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Starstruck (Truth or dare. #4.)
Par Cathy Hopkins. 2003
Squidge has just started going out with Lia, and has promised to always be honest with her. But things get…
complicated when a film crew arrives in town and his dream to work on a movie comes true. Savannah, the teen star, adopts Squidge as her personal runner and starts to show an interest in him, but will he be able to keep her happy without breaking his promise to Lia? For Junior and Senior High readers. Some descriptions of sex. 2005, c2003. (Truth or dare ; 4)Stars and bars
Par William Boyd. 1984
Zany tale about Henderson Dores, an Englishman living in the United States. His three aims in life are to be…
more American, to learn fencing, and to choose between his ex-wife and his new mistress. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1984.Stalin versus me: Volume Ix Of The Bandy Papers (Bandy papers. #9.)
Par Donald Lamont Jack. 2005
As 1944 draws to a close, Bandy bobs through the ranks, dodging assassins, women, persecuting pilots, and a parcel of…
ladies' undergarments. He wonders about boozing pal Philby of the SIS, and Stalin, who can't really be out to get Bandy, just because he happens to know that a certain Soviet leader was once a Tsarist agent provocateur. From Normandy to Brussels to Yalta to Moscow, Bandy's career path is as labyrinthine as ever, strewn with bottles, battles, and brass-hat blood-pressure. Sequel to "Hitler versus me". Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2005. (The Bandy papers ; 9)Spinner's Inlet
Par Don Hunter. 1989
Descendants of pioneer settlers, native Indians and more recent arrivals weave their way through these warm and witty short stories…
set in the fictional community of Spinner's Inlet in British Columbia's Gulf Islands. Nominated for the 1990 Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. c1989.Son of the mob
Par Gordon Korman. 2002
Vince Luca is just like any other high school guy, with one exception: his father happens to be the head…
of a powerful crime organization. Vince's family connections can come in handy - like when teachers are afraid to give him bad grades - but they do put a serious crimp in his dating life. When Vince finally meets the right girl, her family turns out to be the biggest problem of all. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.Smoke River
Par Krista Foss. 2014
After a proposed subdivision becomes the site of a Mohawk protest -- the land, which has long formed a kind…
of neutral border between a reserve and the neighbouring town, is contested -- tensions escalate through three sweltering summer months, exposing old wounds, as well as forging new and surprising connections. The story is told in the voices of several characters, from the restless young Mohawk woman dreaming of adventure and fame in the wider world; to the successful businessman who has made good use of his position between two communities; to the high school hero whose inner life would shock his admirers; and to the unexpected lovers, who must weigh happiness against history and fierce pride. 2014.Snow job
Par William Deverell. 2009
Arthur Beauchamp has followed his wife, the leader and first elected member of the Green Party, to Ottawa. But he…
hates everything there: the cold, the politics, and his place in his wife's shadow. So when a delegation of government officials from Bhashyistan is blown sky high and the shares of a Calgary-based oil company promptly drop like a stone, Arthur is only too happy to jump to the defence of the missing suspected assassin. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2009.Soup for president
Par Robert Newton Peck. 1978
Rob manages Soup's campaign for class president in their small Vermont town, but they wind up in trouble as usual.…
Sequel to "Soup & me." Followed by "Soup on ice." Grades 4-7. 1978.Son of a trickster (Trickster trilogy. #1.)
Par Eden Robinson. 2017
Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary…
mom who's often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does make the best cookies in town, and his mom is a mess, but he's also a kid who has an immense capacity for compassion and an impulse to watch over people more than twice his age, and he can't rely on anyone for consistent love and support, except for his flatulent pit bull, Baby Killer, and now she's dead. Bestseller. 2017.So long, and thanks for all the fish (Hitchhiker series. #4.)
Par Douglas Adams. 1984
Arthur Dent is 1437 light years away from Earth, sitting in a Saab. He has just cracked his head on…
the door while climbing in. He feels stupified. Maybe it is because he has just laid eyes on the first female of the species that he has seen in years, sitting in the backseat. Sequel to "Life, the universe and everything" (DC29000). 1984. (The hitchhiker series ; 4)Slave of the Haida
Par Doris Andersen. 1974
Kim-Ta, son of a Salish chief, is captured by the Haidas. Afraid that he may become a sacrificial victim at…
one of their feasts, Kim-Ta plans his escape. Grades 4-7. 1974.Skipping Christmas
Par John Grisham. 2001
Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a Caribbean cruise will cost less than what he and his wife, Nora, spent…
celebrating the holidays last year. Since daughter Blair is in the Peace Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther, however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001.Skulduggery (A Rinehart suspense novel)
Par William Leonard Marshall. 1979
Six Micmac stories (Peeper)
Par Anne Cameron, Ruth Holmes Whitehead. 1989
These stories provide a glimpse of the physical and spiritual world of the Micmac people. Grades 5-8 and older readers.…
Taped with: How Raven freed the moon by Anne Cameron. This Northwest Coast myth tells how Raven, the trickster, freed the moon from the old fisherwoman's cedar chest. Grades 3-6. Taped with: Orca's song by Anne Cameron. This Indian myth tells how Orca, the killer whale, got its black-and-white colouring and its beautiful song. Grades 3-6. c1989.Sir Philip's folly (Poor Relations. #4.)
Par Marion Chesney. 1994
Mrs. Budge, another of Sir Philip's paramours, is allowed to stay at the hotel, but she is lazy and eats…
all day. A guest named Lady Carruthers arrives, and to hide her age, dresses her 19-year old daughter as a school girl. The poor relations must deal with Mrs. Budge, find Arabella a husband and trounce her terrible mother. Sequel to "Mrs. Budley falls from grace" (DC12531), followed by Colonel Sandhurst to the rescue" (DC13445). 1994. (The Poor Relations ; 4)Shopgirl: A Novella
Par Steve Martin. 2000
Artistic Mirabelle has an uninspiring job behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus in Los Angeles, but what she really…
craves is love. Then smitten Seattle millionaire Ray Porter sends Mirabelle the gloves he purchased from her, beginning an unconventional relationship. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2000.Shopaholic & sister (Shopaholic Ser. #Bk. 4)
Par Sophie Kinsella, Jacqui Bishop. 2004
Becky and Luke have returned from their honeymoon and Luke is furious; two truckloads of souvenirs have arrived and the…
bills are outrageous. Luke insists she go on a budget. And her best friend has found a new best friend. She's thrilled to discover she has a long-lost sister - until she meets Jessica, who hates shopping! Sequel to "Shopaholic ties the knot", followed by "Shopaholic and baby". c2004.Shampoo planet
Par Douglas Coupland. 1992
The world of Tyler Johnson, a 20-year-old Reaganite, collides with that of his hippie parents. As Tyler drifts into the…
Washington town of Lancaster and jaunts to Paris and Hollywood, his life mirrors contemporary society. 1992.Shameless
Par Paul Burston. 2001
Martin is not a happy bunny. His boyfriend has left him for a male prostitute, his best friend is too…
busy looking for sex on the internet to offer much in the way of support and his gal pal is convinced that her own boyfriend is also gay. How's a boy to find Mr Right rather than Mr Right Now? Descriptions of sex. 2001.Shakespeare's dog (New Press Canadian classic)
Par Leon Rooke. 1984
Shakespeare's dog, Hooker, tells the story of Will's youth in Stratford upon Avon. This is a bawdy and extremely funny…
tale in which Shakespeare is treated with a total lack of reverence. Strong language. Winner of the 1983 Governor General's Literary Award. 1984. (New press Canadian classics)