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Swan subverts the assumption that it's only the long partnerships that shape our lives. Instead, Swan suggests that random encounters…
often define us in ways we least suspect and point us, for better or worse, in new directions. "A Patrick Crean book." 1996.
The story of a teenage girl in a small beach town in northern Ontario in the early 1970s. It provides…
a taut, trenchant view of a generation of girls and women and the tension between small-town conventions and teenage yearning. It is a study of passion and excess; of acid trips, beach parties, drunken gravel runs, sexual misconduct and aching love. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 1999.
A 1930s Cariboo Ranch with its isolation, indifferent summers and sub-zero winters that could last six months was a startling…
contrast to sunny California. But to the two young Lee boys, their new home promised to be a huge adventure. This is the story of their early years in B.C.'s ranch country. 1995.
Yee traces the history of Chinese immigration to Canada, which began in 1858. He talks about the challenges and racism…
they faced when they came, how they helped to change Canada's restrictive immigration policies, and how people of Chinese descent have contributed to Canada's social, economic, and cultural heritage. Grades 5-8. c1996.
An examination of the controversy surrounding the Canadian military after the death of Shidane Arone in Somalia. The authors argue…
that Arone's death was not an isolated incident, but rather a symptom of a growing problem within the army. They believe that this and many other problems are rooted in a failure of leadership and professionalism at the highest level of command. 1996.
Charity Wiser, matriarch of the Wiser clan by rank of wealth and power, is an indomitable provocateur, and private detective…
Russell Quant's newest employer. She arranges a family reunion aboard a cruise ship so he can investigate her relatives and find out which one wants to kill her. From the delight of tapas and sweet sangria in Spain to the bitter taste of death in Sicily, Quant connects and clashes with friends and foes in a series of unforgettable locales. Descriptions of sex, strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. 2005.
A collection of 17 essays which present original and critical perspectives from writers, scholars and activists on issues that are…
pertinent to Aboriginal women and their communities in both rural and urban settings. The contributors address such issues as youth health and sexual identity; women's aging, sexuality and health; and caring for children and adults living with fetal alcohol syndrome. 2003.
The author, a keen angler and acute observer of the Scottish scene, reminisces about places he has visited and people…
he has met, instilling his love of Scotland's history and wildlife. 1990.
Long before the monks arrived with quills and ink and snake charms, the Irish people had steeped their souls in…
words and stories - wonderful tales of early Celts, of the Hound of Ulster and the legendary Fianna warrior Finn of Cuchulainn. The stories tell of curses, broken promises, fearsome giants, princesses turning into swans, horses that run faster than the wind and lands where inhabitants stay forever young. Grades 2-4. 1986.
In this second installment of her autobiography, Sharon Osbourne reveals the secrets and heartbreak behind the headlines, along with the…
love and humour that have pulled her through. Includes strong language. Sequel to "Extreme". 2007.
A young English biographer is working on a book about the late writer, John Coetzee. He plans to focus on…
the years from 1972-1977 when Coetzee, in his thirties, is sharing a run-down cottage in the suburbs of Cape Town with his widowed father. This, the biographer senses, is the period when he was 'finding his feet as a writer'. Never having met Coetzee, he embarks on a series of interviews with people who were important to him. "Summertime" completes the trilogy of fictionalised memoir begun with "Boyhood" and "Youth" (DC26083). 2009.
Summer the Holiday Fairy has got her work cut out. Jack Frost has moved to Rainspell Island for the summer…
and it's a very different place to when Rachel and Kirsty visited in the first series. There are three special shells, that control the holiday atmosphere. Summer the Holiday Fairy needs Rachel and Kirsty's help to get them back. Grades K-3. 2007.
Idil has grown up as the adored daughter in a privileged family. She worships her father, a high-ranking official in…
the Somali army, and all that he represents. But as she matures and watches her parents' marriage unravel, her father's image tarnishes. Always curious and questioning, Idil begins to rebel and becomes a threat and an affront to her family's social standing. When she falls in love with gentle Sidow from the lower-class Boon tribe, their love is not only taboo, it is doomed. Idil is ready to give up her family and social status to be with him. But she cannot guess how terrifying the repercussions will be. 2017.
The two novellas and three short stories in this new collection are united by place and mood. The title novella,…
set in a southern post-WWII American town, sports a Watermelon Queen, a ten-year-old businessman, and other colourful eccentrics, all of whom are puzzled by the familiar lead in a new sexy movie that's come to town. The second novella takes place further south, in a small village perched in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Daring young women, mad mothers, and traumatized children are affected radically by the magic of their world. With these joyful, touching, brilliantly crafted pieces, Rooke speaks to a time and sensibility long forgotten. 2016.
A forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to…
feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, Drew Hayden Taylor frames classic science-fiction tropes in an Aboriginal perspective. 2016.
Summer is here and Julia Ducharme is ready for another season at the campground her family owns and runs. But…
when a wealthy developer wants to turn the only home she's ever known into a casino, Julia is desperate to find a solution that doesn't mean leaving behind the lake or the business her family has nurtured for decades. Afraid for the future, Julia looks to the stars to give her some perspective. Taking her telescope down to the dock one night, she has a chance encounter with a guitar-playing boy who offers her a friendly ear and some helpful advice. But Julia is blindsided when she discovers the handsome stranger is none other than the developer's son, Nick Constantine. Nick doesn't agree with his father's aggressive business tactics and conspires to help Julia thwart the sale. But can she trust him with her heart? For junior and senior high readers. 2018.
It's been twenty years since Crang, last sleuthed his way through deep trouble and tricky cases. Now he has returned,…
and he's got problems. A client has skipped out on him. Crang cuts a few legal corners in his hunt for the fleeing client, but she soon becomes only the most elusive of his worries. c2013.
It's taken 400 years of travel, but the starship Venture has finally arrived at its destination. Beta Earth is an…
uninhabited, untouched planet that seventeen-year-old engineer Ursa has to colonise with her crewmates. The first night Ursa is on Beta Earth her world goes out of control when she encounters a dead body. She's positive she saw a large creature with sharp teeth, something that shouldn't even be on the planet, but nobody believes her. As injuries and bodies start piling up, Ursa must figure out who to trust when her fellow crewmates start taking sides between Venture's safety and the hope of creating a home on Beta Earth. If Ursa and her people can't find out what's really going on in the forest, their already fragile society won't survive. For senior high readers. 2018.
From our earliest beginnings, we have shared our lives with animals. Jane Drake and Ann Love explore the ties that…
humans and their pets have formed. With fun and fascinating facts, they address Dog People and Cat People. They also introduce us to more unusual pets, like Polly the parrot, who lived through the Klondike Gold Rush to be 126 years old by belting back whiskey, swearing, and biting gold miners. And, of course, there are fish and reptiles, rodents and horses, all of whom can be beloved pets. Grades 4-7. 2012.
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.