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Summer in the city (Travels with My Family)
Par David Homel, Marie-Louise Gay. 2012
Charlie can't wait for school to be over. But he's wondering what particular vacation ordeal his parents have lined up…
for the family this summer. Canoeing with alligators in Okefenokee? Getting caught in the middle of a revolutionary shootout in Mexico? Turns out, this summer the family is staying put, in their hometown — Montreal. A "staycation," his parents call it. Charlie is doubtful at first but, ever resourceful, decides that there may be adventures and profit to be had in his own neighbourhood. Grades 3-6. 2012.Tailings of Warren Peace
Par Stephen Law. 2013
A corrupt mining company, repossessed gravestones, a man’s fractured past, mysterious notes posted to lampposts, and murder deep in the…
highlands of Guatemala. The author effortlessly weaves these elements into a powerful story of love and memory, exploring how the past haunts us and how solidarity can save us all. Mysterious, passionate and powerful, "Tailings of Warren Peace" shows us the interconnections that exist between us, transcending social class, culture and geography. 2013.Tarry this night
Par Kristyn Dunnion. 2017
A civil war is brewing in America. Below ground, a cult led by the deluded and narcissistic Father Ernst is…
ensconced in an underground bunker, waiting out the conflict. When the "Family" runs out of food, Ruth, coming of age and terrified of serving as Ernst's next wife, must choose between obeying her faith and fighting for survival. Cousin Paul, sent topside to scavenge for food, may return with proof that it is safe for the Family to ascend again. But is it enough to invest all hope in Paul's unlikely return? In this unsettling modern take on the Lilith tale, spirited women resist their violent, racist culture and, in so doing, become outlaws. 2017.Tangled web (Young Reader Ser.)
Par Shelley Hrdlitschka. 2000
Slowly getting to know each other after being separated at birth and only recently reunited, fifteen-year-old twins, Alex and Tanner,…
enjoy their summer vacation together but find themselves once again in danger from the same criminal gang that threatened them in the past. For junior and senior high readers. 2000. Sequel to "Disconnected" . 2000.Swedes' ferry
Par Terry Jordan, Allan Safarik. 2013
Constable Leslie Simpson, a Manitoba member of the North-West Mounted Police, takes a day off to make a “quick buck”…
south of the border. When Simpson robs the First National Bank in Bismarck, North Dakota, inadvertently killing the bank manager in the process, the chase is on. Canadian millionaire James J. Hill, the bank’s owner, hires the vicious William Pinkerton and his sleazy henchman Jiggs Dubois to bring him the head of the varmint that took his money. 2013.Suspicion
Par Rachel Wyatt, Edna Alford. 2012
Candace Alice Wilson is missing. As the hours since Candace's disappearance build into days, a small town's certainty that a…
simple domestic spat has led her to walk out gives way to suspicion. Everyone knows everyone else's motive; everyone knows who has reason to be guilty. Nothing escapes the notice of Marguerite, the anonymous chat-room regular who describes the faults and foibles of the townspeople with gleeful and unflinching keystrokes. While the mixed-up stories of blame and distrust threaten to destroy a family and weaken the town itself, Marguerite has all the answers. If only someone were listening. Includes strong language. 2012.Tales from the Isle of Spice: a collection of new Caribbean folk tales
Par Richardo Keens-Douglas. 2004
Three magical tales retold for middle readers: enter the richly magical world of Tales from the Isle of Spice and…
visit a bottomless lake where an enchanted princess lives; try your luck against the sinister woman who walks in moonlight stalking souls; catch a glimpse of the mysterious boy with an angelic face whose scarred body hides beneath the waves. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2005 Golden Oak Award. 2004.Takeover
Par Donald Creighton. 1978
This story is centered around the takeover of a family-owned distillery. When one frail woman stands in the way of…
a business deal, the spectre of murder stalks the lavish homes of the moneyed class. 1978.Subject to change
Par Karen Nesbitt. 2017
Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance…
at school, which lands him with a tutor he calls Little Miss Perfect. He likes his job at the local ice rink, and he has a couple of good buddies, but his father's five-year absence is a constant source of pain and anger. When he finds out the truth about his parents' divorce, he is forced to reconsider everything he has believed about his family and himself. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2017 QWF Prize for Children’s Literature. 2017.Summer's end
Par Joel A Sutherland. 2017
As his final year of high school crawls to an end, Jacob receives a postcard with a picture of Tokyo's…
skyline on the front. On its flipside are two simple words: "I'm sorry." Although it's unsigned, Jacob immediately knows who sent it. There's no doubt it's from his best friend, Ichiro, who abruptly moved to Japan with his mother before they started high school. Jacob couldn't blame them for packing up and moving. He wished he could've done the same. The summer vacation before high school should have been filled with fun and relaxation, but instead it was plagued by tragedy. What follows is Jacob's account of that terrifying summer. For junior and senior high readers. Winner of the 2018 Red Maple Fiction Honour Book Award. 2017.Strip
Par Andrew Binks. 2013
John Rottam, fleeing a private stripping engagement turned violent, reflects on a time in his life when he was burdened…
with a broken heart, self-doubt and a floundering dance career. A few clumsy steps in the corps de ballet of a prestigious ballet company sends John fleeing to join a psychotic and incompetent dance troupe in Quebec City, run by the bitter Madame Talegdi, who all but destroys his dream of a legitimate career. Stifled by the walls of Old Quebec, limited French, and dwindling finances, John seeks out the feathers and sequins of the Chez Moritz nightclub, for a last shot at doing a little of what he loves, on the condition that he strips as well as dances. John's fall from grace eventually lands him in a road house freak show, where he struggles to find a meaningful life amidst alcohol, deception, abuse and exploitation. 2013.Summer gone: a novel
Par David Macfarlane. 1999
A divorced father and his young son spend a summer in cottage country in an attempt to overcome the silence…
that has grown between them during a difficult divorce. The stories of the lost summers of an impenetrable and doomed camp counsellor, a girl in a blue bathing suit, and a wife who comes alive to the rhythms of the cottage. Some strong language. 1999.Sussex Drive: a (satirical) novel
Par Linda Svendsen. 2012
Canadian politics as told from the perspectives of Becky Leggatt (the capable and manipulative wife of a hard-right Conservative prime…
minister) and Lise Lavoie (the exotic and unlikely immigrant Governor General) - two wives and mothers living their private lives in public. Becky and Lise engage in a fight to the death in a battle that involves Canada’s relationship to the United States, Afghanistan and Africa. The rest of the time, the women are driving their kids. Includes sex, violence and strong language. 2012.Shenzheners
Par Yiwei Xue, Darryl Sterk. 2016
Stories inspired by the young city of Shenzhen, a market town north of Hong Kong that became a Special Economic…
Zone in 1980 as an experiment in introducing capitalism to Communist China. A city in which everyone is a newcomer, Shenzhen has grown astronomically to become a major metropolitan centre. These award-winning stories have been hailed as a Chinese "Dubliners". 2016. Uniform title: Chu zu che si ji.Spawning ground
Par Kevin Cockle. 2016
Genetically enhanced workers are the future of companies competing in the global marketplace. But genetic perfection has a price: a…
brutal Darwinian contest of strength and cunning to determine which bloodlines will continue, and dominate. When Sarah Wheeler’s Spawning Contest is rigged, her breeding and training will be put to the ultimate test—by an adversary who knows her every flaw and weakness, by a father whose dynastic ambitions know no bounds, and by a world that is ruthlessly selecting against human agency itself. 2016.Soldier doll
Par Jennifer Gold. 2014
When fifteen-year-old Elizabeth finds an antique doll in a garage sale, she thinks it would be a good gift for…
her dad who's about to ship out for Afghanistan. She doesn't realize that the doll might be a missing (and valuable) historical artifact. With the help of Evan, the cute guy who works at the local used bookstore, Elizabeth discovers that the doll is THE soldier doll: the inspiration for a famous World War I poem. Elizabeth becomes the newest link in an epic history of more than a century of war, her story ingeniously interwoven with a cast of characters who we follow from World War I to Nazi Germany in the 1930s, a Czech concentration camp during World War II, Vietnam in 1970, and the aftermath of September 11th. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.She felt no pain (Holly Martin mystery. #2)
Par Lou Allin. 2010
Summer on verdant Vancouver Island gets off to a rocky start with the discovery of the body of a homeless…
man. RCMP Corporal Holly Martin notices drug paraphernalia nearby, and the autopsy reveals death from a combination of heroin and a synthetic opiate. Information leads Holly to believe that he had hidden something of value at the site of his death. c2010.Shipwreck (Detective Murdoch mystery.)
Par Maureen Jennings. 2010
1873, Nova Scotia. A storm has wrecked a ship on the shores of a fishing village, and people work bravely…
to rescue the crew - but many die. When young Will Murdoch and the local priest examine the bodies, they discover gold and diamonds. They suspect that the shipwreck was not responsible for all the deaths. Some descriptions of violence. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. 2010.Smoked: a detective Lane mystery (Detective Lane mysteries.)
Par Garry Ryan. 2010
When Jennifer Towers is found dead in a graffiti-tagged dumpster, Detectives Lane and Harper must decipher the art to find…
its artist—and possibly the victim’s killer. What begins as an unconventional murder investigation leads to the disturbing discovery of two abused children, whose father becomes a prime suspect in the case. In true Detective Lane form, Lane must protect the damaged youths while keeping his own family intact. Includes strong language. 2010. (Detective Lane mysteries)Sludge utopia
Par Catherine Fatima. 2018
An auto-fictional novel about sex, depression, family, shaky ethics, ideal forms of life, girlhood, and coaching oneself into adulthood under…
capitalism. Using her compulsive reading as a lens through which to bring coherence to her life, twenty-five-year-old Catherine engages in a series of sexual relationships, thinking that desire is the key to a meaningful life. Yet, with each encounter, it becomes more and more clear: desire has no explanation; desire bears no significance. From an intellectual relationship with a professor, a casual sexual relationship, to a serious love affair, to a string of relationships that takes Catherine from Toronto to France and Portugal and back again, 'Sludge Utopia' presents, in highly examined, raw detail, the perspective of a young woman's punishing though intermittently gratifying sexuality and profound internalized misogyny, which causes her to bring all of life's events under sexuality's prism. 2018.