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Marcel and his cousin experience the mystical arrival of summer on the final day of exams at Ecole Saint-Stanislas. While…
Marcel is in the class for "slow learners," his cousin is part of the "gifted" program. It is only towards the end of exams that Marcel's cousin recognizes Marcel's own special type of genius. Sequel to "The fat woman next door is pregnant." 1994. Uniform title: Premier quartier de la lune.
It is May 2, 1942 in Montreal. All the women on Rue Fabre are pregnant; the fat woman next door…
is pregnant with the author himself. Tremblay has created the period in which many of the well-known characters in his plays were born. Prequel to "The first quarter of the moon" (DC15399). Canada Reads 2009. 1981. Uniform title: La grosse femme d'à côté est enceinte.
Florence doesn't like writers, books, dogs, alcohol, old people, pleasure, or love, only her partner Zeno - though she'd never…
admit it. The two of them run an Internet business that puts lesser known writers and artists back in the limelight. Zeno sends Florence to find his favourite author, the mysterious Pierre Laliberté, in this novel of literature and the people who create it. Strong language. Canada Reads 2004. 2002, 2003. Uniform title: Cœur est un muscle involontaire.
This novel, set in Montreal in the 1970s, recounts the struggle of Florent Boissonneault against the wicked and powerful Egon…
Ratablavasky who backs Florent's purchase of a restaurant and then steals it from him. 1986. Uniform title: Matou.
The eighteen stories in this book centre upon the bittersweet experiences of a young girl growing up in the francophone…
community of St. Boniface, Manitoba. In the persona of her narrator Christine, Roy transfigures the incidents and characters of her own childhood, reflecting upon her youthful awakening to the beauty and the sorrow of life. 1957 Governor General's Award winner. 1957. Uniform title: Rue Deschambault.
9-year-old Rosie's adventure begins with a schoolyard snowball fight that is misinterpreted by the teachers as a racist quarrel. Vietnamese…
immigrant Piam Low describes to Rosalie what real war is like, while she deals with the disappearance of her new kitten, and the sickness of her close friend, Pierre-Yves. Grades 3-6. 1995. Uniform title: Rosalie s'en va-t-en guerre.
A fictionalized account of the life of Rene Levesque, whose charisma and passion for Quebec made him a hero, yet…
who remained distant and elusive to his friends. Some strong language. c1995. Uniform title: René Lévesque, portrait d'un homme seul.
A history of Quebec from Cartier's arrival in the early 1500s to the present. The historical narrative is punctuated throughout…
by dialogues between the author and various historical visitors who comment on, argue about, or embellish their lives and their place in history -- Domagya, a Mohawk prince encountered by Cartier; Marie de l'Incarnation, an Ursuline nun who came to New France in 1639; Christoph Dufrost de la Jemerais, nephew of Pierre Verendrye, the Canadian who forged a route through the northwest; and many more. LaPierre emphasizes that the story of Quebec is a vital and lasting part of Canada's history. 2001.
In the sequel to "Prayers of a very wise child", Carrier provides a further collection of short pieces detailing the…
life of a young man growing up in 1950's Quebec. Alternately humourous and thoughtful, the stories reflect the hope, innocence and even wisdom of the title character. It includes his addresses to God, and recounts his secret ambitions as he enters the world of adulthood. Some strong language. 1999. Uniform title: Prières d'un adolescent très très sage.
Mirabelle is good at art, but she's also almost fifteen, friendless, plagued by dark thoughts and a crazy family and…
a body that seems to be changing daily. When Mira meets free-spirited Catherine, she encourages her to come out of her shell, but Mira finds that her new-found confidence can still be shattered in an instant. Only after Mira faces a betrayal and a tragedy can she begin to put the fragmented pieces of herself together. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex. Governor General's Literary Award, 1999. c2009. Uniform title: Liberté? connais pas.
Beginning in 1770, a determined young widow leads a group of French families on a 10-year journey by oxcart to…
their homeland in Canada. Some strong language. 1982. Uniform title: Pélagie-la-Charette.
Spring 1989. Three young people - Noah, Joyce and an unnamed narrator - leave their far-flung birthplaces to end up…
in Montreal, each on a voyage of self-discovery. A tale that shows the surprising links between garbage-obsessed archeologists, pirates past and present, earthquake victims, sea snakes, several very large tuna fish, an illiterate deep-sea diver, a Commodore 64, a mysterious book with no cover, and a broken compass whose needle obstinately points to the Aleutian village of Nikolski. Descriptions of violence and strong language. Winner of Canada Reads 2010. 2008. Uniform title: Nikolski.
As he awaits trial, a young separatist writes an espionage story in the psychiatric ward of the Montreal prison where…
he has been detained. He also reflects on his dissent and distress, and on the political realities of Quebec of the 1960's. First published in 1965. Winner of Canada Reads 2003. 2001. Uniform title: Prochain épisode.
In the Côte-des-Neiges area of Montreal, the first stop for many new immigrants, live people of more than 100 nationalities.…
Marcelo, the sensitive son of Chilean refugees, and Cléo, a shy boy from Haiti, find friendship on the track, winning a major relay race together. Years later, two violent gangs, the Latino Power and the Bad Boys, confront each other, and their leaders must decide whether they will be united by their childhood friendship or divided by race. 2010. Uniform title: Côte-des-Nègres.
A quiet man, living in Quebec City, hears a marching band and decides to join the crown forming around it.…
The band turns out to be a group of touring musicians, singers, and acrobats from France, setting out on an extended tour of the north shore of the St. Lawrence - the very territory the man covers in his bookmobile route. He encounters the group frequently on this, his last round, especially one woman who seems strangely familiar to him. 2002. Uniform title: Tournée d'automne.
Two young girls disappear and are presumed murdered. The inhabitants of their small seaside village, along the Gaspé, are stunned.…
No such event has ever before occurred in the isolated village and everyone is under suspicion. 1983. Uniform title: Les fous de Bassan.
Each story in this collection is set in referendum and post-referendum Montreal. While the stories themselves are not necessarily about…
the referendum, the stories' themes often represent the struggle between English speaking Canada and French Quebec. c1996. Uniform title: Aurores montréales.
A collection of seven stories set in Trois-Rivières, Québec. They feature an erratic cast of ordinarily forgotten folks who have…
fallen through the cracks. These include a woman called Raymonde, who is anxiously awaiting guests to her lover's book launching, and Jacques, a man of simplicity, observing the often unnoticed and underappreciated aspects of daily life. 2001.
Set in Quebec during the Duplessis era. The premier calls an election and announces the construction of a road through…
a remote village. In return for jobs, the villagers are expected to vote for the premier's party. A dark novel of love, politics and corruption. 1987. Uniform title: De l'amour dans la ferraille.
Armande is a beautiful young non-conformist French Canadian woman, who has enjoyed the refinements of Europe. She decides to return…
to the Tantramar in New Brunswick, to maintain the family estate and honour her obligation to the workers there. However, the locals consider her witch-like for her penchant for playing the church organ at midnight and riding alone in the moonlight. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1936. (Formac fiction treasures)