About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
A quick tip: When reviewing the "Browse by Category" listings, please note that these are based on standardized BISAC Subject Codes supplied by the books' publishers. You will find additional selections, grouped by theme or region, in our "BC Reading Lists."
Description
Cassidy Silver is not having a good year. Her engineer father is in the Middle East, her artist mother is too busy to listen to the painful details of her daughter's grade seven life, her genius younger brother is being bullied, and her best friend Chiaki has abandoned her to hang out with the meanest girls in school. Then Cassidy meets Victoria, who is telekinetic—she can move objects with her mind. Cassidy, desperate to not be the only ordinary person in her family, thinks learning telekinesis could be the answer to all her problems. But is Victoria telling the truth? And is telekinesis really the solution?
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 9 to 12
- Grade:
- 4 to 7
- Reading age:
- 9 to 12
Awards
- Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Book Awards
- Short-listed, Chocolate Lily nominee
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
- Short-listed, SYRCA Diamond Willow nominee
- , Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice Awards - Diamond Willow
- Commended, CCBC Best Books
- Commended, Resource Links "The Year's Best"
- Commended, Resource Links, The Year's Best Books
Editorial Reviews
"This book had me hooked."
— Resource Links
"[It] will appeal to adolescent girls, especially for those on the margins and who need more space. Recommended."
— CM Magazine
"A perfect selection to lift the spirits of the observers, the outcasts, and the creative individualists who find the road of adolescence a painful one."
— VOYA
"Compelling."
— The Vancouver Sun
"Realistic fiction with a twist."
— School Library Journal
