A young boy takes a ride on the matatu bus with his grandfather for his fifth birthday, and along the way his grandfather tells him the story of why dogs chase the bus, goats run from it, and sheep pay no attention to it.
Dana, a runaway hiding from her abusive stepfather on the streets of Toronto, finds an unexpected haven at a drop in center for homeless teens, and discovers the healing powers of art and friendship.
In 1943, while their father is fighting in Europe, eleven-year-old George and his older brother, Jack, stumble upon what turns out to be Canada's top-secret spy camp and come to suspect that an adult friend of theirs is one of its agents.
Kevin faces polar bears, lost luggage, and being the only youth on a seniors' eco-tour when he wins first prize in a photography contest--a five-day trip to Churchill, Manitoba, to photograph wildlife.
Twin brothers Robert and Mark reluctantly accompany their scientist mother on an Arctic island expedition that turns into an extraordinary journey, teaching them old Inuit legends, an environmental lesson, and new insight into themselves and their family.
Sam Campbell, a member of the Laggan Lairds losing basketball team, suggests the team change its name to the Laggan Lard Butts, and soon the entire school is caught up in the campaign.
