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Daydreams of angels: stories
Par Heather O'Neill. 2015
With this collection of short stories, O'Neill showcases her diversity and skill as a writer and draws us in with…
each page. From "The Robot Baby," in which we discover what happens when a robot feels emotion for the very first time, to "Heaven," about a grandfather who died for a few minutes when he was nine and visited the pearly gates, to "Dolls," in which a little girl's forgotten dolls tell their own stories of woe and neglect, we are immersed in utterly unique worlds. Also included in the collection is "The End of Pinky," which has been made into a short film by the NFB. Bestseller. 2015.Birdie
Par Tracey Lindberg. 2015
Bernice Meetoos, a Cree woman, leaves her home in Northern Alberta following tragedy and travels to Gibsons, BC. She is…
on something of a vision quest, seeking to understand the messages from The Frugal Gourmet (one of the only television shows available on CBC North) that come to her in her dreams. She is also driven by the desire to meet Pat Johns, who played Jesse on The Beachcombers. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2016. 2015.And the birds rained down
Par Rhonda Mullins, Jocelyne Saucier. 2012
Tom and Charlie have decided to live out the remainder of their lives on their own terms, hidden away in…
a remote forest, their only connection to the outside world a couple of pot growers who deliver whatever they need that they can't eke out for themselves. But one summer two women arrive. Includes sex. Winner of the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie. Bestseller. Canada Reads 2015. 2012. Uniform title: Il pleuvait des oiseaux.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter. #3.)
Par J. K Rowling. 1999
Harry is relieved to be back at Hogwarts for his third year with his friends Ron and Hermione, even though…
he isn't completely safe. The escaped convict Sirius Black, a staunch supporter of Voldemort, is after Harry. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Prequel to "Harry Potter and the goblet of fire." Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 1999. (Harry Potter ; 3)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter. #2.)
Par J. K Rowling. 1999
Despite a warning not to return to Hogwarts for his second year of wizardry studies, Harry shows up. But Harry…
is in danger from the opened Chamber of Secrets as well as from his would-be protector. Sequel to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Followed by "Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban". Bestseller. Grades 4-7. 1999. (Harry Potter ; 2)Bellewether
Par Susanna Kearsley. 2018
1759. The North American colonies of Britain and France are pulled into war, and the loyalties of many New York…
merchants, who have secretly been trading with the French for years, are divided. When captured French officers are brought to Long Island to be billeted in private homes, it upends the lives of the Wilde family. Lydia Wilde, struggling to keep the peace in her fracturing family following her mother’s death, has little time or kindness to spare for her unwanted guests. And Canadian lieutenant Jean-Philippe de Sabran has little desire to be there. But by the war’s end they’ll both learn love, honour, and duty can form tangled bonds that are not broken easily. In the present day, Charley Van Hoek comes to Long Island to be the new curator of the Wilde House Museum. She doesn’t believe in ghosts, but as she starts to delve into the history of Lydia and her French officer, it becomes clear that the Wilde House holds more than just secrets. Bestseller. 2018.Hour game: a novel (King and Maxwell series. #2.)
Par David Baldacci. 2004
Former Virginia secret service agents and now private detectives Michelle Maxwell and Sean King attempt to solve a burglary when…
they are solicited to investigate another case--a series of murders that strongly resemble other infamous crimes. Bestseller. 2004.His whole life
Par Elizabeth Hay. 2015
At the outset, ten-year-old Jim and his Canadian mother and American father are on a journey from New York City…
to a lake in eastern Ontario during the last hot days of August. What unfolds is a completely enveloping story that spans a few pivotal years of his youth. Moving from city to country, summer to winter, wellbeing to illness, the novel charts the deepening bond between mother and son even as the family comes apart. Bestseller. 2015.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone (Harry Potter. #1.)
Par J. K Rowling. 1997
On Harry Potter's eleventh birthday, he learns that he is more than an unwanted orphan. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft…
and Wizardry recruits him because he has inherent magical abilities. As he purchases his school supplies--robes, wand, and messenger owl--Harry looks forward to attending his new boarding school. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. Followed by "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". 1997. (Harry Potter ; 1)Hide & seek: a novel
Par James Patterson. 1996
Singer Maggie Bradford has fame, two children, and a new husband named Will who is an actor and former soccer…
star. But Maggie, who once killed an abusive husband, suspects Will of sexually abusing her daughter. She confronts him and soon is on trial for murder. Bestseller. 1996.Hard eight: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum novel. #8.)
Par Janet Evanovich. 2002
Gone missing are the daughter and granddaughter of a next-door neighbour of Stephanie Plum's parents in Trenton, New Jersey. Several…
characters join bail bondsman Stephanie's search for the pair: her friend Ranger; her former fiancé, Joe Morelli; and the daughter's ex-husband and landlord. Bestseller. 2002.Endgame
Par Alexander Dawe, Ahmet Altan. 2015
'I don't remember pulling the trigger; I only heard the gunshot. And then I saw a mouth opening, as if…
to speak, a face contorted, one hand in the air. And then a body falling.' A man retires to a sun-baked Turkish town for a quiet life. But he finds a world of suspicion, paranoia and violence. The town has made a murderer of him. The question is, who did he kill? Led by a deeply untrustworthy narrator, Altan's international bestseller pulls us into a world of desire, ambition and death. 2016. Uniform title: Son oyun.Fifty shades freed (Fifty shades triology. #3.)
Par E. L James. 2012
When Ana Steele first encountered the driven, damaged Christian Grey, it sparked an affair that changed both their lives irrevocably.…
Ana must learn to share Grey's opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own integrity or independence; and Grey must overcome his compulsion to control and lay to rest the horrors that still haunt him. Sequel to "Fifty shades darker". Includes sex and strong language. Bestseller. 2012.Fifty shades of grey (Fifty shades triology. #1.)
Par E. L James. 2012
When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him attractive and deeply intimidating. Convinced that their…
meeting went badly, she tries to put him out of her mind until he turns up at the store where she works part-time, and invites her out. Followed by "Fifty shades darker". Includes sex and strong language. Bestseller. 2012.Fifty shades darker (Fifty shades triology. #2.)
Par E. L James. 2012
Daunted by the dark secrets of the tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Ana Steele has broken off their relationship to…
start a new career with a US publishing house. But desire for Grey still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, she cannot resist. Sequel to "Fifty shades of grey"; followed by "Fifty shades freed". Includes sex and strong language. Bestseller. 2012.Eleven on top (Stephanie Plum novel. #11.)
Par Janet Evanovich. 2005
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum quits her job, tired of being mistreated. While trying her hand at various menial…
occupations, she receives threatening notes from a criminal who is supposed to be dead. Stephanie investigates with the help of former colleague Ranger. Bestseller. 2005.Desecration: Antichrist takes the throne (Left behind series. #9.)
Par Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2001
Nicolae Carpathia, now the total embodiment of evil, desecrates the temple in Jerusalem by entering and declaring himself God. The…
ninth book in the Left Behind series will carry the world to the brink of Armageddon. Bestseller. Sequel to "The mark", followed by "The remnant". 2001.Doctor Sleep: a novel
Par Stephen King. 2013
Years after the horrifying events at the Overlook Hotel, recovering alcoholic Danny Torrance has learned to control his supernatural abilities.…
He befriends a twelve-year-old whose own psychic powers put her at risk. Sequel to «The Shining». Bestseller. 2013.Dragon (Dirk Pitt novel ; #10)
Par Clive Cussler. 1990
Dirk Pitt, whose most recent adventure was "Treasure", is back, this time battling a Japanese crime cartel. Pitt is searching…
the ocean bottom for a lost atomic bomb - a relic of World War II. Meanwhile, topside, the cartel, from its secret "Dragon Center," is smuggling atomic bombs into the United States. Can Pitt save the world from atomic destruction? Bestseller. Followed by "Sahara". 1990. (Dirk Pitt novel ; 10)Do not say we have nothing: a novel
Par Madeleine Thien. 2016
The author takes us inside two talented families of musicians in China and the lives of two entwined generations -…
those who weathered Mao's Cultural Revolution in the mid-twentieth century; and their children, who became the 1989 Tiananmen Square protesters during one of the most important political moments of the past century. Bestseller. Winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Winner of the 2016 Governor General’s Award for Fiction. 2016.