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Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
342 B.C. Aristotle is reluctant to set aside his own ambitions in order to tutor Alexander, the rebellious son of…
his boyhood friend Philip of Macedon. But the philosopher soon comes to realize that teaching this charming, surprising, sometimes horrifying teenager, heir to the Macedonian throne, forced onto the battlefield before his time, is a desperate necessity amid the ever more sinister intrigues of Philip's court. Some strong language, explicit descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. c2009.
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
After leading a group of Jewish refugees to Israel after World War II, sixteen-year-old Ruth joins the Haganah, the Jewish…
Army, and helps her people fight to keep the land granted to them by the United Nations. Grades 5-8. 1997.
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General fiction, Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Agnes is stripped of a regular childhood when her father is accused of a horrific crime and abandons the family.…
Never considered ladylike, she is drawn to the "wrong" things, such as microscopes, anatomy, and dissection, that lead to her finding her calling as a doctor. Yet despite a rapid rise to stardom in the medical community, she soon finds herself up against the same glass ceiling faced by women in her field. Inspired by the life of Doctor Maude Abbott. Some descriptions of sex. 2009.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
By the middle of the Seventeenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, the country has been ruled by the foreign Setui, who…
only care to plunder it, for two hundred years. One family in Thebes, descendants of the last true Egyptian king, vow to overthrow the Setui. Ahmose, continuing the struggle that has claimed his father and brother, knows that he need a miracle to take the Setui capital and defeat his enemies. Sequel to "The oasis". 2000. (Lords of the two lands ; 3)
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Fantasy, Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
The stories of those who would teach the boy Arthur are told. Uther Pendragon, the father whom Arthur would never…
know; Ambrose, the warrior saint who taught the boy to love and to fight; and Caius Merlyn Britannicus, the half-Roman, half-Celtic hero who was destined to become the greatest magician of all time. Sequel to "The singing sword" (DC12930). Followed by "The Saxon shore" (DC14607). c1994. (A dream of eagles ; 3)
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Jack McGreary is young man with more than his share of burdens to bear: his mom is dead, his dad…
is nuts, his girlfriend is apathetic and his hometown of Paradise Flats is one big, go-nowhere Depression dustbowl of despair and poverty. So when dapper grifters Virgil and Miss Rose blow into town - scamming the local yokels with sleight-of-hand tricks and other deceits - Jack sees them as his ticket out. But what begins as a thrilling escape from the tedium of small-town life soon morphs into something more sinister. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2007.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Historical fiction, War storiesCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Eighteen-year-old Hiroshima survivor Keiko arrives in America for plastic surgery, sponsored by The Hiroshima Project. Keiko is expected to be…
a media darling, selected for her scarred beauty and her talent for putting words to the horrors she has witnessed. When Keiko does not perform as scripted, the Project presses her host, Daisy Lawrence, into drawing out the girl's horrific story, but Daisy must fight to enter Keiko's sphere of intimacy, and is shocked by what she learns there. Some descriptions of sex, violence and some strong language. 2007.
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Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Friday the 13th of October, 1307. King Philip of France arrests every Templar in the country, with a few escaping…
and smuggling the Temple Treasure away. In Scotland and training for a return to France, the Templars realize that they can never go back and that their Order is doomed. Their leader, St. Clair, decides to lead his men away in search of the fabled land that lies beyond the Western Ocean. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. Sequel to "Standard of honor" (DC35723). c2009. (Templar trilogy ; 3)
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
A girl, Eevo, and her brother Sim live nearly 50,000 years ago in what is now the Middle East. When…
their parents go on a trip, they are cast out of their home cave by their tribe. Despite their young age and Sim's lameness, they learn to create fire, shape tools, tame wolves and survive. Nominated for the 2001 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. Followed by "Just a Little Later With Eevo and Sim" (RC24291). 1999.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
Élise Chapdelaine est née à Saint-Ours, sur le Richelieu, en 1878. Voici l'histoire de sa jeunesse : promenades à bicyclette,…
étés à la campagne, pique-niques sur le Mont-Royal, amours, c'est toute une époque qui revient à la vie, empreinte d'une telle douceur que l'on comprend pourquoi on l'a appelée la " Belle Époque ". 1989.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
1088. Hugh St. Clair, a French nobleman, joins a mysterious society known as the Order. Soon Hugh is hip deep…
in the blood and gore of the First Crusade, which so scars him that he dedicates the rest of his life to serving God. But things don't go exactly according to plan, and soon Hugh is part of an elite band of monks whose religious devotion is matched by their skill at hand-to-hand combat. Some descriptions of sex and explicit descriptions of violence. Followed by "Standard of honor" (DC35723). c2006. (Templar trilogy ; 1)
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
On the evening of November 14, 1940, Harriet stands on the roof of the Coventry cathedral beneath a full moon.…
That night, the Germans come to unleash destruction, and for Harriet, Jeremy, the young man who shares her duties as a firewatcher, and his free-spirited mother, Maeve, the bombings will resonate for the rest of their lives. As Harriet and Jeremy make their way through the burning city in search of Maeve, cold dread brings to life both a grief and a love that Harriet thought she had put behind her forever. 2008.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fiction, Serious and literary fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
A dramatic retelling of the story of Christ's trial, crucifixion and resurrection. Modern excavators discover a manuscript written by Philo,…
secretary to Pilate and a friend of Judas, which reveals the real story of the betrayal and the events following Christ's burial. 1983.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
In mid-nineteenth-century England, Dr. John Leggate is searching for a cure for cholera before the next outbreak occurs. The arrival…
of Marian Brooks, a talented pianist and writer, and their subsequent marriage, affects Leggate and his work as another cholera epidemic approaches. Some descriptions of sex. 1998.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Automated braille
In 1874, Isabelle and her family must leave their comfortable life in France for a new life in Canada. Isabelle…
shrinks from the hardship, but pines for a handsome French army officer, Antoine. Grades 5-8. 1993.
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Award winning fiction, Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
1840's Ireland. Fergus is a teen when his parents and sisters are burned alive in their hut for refusing eviction…
during the potato famine. Fergus goes from the workhouse to a gang and from Liverpool to Wales and ultimately America, his connection with horses pulling him through adventures with thieves, murderers, and difficult women. 2006 Governor General's Award winner for fiction. 2006.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Adventure stories, Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction, Religion
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Ancient Troy. After his city is destroyed by the Greeks, 15-year-old orphan Alexi is enslaved and forced aboard a ship…
bound for faraway Ithaca, under the command of the Greek warrior Odysseus. But none could foresee the perils of the cursed voyage to come: a brutal raid on the Cicones, a visit to the bewitching Lotus Eaters, and a grisly encounter with a Cyclops. Alexi has no idea how much worse his life is about to get. Descriptions of violence. Followed by "The sea god's curse". For junior high readers. c2011. (Odyssey of a Slave ; 1)
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Adventure stories, Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
The deadly crusades rage on, with Christian forces being destroyed. Among the knights Templar are cousins Andre St. Clair and…
Alexander Smith. Sequel to "Knights of the Black and White" (DC29465). Followed by "Order in chaos" (DC36300). 2007. (Templar trilogy ; 2)
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
Dozens of "Overlanders" left their wives and families behind as they set out toward a brighter future. As well as…
facing extreme natural dangers, the travellers were torn by religious arguments and personal rivalries, and it took the talents of the leaders to keep the fractious parties working cooperatively. 2002.
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Historical fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio
The governor, his Majesty's last representative in New Hampshire, is betrayed by his wife, but she does not desert him.…
When they are driven from New Hampshire after the revolution, she uses her influence to get him another position.