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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 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.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 township of time: a chronicle
Par Charles Bruce. 1959
The nymph and the lamp
Par Thomas H Raddall. 1968
The golden road
Par L. M Montgomery. 1910
Life is full of surprises for a group of Prince Edward Island youngsters. Imaginative Sara is usually at the centre…
of things, whether publishing a gossipy magazine or spending a spooky night with the local witch. Sequel to "Story girl" (DC13160). Grades 5-8. 1986, c1910.The Black Joke
Par Farley Mowat. 1962
Spin out (Series Canada)
Par Martyn Godfrey. 1984
When Marc sees an empty police car sitting at the side of the road, he knows that something is very…
wrong. For junior and senior high readers. Reading level, grade 4. Grade I braille.So wild a dream (Pacesetters)
Par Christopher Florentz. 1977
Set during the American Revolution. General Cornwallis questions Beth Ferguson about the Southbridge Spy. If she gives his name, she…
will lose the man she loves. If she does not give his name, the British will hang her. Grade I braille. For junior high readers. 1977.House of laughs
Par Lisa Eisenberg. 1980
When the Sky Ride at the Superama Park collapses, Laura Brewster, an investigator for the Atco Insurance Company, is called.…
Within hours, there is a murder directly linked to the accident. 1980. (Laura Brewster book)Pauline: the Indian poet
Par Lorraine Devorski. 1986
Pauline Johnson, born in 1862, was a Mohawk Indian who became a famous poet. The focus of her work was…
Indian legends and traditions. (Operation literacy series II ; reading level C)