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The spirit of former Governor General Lord Stanley seems to be haunting the festivities at the Little Stanley Cup Pee…
Wee Tournament in Ottawa -- literally! As the Screech Owls hockey team tour the nation's capital, they encounter his ghost everywhere. Then they start meeting some other ones, like Tom Thomson and Joe Hall, not to mention a former prime minister! But what are these historical figures trying to tell the players? Grades 4-7. (The Screech Owls series ; 11)
Lucy wasn't a bright career girl like her two sisters. All she wanted was to find a man she loved…
and settle down with him. But Mr Right seemed to be peculiarly elusive. Until the day she encountered paediatrician William Thurloe. Not that she had the faintest hope of ever attracting his interest with the glamorous Fiona as direct competition! 1990.
Eighth-graders Ryan, Zeke, Miles, and Eli have always been friends, but now they're trying out for the school's basketball team.…
Ryan worries what will happen if they don't all make the cut--and they don't. Grades 4-7. 1999.
In 2003, a mild-mannered historian named Moses Lapinsky begins to write a biography of his father, a famous Jewish-Canadian boxer…
named Sonny. His research takes him from the 1930's to the 1950's, as he describes the fortunes of the Lapinsky family. In particular, it was the events of August 1933, at the riot at Christie Pits Park, which changed the lives of all four Lapinsky brothers forever. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2003.
Fortysomething sportswriter Jack Brannon is bored to tears with the men's tour. So he decides to check out Ginger Clayton,…
the hot, new franchise babe on the ladies' links. Things get interesting in a hurry, as it becomes clear somebody wants the gorgeous superstar disqualified for good. 2008.
Gil Renard is excited about the Sox's chances this year, now that they've signed Bobby Rayburn. But the rest of…
Gil's life is falling apart. His ex-wife won't let him see their son anymore, and he's been laid off by the knife company his father founded. Reminiscing about his Little League glory days and becoming more and more obsessed with Bobby Rayburn, Gil loses touch with reality. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.
When Kerry Bishop needs help getting nine orphans out of Montenegro, she decides to seduce a mercenary. Picking the most…
dangerous-looking drunken man in the cantina, Kerry lures him home only to learn he is American photojournalist Linc O'Neal. After Linc reluctantly agrees to escort the group through fifty miles of jungle, he mistakenly concludes that Kerry is an American nun. Strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1987.
A man who loves adventure and the open sea, Devin Murphy returns for a short Christmas trip to his small…
hometown of Eternity Springs. Immersed in the joy and magic of the holiday season all around him, he doesn't hesitate to play along when a young boy phones Santa to ask for a very special wish. Devin never guesses that a wrong number has the potential to make everything in his life so right. 2018.
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court, as their father…
ignores his declining health. For junior and senior high readers. Winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal. 2014.
Millionaire video-game creator Lincoln West has a dark and tragic past. The sought-after bachelor lives by a rigid schedule and…
a single rule--one relationship per year, lasting no more than two months. No exceptions. When he gave up the big city for a small town, he hoped to escape the worst of his memories--until a brash beauty dredges up long-buried emotions. 2016.
After Fred Pickle sustained a severe brain injury, he moved in with his Uncle Jack. Fred creates the perfect neighbourhood…
skating rink every year and the local NHL team means more to him than to the average fan. When the team's owner decides to move the team to the U.S., Fred contemplates an act of vengeance. Some strong language, and some descriptions of sex and violence. 2004.
A spark of attraction has just ignited between GP Pete Croft and midwife Emma Burns. Given the chance, their passion…
would set ablaze. But Pete's ex-wife is ill and his young twin daughters need him most right now. Even if it breaks her heart, Emma must do the honourable thing and stand aside while Pete puts his family first. But as they tend the Glanfallon community together, the physical temptation between them is torture. And Emma's generosity simply fires Pete's determination to make her his bride. 2003.
Unleashing the devil within, Max Fitzroy has slain scores of demons. Now, to rid himself of the demon inside -…
who cursed him with immortality and an inability to feel all sensual pleasure - Max needs a witch's familiar, a creature he's made a career of killing. But the Highwayman isn't prepared for Aby. The sleek and sexy conduit to the demon world can see past tortured Max's darkness and bring out deep desires he didn't believe he had the power to feel. Max needs Aby to grant him his freedom and then he needs to slay her. But how can he destroy the only creature he's lusted for in centuries? 2010.
Bob Loose Bonaduce is a hockey player who never quite made it to the big time. Now he's decided to…
retire and return to his home province of New Brunswick. Once there, he lies his way into graduate school and attempts to get close to the son he abandoned twenty years earlier. At the same time he has to deal with the fact that he is stricken with multiple sclerosis and may eventually lose control over the body that has taken him so far in life. Some strong language.
15-year-old Justin is overjoyed to be the only freshman accepted on his Florida school's baseball team, but getting to and…
from practice is a problem. He sells his goat to pay for a bicycle, but when he and his siblings find out the animal is being mistreated by the new owner, they plan to "goatnap" Little Billy. Then the kids' dad turns up after a four-year absence, and Justin is tempted to go off with him. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Lost Goat Lane" (DC27601). 2007.
As a nurse-midwife in Amish country, Amber Bradley helps expectant mothers have their babies safely at home. But when Hope…
Springs' new doctor arrives, he insists all maternity patients deliver at a hospital. Amber is determined to show Dr. Phillip White that the Amish have a different way of life, one he needs to respect if he expects any patients at all. But even as he becomes more a part of the community, Amber must remember his stay is just temporary. Unless she can convince Phillip he's found the home--and heart--he's always been looking for. 2010.
Nanny wanted! A young girl needs a mother, but does her father need a wife? Annie's delighted when she's hired…
as Jessica Diamond's nanny - she adores her new charge and, after her own childhood spent in care, she's part of a family for the first time. But how complicated her relationship with Rufus Diamond turns out to be! Rufus is more than just Annie's employer; he has the power to make her laugh and cry - and he wants to make love to her! But he obviously won't marry again; the so called 'curse' of the Diamond brides has already touched his life. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1998.
She thinks I'm a hero, but I'm only a former cop, out of the rescue business for a long time…
now. Still, I couldn't leave Caro Franklin stranded in a snowstorm. Even if bringing that beautiful lady to my home meant my family - and yes, maybe I, too - would immediately fall in love with her. So we just met. We still have something. In spite of those "family obligations" of hers that I don't fully understand, there's no denying what's between us. No denying that I could make the perfect father for her son. Now I just have to convince Caro to choose me - Jake McCabe. 2012.
In 1881, the scrappy, rough-and-tumble baseball team in a California mining town enlists the help of a quick-witted twelve-year-old orphan…
and the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid to win a big game against the National League Champion Chicago White Stockings. Followed by "The boy who saved baseball". Grades 5-8. 2009.