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The tent peg: a novel
Par Aritha Van Herk. 1981
The terrible tide
Par Alisa Craig. 1983
The spawning grounds
Par Gail Anderson-Dargatz. 2016
On one side of the river are Hannah and Brandon Robertson, teenagers who have been raised by their grandfather after…
they lost their mother. On the other is a Shuswap community that has its own tangled history with the river--and the whites. But the river is dying, and Hannah is carrying salmon past the choke point to the spawning grounds while her childhood best friend, Alex, leads a Native protest against the development further threatening the river. When drowning nearly claims the lives of both Hannah's grandfather and her brother, their world is thrown into chaos. Hannah, Alex, and most especially Brandon come to doubt their own reality as they are pulled deep into Brandon's numinous visions, which summon the myths of Shuswap culture and tragic family stories of the past. 2016.The second season of Jonas MacPherson
Par Lesley Choyce. 1989
The life of reclusive Jonas MacPherson, an Eastern Shore Nova Scotian, is interwoven with mystical Joe Allen Joe, fisherman John…
Kincaid, Muriel Cree and the mulatto Baptist preacher. For Jonas, the sea has always been a force that lures him, although he knows that it can destroy him. Some strong language.The sad truth about happiness
Par Anne Giardini. 2006
Maggie is in her early thirties, gainfully employed, between relationships and ready for change. When a quiz predicts that her…
death will occur before her next birthday, it seems that becoming happy will prevent the prediction from coming true. Maggie's life becomes considerably more complicated as she embarks on a quest for happiness - especially when she finds herself on the run with her sister's newborn son. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2006.The promised land: a novel of Cape Breton
Par Bill Conall. 2013
Skillfully and hilariously navigates the ebb and flow of island life on Cape Breton, where things go from bad to…
worse to Oh My Goodness! And all the while, the author shares his characters’ belief that “They’re all good days if we’re here to see them.” Awarded the 2014 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal For Humour. 2013.The miracles of ordinary men (Maple leaf audio)
Par Amanda Leduc. 2013
Sam wakes to discover that he's growing wings on his back. Elsewhere, Lilah undergoes her own transformation as she seeks…
sexual penance from her boss. Approaching the same mysterious fate, Sam and Lilah begin to see the world differently - and to find light in the most unlikely places. 2013.The long stretch
Par Linden MacIntyre. 1999
In one apocalyptic night, John Gillis and his estranged cousin Sextus confront a half century of half-truths and suppositions that…
have shaped and scarred their lives, their families and their insular Cape Breton community. They begin to realize that they were damaged before they were born, their fathers and a close friend forming an unholy trilogy in a tragic moment of war. Among the roots of a complex and painful relationship, they uncover the truth of a fateful day John has spent 20 years trying to forget. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006, c1999.The jade peony: a novel
Par Wayson Choy. 1995
Three young Chinese immigrants to Canada share their stories about growing up as new Canadians. They discuss their family and…
the relationships among its members, as well as their own childhoods which vary depending on their gender and age. Canada Reads 2010. 1995.Anne-- la maison aux pignons verts (Anne-- la maison aux pignons verts ; #1)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1986
L'histoire d'une petite orpheline de Île-du-Prince-Édouard qui a envotée les jeunes et les moins jeunes. Anne, c'est cette fillette espiègle…
à la tête remplie d'idées saugrenues, qui s'émerveille face à la nature, jouie de la magie des mots, rit de ses propres défauts, nous fait découvrir un coin de pays pittoresque, et qui ne cesse de dérouter ses parents adoptifs. Années 5 à 8. Suivi de "Anne d'Avonlea". 1986. (Anne-- la maison aux pignons verts ; 1) Titre uniforme: Anne of Green Gables.Loch Bras d'Or: a novel
Par Margaret MacPhail. 1970
After the death of his mother, impressionable Hamish is sent to live with the McNab family at Loch Bras d'Or.…
Life there includes superstitions, ceilidhs and wakes as well as endless toil for the women, journeys to the Grand Banks for the young men and the onslaught of the modern age on an isolated community. A humourous, nostalgic look at Cape Breton Island during the late 1800s. 1970.Make or Break Spring
Par Janet McNaughton. 1998
In the spring of 1945, fifteen-year-old Evelyn McCallum finds herself competing with her best friend, Peter Tilley, and Stan Dawe,…
the golden boy of her school, for the scholarship that bears her father's name. Although he has been missing in action for three years Evelyn clings to the hope that her father might somehow still be alive. As the war ends in Europe and her final year of high school draws to a close her life alters in ways that will change her forever. Sequel to "Catch me once, catch me twice" . Junior and Senior high school readers. 1998.For those who hunt the wounded down
Par David Adams Richards. 1993
Jerry Bines, acquitted of the murder of Buddy Savoie, is out of jail and comes home. He may be dangerous,…
and his past has given him a kind of celebrity. But when he learns that Gary Percy Rils has escaped from prison, he fears for his and his family's safety. Sequel to "Evening snow will bring such peace" . 1993. (Miramichi trilogy ; 3)Miracle at Indian River: stories
Par Alden Nowlan. 1968
Hangman's beach
Par Thomas H Raddall. 1979
Set in Halifax, at the lone British fortress in North America, during the Napoleonic Wars. The bustling life of a…
peaceful place is invaded by the grim realities of war. 1979.Emily of New Moon (Seal books)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1925
At the tide's turn, and other stories (New Canadian library, no. 9)
Par Thomas H Raddall. 1959
Anne's house of dreams (Anne of Green Gables. #5.)
Par L. M Montgomery. 1954
Anne and her new husband, Dr. Gilbert Blythe, embark on an eventful life at Four Winds Harbour. Sequel to "Anne…
of Windy Poplars" (DC03114). Followed by "Anne of Ingleside" (DC01698). Grades 5-8. c1917, 1954. (Anne of Green Gables ; 5)The doctor's sweetheart and other stories
Par L. M Montgomery, Catherine M McLay. 1979
A country doctor never loses faith in the young woman who swears to return to him; an estranged wife bets…
her future happiness on a horse race; two maiden ladies, scared onto a roof by a dog, ponder marriage to the dog's owner as the price of rescue. Contains 14 previously uncollected stories, published between 1899 and 1935. Grades 5-8. 1979.The man with yellow eyes
Par Catherine Anthony Clark. 1963
The setting is British Columbia, at the end of the 19th century. The novel tells the story of a race…
to stake a mining claim in the West Kootenay region. Textbook format. 1967, c1963.