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In Iran in the early 1920s, in the remote village of Ghamsar, Talla and Sardar, two teenagers dreaming of a…
better life, fall in love and marry. Sardar brings his young bride with him across the mountains to the suburbs of Tehran, where the couple settles down and builds a home. From the outskirts of the capital city, they will watch as the Qajar dynasty falls and Reza Khan rises to power as Reza Shah Pahlavi. Into this family of illiterate shepherds is born Bahram, a boy whose brilliance and intellectual promise are apparent from a very young age. Through his education, Bahram will become a fervent follower of reformer Mohammad Mosaddegh and will participate first-hand in his country's political and social upheavals. 2016. Uniform title: Les jardins de consolation.
Summer is not shaping up well for ten-year-old Will - his parents can't go with him and his sister Maddy…
to Grandma's house on the beach, Grandma breaks her ankle, and his cousin Jerome is always causing trouble which Will gets blamed for. Then one day he releases a book-loving genie from a copy of The Arabian Nights, who will grant Will's truest wish! From flying though the air to becoming a fish in the Great Barrier Reef to helping his parents' struggling diner, Will has fantastic adventures as he tries to uncover his truest wish. Grades 3-6. 2004.
Rue Kessler has married Ivy, and together they learn that the best defense against the deadly poison of envy is…
to discover the rich inheritance they have in Christ. Sequel to "Never look back". 2008.
Advice for girls on everyday challenges, such as friendship and family, boyfriends and crushes, popularity and conflicts, self-esteem and body…
issues (menstruation, bras, braces), and "tough stuff" like moving and grief. Based on questions frequently handled by Girls' Life magazine. For junior and senior high readers. 2000.
Even in her secluded hiding place of Lordsburg, New Mexico, Lixie cannot escape the unwanted notoriety that her husband's scandalous…
death has brought. Sequel to "The senator's other daughter", followed by "The outlaw's twin sister". 2001.
A charming story of poverty's hardships dispelled in time for Christmas, set in Britain soon after World War II. Tilly…
and her widowed mother are supported by the mother's sewing. When her mother falls ill and a leaky roof ruins an unfinished wedding dress, Tilly looks for a solution. Grades 3-6. c1992.
Amateur sleuths Angela Benbow and Caledonia Wingate are back in action. The ladies' plush retirement community on California's Gold Coast…
is absorbing tenants from a rival establishment. When one of these new residents is found dead in a fountain, they become suspicious and decide to investigate. 1996.
16 Native stories about girls. "The Beauty Way" is a recounting of an Apache rite of passage; "Stonecoat" describes the…
defeat of an evil and powerful medicine man by women who use the power of their "moontime"; and in the title story, a girl not only marries the moon but shares his job with him. Grades 4-7. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1994.
Kid and her family move to an apartment building in New York City, whose eccentric residents include a skateboarding fantasy…
writer, a guinea pig hoarder, and possibly a goat who lives on the roof. Grades 4-7. 2017.
1954. Theresa's life is changed forever when her family leaves their displaced persons camp and emigrates to Canada. Before they…
leave, her friend Martin gives her a stone he calls the Gnome's Eye, which he says will protect her from all things evil, living or dead. Once in Toronto, Theresa is afraid of everything, but as time goes by, she is finally able to give the Gnome's Eye to someone who needs it more than she does. Grades 3-6. c2010.
In an art gallery in Washington, DC, Rebecca is accosted by a ghost - O-Ei, the daughter of the great…
Japanese printmaker Hokusai, who wants her rightful place in history. She recounts a life of living amongst actors, novelists, tattoo artists and prostitutes, travelling, dodging spies, and making exquisite pictures. Rebecca is left to discover why and how O-Ei vanished from her own time, and from history. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2010.
Rural 1950s Ontario. Gracie is unlike anyone 11-year-old Luke has ever met - fun, charming, imaginative and full of life.…
But when the townsfolk discover that her mother's past is less than completely honourable, they set out to isolate both mother and daughter. Grades 3-6. 2010.
15-year-old Justin is overjoyed to be the only freshman accepted on his Florida school's baseball team, but getting to and…
from practice is a problem. He sells his goat to pay for a bicycle, but when he and his siblings find out the animal is being mistreated by the new owner, they plan to "goatnap" Little Billy. Then the kids' dad turns up after a four-year absence, and Justin is tempted to go off with him. Grades 5-8. Sequel to "Lost Goat Lane" (DC27601). 2007.
For four dreadful weeks, Canadian soldiers struggled against the Gothic Line - a vast network of fortifications spanning the width…
of the nation and braced against the hard spine of the Apennines. Using personal diaries and records, the author relates this terrible test of arms and captures the experience of soldiers from generals to privates. 2003.
Between Grandmother Mountain and the cold sea, Alaia and her family live off the land, but when one of her…
brothers goes hunting and never returns, the fragile balance of life is upset. Half-starved and maddened with grief, Alaia's mother follows her visions and goes in search of her lost son, while a stranger from a rival tribe appears seeking shelter, describing a great wave and a people perished. Hopes of resolution come when all the Auk people come together for their annual Gathering Night. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2009.
Sam and his small companion Mr. Goodfellow embark on a journey to find a missing professor and a legendary scroll.…
Their adventures soon find them fighting off the evil Fen, the devious Professor Mandrake, and his nasty son Basil, all the while attempting to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Grades 4-7. (The Goodfellow chronicles ; 1) 2001.
The Lacuna Cabal Montreal Young Woman's Book Club loves to bring to life tableaux from the books they read, but…
when they begin to enact the ancient Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, in the early days of the Iraq War, the book begins to enact them. The Cabal starts to splinter: cross-dressing Aline becomes obsessed with the Baghdad Blogger, Anna with dabbling in prostitution, and Emily with the maker of the Fitzbot, an artificial-intelligence experiment. In the centre of it all is Runner Coghill, who is still mourning her twin sister and who brought to the group the ten priceless cuneiform Gilgamesh stones. Descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, and strong language. 2007.
Upshot Island, a small community off the west coast of Canada, has more than its share of eccentric residents. The…
members of the local garden club set out on a quest to save the rain forests of Kumquat Sound. Their adventures lead them into the deeper realms of mystery, death and love. 1996.
Sam thinks the old stone mansion where he, Beth, and Jennie are spending their vacation, is haunted. She comes to…
his conclusion by witnessing the not-so-friendly housekeeper, weird notes, and funny noises coming from the attic. Could it be true? Grades 3-6. c1999. (Sam, dog detective)
The year is 1996, and small-town life for 14-year-old Catherine is made up of punk rock, skaters, shoplifting, and the…
ghost of Kurt Cobain. Her parents are too busy divorcing to pay her headful of unspent angst much attention. But after she tries mess - a PCP variant - for the first time, her budding rebellion begins to spiral out of control. For senior high readers. 2016. Uniform title: La déesse des mouches à feu.