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Adventure stories, Canadian fiction, East coast fiction
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Andrea Baxter's summer in Anderson's Arm, a fishing village in Newfoundland, turns to unexpected adventure, when she, her cousin, and…
her uncle are arrested for illegal scallop dragging by the St. Pierre et Miquelon coast guard. Once they're rescued from the police station, Andrea ends up staying on St. Pierre, finding mystery, adventure, and romance. Grades 5-8. 1994.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Historical fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Postwar New Brunswick. Mary Jameson, the widow of a lumber magnate, hopes to stymie the prophecy she receives from a…
fortune-teller - that her oldest son will be powerful and her younger son will bring glory upon the family, but they will be the end of the family. When Will, the brash older brother, suffers a fatal logging accident, and Owen, the intellectual younger son, returns a wounded hero from WWII, it seems the prophecy may come true. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2006.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction, Romance
Human-narrated audio
Reef is back in Halifax, which brings back memories of Leeza and the terrible way their relationship ended - with…
a restraining order. Leeza is feeling stifled by her mother's "concern" and wishes she was studying out of town. Despite Reef's best efforts to stay away, circumstances quickly unfold to push him and Leeza ever closer together, so Reef must face his demons and make some tough choices - or else risk losing everything, including the only girl he has ever loved. Sequel to "The first stone" (DC41431). For junior and senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. c2011.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction, School stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
On a beautiful morning out in the meadow, Nipper Mooney experiences both the phenomenon of lost time and the death…
of his father. Soon he is sent to All Angels, a rigid Catholic school where Nipper, a sensitive and inquisitive boy, only finds more questions. He survives this claustrophobic and often violent world by becoming a reader, a dreamer, and developing a scrappy toughness, as he journeys through the beauties and horrors of childhood. Some strong language. 2001.
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Adventure stories, Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Historical fiction, Suspense and thrillers
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Young Robin Squires becomes involved in piracy and intrigue because he knows how to work a water pump designed by his late father. For junior and senior high readers. c1981.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction
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Margaret is the grand-daughter, daughter, sister, wife, and widow of Cape Breton miners. She reflects on life in Glace Bay,…
on her marriage to Neil, and on the true price of coal. Strong language. 1995.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Historical fiction, Spy stories, Romance, War stories
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1862. As the American Civil War heats up, Southern Confederates flood into Montreal and Halifax, planning secret missions against the…
Union, missions they hope will provoke a war between England and the United States. Erryn Shaw, a British aristocrat banished to the colonies, is convinced to spy for the British. On a mission to Montreal, he gets wind of a sinister plot - and he can't seem to find a way to stop it. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2007.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction, Mysteries and crime stories
Human-narrated audio
In her home on Empire Avenue, Donna Whalen was stabbed 31 times. Her friends, family, and neighbours believed it was…
her abusive boyfriend, Sheldon Troke, but the evidence is all circumstantial, providing a daunting challenge for police and prosecutors - and the course of justice takes many unpredictable twists and turns before the truth is finally revealed. Based on a true story. Explicit strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2010.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
For two traumatic days, Livvy Higgs is besieged by a series of small heart attacks while the ghost of her…
younger self leads her back through her past. She must pick apart the lies and secrets told by her greedy, prideful father, Durwin Higgs, who judges her a failure, and her formidable Grandmother Creed, who has mysteriously aligned herself with Livvy's father, despite their mutual hatred. 2012.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Family stories
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In 1914, Bertha Ryan arrives in a small Newfoundland town to work for the Corrigan family. Raped by her employer's…
son, Bertha becomes pregnant and eventually ends up with the Corrigan property. A saga of three generations of women. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1988.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Family stories, Gentle fiction, Historical fiction, Short stories
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Adultery, illegitimacy, misogyny, revenge, murder, despair, bitterness, hatred, and death - usually not the terms associated with L.M. Montgomery. In…
this her last work, Montgomery brought these topics to the forefront, in stories featuring a grown up Anne and her family around the time of the First World War. 2009.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Gentle fiction, Historical fiction, Humourous fiction, Romance
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To be 29 and unmarried is the ultimate in shame and misery in the small Canadian town where Valancy has…
grown up, and for years she has taken refuge in her imaginary 'blue castle'. Now she must face reality; a letter has turned her life upside down. It's time to leave home and seek freedom. 1980.
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Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction, Historical fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Young Dora Rare befriends Marie Babineau, the local midwife, who wants Dora as her successor. After initial reluctance and intensive…
training, Dora is left the practice on the eve of her marriage to Archer Bigelow. When Dr. Gilbert Thomas arrives with the promise of fast, painless childbirth, Dora is determined, despite fierce opposition, to protect the birthing traditions and women's wisdom that have been passed down to her. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. Descriptions of sex. Winner of the 2007 OLA Evergreen Award. Canada Reads 2011. 2006.
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Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction, Historical fiction, Mysteries and crime stories
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Father Duncan MacAskill is called The Exorcist, for at his bishop's bidding he drives out priests who molest children to…
discreet clinics or far-off parishes. When MacAskill is sent to a rural parish in his native Cape Breton, he encounters a troubled young man who appears to be the victim of a notorious priest. MacAskill, struggling with his own demons, is determined to help this man, regardless of the consequences for the church. Strong language and some descriptions of sex and violence. Winner of the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize. 2009.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction
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When a freak accident blows out the windows of novelist Gabriel English's apartment, driving a billboard into his bed, he…
is forced to come to terms with the disappearance of his lover Nell. He returns home to Newfoundland with his childhood friend David, and discovers that Nell may be implicated in injuring David's father. The friendship between Gabriel and David is tested, there are revelations, confrontations, and a denouement with the Hurley clan, a family both men have feared since childhood. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex, some violence. 2007.
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Award winning fiction, Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
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For twelve generations, the inhabitants of this remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now they are facing…
resettlement, and each has been offered a generous compensation package to leave. But the money is offered with a proviso: everyone has to go; the government won't be responsible for one crazy coot who chooses to stay on alone. That coot is Moses Sweetland, who refuses to leave. But in the face of determined opposition from his family and friends, Sweetland is eventually swayed to sign on to the government's plan. Then a tragic accident prompts him to fake his own death and stay on the deserted island. As he manages a desperately diminishing food supply, and battles against the ravages of weather, Sweetland finds himself in the company of the vibrant ghosts of the former islanders, whose porch lights still seem to turn on at night. Bestseller. 2015.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, LGBTQ+ fiction, General fiction
Human-narrated audio
After his drunken father's death, Jackson, alone in his big brawling family, tries to earn a living as a bootlegger.…
One summer he meets Ian, a fiddler, and for a few weeks he grasps the joy he has craved all his life. In the terrible wake of their affair, Jackson discovers that hollowness can be a source of power. Strong language, some descriptions of violence and sex. 2001.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction, Historical fiction
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Sylvanus Now, a young Newfoundland fisherman of great charm and strength, wants to woo Adelaide, but she longs to escape…
the sea, the fish, and the stultifying community. But her need of refuge from her own troubled family leads her to Sylvanus and life in the neighbouring outport. Caught between his desire to please his wife and his strongly independent nature, Sylvanus must decide what path his future will take. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language. Bestseller. 2005.
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Animal stories, Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, Friendship stories, Ghost and horror stories, Humourous fiction
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Frankie Uccello seems like just another average, normal fourteen-year-old boy, until he discovers that he can dream the future, especially…
when something bad is about to happen. But seeing the future is only cool in movies and TV; in real life, not only does everyone think you're a whacko, but the future doesn't look good. And then Maura-Lee starts hanging around: she can read minds, and she seems to be reading his. For junior high readers. 2009.
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Canadian fiction, East coast fiction, General fiction, Humourous fiction
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For Sylvie, Ragged Island is the only world she has ever known, and she plans to live out her years…
there. When the Nova Scotia government decides to shut down the ferry service to the island, the residents see their world beginning to disappear. Strong language. 2003.