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Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Friendship stories
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Part coming-of-age novel, part searing examination of a community finding itself, Small Ceremonies is a tantalizing and heartbreaking debut."I fear…
for our friendship, for the day it will end, wondering when that day will be . . ." Tomahawk Shields (a.k.a. Tommy) and Clinton Whiteway are on the cusp of adulthood, imagining a future rife with possibility and greatness. The two friends play for their high school’s poor-performing hockey team, the Tigers, who learn at the start of the new season that the league wants them out. Their annual goal is now more important than ever: to win their first game in years and break the curse.As we follow these two Indigenous boys over the course of a year, we are given a panoptic view of Tommy and Clinton’s Winnipeg, where a university student with grand ambitions chooses to bottle her anger when confronted with numerous micro- (and not so micro-) aggressions; an ex-convict must choose between protecting or exploiting his younger brother as he’s dragged deeper into the city’s criminal underbelly; a lonely rink attendant is haunted by the memory of a past lover and contemplates rekindling this old flame; and an aspiring journalist does everything she can to uncover why the league is threatening to remove the Tigers. These are a sampling of the chorus of voices that depicts a community filled with individuals searching for purpose, leading them all to one fateful and tragic night.Ferociously piercing the heart of an Indigenous city, Kyle Edwards's sparkling debut is a heartbreaking yet humour-flecked portrayal of navigating identity and place, trauma and recovery, and growing up in a land that doesn't love you.
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Science fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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THREE STARRED REVIEWS! From award-winning author Kenneth Oppel comes a startling, can't-wait-to-talk-about-it-with-someone novel that defies genre to create a teen…
survival thriller unlike any you've read before. For fans of Leave the World Behind, A.S. King, M.T. Anderson, and Margaret Atwood.Xavier Oaks doesn't particularly want to go to the cabin with his dad and his dad's pregnant new wife, Nia. But family obligations are family obligations, and it's only for a short time. So he leaves his mom, his brother, and his other friends behind for a week in the woods. Only . . . one morning he wakes up and the house isn't where it was before. It's like it's been lifted and placed . . . somewhere else.When Xavier, his dad, and Nia go explore, they find they are inside a dome, trapped. And there's no one else around . . . Until, three years later, another family arrives.Is there any escape? Is there a reason they are stuck where they are? Different people have different answers — and those different answers inexorably lead to tension, strife, and sacrifice.In this masterpiece, award-winning author Kenneth Oppel builds a heart-stopping story that feels very much of our moment, where our very human choices collectively lead to humanity's eventual fate.
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General fictionPoetry, Canadian non-fiction
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Ce matin, mes coutures ont du mal à ne pas céder. Les fils de ma bobine éclatent pour un oui…
ou pour un non. Je fais semblant d'être Cendrillon. J'enfile mon uniforme scolaire qui n'est pas un don de ma fée marraine. C'est plutôt mon camouflage des classes sociales. Mon subterfuge de 9 heures à 16 heures, ma cape d'invisibilité dans un monde sans magie. Ma famille, c'est sept personnes entassées dans un 5 ½ mal isolé d'un quartier à éviter. Qu'est-ce qui pourrait bien se trouver derrière le brouillard de mon enfance ?
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School stories, Ghost and horror stories, Family stories, Friendship storiesParenting
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"A spooky-sweet middle-grade novel about remembering the past in order to brave the future, for fans of Anne Ursu Twelve-year-old…
Emily Nero’s best friend is a ghost. For as long as Nero can remember, she’s been "haunted" by Arlo. He’s always had her back, especially as Nero navigates her workaholic mother, irritable father, even the mega-jerks at school. Nero’s been caught too many times looking at "nothing" and talking to "no one," which officially made her "the weird girl." So when she has the chance to start over as "normal" at a prestigious private school, Nero is hopeful that things will change for the better. If she can get top grades at a top school, maybe she’ll stop feeling like she’s never good enough. Maybe her parents will finally see her—and she’ll stop feeling like a ghost too. But on Nero’s first day at her new school, something’s up with Arlo, something very wrong: her best friend has suddenly turned on her. Glitching electronics, flickering lights, bad smells and cold drafts are only the beginning. Arlo is changing into something scary. And the only clues he gives Nero leave her with more questions than answers. If she wants to save Arlo and their friendship, Nero will have to break old cycles. She will have to let herself be seen, let in new friends, and—worst of all—say goodbye to the past. Spooky and sweet in turns, Something’s Up with Arlo is about the stories we tell ourselves and finding the courage to make our truth be heard."
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LGBTQ+ fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Multi-cultural fiction
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An intensely brave, beautifully honest, and wryly funny story about a gay Muslim teen who has to choose between being…
true to himself or his faith—and his realization that maybe they aren't as separate as he thought. Ramin Abbas has spent his whole life obeying his parents, his Imam, and, of course, Allah — no questions asked. But when he starts crushing on the ridiculously handsome captain of the soccer team, so many things he'd always been so sure about are becoming questions: 1. Music is haram. But what if the Wicked soundtrack is the only thing keeping you sane because you're being forced to play on the soccer team? With Captain Handsome ?! 2. A boy crush is double haram, and Ramin's parents will never accept it. But can he really be the only Muslim on Earth who feels this way? 3. Allah is merciful and makes no mistakes . Then isn't Ramin just the way Allah intended him to be? And so why should living your truth but losing everything — or living a lie and losing yourself — have to be a choice ?!
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No one in Delray knows Jae Aƒenyo’s story—that she’s a teen mom who placed her baby for adoption—and she intends…
to keep it that way. After moving in with her uncle, Jae is looking for a fresh start. But an accidental run-in with the school’s delinquent, Derek Patel, is not exactly what she had in mind. She soon finds a haven in the poetry club—at least, until Derek joins. Derek Patel is desperately clinging to his old life—where his dad was alive, his mom was healthy, and they lived in an oceanfront estate instead of a run-down pink bungalow. He’ll do anything to hide his problems from his friends, including breaking into his old house to keep up the charade that he still lives there. But the house now belongs to the school’s lit teacher, who offers him the chance to join the poetry club as a penance. As the newest members of the club, Jae and Derek are tasked with planning the end-of-semester poetry reading. While Derek is hell-bent on keeping his broken family a secret, Jae is desperate to prove to her uncle that she’s more than a walking statistic—which means guarding her heart against Derek, who her uncle thinks is no good
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Mysteries and crime stories, Fantasy, Adventure stories, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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When boys start disappearing from a mysterious island monastery, Darian and his friend Micah's covert investigation reveals secrets of the Order that leave them questioning their faith.
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General fictionPoetry
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Uashteskun, un jeune Innu, se décrit au début du récit comme le roi de son royaume. La communauté autochtone dans…
laquelle il règne symboliquement depuis la galerie de Kukum. Entouré de ses cousins, il observe et juge le monde qui l'entoure, marquant une appartenance forte et affective à son territoire. Mais tout bascule lorsque sa mère décide de quitter la communauté pour la ville. Commence alors une lente dérive identitaire. La perte de contact avec les cousins, le changement physique, la transformation du lien avec les repères culturels. Uashteskun doute de son identité sans sa communauté, est-il encore Innu ?
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Ghost and horror stories, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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A few things to know about the town of St. Muckle's: It's too out-of-the-way to interest greedy lords, and too…
damp and muddy for marauding dragons to burn. And anyone, from a humble serf to a runaway nun, may earn their freedom by living for a year and a day within the town walls. Seven years ago, Charl and his mother fled to St. Muckle's and made it their safe-haven, building a new life in this so called Peasant's Paradise. But when Charl sees something impossible-a ghost-soon the embers of his past are threatening to engulf his world in flame. A tragic accident is quickly followed by murder, a deadly plague, and a mercenary dragon. Charl manages to escape to an abandoned abbey outside of town, but finds no safety within those ruined walls. A treacherous nun, a chorus of murdered girls, and the fearsome Battle Bishop await, ready to ensnare him in a complex web of history, magic and fate. For some things should never be forgotten, however much they haunt us, and Charl will need all his wisdom and resiliency if he is to fight for the world he knows...and the people he calls home.
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Ghost and horror stories, Fantasy, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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Maudie isn't your typical twelve-year-old girl-she's the ghost of one. Along with her best friend Kit and little brother Scratch,…
she haunts a cottage in the woods, doing her best to scare off the vacationers and forget her old life. But everything changes when Kit and Scratch go missing. Maudie knows something terrible must have happened, and she's right: Longfingers-a monster from her own nightmares, with spidery fingers and needle-sharp teeth-has stolen her friends away. Longfingers makes Maudie a twisted deal: find the key to a door in a mysterious cabin, or she'll never see her friends again. With nobody else to turn to, Maudie has to beg for help from Gianna, the living girl she's been haunting. Together, the girls search for a way to thwart the monster and save Maudie's friends. But Maudie's keeping secrets about the cabin and her past. Unless she finds a way to finally face the truth, she may never be able to rescue her friends from Longfingers's grasp.
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On Rhodenroode Island, a remote colony of the Homeland, there sits a Mission on the Hill, where boys are taken…
in and taught the ways of the faith. Darian is the only trainee of his race there, and he doesn't remember how he came to the Mission. All he remembers are brown hands and the belly of a ship. Life among the other boys and the cantankerous Brothers is not always easy, but Darian is determined to live up to the lofty calling the leaders of the Mission have laid out for him: that one day he will carry the Sacred Word to places it has yet to reach. But when another trainee at the Mission disappears-the latest in a string of vanishings-Darian is determined to solve the mystery that begins to shake his faith in what he's always been taught. When he and his friend Micah sneak away from the Mission and head east to see what they can learn about the rebel sect supposedly responsible for the vanishings, they discover that the island holds far more secrets than they ever could have imagined-and somehow, they must save the other boys at the Mission from a danger that's even greater than they realized.
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Friendship stories, LGBTQ+ fiction, Ghost and horror stories, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction
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Ren says he's in love, but Colin knows better. Sure, he can't remember much about how it all began. But…
he remembers dancing at a club he and Ren were too young to dance in. He remembers the boys who harassed them on their way home. He remembers a ghost emerging from the trees, and a white hand reaching for Ren through a thick fog. What Colin can't remember is what happened next. Only two things are clear to him: Ren is different now, and the new guy vying for his heart is not who he claims to be. With the help of two unlikely allies and a cranky old medium, Colin must learn to conquer his self-doubt and save his best friend from a love that could cost him his life. Equal parts campy and bewitching, Corey Liu's debut YA novel explores predation, isolation, and what happens when a childhood dream of fairytale romance turns into a deadly nightmare
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School stories, Suspense and thrillers, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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When an English teacher turns up dead on school property one May morning, everyone at Ridgeview Alternative School is shocked.…
Everyone, that is, except Jordan, Nick, and Chloe. Months earlier, these three ambitious twelfth graders land in Clifford "Call Me Cliff" Lowell's Comparative Literature classroom with big dreams of university scholarships and rewarding careers, only to discover that the well-respected educator is actually a sexual predator with a long list of victims - a list that's about to include two of them. Facing a manipulative monster, a complacent administration, and grim futures, the trio hatches a desperate plot: plan a murder so perfect that maybe, just maybe, they can get away with it.
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Canadian authors (Fiction), Contemporary romancePoetry
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No one in Delray knows Jae Afenyo's story -- that she's a teen mom who placed her baby for adoption…
-- and she intends to keep it that way. After moving in which her uncle, Jae is looking for a fresh start. But an accidental run-in with the school's delinquent, Derek Patel, is not exactly what she had in mind. She soon finds a haven in the poetry club -- at least, until Derek joins. Derek Patel is desperately clinging to his old life -- where his dad was alive, his mom was healthy, and they lived in an oceanfront estate instead of a rundown pink bungalow. He'll do anything to hide his problems from his friends, including breaking into his old house to keep up the charade that he still lives there. But the house now belongs to the school's lit teacher, who offers him the chance to join the poetry club as a penance. As the newest members of the club, Jae and Derek are tasked with planning the end-of-semester poetry reading. While Derek is hell-bent on keeping his broken family a secret, Jae is desperate to prove o her uncle that she's more than a walking statistic -- which means guarding her heart against Derek, who her uncle thinks is no good.
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Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Family stories
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My neighborhood ain't perfect, but it's more than flashing lights seen on the six o'clock news. Follow a young boy…
as he explores his neighborhood hand-in-hand with his older brother, Trevor. They share handshakes on the sidewalk, laughter at the skate park, wisdom at the chess tables, rhythm in the dance circle, and kindness at the corner store. With each step, this lyrical picture book radiates the sounds, gestures, and bonds that make a neighborhood more than just a place to live-that make it a home. Pulsing with rhythm and swagger, Delano Brown's rich text captures the heart of an urban neighborhood and the relationships that bring it to life
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Fantasy, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Family stories, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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Laila Habib is having the worst birthday ever, as she's just discovered that her family's two-year stay in Houston, Texas,…
is going to be extended . . . indefinitely. With one foot in her current life and one foot back in her old home in Mumbai, she doesn't feel like she truly belongs anywhere. But her day only gets worse from there. Opening up what she thinks is a hidden birthday present, Laila unleashes an evil jinn from a magical amulet. Trapped there long ago by Laila's father, the jinn is eager for revenge, and drags Laila's father back to the magical world of Qaf. To save her father, Laila must travel to Qaf, where she discovers that there's only one hope for freeing him. She must find the Bloodstone, an object that gives the holder absolute power. But doing so will require a quest that changes everything Laila ever thought she knew about who she is, what she believes, and who she can trust. Not fully belonging in the jinn world or our own, Laila has to create her own community, forge friendships, and fight for her family-no matter who or what they are.
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Family stories, Suspense and thrillers, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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A girl who doesn't know she's in witness protection accidentally reveals her identity and puts her life in danger in…
this twisty upper middle grade thriller. For as long as Lydia can remember, it's been her and her dad against the world. But while she loves him, her dad is so overprotective. Well-versed in the dangers of the internet from his job in cybersecurity, he refuses to let Lydia be online without heavy parental controls, and social media is out of the question. One day, when all Lydia's friends are invited to a movie night at her crush's house-except her because she's not in the group chat-Lydia gets fed up with her dad's rules and makes a social media account. Then an armed intruder shows up at her home. Clearly, there's more to her family's past than she knows. On the run and separated from her dad, Lydia will need to uncover the secrets her dad has been keeping if she wants to reunite with him. But how can Lydia know who to trust along the way when she doesn't even know who she is?
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Romance, Family stories, Contemporary romance, Humourous fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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Ivy Yu is cursed. Her parents separated six months ago, and she's fallen into a fog. To help, her mother…
books an impulsive trip to Japan (cool) on a bus tour (very uncool). Ivy should be grateful, but this summer is her last chance to get her situationship, Connor, to fall in love with her. When they arrive in Tokyo, it's even worse than she imagined. Ivy and her Mom are the youngest of a group of seniors. Make that two of the youngest: there's brooding Matteo, with his single dad, Keith. Then Ivy discovers her mother and Keith are getting close, and her crush back home is hooking up with someone else. Desperate for some semblance of control and a distraction from the heaviness she can't seem to shake off, she makes a deal with Matteo to keep their parents apart. Luckily, he agrees-and their devious plans begin. Dodging nosy old ladies on the bus ride through Japan, their strange partnership begins to blossom into something unexpected and exciting-but can their romantic spark survive the journey?
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Romance, Suspense and thrillers, Mysteries and crime stories, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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The deadliest secrets are the ones you inherit. Ten years after her father-the infamous serial killer Gabriel Thorn-was caught, Ryan…
Shipley is back in Starling, Tennessee, trying to lay low. No one can know who she really is. No one can know the truth about her past. But as fresh eyes dig deeper into the case, old secrets refuse to stay buried. Cryptic texts, eerie coincidences, and a chilling note leave everyone wondering-does Ryan know more than she's letting on? As the truth unravels, one thing becomes clear: in a town full of secrets, Ryan might be the biggest mystery of them all.
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Historical fiction, LGBTQ+ fiction, Historical romance, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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Part historical mystery, part sweeping romance, The Rebel Girls of Rome brings the stories of two young women to brilliant…
life: Lilah, a college student looking to understand her grandfather's mysterious past, and Bruna, a queer Jewish woman who joins the resistance during World War II. From Jordyn Taylor, author of The Paper Girl of Paris, this dual-contemporary and historical tale - where heartbreak, hope, and finding light in times of darkness are inevitably intertwined - is perfect for readers of Ruta Sepetys and Monica Hesse. Now: Grieving the loss of her mother, college student Lilah is hoping to reconnect with a grandfather who refuses to talk about his past. Then she receives a mysterious letter from a fellow student, Tommaso, claiming he's found a lost family heirloom, and her world is upended. Soon Lilah finds herself in Rome, trying to unlock her grandfather's history as a Holocaust survivor once and for all. But as she and Tommaso get closer to the truth-and their relationship begins to deepen into something sweeter-Lilah realizes that some secrets may be too painful to unbury... Then: It's 1943, and nineteen-year-old Bruna and her family are doing their best to survive in Rome's Jewish quarter under Nazi occupation. Until the dreaded knock comes early one morning, and Bruna is irrevocably separated from the rest of her family. Overcome with guilt at escaping her family's fate in the camps, she joins the underground rebellion. When her missions bring her back to her childhood crush, Elsa, Bruna must decide how much she's willing to risk-when fully embracing herself is her greatest act of resistance.