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General fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Spy stories, Suspense and thrillers
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Mexico City. Dr. Collin Reeves has found a semi-comfortable niche performing occasional chores for the CIA, acting as a go…
to doctor for the U.S. embassy when American tourists need medical attention, and pursuing his avocation of painting. When CIA veterans Alex Law and Butch Nickels get wind of a possible terrorist bombing plot, they use any means to extract information that might prevent it. Reeves, pressed to keep alive suspects who are being tortured, faces both a moral dilemma and personal danger. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008.
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Canadian fiction, General fiction, Serious and literary fiction
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How can a lie possibly be good? This question presses on Paul Wakefield following a kayaking accident on the ocean…
surrounding the city of Victoria. His wife and child are threatened by the repercussions that follow the accident, and Paul must decide how to confront the accusations facing him. Knowing the truth will destroy them all, he scrambles for the one thing certain to save a select few: the good lie. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence, and strong language. 2007.
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Adventure stories, Canadian fiction, Ghost and horror stories, Suspense and thrillers
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When Professor Zinck invites Tom and his sister to visit a haunted house, they are swept up in spine-chilling events. Grades 5-8. 1981.
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Serious and literary fiction
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Stuart Cuno has decided to become good. Not believing in God, he invents his own methods, which include celibacy and…
the abandonment of a promising academic career. Interfering friends and relations question his sincerity, his sanity and his motives, but Stuart is determined to embark on a moral apprenticeship, which is to cause nothing but trouble and be both funny and at times, very moving. 1985.
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Family stories, General fiction, Serious and literary fiction
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At the death of a widowed matriarch, her three daughters gather to divide her possessions. How they participate in "the grab" is part of the family code. 1978, c1977.
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Adventure stories, General fiction
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Romantic adventure in the violent days following the Russian Revolution. An American oil engineer becomes a moving target after he…
kills a Russian general for attempting to rape a lovely governess. The engineer, the governess, and her two charges flee across Russia in a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, pursued by a murderous dwarf on horseback. Some strong language. 1981.
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Award winning fiction, Family stories, Historical fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Romance
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Rajkumar, an orphaned Indian boat boy, is only eleven when he is stranded in Burma as the British invade in…
1885. His meeting with ten-year-old Dolly, one of the queen's attendants, in the Glass Palace is so memorable that it dominates his life. Some descriptions of sex. Winner of the 2002 CNIB Torgi Award. 2001.
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Canadian fiction, General fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Short stories
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These eleven stories portray life behind convent walls as the life of Claire Delaney unfolds. Her development from an earnest…
novice to a nun and teacher explores the themes of friendship, loneliness, ambition, and personal faith. Followed by "Strange bodies on a stranger shore" (DC12944). 1989.
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Award winning fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Serious and literary fiction
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Twins Rahel and Estha grow up between vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in the blind grandmother's factory.…
They try to fashion a childhood in the shade of the wreck that is their family their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved uncle, and their incumbent grand-aunt. They learn that things can change in a day and that lives can twist into new shapes. Winner of the 1997 Booker Prize. 1997.
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Serious and literary fiction, Spy stories, Suspense and thrillers
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In the early hours of the morning three Arab guerrillas make their way across northern France to Boulogne. Their mission…
is to assassinate a senior Israeli nuclear scientist, due to arrive in London in three days time. 1976.
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Serious and literary fiction, Mysteries and crime stories, Suspense and thrillers
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The last time Johnny had been in Ethiopia was in 1942: his MI6 cover had been blown and he had…
been given 48 hours to get out of the country. Now, five years later, he is back, ostensibly an ace photographer but his past is still remembered; by his old employers as well as the Ethiopians. Deadly enemies hatch plots more subtle and lethal than anywhere else in Africa. 1984.
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Family stories, Serious and literary fiction, School stories
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When fourteen-year-old Beth's entire family is killed in a car accident, she has to live with her aunt and uncle…
and spoiled cousin Terri in another state. Beth misses her family and friends terribly, but with help she learns to cope while never forgetting. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.
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Adventure stories, Sea stories
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A pirate story unfolds when a 12-year-old boy is shanghaied and made to search for buried treasure - all because…
the villainous captain thinks that a boy born at the stroke of midnight ought to have the power to see a ghost. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2007, c1965.
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Family stories, General fiction, Historical fiction, Serious and literary fiction
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It is 1850, and the lives of the Ojibwe have returned to a familiar rhythm. The satisfying routines of Omakayas's…
days are interrupted by a surprise visit from a group of desperate and mysterious people. The chimookomanag, or white people, want Omakayas and her people to leave their island in Lake Superior and move farther west. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "The Birchbark House" (DC21985). c2005.
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Adventure stories, Science fiction
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The fifth volume of "The gap" series reveals the swift fury of the Amnion when they are threatened not only…
by the Trumpet crew, but also by exposure by the Director Warden Dios. Sequel to "The gap into madness : chaos and order" (DC30763). 1999. (Gap ; 5)
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Adventure stories, Science fiction
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In this fourth volume of "The gap" series, the crew of the Trumpet continue their vital and dangerous fight against…
the plans of the Amnion to overthrow all Earth-bred life. Sequel to "The gap into power : a dark and hungry God arises" (DC30765). Followed by "The gap into ruin : this day all Gods die" (DC30764). 1994. (Gap ; 4)
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Serious and literary fiction
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Fred Fairly, a serious young physics don at Cambridge, falls in love with Daisy, a nurse. Dilemmas arise: tradition versus…
modernity; passion versus reason; selflessness versus self-preservation. Includes strong language. 1990.
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Adventure stories, Historical fiction, Romance, Historical romance
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A sheltered, disenchanted, young duke eludes his protectors and sets out to enjoy the robust life of Regency England. He…
encounters many experiences for which he had not bargained, including a serenely beautiful woman who becomes the decoy for a ruthless blackmailer. 1948.
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Adventure stories
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The legend goes that when you are in your mother’s womb, you know all about the mystery of creation and…
the origins of the world until the end of time, but when you are born, a messenger flies over your cradle and puts a finger on your lips so that the secret of life will never escape. The finger erases your memory forever and leaves a mark, which all of us have above our upper lip - all of us, except me. The day I was born, the messenger forgot to come and see me, and I remember everything. Sequel to “The first day” (DC41463). Includes sex, violence and strong language. 2011. Uniform title: La première nuit.
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Adventure stories
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Keira, an archaeologist, returns home from a dig in Ethiopia with an unusual stone, which Adrian, her old boyfriend and…
an astrophysicist, investigates. When it becomes apparent that others are also interested in the stone, Keira and Adrian travel the world, following maps written in the stars and clues buried within the earth, always guided by the slowly unravelling secrets of the stone. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence. 2011. Uniform title: Le premier jour.