Almost surprisingly, there's not much that's set in and around Coquitlam!
The CWILL BC Society blog offers a GREAT list of Books with BC settings. Here are the ones set in the Lower Mainland and on the Coast. Suggested by CWILL BC members and compiled by Karen Autio
Children (C) Young Adult (YA)
British Columbia:
A Pacific Alphabet (C) by Margriet Ruurs and illustrated by Dianna Bonder,
The West is Calling (C) by Sarah Harvey and Leslie Buffam and illustrated by Dianna Bonder
BC Forests:
Forestry A-Z (C) by Ann Walsh and Kathleen Cook Waldron,
Skookum Sam, Spar Tree Man (C) by Heather Kellerhals-Stewart
BC Mountains:
A Mountain Alphabet (C) by Margriet Ruurs,
BC West Coast:
A Pod of Orcas: A Seaside Counting Book (C) by Sheryl McFarlane and illustrated by Kirsti Anne Wakelin
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Sea Dog (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
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Spoiled Rotten (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz,
The Lightkeeper’s Daughter (YA) by Iain Lawrence,
Moonsnail Song (C) by Sheryl McFarlane
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Puppies on Board (C) by Sarah Harvey,
Tides of Change (C) by Sheryl McFarlane,
Vernon and the Snake (C) by Crystal Stranaghan and illustrated by Eleanor Rosenberg
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Waiting for the Whales (C) by Sheryl McFarlane
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What’s that Sound? By the Sea (C) by Sheryl McFarlane,
The Smell of Paint (YA) by Sheryl McFarlane
BC Wilderness:
How Can I Be a Detective If I Have to Baby-sit? (C) by Linda Bailey
BC Wilderness near Whistler:
The Darwin Expedition (YA) by Diane Tullson
Broughton Archipelago:
The Accomplice (YA) by Norma Charles
Chilliwack:
Skater Stuntboys (YA) by Pam Withers
Crescent Beach:
Reading the Bones (C) by Gina McMurchy-Barber
Delta:
Home Court Advantage (C) by Sandra Diersch
Desolation Sound:
Adrift (YA) by Julie Burtinshaw
Discovery Islands:
The Whale’s Way (C) by Heather Kellerhals-Stewart
Fraser River – Lower Mainland:
Mud Girl (YA) by Alison Acheson
Fraser Valley:
Boxcar Kid (C) by Norma Charles
Fraser Valley near Hope:
The Golden Rose (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
Gambier Island:
Sophie’s Friend in Need (C) by Norma Charles
Gulf Islands:
How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark? (C) by Linda Bailey
Tarragon Island (C) by Nikki Tate
No Cafes in Narnia (C) by Nikki Tate
Trouble on Tarragon Island (C) by Nikki Tate
Gulf Islands – Kuper Island:
No Time to Say Good-bye (YA) by Sylvia Olsen
Gulf Islands – Salt Spring Island:
A Sea Lion Called Salena (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
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Spoiled Rotten (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
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The Freedom of Jenny (YA) by Julie Burtinshaw
Lower Fraser Valley:
Pioneer Sounds (C) by Pat Godwin and Florence Nicholson
Maillardville:
Boxcar Kid (C) by Norma Charles,
Criss Cross, Double Cross (C) by Norma Charles
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Sophie Sea to Sea (C) by Norma Charles
Maple Ridge:
Home Court Advantage (C) by Sandra Diersch
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False Start (C) by Sandra Diersch
North Vancouver:
The Trouble with Cupid (C) by Laura Langston
, Payback (YA) by James Heneghan
North Vancouver (Capilano Rainforest):
The Summer of the Spotted Owl (C) by Melanie Jackson
Pemberton and Area:
Peak Survival (YA) by Pam Withers
Queen Charlotte Islands:
Archipelago (C) by David Ward
Richmond:
Ceiling Stars (YA) by Sandra Diersch
Squamish:
Extreme Edge (YA) by Heather Kellerhals-Stewart
Surrey/Sunshine Coast:
Meeting Miss 405 (C) by Lois Peterson
Telegraph Cove:
The Rescue of Nanoose (C) by Mary Borrowman and Chloe O’Loughlin and illustrated by Jacqueline Wang
Vancouver:
Wishing Star Summer (C) by Beryl Young,
How Come the Best Clues Are Always in the Garbage? (C) by Linda Bailey,
Who’s Got Gertie? And How Can We Get Her Back? (C) by Linda Bailey,
What’s a Daring Detective Like Me Doing in the Doghouse? (C) by Linda Bailey,
What’s a Serious Detective Like Me Doing in Such a Silly Movie? (C) by Linda Bailey,
Alecia’s Challenge (C) by Sandra Diersch
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Offside! (C) by Sandra Diersch
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Play On (C) by Sandra Diersch,
Miga, Quatchi and/et Sumi: The Story of the Vancouver 2010 Mascots (C) by VickiWong/Meomi
, Pick-Up Sticks (C) by Sarah Ellis
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The Daring Game (C) by Kit Pearson,
Awake and Dreaming (C) by Kit Pearson
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Magnifico (C) by Victoria Miles,
Seeds of Time (YA) by kc dyer
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Secret of Light (YA) by kc dyer
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Shades of Red (YA) by kc dyer
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Flight or Fight (YA) by Diane Haynes
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Crow Medicine (YA) by Diane Haynes
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Gaia Wild (YA) by Diane Haynes
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Weeds and Other Stories (YA) by Jacqueline Pearce
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Battle of the Bands (YA) by K. L. Denman
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Rebel’s Tag (YA) by K. L. Denman
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Flood (YA) by James Heneghan
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Waiting for Sarah (YA) by James Heneghan
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Tangled Web (YA) by Shelley Hrdlitschka
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The Greenies (YA) by Myra Paperny
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Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen (YA) by Glen Huser,
Skud (YA) by Dennis Foon,
Flower Power (YA) by Ann Walsh
Kingdom of Strange (YA) by Shula Klinger
Matt and Jenny in Old Vancouver (C) by Terry Stafford and illustrated by Terry Stafford
On My Walk (C) by Kari-Lynn Winters and illustrated by Christina Leist (coming in Spring 2010)
When Chickens Fly (C) by Kari-Lynn Winters and illustrated by Izabela Bzymek (coming in Fall 2009)
Vancouver – Commercial Drive:
Shu-Li and Tamara (C) by Paul Yee and illustrated by Shaoli Wang
Vancouver – Granville Island:
Angels Inc. (C) by Bruce McBay and illustrated by Kim La Fave
Vancouver – Stanley Park:
Sammy Squirrel and Rodney Raccoon: A Stanley Park Tale (C) by Duane Lawrence
Vancouver Island:
Cougar Cove (C) by Julie Lawson
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Under Emily’s Sky (C) by Ann Alma
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The Freedom of Jenny (YA) by Julie Burtinshaw,
Another Kind of Cowboy (YA) by Susan Juby
Vancouver Island – Cowichan Valley:
The Reunion (C) by Jacqueline Pearce
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The Tenth Pupil (C) by Constance Horne
Vancouver Island – Cumberland:
Red Goodwin (YA) by John Wilson
Vancouver Island – Extension:
Trapped by Coal (C) by Constance Horne
Vancouver Island – North:
Le Secret du lac a l’Aigle (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
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The Mystery at Eagle Lake (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
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The Whale’s Way (C) by Heather Kellerhals-Stewart
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Dead In the Water (YA) by Robin Stevenson
Vancouver Island – Saanich Peninsula:
Chasing the Moon (C) by Penny Chamberlain,
Rebel of Dark Creek (Book #1, StableMates) (C) by Nikki Tate
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Team Trouble at Dark Creek (Book #2, StableMates) (C) by Nikki Tate,
Jessa Be Nimble, Rebel Be Quick (Book #3, StableMates) (C) by Nikki Tate
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Sienna’s Rescue (Book #4, StableMates) (C) by Nikki Tate
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Raven’s Revenge (Book #5, StableMates) (C) by Nikki Tate
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Keeping Secrets at Dark Creek (Book #7, StableMates) (C) by Nikki Tate
Vancouver Island – West Coast:
Dead Reckoning (YA) by Julie Burtinshaw
Victoria:
Jo’s Journey (C) by Nikki Tate
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Discovering Emily (C) by Jacqueline Pearce,
Emily’s Dream (C) by Jacqueline Pearce
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Mystery from History (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz,
Under Emily’s Sky (C) by Ann Alma
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Maggie and the Chocolate War (C) by Michelle Mulder
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The Olden Days Locket (C) by Penny Chamberlain,
Emily Carr’s Woo (C) by Constance Horne,
The Golden Rose (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz
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A Sea Lion Called Salena (C) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz,
Awake and Dreaming (C) by Kit Pearson,
No Problem (YA) by Dayle Campbell Gaetz,
Out of Order (YA) by Robin Stevenson
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White Jade Tiger (YA) by Julie Lawson
West Vancouver:
Never To Be Told (C) by Becky Citra
Whistler:
Miga, Quatchi and/et Sumi: The Story of the Vancouver 2010 Mascots (C) by VickiWong/Meomi
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Not included in the CWILL list:
Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen
Vancouver Nightmare by Eric Wilson
The Jade Necklace by Paul Yee
