Wilf is convinced his parents want nothing to do with him. When he isn't in school, he is left to his own devices or shipped away to camp. But at fifteen, Wilf is adamant that he is too old for summer camp. When his parents ignore his protests and ship him off anyway, he knows how he will get their attention: He will escape from camp by canoe and spend the rest of his vacation alone in the woods, proving to his parents he deserves his independence....

"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Turk's brilliant moneymaking idea gets out of control."-- Then Turk makes an important discovery: Girls love dogs. And Turk's friends will do anything to meet girls. So Turk starts a dog walking business. His friends walk the dogs and Turk collects half the money. In an attempt to impress dog-loving Carly, Turk brags about his business in front of the school tough guy, Chuck. But when Chuck...

"It's hard enough for Eve to adjust to a new high school without the extra weight she's gained over the summer. Her best friend is ashamed to hang out with her, and she's become the focus of a schoolmate's cruelty. Determined not to be 'that pathetic fat girl' at school, Eve struggles with a diet and forces herself to join a mentoring program. The diet only makes her food obsessed, and she feels she is failing as a mentor. How can a lonely fat girl...

"Owen has a crush on Kamryn. Kamryn has a crush on Owen's brother Kyle. Owen knows extreme action is necessary to make sure Kamryn does not date his brother, a jerk who manipulates every situation to get what he wants. So what does Owen do? He manipulates the situation. With the help of his friend Hannah, Owen sets up a blog called the Oracle that gives out relationship advice to local teens. At first, everything seems to be going great, but Owen...

"Dylan and his friends attract the attention of the police when a summer bonfire gets out of control. Dylan almost loses a job opportunity at a local inn because of his antics, but he is saved by the lies of Heather, an employee at the inn. When he is caught on camera stealing towels from a summer cottage after a harmless prank, Dylan and his friends become suspects in a number of cottage robberies. In his attempt to clear his name, Dylan finds himself...

On his way to baseball practice, Zeke lines up for Vancouver's newest thrill ride: Death Drop, an elevator that falls faster than gravity. The theme of the ride is based on the story of Persephone, who tumbled into the underworld. Zeke tumbles into a frightening situation himself after he discovers a little girl who is lost. He takes her to the Death Drop manager's office. But later, when he tries to find out what happened with her, the ride's staff...

Dani's dad is known around town for his rants over the evils of processed foods. So when Dani starts a new school, she avoids making friends, hoping no one will connect her to the local food freak. But one boy she meets will change her perception.

Even though he was once his biggest rival, Jake Jarvis is thrilled when Spencer Solomon agrees to join the Diamonds cross-country team to compete in the Barry's Bay provincial championships. Everyone is pumped, everyone is focused, and Jake has to admit, he really likes their chances. At the last moment, Spencer informs the team that he can't go. Jake is furious. But when Spencer explains that he's worried about leaving his wheelchair-bound father...

"In this high-interest novel for middle readers, Kat stows away in her mother's semitruck on a dangerous trek across a frozen lake" -- T.p. verso.

Parkour enthusiast Conor takes a thrill ride manager's challenge to hide a package on top of a carnival ride based on Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum." Conor performs the task with ease, but soon learns that he's unwittingly become involved in a more dangerous enterprise.