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The first quarter of the moon
Par Michel Tremblay. 1994
Marcel and his cousin experience the mystical arrival of summer on the final day of exams at Ecole Saint-Stanislas. While…
Marcel is in the class for "slow learners," his cousin is part of the "gifted" program. It is only towards the end of exams that Marcel's cousin recognizes Marcel's own special type of genius. Sequel to "The fat woman next door is pregnant." 1994. Uniform title: Premier quartier de la lune.The hero's walk: a novel
Par Anita Rau Badami. 2000
Sripathi Rao lives in his crumbling ancestral home in India with his extended family. His daughter left years earlier to…
study in America and remained in Canada after marrying a Canadian man. Then Sripathi receives the news that his daughter and her husband have been killed and that his seven-year-old granddaughter must now come to live with him and the family in India. Canada Reads 2016. Bestseller. 2000.The green mile: a novel in six parts
Par Stephen King. 1996
At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers await death, whilst their…
guards watch over them. Good or evil, innocent or guilty, none of them have ever seen the likes of brutal new prisoner John Coffey, seemingly a devil in human form. Strong language. 1998, c1996.The gunslinger (Dark tower. #1.)
Par Stephen King. 1982
The story begins with the introduction of the gunslinger and his evil nemesis, "the man in black." The enemy is…
actually a sorcerer who creates many problems for the gunslinger as the gunslinger travels through time seeking vengeance for the death of his father and the dishonouring of his mother. Some strong language. 1989, c1982.The day watch (Watch ; #2)
Par Andrew Bromfield, Sergeĭ Lukʹi͡ìanenko, Vladimir Vassilyev. 2007
In a parallel reality to earth, human history has been shaped by a centuries-old conflict between the Dark Ones and…
the Light Ones, magical beings whose existence is kept hidden from humanity. Alisa Donnikova, a Dark One, loses her powers, and while recuperating she falls in love with Igor, who turns out to be a Light magician. The plot centres on the ramifications of their romance and the theft of Fafnir's Talon, a powerful artifact whose provenance is linked to the legendary Ring of the Nibelungs. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. Sequel to "Night watch" (DC29587). Followed by "Twilight watch" (DC30455). 2007, c1998. (Watch ; 2) Uniform title: Dnevnoĭ Dozor.The client
Par John Grisham. 1993
Just before committing suicide, a Mafia lawyer tells 11-year-old Mark Sway something that the police, the FBI and the Mafia…
want to know. With a one-dollar bill, Mark retains his own lawyer, feisty Reggie Love. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller 1993.The breadwinner (Breadwinner Ser. #1)
Par Deborah Ellis. 2000
A story about loyalty, survival, families and friendship, set against the backdrop of an intolerable existence in war-torn Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old…
Parvana lives in Taliban-controlled Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. Masquerading as a boy, Parvana goes to work in the streets so that her family can eat. Parvana becomes the breadwinner. Grades 5-8. 2000.The boy in the striped pyjamas
Par John Boyne. 2006
Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted…
by his people. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2006.Summer gone: a novel
Par David Macfarlane. 1999
A divorced father and his young son spend a summer in cottage country in an attempt to overcome the silence…
that has grown between them during a difficult divorce. The stories of the lost summers of an impenetrable and doomed camp counsellor, a girl in a blue bathing suit, and a wife who comes alive to the rhythms of the cottage. Some strong language. 1999.Strange neighbors (Sam, dog detective. #3)
Par Mary Labatt. 2000
When three odd women move in next door, Sam, the sheepdog, is convinced that they're witches. They've arrived with all…
sorts of caged animals, all of which look sickly and miserable. Sam is sure the critters are under a spell, and suddenly she feels sick too. Her neighbour Jennie, the only person who can understand her, has the opportunity to observe the women up close when she stays with them while her mother works late. Can Sam, Jennie, and their friend Beth, discover the truth before it's too late? Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Spying on Dracula", followed by "Aliens in Woodford". 2000.Song of Susannah (Dark tower. #6.)
Par Stephen King. 2004
Roland Deschain, gunslinger, hero, continues his perilous adventures in search of the key to the quest that will define his…
life. Roland's loyal followers Jake, Father Callahan and Oy set out to break Susannah's date with destiny. She has used the power of Black Thirteen to transport her from the farming community of Calla Bryn Sturgis to New York where she prepares to give birth to an unknown entity. Sequel to "Wolves of the Calla"; followed by "The Dark Tower". Includes strong language. 2004.Seeds of yesterday (Dollengager family ; #5)
Par V. C Andrews. 1984
Cathy and Chris, haunted by the tragedies and sins of the past, return at last to Foxworth Hall, where they…
were hidden long ago. Despite every endeavour, they find that they are prisoners of a past they cannot escape and the past comes back to prey upon them once more. Sequel to "If there be thorns" (DC31442). 1984. (Dollengager family ; 5)Quicksilver: stories
Par Nadine McInnis. 2001
A collection of short stories, exploring the intuitive and subconscious motivations that have the power to harm and heal. In…
one story, a young boy equates the dissolution of his parents' marriage with a natural disaster, in another, a grieving mother revives the memory of her daughter by imagining the ultimate sacrifice. Each characterizes the art and chaos of the modern relationship. Some descriptions of sex. 2001.Quid pro quo
Par Vicki Grant. 2005
When fourteen-year-old Cyril MacIntyre's mother disappears, Cyril uses every skill at his disposal to find her. Since Mom is a…
recent law school graduate who forced Cyril to attend many classes with her, Cyril has more wits than most. Some strong language. Grades 5-8. 2005.Promise song
Par Linda Holeman. 1997
In 1900, fourteen-year-old Rosetta faces unimagined hardships when she and her small sister Flora are sent from an English orphanage…
to Canada after surviving a perilous journey across the sea, only to have their dreams of a family crushed. Grades 5-8. c1997.Pluto rising: a Katy Klein mystery
Par Karen Irving. 1999
Meet Katy Klein - a witty and opinionated psychologist turned professional astrologer, struggling to make ends meet for herself and…
her teenage daughter. Katy's life is changed forever when she meets Adam, a strange client who believes Katy can help him unravel the half-remembered terrors of his childhood. When she resists, bad things start to happen. Followed by "Jupiter's Daughter". 1999.Please: a novel
Par Peter Darbyshire. 2002
A nameless young man drifts through a hallucinatory urban world filled with celebrity wannabes, addictive relationships, and easy money from…
bizarre jobs. The only thing he cares about is his ex-wife Rachel, who enters and exits his life randomly, driving all of the events of his life. Some strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 2002.Poor Tom is cold (A detective Murdoch Mystery Ser. #Vol.3)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2002
Constable Oliver Wicken dies in what appears to be a suicide. However, when new evidence is discovered, Detective William Murdoch…
is asked to investigate further. During the investigation, he begins to suspect that the suicide is not what it seems. 2002.Pit pony (Jeanpac)
Par Joyce C Barkhouse. 1990
Eleven-year-old Willie works in the coal mines of Cape Breton, rarely seeing the light of day. But he dreams of…
riding over the sand dunes of Sable Island on the back of a wild horse. Grades 3-6.Play the monster blind: stories
Par Lynn Coady. 2000