Novels with Thematic Connections
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The Kayak
a physically challenged teen learns her strengths and limitations Draco’s Child
challenges of the visually impaired asthmatic girl is determined to play the game she loves
coming of age in the Buddhist Himalayas
1930’s mountain adventure tale
girl charged with saving her community
reworking of Hans Christian Anderson quests
humorous novel of a hockey teen’s Christmas dilemmas
hockey players deal with drugs in their sport
competitive hockey and moral codes
A woman battles to keep her home during the Black Plague
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fantasy quest to find captured children
boy learns to cope with the dangers his military mother faces
novel of super-intelligent canines battling corporate villans
novel of baseball rivalries
fantasy adventure set in a great ice world
teen spy in American Civil War
brain-teaser mystery in a dangerous maze
contemporary time travel mystery
African Adventure novel
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| Grade 7 | Grade 6 |
| The Freyan Trilogy
magical travel quest novels
The Meyer Mystery Series
contemporary young sleuth novels
odd friendship forms to thwart villain
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The Mystery of the Cyber Bully The Mystery of the Frozen Brains The Mystery of The Graffiti Ghoul The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher
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| Community | |
| Grade 9 | Grade 8 |
| Draco’s Child outer planet colony is in crisis Dance of the Snow Dragon
Himalayan Buddhist Community Big Burn
community environmental values Firedrake
enslaved fantasy community The Lie That Had To Be
community must confront its own prejudice |
Soldier Boys
historical novel frontier community Suspicion Island
West Coast community adventure |
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| Grade 7 | Grade 6 |
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Sea Change |
The Mystery of the Cyber Bully the internet and the school community The Mystery of the Frozen Brains
small town community prejudice The Mystery of The Graffiti Ghoul
school community interactions The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher
school community interactions |
| Friendship | |
| Grade 9 | Grade 8 |
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Firedrake
Wizard-of-Oz-like characters team up for adventure Draco’s Child
dragon female adventure quest The Adventures of Caraway Kim, Southpaw
sports team friendships |
A Girl Called Tennyson
bonding of unlike female friends The Spiral Maze
boy and girl team up to solve mystery Soldier Boys
friendship between Metis and English boy The Lady At Batoche
three teens in the heart of frontier battle Third Times The Charm
orphans work together to solve mystery Grace & The Ice Prince
building trust in friendship |
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The King of Arugula
brother, ghost sister and punker outwit villain The Mystery of the Cyber Bully
evaluation school friendships The Mystery of the Missing Will
friends solve mystery The Mystery of the Turtle Lake Monster
friends solve mystery Suspicion Island
friends solve mystery |
The Mystery of the Frozen Brains
Chinese and French friends solve mysteries The Mystery of The Graffiti Ghoul
Chinese and French friends solve mysteries The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher
Chinese and French friends solve mysteries |
| Family Values | |
| Grade 9 | Grade 8 |
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The Lie That Had To Be
An Italian family in Canada copes with prejudice during WWII Breathing Soccer
parents of asthmatic girl must adjust The Kayak
parents of a physically handicapped teen must let go Yuletide Blues
teen’s humorous take on family life Offside
parents deal with hockey team’s drug culture One on One
competitive hockey and the family’s moral codes |
Shimmerdogs
boy learns to cope with the fears if having a military mother A Girl Called Tennyson
fantasy that highlights how families raise and care for children Riding Planet Earth
contemporary teen deals with conservative family The Youngest Spy
son saves father during American Civil War |
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I, The Spy
professional family is united through son’s efforts Wind Shifter
father/daughter quest |
The Mystery of the Frozen Brains Chinese family values |
| Social Justice | |
| Grade 9 | Grade 8 |
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The Kayak
societal obstacles for the Physically disabled Breathing Soccer
overcoming discrimination of the physically handicapped Firedrake
themes of enslavement and emancipation The Lie That Had To Be
ethnic prejudice during WWII Offside
drug use in hockey Brondings’ Honour
male/female leadership roles The First Vial
societal breakdown during the BlackPlague |
Einstein Dog
corporate villains and animal rights Big Burn
environmental issues The Youngest Spy
coming of age and moral dilemmas during American Civil War Soldier Boys
Canadian Riel Rebellion action adventure The Lady at Batoche
Canadian Riel Rebellion action adventure |
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Third Times The Charm
class distinction in the world of magic Wind Shifter
the role of history in shaping society The Turning Time
discrimination and injustice within nations |
The Mystery of the Cyber Bully
internet bullying The Mystery of the Frozen Brains
small town bullying The Mystery of The Graffiti Ghoul
school community crime) The Mystery of the Mad Science Teacher
school community crime Why Were All The Werewolves Men?
evaluating the plight of misunderstood monsters |
| Imagination | |
| Grade 9 | Grade 8 |
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Draco’s Child
dragon adventure Dance of the Snow Dragon
Buddhist Himalayas quest Firedrake
sword and sorcery quest The Serpent Bride
transformation of magical Danish myths & ballads The Snow Queen
reworking of Hans Christian Anderson’s fantasy worlds Brondings’ Honour
sword & sorcery with a female hero |
Einstein Dog
novel of super-intelligent canines A Girl Called Tennyson
fantasy quest to find captured children Josh & the Magic Vial
time-travel quest Grace and the Ice Prince
fantasy set in a great ice world The Spiral Maze
brain-teaser mystery The Tomorrow Tunnel
contemporary time travel mystery Third Times The Charm
magic & mystery detective novel |
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| Grade 7 | Grade 6 |
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The King of Arugula
magical world with Tom Burton-esque energy The Mystery of the Turtle Lake Monster
lake monster myth teen detectives Third Times The Charm
magic and witches Wind Shifter
other worlds — magic and wizards The Turning Time
other worlds-magic and wizards |
Why Were All The Werewolves Men? mythological hip-hop |
