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Westerns
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In 1861, men are enlisting in the Texas Mounted Rifles to keep the land free from Indian raids. There are…
larger conflicts, however. Texas has seceded from the union while war brews between the North and the South. 2002.
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Historical fiction
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The children of Gumbo Grove Elementary School discover the contributions of many famous Afro-Americans during Black History Month. Grades 4-7. 1998.
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Family stories, Movie and television tie-ins
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At 15, Tex is spirited as a wild mustang and good-natured as a pup. He and his 17-year-old brother Mason…
have been on their own since Pop left for the summer rodeo tour. Come October, the money has run out and still no Pop. None of this bothers Tex much - until Mason sells Tex's horse to pay the bills. After that things turn sour between the brothers. Tex is constantly getting into trouble, but he resents Mace acting like a parent. Friends like Johnny and his gorgeous sister Jamie help Tex forget his problems. But when it all comes to a head one day, the explosion that follows may cost Tex his life. Junior and Senior High. 1999.
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Short stories
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A collection of ten extraordinary tales about the privileged worlds the author encountered in New Zealand, England, and on the continent. 1998.
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Travel and geography, United States travel and geography
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In 1874, Stevenson left Edinburgh for San Francisco to join his fiancée. A shrewd and sympathetic observer, he produced a…
vivid account of the sea passage to the New World, and the subsequent cross-country train journey to California. 1988.
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales
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Presents the final two sections: the Age of Heroes, and the Iron Age. 1995.
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales
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Presents the first three sections: the Ages of Gold, Silver, and Bronze. 1995.
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales
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Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fight against tyranny. 1980.
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Friendship stories
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When Becky, a housewife with screenwriting dreams, attracts the interest of Felix, a Hollywood star, the two quickly become friends.…
Though the sexual tension is obvious, Becky has no intention of cheating on her husband - but would Felix cheat on his wife? As their friendship blossoms, rumours and suspicion threaten to derail their platonic love. 2009.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Multi-cultural fiction
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The suburbs of the 1970s promised to be heaven on earth—new houses, new status, happiness guaranteed. But in a Scarborough…
subdivision populated by newcomers from all over the world, a series of sudden catastrophic events reveals that not everyone’s dreams come true. Moving from house to house, Carrianne Leung explores the inner lives behind the tidy front gardens and picture-perfect windows, always returning to June, an irrepressible adolescent Chinese-Canadian coming of age in this shifting world. Through June and her neighbours, Leung depicts the fine line where childhood meets the realities of adult life, and examines, with insight and sharp prose, how difficult it is to be true to ourselves at any age. 2018.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Family stories
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At the end of Frances Itani’s "Tell", a baby is adopted by a young Deseronto couple who are coming to…
terms with the end of the Great War. Eighteen years on, the baby, Hanora, is told about her adoption, but given no details. As a second world war looms, Hanora is determined to uncover the mysteries of her identity. This quest will take her across the ocean with her cousin, Billie, and headlong into the tumult of Europe. Amid the tensions of World War II, the music and the great dance halls of the era beckon, and a career as a journalist becomes possible, even as her great love, Tobe, enlists in the Infantry. But Hanora will not let the past lie, even though, decades later, the truth remains beyond her grasp. Billie, whose memory is fading as she slips into dementia, provides elusive clues, but it isn’t until Hanora discovers a set of diaries written by a late local artist that she begins to piece together the central issue of her own identity, hidden from her since birth. 2017.
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Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), General fiction
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Born in 1930 in a small town outside Winnipeg, beautiful Hope Koop appears destined to have a conventional life. But…
as the decades unfold, what seems to be a safe, predictable existence overwhelms Hope. Where - among the demands of her children, the expectations of her husband and the challenges of her best friend, Emily, who has just read ‘The Feminine Mystique’ - is there room for her? And just who is she anyway? Includes strong language. c2012.
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Bestsellers (Fiction), Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Historical fiction
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In 1919, after the end of the Great War, the men and women of Deseronto struggle to recover from the…
wounds of the past, both visible and hidden. Kenan, a young soldier who has returned from the war damaged and disfigured, confines himself to his house on the Bay of Quinte, wandering outside only under the cover of night. His wife, Tress, attempting to adjust to the trauma that overwhelms her husband and which has changed their marriage, seeks advice from her Aunt Maggie. Maggie finds joy in the choral society started by Lukas, a music director who has moved to the town from an unknown place in war-torn Europe. As the decade draws to a close and the lives of these characters become more entwined, each of them must decide what to share and what to hide, and how their actions will lead them into the future. Bestseller. 2014.
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Adventure stories, Fantasy
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Mollie and Peter have a thrilling secret. The chair in their playroom is a magic wishing chair. When they sit…
in it and wish, it grows wings and takes them on lots of exciting adventures. Grades 2-4. Originally published 1937, c2008.
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Mysteries and crime stories, Legal stories
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When attorney Will Chambers and his new bride honeymoon in Cancún, they're shocked when terrorists kidnap a U.S. official. And…
when a secret hostage recovery team is accused of murdering unarmed civilians, the situation swiftly escalates from bad to worse. 2004.
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Mysteries and crime stories
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After unravelling the mysterious murders in Deva, Ruso is hoping to settle into a quiet life and concentrate on medicine.…
Unfortunately he’s been persuaded to travel to the northern borders of Roman Britannia, where Tilla has old scores to settle. The building of Hadrian’s Wall is still three or four years into the future, but already trouble is brewing. And naturally, Ruso is about to find himself in the middle of it. Sequel to “Medicus”, followed by “Persona non grata”. 2008.
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Mysteries and crime stories, Westerns
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Like many a rancher in Texas with a small spread after the Civil War, Ben McCullough wanted a larger one,…
so he bought more cattle, hired a young crew to drive them, and headed for Abilene. Before leaving, Ben proposed to Jenny, to give him more incentive to successfully complete the cattle drive, but complicating matters was the Coulter clan, determined to rustle his herd. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, descriptions of violence. 2003. (Trail drive series)
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Canadian fiction, Humourous fiction, Short stories
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These humorous short stories convey the essence of places and people -- realistic stories interspersed with tales which feature contortions…
of fancy, such as the personification of an airport, and a conspiracy by phantom book-buyers. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1985.
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Canadian fiction, French Canadian fiction, General fiction, Humourous fiction, Serious and literary fiction
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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.
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Friendship stories
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Two boys are thrown together by an accident in the hot Brooklyn summer. One is spastic, the other retarded and…
partially crippled. Together with Myron, fat and clumsy, and Claire, self-conscious and insecure, they make some interesting discoveries. Grades 4-7. 1981.