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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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Short stories, Westerns
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Three short westerns originally written for magazines, including The Blackness of MacTee, The King of Rats: A Reata Story, and…
The Gauntlet. In all three, rugged frontiersmen are frustrated by their encounters with women, some of whom lead them astray or dodge their offerings of love. Some violence. 1998.
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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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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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Short stories
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A selection of short stories chosen as an introduction for teenagers to the adult writing of Roald Dahl. Subtle and…
bizarre, ironic and amusing, macabre and often grotesque, these tales provide a first step into the unexpected world of Roald Dahl. For junior high and older readers. 1997.
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Short stories
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Ten short stories of Asia, past and present. They include tales of American servicemen in China during World War II…
and Korea during the Korean War, as well as stories set in Manila, India and New York's Chinatown in the 1950's and 60's. 1970.
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Short stories
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Five stories written between 1814 and 1822 when the German Romantic author died. Each tale explores different relations between reality…
and fantasy. Ritchie Robertson provides the literary context of these tales in his introductory essay. 1992.
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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.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Family stories, Friendship stories, General fiction, Short stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Eleven stories following a girl called Leah growing up in a dysfunctional family in the suburbs. They bear witness to…
a girl standing on the edge, between girl and woman, between self and self-loathing, in search of love and acceptance. Despite all their failings, Leah and her family continue to have hope that love will triumph. 2001.
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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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Mysteries and crime stories, Police procedural fiction, Short stories
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Seventeen short stories include mysteries and family tales. In the previously unpublished title piece, Rina Decker discovers the body of…
her elderly gardening buddy. In "The Stalker", Dana's boyfriend changes after they marry. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006.
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Humourous fiction, Short stories, War stories
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A funny love-hate view of life in a Highland Regiment at the end of World War II, narrated by a lieutenant with a genius for stumbling into trouble. 1986, c1970.
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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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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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Canadian fiction, Short stories, Sports fiction
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Ten short stories, a blend of fact and fantasy, are linked by the sport of baseball while exploring the nature of human relationships. Some strong language. 1988.