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By Robert Rhode. 1982
By Paul Hiebert, A. Lloyd Wheeler. 1947
A critical, satirical biography of the mythical poet Sarah Binks, "the Sweet Songstress of Saskatchewan". Binks found inspiration in everything…
from Ole, the hired man, to Rover the dog, and died a martyr to her poetic muse. Includes a wide selection of the poet's tenderest and most inspiring writings. Canada Reads 2003. Winner of the 1947 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. 1947.By David Lewis. 2005
Stephen Whittaker has his whole life planned, but when he loses his true love - Alice - a gradual undetected…
spiral begins. When everything starts unraveling, who will Stephen turn to? 2005.By Paul Torday. 2007
When he is asked to become involved in a project to create a salmon river in the highlands of Yemen,…
fisheries scientist Dr Alfred Jones rejects the idea as absurd. But the proposal catches the eye of several senior British politicians. And so Fred finds himself forced to set aside his research and instead figure out how to fly ten thousand salmon to a desert country - and persuade them to swim there. 2007.By Wendelin Van Draanen. 2004
Sammy's never been what you might call lucky, but finding a dead cat on her birthday ranks right up there…
on her list of top-ten unluckiest moments. That sets off a chain of wacky events, like getting hosed down by a crazy cat lady who blames Sammy for the death of her pet, being chased through a back alley by a guy with a cleaver, and getting thrown into the ring by a cranky pro wrestler named El Gato. All because Sammy and her friend Holly are trying to find out why cats are suddenly mysteriously disappearing in Santa Martina. Some violence. Grades 5-8. 2004.By John Mortimer, William Olivier Desmond. 1990
Nous retrouvons l'ineffable avocat londonien Horace Rumpole dans quatre nouvelles histoires où l'humour, le crime et les portraits au vitriol…
se côtoient dans une folie joyeuse. 1990. (Justice selon Rumpole ; 2) Titre uniforme: Rumpole and the golden thread.By Catherine Barret, David Safier. 2012
Emma a sacrifié sa carrière à sa famille, chose qu'elle regrette. Sa librairie périclite, sa fille a honte d'elle, son…
fils vit reclus et son mari est constamment fatigué. Lorsqu'un ancien collègue lui propose d'accueillir Stephenie Meyer, Emma y voit l'occasion de relancer son commerce. Mais le soir de la rencontre une vieille dame jette un sort à toute sa famille. Livre comportant du langage grossier, de la violence et des passages de nature sexuelle. 2012. Titre uniforme: Happy family.By Yaël Hassan. 2005
By Robert Kimmel Smith. 1973
By Lynn Coady. 2002
Guy Boucher is a fatherless Acadian teenager, dominated by his alcoholic uncle, and also bullied at school and on the…
hockey rink. All he wants is to use his uncle's truck to attract a girlfriend, but when a courtship goes sour, Guy us caught up in violence and rumour fuelled by malice, booze and ennui. Strong language and descriptions of violence. 2002.By Johanna Hurwitz. 1987
Six-year-old Russell has all sorts of concerns. He worries about his Hallowe'en costume; he thinks his parents should be nicer…
to him; and he can't understand why his science project, a potato plant, will not sprout. Sequel to "Russell rides again". Grades K-3. c1987.By John Mortimer. 1990
By John Mortimer. 1978
By Alan Titchmarsh. 2004
Nick Robertson has become used to his grandmother Rosie's dotty behaviour. At 86, a widow now, she is determined that…
before life passes her by, she will live a little. Or, preferably, a lot. It wouldn't be so bad if Nick had nothing else to do, but with a job to find, two warring parents to cope with and a love life in terminal decline, he would prefer his grandmother to get on with things quietly. But, Rosie insists, there is no time like the present. Includes strong language. 2004.By James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein. 2017
When Sammy's inventor mom becomes distracted by a top-secret project, the house robots soon begin to fall into disrepair. Cue…
a robot revolt, with the droids wreaking harmless havoc in the house! It's up to Sammy and his sister to keep the peace until his mom reveals her secret project. Sequel to "Robots go wild!" Grades 4-7. 2017.By James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein. 2015
Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez and his "bro-bot" E are making new friends every day as E works as his bedridden sister Maddie's…
school proxy. But disaster strikes when E malfunctions just in time to be upstaged by the super-cool new robot on the block--and loses his ability to help Maddie. Sequel to "House of robots", followed by "Robot revolution!". Grades 5-8. 2015.By Julia Gaunce. 2000
The Wickers are an ordinary family, living an ordinary life in an ordinary neighbourhood, doing ordinary summer activities. But then…
a new family moves into the apartment building where Mr. Wicker is the custodian, and this ordinary event throws the entire family into some kind of mental chaos. This chaos is explored through the thoughts and minds of this family, often in a humorous way, showing that a person's inner life can be rich yet troublesome. 2000.By Martyn Bedford, Pierre Guglielmina. 1999
By Tim Wynne-Jones. 2006
1962. New boy in town Rex Norton-Norton, or Rex Zero, wonders why everyone seems so scared - is it spies,…
the Cold War, kidnappers, or the shadowy creature some say is stalking Ottawa's Adams Park? Rex, with his bike "Diablo," five wild and funny siblings, an alpha dog named Kincho, and a basement bomb shelter built of old Punch magazines, is bound to come up with some ideas and adventures with his mind that turns everything inside out. Grades 4-7. 2007.By Roald Dahl. 1982
Revolting rhymes. Humorous retellings in verse of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.…
Grades K-3. 1982. Taped with: Dirty beasts. A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people. Grades K-3. 1983.