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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.Next episode (New Canadian library)
Par Sheila Fischman, Hubert Aquin. 2001
As he awaits trial, a young separatist writes an espionage story in the psychiatric ward of the Montreal prison where…
he has been detained. He also reflects on his dissent and distress, and on the political realities of Quebec of the 1960's. First published in 1965. Winner of Canada Reads 2003. 2001. Uniform title: Prochain épisode.Gambler's fallacy
Par Judith Elaine Cowan. 2001
A collection of seven stories set in Trois-Rivières, Québec. They feature an erratic cast of ordinarily forgotten folks who have…
fallen through the cracks. These include a woman called Raymonde, who is anxiously awaiting guests to her lover's book launching, and Jacques, a man of simplicity, observing the often unnoticed and underappreciated aspects of daily life. 2001.Black bird: a novel
Par Michel Basilières. 2003
Holed up in a shambling house at the base of Mount Royal is the family Desouche: three generations of English-…
and French-Canadians caught in the gears of a national crisis. When one of the eldest, an Anglo Montrealer, dies at the hand of one of the youngest, a militant separatist, so begins a transformative year of misfortune. 2003.Alone in an untamed land: the filles du Roi diary of Hélène St. Onge (Dear Canada)
Par Maxine Trottier. 2002
Hélène St. Onge is a recently orphaned thirteen-year-old girl from France, who sets off for Quebec, or Nouvelle France, in…
1666 as a companion to her older sister Catherine. When Catherine dies on the way, Hélène goes to live at her aunt's tavern, where she learns important skills like how to skin a muskrat, while meeting many of the famous people of the new colony. She hopes the friendships she has made, like with her half-Mohawk friend Kateri, will help her to survive the harsh life and bitter winters of seventeenth century Montreal. Grades 5-8. 2003.The second time around
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 2003
Lynn Spencer asks financial reporter Carley DeCarlo, her stepsister, to investigate the case of Lynn's missing husband, Nick. Nick's medical…
research company, which may have been on the verge of discovering a cure for cancer, has been left nearly bankrupt by Nick's disappearance along with substantial corporate assets. 2003.The murder at the vicarage (Miss Marple Ser. #No. 1)
Par Agatha Christie. 1980
Death of a bore: a Hamish Macbeth mystery (A hamish Macbeth Mystery Ser. #20)
Par M. C Beaton. 2006
Minor writer John Heppel has a problem - he's by all accounts a consummate bore. When he's found dead in…
his cottage, there are plenty of suspects. But surely boredom shouldn't be cause for murder, or so thinks local bobby and sleuth Hamish Macbeth, whose investigation of Heppel's soap opera script uncovers much more than melodrama. 2006, c2005.The Immaculate Conception
Par Lazer Lederhendler, Gaétan Soucy. 2005
In 1920s Montreal, 75 parishioners die one terrible night at the hands of an arsonist. Among the survivors are Remouald,…
whose nightmarish, repressed childhood memories cause him constant turmoil; Séraphon, his invalid father who holds a self-destructive secret; and schoolteacher Clémentine Clément, who obsesses in solitude over past tragedies, unrequited passions, and the grim suspicion that something is woefully amiss with a group of young boys in her class. Some descriptions of sex and strong language. Descriptions of violence. 2005. Uniform title: Immaculée Conception.The flying canoe
Par Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier. 2004
Retelling of the classic Quebec folklore "La chasse-galerie". On New Year's Eve, 1846, 11-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his…
friends and family and has come to the woods of Ottawa Valley to live and work among some lumberjacks. As the New Year approaches, they grow more and more homesick. Grades 3-6. 2004. Uniform title: Chasse-galerie.Mad shadows (New Canadian Library)
Par Marie-Claire Blais. 1990
A harrowing pathology of the soul centering on a family group: Patrice, the beautiful and narcissistic son; his ugly and…
malicious sister, Isabelle-Marie; and Louise, their vain and uncomprehending mother. These characters inhabit an amoral universe where beauty reflects no truth and love is an empty delusion. The characters are ultimately annihilated by their own obsessions. Original French edition published in 1959. 1990. Uniform title: Belle bête.The tin flute (New Canadian Library)
Par Alan Brown, Gabrielle Roy. 1989
Trapped by poverty and unemployment in the slums of Montreal, Rosanna LaCasse and her eldest daughter cope differently with the…
problems of urban living. Winner of the Governor General's Award. 1989. Uniform title: Bonheur d'occasion.To the nines (Stephanie Plum novel ; #9)
Par Janet Evanovich. 2003
Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is assigned by her cousin Vinnie to track down guest worker Samuel Singh,…
who was expected to return to India. When Singh's acquaintances begin to be murdered, Plum's search leads her and skip-tracer Ranger to Las Vegas. Strong language and some violence. Sequel to "Hard eight" (EB74891), followed by "Ten big ones". 2003. (Stephanie Plum novel ; 9)Full speed (Full novels. #3.)
Par Janet Evanovich, Charlotte Hughes. 2003
Jamie Swift, owner of a local South Carolina newspaper, and her enigmatic partner, millionaire playboy Max Holt, pose as husband…
and wife as they become involved with a corrupt minister, gangsters, a hound dog named Fleas, and a wise-cracking computer whiz. Sequel to "Full tilt". 2003.Full house (Billie Pearce novels ; #1)
Par Janet Evanovich, Charlotte Hughes. 2002
Wealthy polo-playing Nicholas Kaharchek falls in love with single mother Billie Pearce. When a horse injures Billie's foot, Nick foists…
his eccentric cousins on her, ostensibly to help. Meanwhile, a burglar is targeting Billie's Virginia neighbourhood. Bestseller. 2002.Two for the dough (Stephanie Plum novel ; #2)
Par Janet Evanovich. 1996
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is on the trail of Kenny Mancuso, a killer who has just shot his best friend.…
Mancuso is fresh out of the army and suspiciously wealthy. He is also distantly related to Joe Morelli, a vice cop with ethics that lean toward the grey zone and a habit of interfering with Stephanie's investigations. Sequel to "One for the money" (EB69676). Followed by "Three to get deadly" (EB67675). 1996. (Stephanie Plum novel ; 2)The unexpected guest: a mystery
Par Agatha Christie, Charles Osborne. 2000
On entering a country house to seek help with a car problem, Michael Starkwedder finds a corpse in a wheelchair…
and a woman with a gun in her hand. Although the woman, Laura Warwick, claims to have shot her husband, Michael does not immediately call the police. Adapted from the 1958 play. 2000.The hollow: a play : from The mousetrap and selected plays
Par Agatha Christie. 1993
Where are the children?
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 1975
Seven years before, no one, not even her husband, had believed Nancy Harmon's pleas of innocence in the death of…
her two children. She changes her name and starts life over in New England. However, the nightmare returns when her two new children go missing.All around the town
Par Mary Higgins Clark. 1992
Four-year-old Laurie Kenyon is kidnapped by Bic and Opal Hawkins, and she develops multiple personalities to cope with two years…
of molestation. Years later, Laurie's personalities resurface after her parents are killed. Because one personality develops an obsessive crush on Laurie's college professor, Laurie is charged with his murder. Meanwhile, Bic and Opal are still ominously lurking. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 1992.