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Le torrent (Littérature)
By Anne Hébert. 1989
Ces contes écrits au cours de plusieurs années attirent le lecteur dans le monde claustrophobe d'Hébert. Quant aux personnages, s'ils…
réussissent à s'en échapper, leur liberté ne leur apporte pas la joie, mais une écrasante réalisation personnelle. La première nouvelle de ce recueil est un puissant récit. 1989, c1950.Money boy
By Paul Yee. 2011
Chinese immigrant Ray Liu is having a tough time getting grades that please his father, speaking English, and connecting to…
the other Chinese kids at his school who seem to have adjusted more easily. When his father discovers Ray has been cruising gay websites, he’s kicked out and ends up in downtown Toronto, where he gets robbed, beaten up, and seduced. Soon Ray has to decide if, to survive, he could sell himself for sex. If no one gets hurt, why should anyone care? For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2011.La héronnière: nouvelles
By Lise Tremblay. 2003
Les histoires de "La Héronnière" mettent en scène un village en perdition où, sous les mensonges du quotidien, se cachent…
des drames croisés qui viennent bousculer la vie des habitants. Dans un décor de chasse, de marais et de pourvoiries, les armes de la vie peuvent-elles défendre les habitants contre leurs propres démons? 2003.Holding still for as long as possible
By Zoe Whittall. 2009
Trapped somewhere between growing up and being grown-ups, three twentysomethings hide behind excessive drinking and partying, and use text messages…
to relay their emotions. Meet Billy, a former teen pop starlet who suffers from severe panic attacks; Josh, a paramedic whose ability to patch up injured patients parallels his inability to repair his own emotional damages; and Amy, a rich kid trying to live the Bohemian indie life while dealing with her first broken heart. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2009.Totally Joe (The misfits Ser.)
By James Howe. 2005
As a school assignment, a thirteen-year-old boy writes an alphabiography--life from A to Z--and explores issues of friendship, family, school,…
and the challenges of being a gay teenager. Grades 5-8. 2007, c2005.Une vraie lune de miel: nouvelles ((Terres d'Amérique). #Vol. 6141535)
By Kevin Canty. 2010
[...] Ici, ce sont des hommes - pères, maris, fils, amants - qui évoquent l'amour. Canty saisit tant la noirceur…
et l'amertume de la défaite des sentiments que la tendresse et l'humour qui parfois les illuminent. Inquiétantes, baroques ou ironiques, ses nouvelles sont une formidable exploration des relations humaines. -- 4e de couv.The call of the wild (Penguin classics #Set I)
By Jack London, Stephen Feinstein. 1999
When everything feels like the movies
By Raziel Reid. 2014
School is just like a film set: there's The Crew, who make things happen, The Extras who fill the empty…
desks, and The Movie Stars, whom everyone wants tagged in their Facebook photos. But Jude doesn't fit in; he's not part of any of those. As the director calls action, Jude is the flamer that lights the set on fire. Before everything turns to ashes from the resulting inferno, Jude drags his best friend Angela off the casting couch and into enough melodrama to incite the paparazzi, all while trying to fend off the haters and win the heart of his favourite co-star Luke Morris. It's a total train wreck! But train wrecks always make the front page. For junior and senior high readers. 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature. Canada Reads 2015. 2014.Tales of court and castle
By Joan Bodger. 2003
Presents the author's wonderful retellings of seven English, Irish, and Welsh tales. Tristan, Iron John, Burd Janet and Tamlane and…
others come to life with language that speaks to the stories' origins, but will engage modern readers. Grades 4-7. 2003.Caught off guard: twelve tales of surprise
By Bernard Jackson. 1990
Ivanhoe
By Walter Scott, Elizabeth V DiSomma, Mary Louise McTiernan. 1987
England during the time of Richard I is the background for this novel of chivalry. Among the characters are Robin…
Hood, King Richard, and Rebecca and Rowena, two beautiful women who love Ivanhoe. First published in 1819. (Simple English classics series)Boy meets boy
By David Levithan. 2003
High school sophomore Paul lives in a present-day gaytopia, where boys come out of the closet to become class president,…
and the Gay-Straight Alliance has more members than the football team. When Paul meets artistic Noah in the bookstore, they pass notes rife with meaningful detail; paint in Noah's psychedelic, art-covered room; and fall in sweet, realistic teenage love, unencumbered by gay bashing, sexual-identity crises, and parental rejection. For junior and senior high readers. 2003.Anne of Green Gables
By L. M Montgomery. 1977
When Anne Shirley 'erupts' into their lives, the Cuthberts little guess how fond they will become of the skinny, red-haired…
orphan. Both entertained and exasperated by her constant chatter and imaginings, they soon find it hard to remember what Green Gables was like without its irrepressible adopted daughter. Followed by "Anne of Avonlea". Grades 5-8. 1977, c1908. (Anne of Green Gables ; 1)The great Gatsby
By F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1953
The glitter and recklessness of the Jazz Age is the backdrop for this novel about Jay Gatsby's desperate attempt to…
recapture the past and, along with it, the love of Daisy Buchanan. Grade I braille.Éclats de lieux: [nouvelles] ((Réverbération).)
By Aude. 2012
" Éclats de lieux ouvre sur la nouvelle Les fileuses . Depuis des siècles, trois femmes président à la destinée…
humaine. Elles filent, dévident et coupent la fibre soyeuse de la vie dont elles font don aux hommes. Elles veillent ainsi à lharmonie du monde. Or, elles viennent de décider que la folie des hommes a dépassé toutes les limites du fanatisme, de la cupidité, de la barbarie et de lindifférence. Les trois fileuses ont une vision densemble, den haut , sur ce qui se passe en bas dans les sociétés et dans le coeur des humains. Les autres nouvelles du recueil nous plongent justement en bas, sur le terrain, dans ce monde en plein chaos. Elles nous font pénétrer dans lintimité de ce qui sy vit en divers lieux de la planète. Certains sont marqués par la guerre, linstabilité sociale, le totalitarisme. D'autres lieux sont en apparence paisibles et sécurisants, mais la vie y implose aussi chaque jour, minée par une violence silencieuse et privée. Pourtant, on fait tout pour y rester debout, digne. " -- 4e de couv. 2012.Selected stories
By Alice Munro. 1996
Short story by the world-famous Alice Munro, which won her Canada's most prestigious literary prize: the Governor General's Award. Munro's…
stories look beneath the facade of everyday lives, the pain and promise, loves and fears of apparently ordinary men and women.The Fabulous Zed Watson!
By Kevin Sylvester, Basil Sylvester. 2021
The literary scavenger hunt of a lifetime, starring an endlessly endearing non-binary tween Zed Watson loves a few things: their…
name (which they chose themself!), their big rambunctious family, and—oh yeah—monsters. When Zed discovered the mystery surrounding an unpublished novel called The Monster’s Castle, they were completely hooked. Now Zed is a member of a small but dedicated legion devoted to finding the long-buried text. When a breakthrough discovery leads Zed to the route that they are sure will take them to the treasure, they know it’s time for a road trip. And with the help of their shy, flora-loving neighbour, Gabe, and his sister, Sam, a geologist who is driving back to college in Arizona, Zed and company are soon off on a wild adventure following cryptic clues. But it’s not all fun and games. Gabe doesn’t like Zed’s snacks, Sam is a bossy driver with total command of the ancient Impreza’s stereo, and Zed is often misgendered. It’s a good thing they also encounter kind strangers, potato-themed dance-offs and lots and lots of ice cream along the way. If Zed and Gabe can combine their strengths, survive Sam’s wrath and best the greedy historian who’s also hot on the book’s trail, they just might find the greatest treasure of all. Co-authored by child-parent duo Basil Sylvester and Kevin Sylvester, this is a vibrant and enormous-hearted story about friendship, identity and belonging. It features illustrations by celebrated author and illustrator Kevin Sylvester, and an Own Voices perspective based on Basil’s experience.On the Line
By Eric Walters, Paul Coccia. 2022
The warning: a short story
By Sophie Hannah. 2015
Single mom Chloe leaves her nine-year-old daughter's audition music in the car. They are rescued when a bicyclist offers to…
retrieve it. After Chloe brings him a thank-you gift at his work, she receives an odd warning from the receptionist about how dangerous he is. Strong language. 2015Poirot investiga (Hercule Poirot Mystery Ser. #3)
By Agatha Christie. 1925
Eleven mystery stories solved by the ingenious Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Includes "La Aventura de la Tumba Egipcia," "Tragedia en…
Marsdon Manor," "El Rapto del Primer Ministro," and "La Aventura del Noble Italiano." Spanish language. 1925