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The golden pine cone
Par Judith Saltman, Catherine Anthony Clark, Sheila Egoff. 1994
After they discover a golden pine cone near their home in British Columbia, 11-year old Bren and his 9-year old…
sister Lucy embark with their dog Ooshka on a search to find the rightful owner of the pine cone. Their journey is threatened by the dangerous Lake Snake, the evil Ice Witch, and the giant Nasookin, who all want the pine cone, too. Grades 4-7. 1994.The Blythes are quoted
Par L. M Montgomery. 2009
Adultery, illegitimacy, misogyny, revenge, murder, despair, bitterness, hatred, and death - usually not the terms associated with L.M. Montgomery. In…
this her last work, Montgomery brought these topics to the forefront, in stories featuring a grown up Anne and her family around the time of the First World War. 2009.Tarka the otter (Puffin Modern Classics Ser.)
Par Henry Williamson. 1995
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of life in the wild as seen…
through the otter's own eyes. Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1927. 1995.Rescue pup (Orca young readers)
Par Jean Little. 2004
Shakespeare, a Seeing Eye puppy, is sent to the home of a troubled foster child, Tessa, whom he expects to…
love him on sight. Shakespeare soon realizes why his new owner is called 'Stoneface', and begins to teach Tessa to love. Before he knows it, Shakespeare finds himself in a variety of dangerous situations, from being attacked by Zorro, a very tough rooster, to nearly drowning in a creek. Grades 3-6. 2004.Pour qui sonne le glas
Par Ernest Hemingway, Denise Van Moppès. 1961
La guerre d'Espagne. Un roman de l'engagement et de l'héroïsme. Un hommage à l'idéalisme de certains intellectuels européens des années…
1930 et à leur besoin de participer à l'action. L'oeuvre a été inspirée à l'auteur par son expérience de correspondant de guerre auprès de l'armée républicaine en Espagne. 1995, c1961.Les Plouffe
Par Roger Lemelin. 1973
En 1938, à Québec, vit la famille Plouffe, colorée, drôle, contrastée : Théophile, le père, typographe et ancien champion cycliste,…
la soixantaine; Joséphine, bonne mère, mais autoritaire et qui ne badine pas avec la religion; Napoléon, plombier et timide avec les femmes; Ovide, ouvrier dans la chaussure mais qui ne rêve que d'opéra; Guillaume; Cécile... c1973.Pat of Silver Bush
Par L. M Montgomery. 1988
Patricia Gardiner loves her home, Silver Bush, on Prince Edward Island. All her experiences -- a bout with scarlet fever,…
her first romance, her aunt's wedding and her mother's illness -- are shared with her friends, Bets Wilcox, Jingle Gordon, and the mysterious old Judy Plum. Grades 5-8. c1988, originally published 1933.Mistress Pat: a novel of Silver Bush
Par L. M Montgomery. 1935
When she was twenty, nearly everyone thought Patricia Gardiner ought to be having beaus - except Pat herself. For Pat,…
Silver Bush was both home and heaven, and she was too busy planning the Christmas family reunion, entertaining a countess, playing matchmaker, and preparing for the arrival of the new hired man. Yet as those she loved started to move away, Pat began to question the wisdom of her choice of Silver Bush over romance. 1988, c1935.Heart of darkness
Par Joseph Conrad. 1993
Marlow relates his journey into the centre of the Congo to find Kurtz. He finds that the farther he penetrates,…
the more compelling becomes his confrontation with the potential for inhumanity. 1993.Bonheur d'occasion (Québec 10/10. 6)
Par Gabrielle Roy. 1983
Publié en 1945. Un grand classique de la littérature québécoise. Rappelons que "Bonheur d'occasion" raconte l'histoire d'un quartier pauvre de…
Montréal, Saint-Henri, et que les principaux personnages en sont une jeune serveuse de restaurant, un ouvrier de fonderie et un conscrit. c1945, 1983.1984: a novel
Par George Orwell. 1949
The temptations of Big Bear (New Canadian library)
Par Rudy Henry Wiebe, Robert Kroetsch. 1973
In 1876, Big Bear, a Plains Cree, refused to let the government push his people off their land and onto…
a reserve. While courageous, his stand brought starvation to his followers and tore apart the Cree community and eventually his own family. A fictional account of Big Bear's struggle and the culture and history of the Cree Indians. Winner of the 1973 Governor General's Award.The beautiful and damned
Par F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1922
A story of the reckless life of the twenties in which Anthony Patch, grandson and heir apparent to millions, falls…
in love with and marries a glamour girl from Kansas City. Because of their extravagant style of living, their marriage fails, and Grandfather Patch decides against the intended inheritance. 1922.The grey man (Quick reads)
Par Andrew McNab. 2006
Kevin has spent enough quiet nights in watching TV and decides he'd like a night out. He's not talking about…
a pint and a packet of peanuts down at the local. He's going to attempt to pull off a daring bank roberry single handed. Kevin is about to take a heart-thumping step into the unknown. For junior high readers. 2006.Stone soup
Par Tony Bonning. 2001
A weary fox stops by a farm with the hope of getting some spare food, but when the stingy animals…
decide that they won't share with him, he resorts to his wily ways to get some. Asking for a "drop of water to make some soup," the fox pulls a pot from his backpack, lights a fire, and drops a stone into the pot. He then declares that the soup is "not quite right," wondering whether some salt and pepper, turnip, carrot, cabbage, and corn would enhance its flavour. Grades K-3. 2001.The dying photo
Par Alan Gibbons. 2010
A strange man takes a photo of Jimmy's family. As the camera flashes, Jimmy's parents vanish. The only clue is…
a picture of his mum and dad screaming. Jimmy is alone. Nobody believes him. Is he going mad? Or can Jimmy find the man who took his parents from him and get them back? This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 9+. 2010.The nightmare card
Par Catherine Johnson. 2011
Sara and Mina have been best friends for years. So when Sara gets hold of some Tarot cards and suggests…
they start telling fake fortunes Mina plays along. But soon Sara's predictions become all too accurate. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 11+. Grades K-3. 2011.Rook (Barrington Stoke teen)
Par Anthony McGowan. 2017
When Kenny and Nicky rescue a rook left for dead, Kenny is determined to keep it alive. Nicky doubts the…
scruffy bird will make it, but then Nicky has plenty else to worry about – a school bully, his first love, and the fact that everything is about to go very, very wrong. This book is particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers with an interest age of 13+ and a reading age of 8+. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2017.You killed me! (Barrington Stoke teen)
Par Keith Gray. 2013
Toby is a murderer. That's what the ghost at the end of his bed tells him. Toby is taken back…
in time to see the repercussions of his actions and unravel the series of events that led to the man's death. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and Interest age of 13+. 2013.The number 7 shirt
Par Alan Gibbons. 2008
The story of a boy's journey to becoming a professional footballer. Will the advice of 5 of Manchester United's greats…
help him achieve his dream? Jimmy has always dreamed of becoming a pro footballer and gets one step closer when he's invited to go for a trial for the Man U Academy! A must for football fans everywhere. Summer Reading Challenge 2015. This is a high interest, low reading age book for reluctant readers with a reading age of 7+ and interest age of 9+. 2012, c2008.