victoria (b.c.)

"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.

"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.

In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.

Emily consoles herself with letters to Mei Yuk when her best friend Alice appears to like Florence better as the climax of the Queen Victoria birthday celebration nears, but when they head for disaster, she gathers her strength to save them.

When Emily includes her new friend Mei Yuk in her social life but finds things changing with her best friend Alice and must discover the importance of staying true to herself.

In Victoria, British Columbia, in 1896, ten-year-old Emily travels to the city's Chinatown to help her family's servant, Hing, after he has been wrongly accused of breaking an expensive vase, and, once there, learns about the lives and culture of Chinese immigrants.

After the death of her aunt, seventeen-year-old Emily finds that her life has been a lie and she has to search for the truth about where she came from and who she is.

In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.

Kevin and his family travel to Halifax after inheriting a home from a man they have never met, and, while exploring the estate, Kevin discovers some mysterious artifacts that transport him back in time to the deck of the "Titanic," where he races to save a young woman and her child from a tragic ending.

A sixteen-year-old girl in 1980s British Columbia, abandoned by her father, develops an obsession with another girl, the street-smart Justine, and enters a chaotic underworld of prostitution, drugs, and violence.