Barwin, Steven

"Teen homelessness is not always connected to poverty and crime. Sometimes there's more to the story. 'No Known Address' follows a teen named Tyler from a privileged family in Victoria, British Columbia, who is kicked out of his home by his abusive dad [for his attitude]. This novel brings to light the serious nature of verbal and emotional abuse and how difficult it is to be understood and access support in such circumstances"--Amazon.

"Sixteen-year-old Angelo has moved to Toronto from the Philippines to join his mother, who has been living in Toronto and working as a nanny for most of Angelo's life. Adjusting to a new country isn't easy for Angelo with a new language, curfews, new rules, and pressure from a mom who seems like a stranger. But when Angelo's mother takes him to the Filipino Community Centre, he meets Marcus who has shared the same experience. At school, Marcus introduces Angelo to Felix and Darius. The boys quickly show Angelo how no one respects poor Filipino immigrants and lure him into running petty thefts as a way of evening the score. But when the group is faced with consequences will Angelo have the courage to go against his friends and set things right?"--Back cover.

"Teen homelessness is not always connected to poverty and crime. Sometimes there's more to the story. 'No Known Address' follows a teen named Tyler from a privileged family in Victoria, British Columbia, who is kicked out of his home by his abusive dad [for his attitude]. This novel brings to light the serious nature of verbal and emotional abuse and how difficult it is to be understood and access support in such circumstances"--Amazon.

Sixteen-year-old Angelo emigrates from the Philippines to Canada to live his his mother who works in Toronto as a nanny. Angelo feels disconnected from Canadian culture until he meets another Filipino boy, Marcus, while visiting the Filipino Community Center. Marcus introduces Angelo to some of his friends who warn Angelo that no one respects Filipino immigrant; and soon, the boys are committing petty crimes in rebellion. When they are caught, Angelo must decide if he has the courage to stand up to his friends.

Mason and his friends are troubled when their basketball team, the Raptors, goes co-ed, even though they have a great player in Cindy; and the divisions caused by the change seem to be dooming their chances of making the national finals.

The Raptors basketball team is going coed, but Mason and his friends aren't sure how they feel about it because up until now, the team has always been successful and they are not sure what having girls on the Raptors team will mean.

Sixteen-year-old Olivia, a high school student and drummer in a band, finds herself on the run when her jealous boyfriend commits a crime and insist they must flee from a criminal looking for payback.

When Maya is involved in a fender bender with a man and his seemingly pregnant passenger, his suggestion to handle the situation without involving the police or insurance seems odd. But when Maya sees the woman later, clearly not pregnant, she begins to suspect she's a victim of a scam.

When the Raptors become co-ed, Mason is hopeful about what the girls can do for their team, especially about Cindy--but the rest of his guy teammates will need more convincing.

To keep his baseball scholarship chances alive, Griffin turns a blind eye to the hazing of new players by the team captain until his cousin Carson is the target.