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Viens la mort, on va danser
Par Patrick Segal. 1979
Dans son fauteuil roulant, il partait à la découverte des autres et de lui-même. Aujourd'hui, au-delà d'une guérison dont il…
n'aurait que faire, la vie l'a enfin saisi et l'emporte. 1979.Until you are dead: Steven Truscott's long ride into history
Par Julian Sher. 2001
In 1959, 14-year-old Steven Truscott was arrested for the murder of 12-year-old Lynne Harper near Clinton, Ontario. Though sentenced to…
death, Truscott's sentence was eventually commuted and he was released ten years later, all the while maintaining his innocence. This account details the case, trial, and Truscott's new appeal to have the case reopened. 2001.Under the eye of the clock: the life story of Christopher Nolan
Par Christopher Nolan, John Carey. 1987
Severe birth trauma left Christopher Nolan paralyzed and lacking the power of speech, but not without a quick intelligence and…
a remarkable gift for language. A published poet at fifteen, Christopher has written his autobiography at twenty-one. His story is of a determined young man who, with the support of a loving family, persevered in his struggle to define himself and find his voice through the act of writing. 1987.Unbored: the essential field guide to serious fun
Par Joshua Glenn, Elizabeth Foy Larsen. 2012
This is the guide and activity book every modern kid needs, crammed with activities that are not only fun and…
doable but also designed to get you engaged with the wider world. Presents hands-on activities like classic science experiments, crafts and upcycling, board game hacking, code-cracking, geocaching, skateboard repair, yarn-bombing, and stop-action movie-making, plus tons of trivia, best-of lists, and forward-thinking ideas made accessible to kids. Explore the world, test your limits, dare to be different, have fun, and get unbored. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012.Un long cri dans la nuit: 5 années à l'asile (Collection Témoignage)
Par Alys Robi. 1990
Alys Robi raconte, avec une franchise bouleversante, les cinq années d'enfer qu'elle a passées dans un institut psychiatrique. Du jour…
au lendemain, la première grande star du Québec que Hollywood s'arrachait déjà, a vu basculer son destin à la suite d'un terrible accident d'automobile. 1990.Un dernier printemps: le récit émouvant d'un groupe fraternel qui accompagna Margaret jusqu'à la fin de sa vie (Collection Parcours)
Par Jean-Louis Morgan, June Callwood. 1988
En mars 1985, Margaret Frazer, une enseignante de 68 ans, apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer en phase terminale. Célibataire,…
sans famille présente, elle semble condamnée à finir sa vie à l'hôpital, dans la solitude la plus complète. Mais Margaret a consacré sa vie à aider les autres. Ces gens, une soixantaine, s'organisent spontanément pour accompagner Margaret jusqu'à sa mort. 1988. Titre uniforme: Twelve weeks in spring.True north strange & free: 1,001 Canadian Hard Facts, Eccentricities, Unusual And Unsolved Mysteries
Par Philomena Hurley-Rutherford. 2002
Did you know that Canada has museums dedicated to eyeglasses, games, and potatoes, or that the Queen of Siam lived…
in Halifax? Combines hundreds of amazing anecdotes, compelling facts, and oddball stories with historical highlights, mini-biographies, and little-known facts to celebrate Canada's rich, fascinating and just plain strange history. 2002.Tough questions Jews ask: a young adult's guide to building a Jewish life
Par Edward Feinstein. 2003
Author Rabbi Feinstein answers typical teen questions about Judaism, like "Why should I believe in God?", "Is Any of That…
Stuff in the Bible True?", and "No Cheeseburgers? No Going to the Mall on Saturday? Why Does Religion Need So Many Rules?" Includes discussions about God, intermarriage, prayer, bar/bat mitzvah, Israel, Christianity, anti-Semitism, the meaning of life, and the Messiah. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2003.Tomfoolery: trickery and foolery with words
Par Alvin Schwartz. 1973
The woman who changed her brain: and other inspiring stories of pioneering brain transformation
Par Barbara Arrowsmith-Young. 2012
Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities - she read and wrote everything backward, struggled to process concepts in language,…
continually got lost, and was physically uncoordinated. By relying on her formidable memory and iron will, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to “fix” her own brain. Interweaves her personal tale with case histories from her more than thirty years of working with both children and adults. 2012.The way I see it
Par Nicole Dryburgh. 2008
At the age of 11, Nicole Dryburgh was diagnosed with a malignant tumour on her spine. After an operation to…
remove the tumour, followed by an intensive course of radiotherapy, Nicole's life returned to normal and the doctors were pleased with her progress. Two years later, aged 13, Nicole suffered a brain hemorrhage. Desperately ill, blind and unable to move, she was given weeks to live. Against all odds, she came home. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2008.The twelve best months of the year: more light-hearted lunacy from The Globe and Mail's "Social Studies" column
Par Michael Kesterton. 1997
The two: a biography
Par Amy Wallace, Irving Wallace. 1978
The story of the original Siamese twins who lived 63 years, joined at the chest. Although they had two different,…
often conflicting, personalities, the brothers became successful gentlemen farmers, courted and married two pretty sisters, and fathered 21 children. 1978.The sun climbs slow: the International Criminal Court and the search for justice
Par Erna Paris. 2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent tribunal of its kind, mandated to challenge criminal impunity on the…
part of national leaders and to promote accountability in world affairs. Independent and transnational, its indictments cannot be vetoed in the Security Council. Paris explores the history of global justice, the politics behind America's opposition to the creation of a permanent international criminal court, and the implications for the world at large. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. c2009.The rights of nature: a legal revolution that could save the world
Par David R Boyd. 2017
Palila v Hawaii. New Zealand's Te Urewera Act. Sierra Club v Disney. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings…
of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it. Lawyers from California to New York are fighting to gain legal rights for chimpanzees and killer whales, and lawmakers are ending the era of keeping these intelligent animals in captivity. In Hawaii and India, judges have recognized that endangered species--from birds to lions--have the legal right to exist. Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems--rivers, forests, mountains, and more--have legally enforceable rights. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities. 2017.The reason I jump: the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism
Par David Mitchell, Naoki Higashida, Ka Yoshida. 2013
Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind…
memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Bestseller. 2013. Uniform title: Jiheishō no boku ga tobihaneru riyū.The Random House Book of 1001 questions and answers
Par Neil Ardley, Bridget Ardley. 1989
Will the sun ever stop shining? What happened to the Ugly Duckling? If you need the answers to these and…
999 other important questions, this is the book for you. You'll find fun information on the universe, the Earth, plants and animals, the human body, science and invention, art and history, and sports. Great for children who enjoy trivia, and even better for testing teachers' or parents' knowledge of these 1001 facts! Grades 3-6.Reveals the unknown story of how Monopoly came into existence, the reinvention of its history by Parker Brothers and multiple…
media outlets, the lost female originator of the game, and one man's lifelong obsession to tell the true story about the game's questionable origins. 2015.The music of light: the extraordinary story of Hikari and Kenzaburo Oe
Par Lindsley Cameron. 1998
Biography of the Japanese classical music composer Hikari Oe and his devoted father, Kenzaburo Oe, winner of the Nobel Prize…
for Literature. Discusses Hikari's physical disabilities and musical gifts and his close relationship with the father who began writing to give his son a voice. c1998.The master spirit of the age: Canadian engineers and the politics of professionalism, 1887-1922
Par J. Rodney Millard. 1988
Explores the issues that shaped engineers' perception of their work and its place in society. Determined to raise their status,…
schools and societies were organized and, eventually, engineers obtained licensing and regulatory powers. c1988.