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In 1986, at the age of 14, Evelyn Lau ran away from her strict and traditional parents who refused to…
accept her passion for writing. This book is based on the journal she kept during her two years on the streets of Vancouver. She explores the physical and emotional struggles of a young girl coping in a world of drugs, prostitution and attempted suicide. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1989.
Le 22 novembre 1897, Cordelia revient de chez son père où elle a passé la nuit. Affreuse découverte; son mari…
gît dans son lit; assassiné. Elle ne se doute pas que bientôt, à Sainte-Scholastique, la rumeur publique l'accusera du meurtre. 1979.
Parodie policière pleine d'humour et de rebondissements dans laquelle on retrouve Augustin Marleau, personnage naïf et gauche, traqué par l'inspecteur…
Grasselli, qui le croit coupable d'une série d'enlèvements, et par une mystérieuse et vaporeuse femme en noir. Le livre présente le scénario du film en 47 séquences. Années 3-6 et plus. 1997.
Rich Hobson and his business partner, Panhandle "Pan" Phillips, have established themselves in British Columbia's wild interior as successful cattle…
ranchers. But their skills are about to be put to the ultimate test as a harsh winter arrives - and so does Canada’s entrance into the Second World War. With intolerable weather conditions and a shortage of supplies, Rich and Pan will have to pull out all the stops in order to ensure the survival of themselves and their livelihood. Sequel to "Grass beyond the mountains", followed by "The rancher takes a wife". 1989, c1955.
Qui était ce Canadien dont le nom est encore vénéré en Chine? Bagarreur, frondeur, séducteur, ce médecin souvent irascible, mu…
par une passion pour la vie, refusait au coeur de la Grande Depression des années trente, le refuge pharisien du monde des nantis. 1989. Titre uniforme: The scalpel, the sword.
In the fall of 1934, three cowhands with a dream of owning a cattle ranch made their way from peaceful…
Wyoming to the harsh, uncharted territory of the British Columbian interior. In conditions as challenging as any encountered by the western frontier pioneers of a hundred years earlier, the three men and their equipment-laden horses conquered the tortuous miles over narrow passes and mountain summits, hewed their first cabin from virgin timber, and attempted to carve out a space for themselves on the unforgiving landscape. Followed by "Nothing too good for a cowboy". 1951.
Bill Lishman tells the story of how he was able to lead a flock of eighteen Canada geese from Ontario…
to Virginia. Lishman was able to modify the migratory patterns of the geese by having the birds imprint on him and his ultralight aircraft. He was able to teach them to fly, and succeeded in taking them to Virginia in 1993. The next year, the flock returned on their own to greet their surrogate father. 1995.
Beginning with the Riel Rebellion and ending with the confrontation between the Mohawk and the army at Oka, Quebec, in…
1990, Volume II covers more than a hundred years of change and development in Canada. It deals with the two world wars, the Depression years, and Canada's adjustments to the post-war world and the arrival of wave after wave of immigrants. Also examined are the political changes, including the eruption of nationalism in Quebec, women's long fight for equal rights, and the creation of Canadians' most cherished social service: universal health care. 2001.
Based on the CBC series of the same name, this work covers the history of Canada from the earliest days…
to the 1870's. Described are explorers, adventurers, settlers, native peoples, leaders, the ordinary people of the land, and their contributions. Major events, including wars and the Riel rebellion, are also discussed. Some violence. Uniform title: Canada (Television program)
An all-new collection of rants from the most recent seasons of the Rick Mercer Report, plus three previously unpublished pieces…
by Rick. Includes snatches of dialogue from Rick’s encounters and exploits across Canada. 2012.
The eloquent record of the author's study of the habits and behaviour of wolves in the subarctic barren lands indicates…
that wolves are not as dangerous as tradition has led us to believe. 1992, c1963.
The interior of British Columbia in the early 20th century is a jungle of swamps, rivers, and grasslands. It's a…
vast and still barely explored wilderness, whose principal citizens are timber wolves, moose, giant grizzly bears, and the odd human being. Into this forbidding land, Rich Hobson, Pioneer cattle rancher, brings Gloria, his city-raised bride. Her adjustment to life in the wilderness is sure to be difficult, as is her relationship with Rich and his backwoods cronies. Will Gloria ever find that she belongs in this strange, harsh land? Sequel to "Nothing too good for a cowboy". 2015.
The kids from Degrassi Street interview other kids about date rape, other sexual abuse and emotional abuse. Based on the…
CBC television documentary. For junior and senior high readers. 1992. (Degrassi talks)
Mr. Kim is a first-generation Korean immigrant and the proud owner of Kim's Convenience, a variety store located in the…
heart of downtown Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood. There, he spends his time serving an eclectic array of customers, catching petty thieves, and helpfully keeping the police apprised of illegally parked Japanese cars. As the neighbourhood quickly gentrifies, Mr. Kim is offered a generous sum of money to sell - enough to allow him and his wife to finally retire. But Kim's Convenience is more than just his livelihood - it is his legacy. As Mr. Kim tries desperately, and hilariously, to convince his daughter Janet, a budding photographer, to take over the store, his wife sneaks out to meet their estranged son Jung, who has not seen or spoken to his father in sixteen years and who has now become a father himself. 2012.
The eloquent record of the author's study of the habits and behaviour of wolves in the subarctic barren lands indicates…
that wolves are not as dangerous as tradition has led us to believe. 1963.