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Ten good seconds of silence: a novel
By Elizabeth Ruth. 2001
Frightened by their daughter's odd behaviour and her recent claims of psychic visions, the Boots send Lilith to a mental…
hospital. Years later, Lilith's own daughter, Lemon, struggles to find an identity distinct from her quirky mother, and wonders about the father she has never met. 2001.The ability to forget: short stories
By Norman Levine. 2003
Short stories spanning two continents and half a century. In "Gifts", a struggling family receives a timely Christmas gift from…
a mysterious benefactor, while in "The man with the notebook", a writer discovers, to his horror, that everyone he writes about dies soon after. 2003.Terror in Florida (Screech Owls series. #6.)
By Roy MacGregor. 1997
The Screech Owls hockey team is on a trip to Florida, hoping for sand, sun and lots of ice. Not…
only are they going to go swimming, fishing, and to Disney World, but they hope to qualify for a peewee tournament held in the Tampa Bay Lightning's Ice Palace arena. But then Nish, with his X-ray glasses, ends up uncovering a plot to terrorize all of America, and the Owl's spring break turns deadly. Grades 4-7. 1997. (The Screech Owls series ; 6)The agony of Bun O'Keefe
By Heather Smith. 2017
Newfoundland, 1986. Fourteen-year-old Bun O'Keefe has lived a solitary life in an unsafe house, with a mother who is a…
compulsive hoarder. Bun has had little contact with the outside world - what she's learned about life comes from the random books and old VHS tapes that she finds in the boxes and bags her mother brings home. When Bun's mother tells Bun to leave one day, she does. Hitchhiking out of town, Bun ends up on the streets of St. John's, Newfoundland. Fortunately, the first person she meets is Busker Boy, a street musician who senses her naivety and takes her in. Together they live in a house with an eclectic cast of characters: Chef, a hotel dishwasher with culinary dreams; Cher, a drag queen with a tragic past; Big Eyes, a Catholic school girl desperately trying to reinvent herself; and The Landlord, a man who Bun is told to avoid at all cost. Through her experiences with her new roommates, and their sometimes tragic revelations, Bun learns that the world extends beyond the walls of her mother's house and discovers the joy of being part of a new family. For senior high readers. 2017.Testament
By Nino Ricci. 2002
Set in a remote corner of the Roman Empire at a time of political unrest and spiritual uncertainty, Testament is…
the story of how one extraordinary man, a man of enormous charisma and passionate belief, alters forever the lives of those around him. It is told from four distinct points of view: Yihuda, a dedicated freedom fighter; Yeshua, a holy man; Yeshua's mother Miryam; and Miryam of Migdal, who travels with Yeshua through Galilee. 2002.Ten thousand lovers: a novel (Tel Aviv trilogy ; #1)
By Edeet Ravel. 2003
In 1970's Israel, Lily, a young emigrant student, finds the man of her dreams - Ami, a former actor. Though…
handsome and intelligent, Ami has a terrible profession: he is an army interrogator. As Ami and Lily's unexpected passion grows, so too does the shadow that hangs over them. Followed by "Look for me" (DC26404). Some descriptions of violence and some strong language, descriptions of sex. 2003. (Tel Aviv trilogy ; 1)Skatepark: roman
By Madeleine Monette. 2015
" Skatepark est une histoire d'amour, celle d'une jeune femme sans enfant pour un adolescent en difficulté, qu'elle va sauver…
grâce à la musique et à l'écriture. L'histoire commence le jour où, alors qu'elle vit avec le mystérieux Sydney une relation qui ressemble fort à un marché de dupes, Arièle repère un enfant de treize ans qui oublie son sac à dos dans le métro. Elle décide de le lui rendre et le retrouve dans un skatepark. Dès qu'il l'aperçoit, il la fuit, mais c'est sans compter sur la détermination d'Arièle, qui se lance dans une véritable enquête sur le gamin, dont le langage, les codes et l'assurance la fascinent. Jusqu'au jour où elle est témoin d'un crime horrible. Arièle finit par s'impliquer dans l'affaire, se faisant toujours plus proche du petit Chalioux. Avec ce roman urbain grave et lumineux, où l'intrigue parfois légère mais bouleversante s'allie à une écriture aussi précise que sensible pour dire la bienveillance nécessaire entre adultes et enfants, Madeleine Monette nous entraîne dans la solitude des villes contemporaines et explore la complexité de nos motivations les plus intimes. " -- 4e de couv.Tales from Gold Mountain: stories of the Chinese in the New World
By Paul Yee. 1989
Subject to change
By Karen Nesbitt. 2017
Declan's life in small-town Quebec is defined by his parents' divorce, his older brother's delinquency and his own lackluster performance…
at school, which lands him with a tutor he calls Little Miss Perfect. He likes his job at the local ice rink, and he has a couple of good buddies, but his father's five-year absence is a constant source of pain and anger. When he finds out the truth about his parents' divorce, he is forced to reconsider everything he has believed about his family and himself. For senior high readers. Winner of the 2017 QWF Prize for Children’s Literature. 2017.Swimming in the monsoon sea
By Shyam Selvadurai. 2005
Sri Lanka, 1980. There is mystery surrounding the death of Amrith's beloved mother and alcoholic father, and because of the…
circumstances of his parents' marriage, his extended family shuns him. So when his Canadian cousin Niresh turns up with his father, Amrith is anxious to make a connection. Eventually, he realizes his feelings for Niresh go beyond friendship. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex, violence and some strong language. 2005.Summon the keeper (Keeper's Chronicles Ser. #1)
By Tanya Huff. 1998
Claire Hansen, the Keeper, and Austin the outspoken cat, are summoned to the Elysian Fields Guest House to reseal a…
hole in the basement, which is literally an opening to Hell. The owner and monitor of the site disappears, leaving Claire stuck managing the place until the problem is solved. Not only does this seem like Claire's most challenging mission yet, it might be one she must handle forever. 1998.Summer of my amazing luck
By Miriam Toews. 2006
18-year-old single mother Lucy Van Alstyne joins the nouveau poor on the dole in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Lucy doesn't even know…
who fathered her infant son, Dillinger; her friend Alicia fantasizes about reuniting with the fire-eating juggler who got her pregnant with twins. Lucy fabricates letters to Alicia from the fire-eater, and the two women and their kids set off to search for him. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2006, c1996.Summer gone: a novel
By David Macfarlane. 1999
A divorced father and his young son spend a summer in cottage country in an attempt to overcome the silence…
that has grown between them during a difficult divorce. The stories of the lost summers of an impenetrable and doomed camp counsellor, a girl in a blue bathing suit, and a wife who comes alive to the rhythms of the cottage. Some strong language. 1999.Sweetness in the belly
By Camilla Gibb. 2005
White, English, and orphaned at eight, Lilly grows up in Morocco as a Muslim, moves to Harar, Ethiopia, for five…
years and settles in London after political upheaval makes her vulnerable. She agonizes over the uprootings that famine, corruption, and political instability caused in Ethiopia in the 1970s and '80s. Also painful is not knowing whether Aziz, her Ethiopian lover, is alive or dead, putting Lilly in a 17-year limbo between grief and desperate hope. Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2005.Soldier doll
By Jennifer Gold. 2014
When fifteen-year-old Elizabeth finds an antique doll in a garage sale, she thinks it would be a good gift for…
her dad who's about to ship out for Afghanistan. She doesn't realize that the doll might be a missing (and valuable) historical artifact. With the help of Evan, the cute guy who works at the local used bookstore, Elizabeth discovers that the doll is THE soldier doll: the inspiration for a famous World War I poem. Elizabeth becomes the newest link in an epic history of more than a century of war, her story ingeniously interwoven with a cast of characters who we follow from World War I to Nazi Germany in the 1930s, a Czech concentration camp during World War II, Vietnam in 1970, and the aftermath of September 11th. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.Still life with June
By Darren Greer. 2003
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.Siege 13: Stories
By Tamas Dobozy. 2012
In December of 1944, the Red Army entered Budapest to begin one of the bloodiest sieges of the Second World…
War. By February, the siege was over, but its effects were to be felt for decades afterward. This collection of thirteen linked stories is about this terrible time in history, and of the legacy of silence, haunting, and trauma that shadows the survivors. Includes violence and strong language. 2012.Sister to the wolf (KCP fiction)
By Maxine Trottier. 2004
In Québec in the early 1700's, Cécile defies convention when she buys Lesharo, a young Pawnee slave boy. Sworn to…
protect her, Lesharo accompanies Cécile and her father on a perilous journey to the new fort at Détroit. Cécile hates life in the fort, where Lesahro is treated badly, and both yearn for freedom - until the terrible night when Cécile is forced to make a dreadful choice. Some violence. Grades 4-7. 2004.Sodom Road exit
By Amber Dawn. 2018
Summer 1990. Crystal Beach in Ontario has lost its beloved, long-running amusement park, leaving the lakeside village a virtual ghost…
town. It is back to this fallen community that Starla Mia Martin must return to live with her overbearing mother after dropping out of university and racking up significant debt. But an economic downturn, mother-daughter drama, and Generation X disillusionment soon prove to be the least of Starla's troubles: a mysterious and salacious force begins to dog her; inexplicable sounds in the night and unimaginable sites spotted in the periphery. Soon enough, Starla must confront the unresolved traumas that haunt Crystal Beach. Where others might feel fear, Starla feels lust and queer desire. When others might run, Starla draws the horror nearer. And in turn, she draws a host of capricious characters toward her--all of them challenged to seek answers beyond their own temporal realities. 2018.Scarborough
By Catherine Hernandez. 2017
Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America; like many inner-city…
communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight. A multitude of voices tells the story of a tight-knit neighbourhood under fire: among them, Victor, a black artist harassed by the police; Winsum, a West Indian restaurant owner struggling to keep it together; and Hina, a Muslim school worker who witnesses first-hand the impact of poverty on education. And then there are the three kids who work to rise above a system that consistently fails them: Bing, a gay Filipino boy who lives under the shadow of his father's mental illness; Sylvie, Bing's best friend, a Native girl whose family struggles to find a permanent home to live in; and Laura, whose history of neglect by her mother is destined to repeat itself with her father. 2017.