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In this high-interest novel for teen readers, pop sensation Darius Zaire wakes up to discover he has somehow been transported back to his old, completely ordinary life.

"Rob Maclean and his mom have moved to a small community in northern Ontario in order to be closer to Rob's imprisoned brother, Adam. One night after a rowdy party, Rob finds himself in a van speeding through a First Nations reserve. The driver, Keith, who's deeply racist, is itching for a fight. He's about to get his wish"--Back cover.

Megan learns that her father is a convicted terrorist and that her mother has been living under an assumed name for fifteen years.

Max Stone hops on a freight train to seek out the dad who abandoned him when he was a baby.

Kenzie's dog is stolen by a dog fighting operation.

In a small Canadian community, the line separating natives and whites begins to blur for Vince as he finds himself falling for a First Nations girl.

Students in an upscale high school decide to take on the bullies and take back their school, with decidedly mixed consequences.

Beverly gets into serious trouble when her starvation diet interferes with her scuba diving.

Sixteen-year-old Jeremy, caught up in the excitement of playing guitar for the hot band Thunderbowl, begins to lose control of the rest of his life.

Zee is torn between making a statement with graffiti and making art.