Books with author Jacqueline West

Matthew Eagletail can't wait until his online friend John Salton flies from San Francisco to Bragg Creek, Alberta for a summer visit. John is almost as big a basketball fan as Matt is, and dreams of being the first coach in the NBA to use a wheelchair. When Matt's sister Jazz tells them about the upcoming Rocky Mountain Summer Basketball League in Calgary, they decide immediately to get a team together. Unfortunately, so does Matt's archrival, John Beal. Soon the Bobcats and the Mean Machine are fighting it out on the court, determined to win by any means necessary. It's too close to call, until Matt and John get some crucial advice from an unexpected source.Triple Threat is a basketball novel that smokes down court with hard-hitting action and suspense. [Fry Reading Level - 4.3

The Pacific Rim of Vancouver Island's wild west coast, with its picturesque coastal villages of Tofino and Ucluelet and expansive wave-washed sands of Long Beach, has become one of Canada's top tourist destinations. In The Wild Side Guide to the Pacific Rim, longtime Tofino resident, wilderness traveller, author and photographer Jacqueline Windh shares her secrets about travelling around the region. Whether the reader is in search of a campsite under the stars or a five-star hotel, the locals' favourite diner or fine international cuisine, mellowing out on a quiet beach walk or being pampered in a world-class spa--Jacqueline Windh has it covered.The Wild Side Guide to the Pacific Rim provides necessary facts and information on how to get there, where to stay, what to do, where to eat, as well as the little stories and inside scoops that will enrich any visitor's experience. With Windh's beautiful photography accompanying the text, this useful guide will serve as an inspiration to visit and an enduring reminder to return to this beautiful place again.

~A fun chapter book for kids of all ages to read yourself or to read to a furry friend.~ Princess Jasmin loves playing with her best friend Abby, and dreams of being older so she can help her parents keep the kingdom safe and become the most famous princess ever. She's also a brindle pup who loves her stripes and because of them she tells everyone she's really a tiger. They don't believe her, but someday she will show them.

When twin brothers Evan and Brynley Selkirk move with their family from the remote Cree community of Whapmagoostui to bustling Calgary, their worlds turn upside-down. In place of the grey, frigid waters of Hudson Bay, they see the downtown canyons of a modern city. Bryn, a musical prodigy, trades piano practice for hockey practice to impress a new girlfriend; Evan, the family hockey hero, starts running with a bad crowd and neglecting the game. As the brothers' lies get them in deeper and deeper trouble with their parents, they have to rely on each other to gain the courage to do what's right.

When January Fournier arrives at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, her brother Grey is barely clinging to life in intensive care after a horrible motorcycle crash. She's devastated―but things get worse when the police accuse Grey of a string of bike thefts, claims he's in no condition to dispute. Jan decides she's the only person who can uncover the truth and sets out to find the real thief. Soon, however, she finds her efforts blocked by a police officer who's determined to see Grey convicted. In pursuit of the truth Jan has to pilot her own bike through the twisting switchbacks of Kananaskis County, with both her fate and that of her brother hanging on the edge of disaster.

Millie is twelve years old, and a schoolgirl detective; she is good at solving problems for her friends and family. In this story, her younger brother Dave realises that his new mobile phone is missing. Someone accuses his best mate Joe of stealing it, but Millie and Dave don't believe that. If the mystery is not solved, Joe will be in big trouble, branded a thief, and one or both boys may not be allowed to appear in Hilldown School's Winter Show. Will Badger the school bully be somehow involved? Might Boris the dog be able to help? And will Millie collect the clues and track down the thief in time? This is a stand-alone detective story, but there are brief references to Millie's first case: Millie the Detective and the Diamond Ring. Themes include friendship, loyalty, family and the resolution of bullying.

As Winnie and Charlie came closer to the old hunting cabin they saw that it had grown up and the door was ajar, windows were broken and it looked like there was something or someone moving in the house. The girls felt a little twinge of fear as they carefully walked on the porch. They reached for the door to open it the rest of the way and heard someone say “What is your business here?” The girls then started to shake and ran off the porch. They stopped running when they got to the road and turned and looked at the old place.

Eighth-graders Jade, Alissa, and Sam have been best friends since third grade. Get to know them through diary-like entries as they deal with friendships, boys, peer pressure, experimentation, family problems, cutting, and bullying. Join them on a nineteen-day journey that culminates in a night that will change their lives in unexpected ways.Cover illustrator: Julianne JockPrint length: 269 pages

Toddlers will giggle when the cover's animal face wiggles! It's Little Bunny, whose ears wiggle when he's happily digging up carrots. Bunny is one of four sturdy Wiggle-Waggles board books. Each shows a cheerful animal's face on its front cover, which is constructed of layered board sections. The faces present a 3D effect, but the feature that makes them really unique is the way that they wiggle. Toddlers will also like to touch the furry or downy patches on Bunny's, Kitten's, Duck's and Puppy's faces. The humorous stories told inside the books are in verse, and the illustrations are every bit as bright and colorful as the faces on the covers.

Toddlers will giggle when the cover's animal face wiggles! It's Little Duckling, whose wings wiggle as she paddles among the reeds in her pond. Duckling is one of four sturdy Wiggle-Waggles board books. Each shows a cheerful animal's face on its front cover, which is constructed of layered board sections. The faces present a 3D effect, but the feature that makes them really unique is the way that they wiggle. Toddlers will also like to touch the furry or downy patches on Bunny's, Kitten's, Duck's and Puppy's faces. The humorous stories told inside the books are in verse, and the illustrations are every bit as bright and colorful as the faces on the covers.