Laughing Wolf Book Trailer

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NEW 2011 MYRCA Nominees!!

Here are the 2011 MYRCA nominees:

The Bank Job by James Heneghan
Dunces Anonymous by Kate Jaimet
Faery Rebels 01 by R.J. Anderson
Faster Than Wind by Steve Pitt
The Giant-Slayer by Iain Lawrence
Home Free by Sharon Jennings
The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade
Laughing Wolf by Nicholas Maes
Not Suitable for Family Viewing by Vicki Grant
Pop by Gordon Korman
Queen of Disguises by Melanie Jackson
Return to Bone Tree Hill by Kristin Butcher
Rex Zero, the Great Pretender by Tim  Wynne-Jones
Taken by Norah Mcclintock
Timothy & the Dragon's Gate by Adrienne Kress
Vanishing Girl by Shane Peacock
Walking Backward by Catherine Austen
Wolf Pack of the Winisk River by Paul Brown

See below for some book trailers.  Then get reading!!

2011 MYRCA Nominees: Selected Book Trailers

Here are a few book trailers for some of the 2011 MYRCA Nominees:

The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade


Laughing Wolf by Nicholas Maes:


Pop by Gordon Korman


Vanishing Girl by Shane Peacock:

After by Hazel Hutchins Smith

A random shooting has grade 9 students Sam and Kate desperately coping with the changes to their own lives caused by this violent act. Kate is the victim’s sister, Sam the brother of the shooter. The courage each displays in dealing with this tragedy is inspiring and keeps readers enthralled right up to the unexpected twist at the end.

The Ancient Ocean Blues by Jack Mitchell

Marcus Oppius Sabinas is a young teenager sent to work for his cousin in Ancient Rome. He is sent to Athens on the Star of Carthage which is destroyed in a furious storm. Then the adventure begins! This well researched story is a fun read.

Breathing Soccer by Debbie Spring

Twelve-year-old Lisa has an epi-pen for allergic reactions, an asthmatic inhaler and an unstoppable passion for playing soccer. Taking chances with her adventurous spirit on and off the soccer field can lead to serious medical consequences and do result in a stigma from her friends and overprotective family. Perseverance with doctors about her asthma condition and courage from an Olympic athlete give Lisa a hopeful determination to be the best she can in life and soccer.

Child of Dandelions by Shenaaz Nanji

Privileged fifteen-year-old Sabine’s life inevitably changed when military President, General Idi Amin declares “all Indians will be weeded out” of Uganda in ninety days. As Ugandan citizens of Indian origin, Sabine’s family thinks they are safe. But, as the countdown relentlessly continues and violence escalates, the anger of the Ugandan population forces Sabine to confront her family’s privileged status in a country of poverty and inequality. When even Sabine’s closest friend turns from her, Sabine’s sense of disbelief and shock give way to the brutal necessity of escaping from the country she had thought was her home.

Death in the Air by Shane Peacock

To avenge his mother’s death, young Sherlock Holmes vowed to devote himself to becoming “a crime-solving machine.” Upon witnessing a trapeze artist plunge to the ground, the keenly observant Sherlock ascertains within seconds that the fall was no accident. He must penetrate the world of circus entertainers and consort once again with the criminal element of Victorian London if he is to discover who is responsible and solve this, his second case.

Dog Lost by Ingrid Lee

One night twelve-year-old Mackenzie was woken up by his Dad tossing something onto his bed…it was a puppy. From that moment on Mackenzie and Cash were inseparable, expect for at school of course. They went to the park, played in the snow and chased squirrels. Other than the city’s possible pit bull ban everything was perfect until Mackenzie’s Dad got mad and took Cash away. Waiting for Mackenzie was all Cash could think to do, and wait and wait she did, or at least until she couldn’t wait any longer.

The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

Piper McCloud is a nine-year-old girl who can fly, and in the rural mid-West that makes her mighty suspect! When the National Press hears about her ability, her parents’ farm is overrun with journalists, and a “really nice” woman offers to take Piper into her boarding school for children with unusual talents. Their talents are unusual all right, but is the school really where they should be?

Greener Grass by Caroline Pignat

Set in Ireland during the Irish Famine of the late-1840s, this book is told from the first person perspective of 14-year-old Kathleen “Kit” Byrne. Kit and her family endure hunger and suffering as the ravages of the Famine spread across their country. As if their suffering is not enough, Lord Fraser’s hard-hearted middleman, Mr. Lynch, threatens the Byrne family with eviction from their home. Desperate times require desperate actions and Kit will do whatever she can to sustain her family.

Libertad by Alma Fullerton

Twelve-year-old Libertad and his seven-year-old brother Julio, tragically find themselves suddenly alone and forced to find a way to survive in Guatemala City. The boys begin a dangerous adventure that forces them to confront poverty, child labour, and drug abuse as they struggle with their own self-discovery. Written in free verse, this fast-paced novel about two brothers’ love and support for each other is a page-turner that covers many social issues while the boys undertake a treacherous journey in the hopes of finding their father.

Res Judicata by Vicki Grant

Atlantic sea lice, a blond bombshell widow and home-cooked meals entangle fifteen-year-old Cyril MacIntyre in another of his Mom’s underdog legal escapades. The death of a prominent scientist changes from accidental to manslaughter, prompting Cyril’s dating, single parent to build a case for the accused, leaving Cyril to fend for himself. Avoiding red herrings and anchovies brings Cyril closer to the actual truth, helping him solve the crime and save the day.

The Séance by Iain Lawrence

During the 1920s, thirteen-year-old Scooter King is a fan of illusions and he helps his mother conduct séances right out of their home. He soon becomes entangled in a murder mystery involving Harry Houdini. As Scooter sets out to find the murderer, the worlds of magic and mediums are exposed.

The Shadow of Malabron by Thomas Wharton

This is the first volume in the Perilous Realm series. Will’s trip into the “perilous realm” brings him into a world that is “peopled” by stories. There are battles with dragons, goblins, and ghosts as Will seeks to find his way home. This is a fast moving battle between good and evil.

Tweaked by Katherine Holubitsky

This is a powerful story about the effects of drug addiction on an individual and the family. Sixteen-year-old Gordie’s older brother, Chase, is addicted to crystal meth. Gordie has watched his brother succeed in school only to become a junkie on the street. Eventually Chase’s addiction catches up to him and he commits a terrifying act of violence. Will Chase eventually turn himself into police and get help, or will his powerful drug addiction send him over the edge?

War Brothers by Sharon E. McKay

Fourteen-year-old Jacob and fifteen-year-old Okeda’s lives are forever changed by the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, Africa. Fighting on opposite sides in a war, both boys learn to survive under horrible life-threatening conditions while protecting those captured, abused or even brainwashed by the army. Told through both the child soldier’s and the captives’ experiences, it is easy to see that the lines of right and wrong are often blurred in a war. This is a story of hope in the time of a country’s desperate upheaval.

What World is Left by Monique Polak

Together with her Jewish family, in 1943, 14-year-old Anneke Van Raalte, is forcibly removed from her home outside of Amsterdam and relocated to the Nazi concentration camp at Theresienstadt. The Nazi soldiers’ brutality toward the Jews makes life almost unbearable for Anneke. Anneke cannot understand why her father uses his artistic talent to promote Nazi propaganda. So long as her father is useful, however, the Van Raalte family’s lives may be spared.

Withershins

Sixteen-year-old Michelle thought that her history project partners were being silly when they suggested returning to St. Andrews-on-the- Red at midnight, not to continue their afternoon’s research among the gravestones, but to try out “the withershin”. This involved running counterclockwise around the church three times, but when she fell on the third round knocking herself out, she came to to find the church beside her still under construction.

Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen

When twelve-year-old Ambrose is almost killed by bullies at school his life changes forever and not necessarily for the better. His overprotective mom refuses to let him leave the apartment and his new upstairs ex-con of a neighbour, Cosmo, soon becomes his only ticket to finding some fun; scrabble. This unlikely duo joins a scrabble club. One has hopes of winning a scrabble championship and the other has hopes of impressing a girl, all of which much happen on the fly from Ambrose’s mom.