british columbia

Examines the history, geography, climate, industries, people, and culture of Canada's westernmost province.

Provides an introduction to the national parks of the United States and Canada through the adventures of various young people as they explore Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Everglades, Cape Cod, Pacific Rim, Crater Lake, and Grand Canyon.

While visiting his father at a remote fishing lodge, a lodge worker is hurt and it is up to Lucas to navigate the fishing boat through the fog to get her the medical help she needs.

Simon, having signed up for a cruising course so he can become a solo delivery skipper, learns about foul weather sailing, teamwork, and environmental protection.

In Vancouver, British Columbia, two teenage dressage riders, one a spoiled rich girl and the other a closeted gay sixteen-year-old boy, come to terms with their identities and learn to accept themselves.

Ninth-grader Sherman Mack investigates the "Defilers," a secret group at his British Columbia high school that marks certain female students as pariahs, at first because he is trying to protect the girl he has a crush on, but later as a matter of principle.

When Kip goes to visit his grandmother, he meets his wild girl cousins, has lots of fun experiences and finds a connection to his dead father.

Twelve-year-old Skye O'Shea is homesick and afraid as she sets out for a three-week bicycle adventure camp on British Columbia's Cat Island, but despite a bully, mountains, and other challenges she has the time of her life.

Describes the land, history, people, industrial growth, environmental concerns, government, culture, and sports of Canada's third-largest province.

Annie O'Sullivan spends a year being held captive by a madman in a remote mountain cabin, and as she recounts the experiences of her captivity and escape to her psychiatrist, she begins to put the pieces of her life back together.