Books with author Suzanne Sutherland

2016 Junior Library Guild Selection2016 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction SelectionCCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016) — CommendedShe’s with the band, whether she likes it or not.Victoria Mahler is the sixteen-year-old only daughter of rocker Micky Wayne, whose band, Dusty Moon, took the world by storm when Micky was just a teenager. The band broke up under mysterious circumstances, but, after years spent off the road being a mom, Micky’s solo career is finally starting to take off.When an offer to tour Japan falls into her mom’s lap, Vic is left to spend the summer under the care of her distant grandmother, and without her built-in best friend. Fortunately, a boy with a secret geek side and a group of feminist game-makers save the season, and Vic starts to see herself as her own person, out from under her mother’s shadow.But when Micky finally comes home — with a poorly chosen boyfriend in tow — all bets are off. Will Vic be able to maintain her newfound sense of self amidst the building thunder of Micky’s second chance at stardom? And through it all, will Micky still really be her best friend?

2016 Young Author's Award — ShortlistedCCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2015) - CommendedInstead of writing in a diary, twelve-year-old Jo Waller secretly edits Wikipedia entries to cope with the worst year of her life.Jo Waller has three brainy friends, two mostly harmless parents, and one deep, dark secret: she edits Wikipedia for fun. But when her twenty-four-year-old brother moves back home with his pregnant girlfriend, Jo is forced to reconcile the idealized version of her absent, cool older brother with the reality of romantic relationships and the truth behind so many embarrassing health class videos.With the young couple moving back into the family home, there’s barely enough room for anyone to move, let alone have any privacy. Throw in some major friendship turbulence, a seriously unrequited crush, and a mortifyingly bad haircut, and it’s looking like Jo will be lucky to make it out of the year alive. When you’re a pizza-faced dork who uses Wikipedia as a diary and would rather wear ancient hand-me-downs than shop at the mall, what’s the upside? Jo is about to find it in the most unlikely way.

A new dog with new troubles! Tombo the boxer chews up everything in sight -- can this bad dog learn to be good?Michelle's new boxer is a handful. He's huge, he has tons of energy, and he chews everything in sight! Worst of all, Michelle's best friend Rosie doesn't want Tombo playing with her poodle, Buttons. Michelle wants to prove to everyone that her new pet isn't bad -- but how can she make him be good?

A new dog in the hilarious series! Jeopardy the Shetland sheepdog could help new-kid Noah make friends -- or she could cause him nothing but trouble!Noah is new in town and nervous about making friends. So when his mom suggests taking their Shetland sheepdog, Jeopardy, to agility training, Noah is ready to give it a try -- and in fact, he meets a lot of other kids (and dogs) at class. But Jeopardy is so embarrassing! She barks, she runs away -- the other kids are going to think Noah and his dog are totally weird! How can he get his shouty Sheltie under control?

The year 2000 isn't starting out too well for Toronto high school senior Katherine Boatman. Not only has her oldest friend ditched her for yet another boyfriend, her beloved grandmother died on New Year's Eve, leaving a void of goodness in her life that Katherine's not sure how to fill. While overwhelmed with sadness and self-doubt, Katherine unexpectedly finds new love, both for Toronto's underground music scene and for her would-be savior: a straight-edge, loudmouthed misfit named Marie. As Katherine seeks comfort in jagged guitars, mind-reading poets and honest conversations, she struggles to figure out not only what she and Marie might mean to each other, but also what it truly means to be good.

2016 Young Author's Award ― Shortlisted CCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2015) - Commended Instead of writing in a diary, twelve-year-old Jo Waller secretly edits Wikipedia entries to cope with the worst year of her life. Jo Waller has three brainy friends, two mostly harmless parents, and one deep, dark secret: she edits Wikipedia for fun. But when her twenty-four-year-old brother moves back home with his pregnant girlfriend, Jo is forced to reconcile the idealized version of her absent, cool older brother with the reality of romantic relationships and the truth behind so many embarrassing health class videos. With the young couple moving back into the family home, there’s barely enough room for anyone to move, let alone have any privacy. Throw in some major friendship turbulence, a seriously unrequited crush, and a mortifyingly bad haircut, and it’s looking like Jo will be lucky to make it out of the year alive. When you’re a pizza-faced dork who uses Wikipedia as a diary and would rather wear ancient hand-me-downs than shop at the mall, what’s the upside? Jo is about to find it in the most unlikely way.

2016 Junior Library Guild Selection 2016 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction Selection CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016) ― Commended She’s with the band, whether she likes it or not. Victoria Mahler is the sixteen-year-old only daughter of rocker Micky Wayne, whose band, Dusty Moon, took the world by storm when Micky was just a teenager. The band broke up under mysterious circumstances, but, after years spent off the road being a mom, Micky’s solo career is finally starting to take off. When an offer to tour Japan falls into her mom’s lap, Vic is left to spend the summer under the care of her distant grandmother, and without her built-in best friend. Fortunately, a boy with a secret geek side and a group of feminist game-makers save the season, and Vic starts to see herself as her own person, out from under her mother’s shadow. But when Micky finally comes home ― with a poorly chosen boyfriend in tow ― all bets are off. Will Vic be able to maintain her newfound sense of self amidst the building thunder of Micky’s second chance at stardom? And through it all, will Micky still really be her best friend?

Join Alice as she disappears down a rabbit hole one more time and emerges in the topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Curious happenings punctuate Alice's journey, including wild encounters with the Red Queen, the Mad Hatter, the Jabberwocky, and many others! A novelization from the screenplay of Alice in Wonderland, the motion picture directed by Tim Burton.

An army of shadows has been amassed. Its one goal: to destroy the Pirate Lords for their Shadow Master--an alchemist who has created a special gold that grants him unfathomable power. But the soothsayer, Tia Dalma has other plans for the Lords and cannot allow them to be destroyed. So she calls on the one man who can turn the tide--Captain Jack Sparrow...

Cheer up, mateys! Everyone's favorite pirate captain is back and up to his usual tricks. Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The Movie Storybook will captivate fans as they follow the cross-seas adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann, and Will Turner in this beautifully photographed retelling of the third film. Fans would rather walk the plank than miss out on the double-triple-crossings and heart-pounding battles of the Pirates of the Caribbean 3.