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In "Neptune Crossing", John Bandicut saved the Earth from a comet but lost his alien friend Charlie in the process.…
Now John awakens to find himself stranded in an artificial structure, Shipworld, with two humanoids and a new alien friend, IK, who wants John for a new mission. 1996, c1995.
The eighteen stories in this book centre upon the bittersweet experiences of a young girl growing up in the francophone…
community of St. Boniface, Manitoba. In the persona of her narrator Christine, Roy transfigures the incidents and characters of her own childhood, reflecting upon her youthful awakening to the beauty and the sorrow of life. 1957 Governor General's Award winner. 1957. Uniform title: Rue Deschambault.
The author poses some crucial questions for contemporary Christians: What sort of church must we become in today’s post-Christendom world,…
where we can no longer count on society to support Christian ideals? What can we salvage from our past that is of real value, and what can we properly leave behind? Summoning readers to wise and faithful discipleship in our post-Christendom age, the author suggests both how Christ’s disciples can say yes to much that was preserved during the age of Christendom and why they should say no to some of the cherished accretions of that passing epoch. 2014.
Documents the underlying causes that force teenagers onto the streets, such as sexual abuse and the malfunction of child-protection services.…
Includes first-person vignettes, commentary by street workers and educators, and sections on drugs, prostitution and illiteracy. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Textbook format. c1991.
Campagna examines the myths and legends left by the Avro Arrow jet fighter and its cancellation in 1959. Using newly-released…
documents and photos, he discusses the reasons why the Canadian government terminated the Arrow program, including the involvement of the United States. 1997.
Crang, a criminal lawyer, tries to recover a saxophone for a jazz musician he admires. His good deed drags him…
into murder and drug dealing. Set against the background of the Festival of Festivals in Toronto. Some strong language. 1989.
This biography of the Group of Seven painter, Fred Varley, examines both his personal and professional lives. The effects of…
his drinking and womanizing on his family and his work are closely examined.
Biography of writer Roald Dahl (1916-1990), author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (DC00453). Chronicles Dahl's English boarding-school education; World…
War II service that involved aerial combat and espionage; and family tragedies, including the death of his daughter Olivia and his first wife Patricia Neal's stroke. 2010.
In the heatwave of 1980, a Toronto law firm tries to fight for justice while fighting one another. Leon must…
defend a peddler of anti-Semitic hate literature and Chuck represents a pornography salesman. Meanwhile, Carrie defends a strangler and rapist and becomes involved in the case of a mob hit, as her marriage begins to crumble. Based on the CBC television series Street legal. Strong language. 1995.
A comprehensive collection of the poetry and song lyrics of Leonard Cohen, taken from Cohen's eight books of poetry and…
11 record albums. Includes some poems not previously published. Some strong language. 1993.
Linda Blair offers numerous practical suggestions to help you overcome problems such as anxiety, insomnia, negative thinking, a loss of…
contentment, an unhappy past and a tendency to relapse into unconstructive habits. She explains how you can create your own treatment manual and she uses case studies to guide you on your way. 2009.
A lullaby book populated with a cast of animals, from rabbits and bears to owls, as they all prepare for…
a safe night's sleep. This text addresses bedtime fears as well as allowing lots of sharing and cuddling. Grades P-2. 2009.
In 1920s Munich, homicide detective Axel Berg is called to the scene of a grisly homicide, the victim being a…
young society wife. Soon, a second body is uncovered; the discovery of a third indicates that Berg is dealing with an unimaginably evil killer. In the Germany of the time, the investigation cannot be straightforward. Hitler's power is growing, and the Nazis are a strong civic force in the city of Munich. Berg is thrown into a web of danger as senior officers work to their own agendas. Descriptions of violence. 2005.
A collection of haunting stories which includes two full length novels, one of which has never before been published, nine…
novelettes, and over half-a dozen short stories, all sharing a common theme of strange highways from one end of America to the other. 1996.
When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, Alex Rider goes from schoolboy to superspy within days as his world is…
turned upside down. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he's off on his first mission. For Junior High readers. Followed by "Point blank" (DC26006). 2000. (Alex Rider adventure ; 1)
Biography of African American singer/actress Lena Horne, born in 1917 Brooklyn, who first performed at Harlem's Cotton Club at age…
sixteen. Interprets Horne's multiracial family background in the pre-civil rights era as the reason for emotional conflicts in both her personal and professional lives. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2009.
At thirty-four, steeplechase jockey Derek Franklin is coming towards the end of his career, and a serious disagreement with the…
last fence at Cheltenham has left him on crutches. Then the death of his older brother lands him in much deeper trouble. He is pitchforked into a maelstrom of dangers, as inexplicable as they are violent, and his only hope of survival is to identify his brother's mysterious enemies. 1989.
Graham and Elliot Gordon, half-brothers, are the sons of famous architect Packer Gordon, and openly hostile towards each other. As…
teens, Packer takes them to ex-fighter Pogey Nealon, where they box three rounds that will change their lives forever. Twenty-odd years later, the brothers grudgingly get involved in restoring Nealon's house, with help from the producer of a reality show, though nobody is prepared for what takes place when the cameras roll. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2006.
Briar, a former street-gang member, is now fourteen and a mage of plants and medicine. He is forced to face…
his past when he discovers ten-year-old Evvy, a stone mage in need of a mentor and protector, as gang warfare breaks out in Chammur. Sequel to "Magic steps"; followed by "Cold fire". Grades 5-8. 2001.