by Christopher Adams

Go Green, Live Rich by David Bach and H. Rosner

Kids Still Having Kids:  Talking About Teen Pregnancy by Janet Bode

Life On the Other Side by Sylvia Brown

Secret Societies and How They Affect Our Lives by Sylvia Brown

When Birds Get the Flu and Cows Go Mad by John Di Consiglio

I Am Hutterite by Mary-Ann Kirby

Manitoba Naturally by Bill Stilwell

Audition by Barbara Walters

Coming Soon...

A Christmas Grace by Anne Perry                     A Good Woman by Danielle Steel

Bodies Left Behind by Jeffrey Deaver                 Cruel Intent by J.A. Jance

Being Elizabeth by Barb aylor Bradford              Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly

Cross Country by James Patterson                     Dark Summer by Iris Johansen

Every Now and Then by Karen Kingsbury         First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader

Phoenix Endangered by Mercedes Lackey         Run for Your Life by James Patterson

Bones by Jonathan Kellerman                            Divine Justice by David Baldacci

Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy                       Hot Mahogany by Stuart Woods

Rough Weather by Robert B. Parker                  Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb

Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell                           The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen

The Treasure by Iris Johansen                            Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn

Black Ops:  A Presidential Agent by W.E.B. Griffin

The World According to Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith

and many more.........................