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This is the story about a race of people who created a civilization in a wilderness and helped lay the…
solid foundations for what today is the greatest nation on Earth. 1995.
One day Sophie comes home from school to find two questions in her mailbox: Who are you? and Where does…
the world come from? This is the start of her adventure in philosophy; but this is not the only mystery - who is Hilde, and why do her possessions appear among Sophie's? For Senior High readers. 1995. Uniform title: Sofies verden.
Sixteen-year-old Sandy Rawlins' world is falling apart. She is coping with the recent loss of her father, her mother's strangely…
distant behaviour, and a feeling of detachment from the world. Her friend Lennie also has mother problems, and as secret histories and old scars are uncovered, it appears that there is more to all four women than meets the eye. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2010.
Genesio (Gene) Cioni was sixteen when he left Italy in the 1920s to find a vibrant, close-knit Italian community in…
the burgeoning city of Calgary. Gene left behind the barber trade to follow his passion for food and cooking, as he worked his way up from busboy to cook to become one of western Canada's first celebrity chefs. His daughter Maria's recollections of growing up in the family restaurant bring alive the food and treasured traditions that enriched her family's life. Includes recipes. 2006.
Private detective Russell Quant is asked by the family of a suicide victim to uncover the real cause of death.…
He works to narrow his list of suspects only to find the number of victims growing, and the trail of fear connects him to a vast landscape of people, including an elegant potash miner, dubious trailer park denizens, reticent farm folk, and the Pink Gopher choir. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2006. (A Russell Quant mystery)
When Jennifer Towers is found dead in a graffiti-tagged dumpster, Detectives Lane and Harper must decipher the art to find…
its artist—and possibly the victim’s killer. What begins as an unconventional murder investigation leads to the disturbing discovery of two abused children, whose father becomes a prime suspect in the case. In true Detective Lane form, Lane must protect the damaged youths while keeping his own family intact. Includes strong language. 2010. (Detective Lane mysteries)
From baseball to Picasso, Oscar Wilde to Tennessee Williams, post-modernism to American foreign policy, these essays are a mix of…
polemic, politics, memoir, travelogue, and literary theory. Greer relates how his mother's obsession with baseball is overshadowed by her distaste for the American invasion of Iraq, and in some travel essays, he recounts being in India during the height of the Pakistan nuclear crisis, his conversations with monks in Cambodia, and his spiritual revelations in Venice. Some strong language. Some descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. c2006.
Cameron Dodds is a 31-year old writer whose work has appeared in crummy little magazines that pay in complimentary copies.…
A former drug addict, he now works nights at a Salvation Army Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centre - and he's gay. When one of his clients, Darrel, a thirtysomething cokehead, commits suicide, Cameron becomes obsessed with the details of Darrel's life. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2003.
A collection of short stories set mainly in New Brunswick and dealing primarily with middle aged men trying to make…
sense of their lives. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 1998.
Mitchell, Ingrid and Ramir are all struggling artists working day jobs until they can make it big in their chosen…
fields. Mitchell, a screen writer working as an office temp, gets his chance when a producer contracts him to write a screenplay for a thriller. Everything is going well until Mitchell's real life starts to match the story in his screenplay a little too closely. Some strong language. 1998.
This brief history of the tradition of taking afternoon tea also includes recipes for tea time snacks, a directory to…
tea houses located in Ontario, and the author's own memories of tea times with her family. 1997.
This book is a series of short historical profiles about medical pioneers in Central British Columbia, many of whom set…
up practices in the latter part of the 19th century. 1997.
Ray Lewis, the first black member of the Canadian Olympic Track and Field team, shares the story of his life.…
He tells of his early days growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, of his more than twenty years' service as a porter on the CPR, and of his many athletic accomplishments.
Jean Lumb, a recipient of the Order of Canada, shares the story of her immigration to Canada, her contribution to…
the changing of Canada's immigration laws, and her efforts in saving Chinatown communities across Canada. Grades 5-8. 1997.
Historian Desmond Morton provides and overview of the development of Canada's constitution. Morton talks about the events and leaders that…
have shaped the constitution, from the negotiations which led to Confederation to the challenging issues which face us today. Grades 5-8. c1996.
Loner Rowan Friesen has made a career in Saskatoon of drug-dealing and theft. A self-taught science geek, he was raised…
by back-to-the-land parents until his father became schizophrenic and his mother followed her own path toward selfhood. Eventually finding friendship and even love within the university community, Rowan moves toward making a reluctant peace with all those who made him angry. Descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2006.
A collection of quick and easy recipes that feature appetizers, beverages, breads, desserts, soups, stews, vegetables and more, all made…
with a slow cooker. Simple to prepare and using everyday ingredients, these recipes promise to be ready when you are. 1998.
John Quarry is on vacation with his son Nate when tragedy occurs: during an overnight stop in the Fraser Canyon,…
the child disappears. The coroner's verdict is death by drowning, although the body is never recovered, and the authorities consider the matter closed. A dream convinces John that his son is not dead, but stolen, and he embarks on a desperate search from B.C. to Calgary to the foothills of the Rockies, where he is forced to undertake a final, perilous journey. Some descriptions of sex, strong language and descriptions of violence. 2007.
Angelina Fast-Vlaar recounts the true story of a camping trip taken through the Australian outback with her husband Peter, that…
produces an untimely encounter with death, and an adventure more amazing than they could ever have dreamed. This amazing account will leave readers spellbound, and constantly moving between deep sorrow and bubbling joy. Angelina's gripping testimony of her personal struggle with loneliness, depression, and intense grief becomes a major tribute to the grace and love of our God. 2005.
The right to dignity for all is explicitly recognized in Canadian law; in practice a variety of individuals and groups…
have been excluded from the concern and respect that their nature as persons demands. Prominent among these excluded groups are members of the disabled community, who are marginalized by a society that regularly neglects to recognize their needs, capacities, and merits as individuals. Shannon identifies the social and attitudinal barriers still present in Canadian society today, and cites the factors needed to reverse the process of exclusion. 2007.