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The ghost of Captain Briggs (Sam, dog detective.)
By Mary Labatt. 1999
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 custodian of paradise
By Wayne Johnston. 2006
Sheilagh Fielding - a striking, unconventional, six-foot-three Newfoundland columnist - has holed up on the island of Loreburn after her…
mother dies. There, Fielding senses the presence of her mysterious "Provider," who has shadowed her all her life and whom she has never met face-to-face. As Fielding tells her life story and keeps her secrets, her Provider draws closer. Sequel to "The colony of unrequited dreams" (DC17664). 2006.The dark days of Hamburger Halpin
By Josh Berk. 2010
When Will Halpin transfers from his all-deaf school into a mainstream Pennsylvania high school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but…
still manages to solve a mystery surrounding the death of a popular football player in his class. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2010.The cat at the wall
By Deborah Ellis. 2014
A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers.…
The house seems empty, until the cat realizes that a little boy is hiding beneath the floorboards. Should she help him? After all, she's just a cat. Or is she? She was once a regular North American girl, but that was before she died and came back to life as a cat. When the little boy is discovered, the soldiers don't know what to do with him. It is not long before his teacher and classmates come looking for him, and the house is suddenly surrounded by Palestinian villagers throwing rocks, and the sound of Israeli tanks approaching. As the soldiers begin to panic and disaster seems certain, the cat knows that it is up to her to diffuse the situation. Grades 5-8. 2014.The carved box
By Gillian Chan. 2001
Fifteen-year-old Callum has just arrived from Scotland when he hands over his savings to a stranger in exchange for a…
filthy, half-starved dog and a carved box that he has been warned never to open. Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labour of working on a farm; his only source of comfort is Dog, who seems to know all his secret wishes and fears. Then the mysterious carved box accidentally breaks open, and Callum is faced with some astonishing revelations and difficult decisions. Grades 5-8. 2001.The blue roan child
By Jamieson Findlay. 2002
Syeira lives in Haysele, a land of horses and horse-sensitives. When the wild mare Arwin's tow colts are taken from…
her, Syeira decides to help Arwin rescue them, even if she must risk her life to do so. But their mission proves harder than they imagined. For junior high readers. 2002.Tarka the otter (Puffin Modern Classics Ser.)
By Henry Williamson. 1995
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of life in the wild as seen…
through the otter's own eyes. Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1927. 1995.Seeing red
By Lina Meruane, Megan McDowell. 2016
This autobiographical novel describes a young Chilean writer recently relocated to New York for doctoral work who suffers a stroke,…
leaving her blind and increasingly dependent on those closest to her. Fiction and autobiography intertwine in an intense, visceral, and caustic novel about the relation between the body, illness, science, and human relationships. Winner of the Sor Juana IneÌs de la Cruz Prize (Mexico), 2012, and of the Anna Seghers Prize (Germany), 2011. 2016. Uniform title: Sangre en el ojo.Star gazing
By Linda Gillard. 2008
Blind since birth, widowed in her twenties, now lonely in her forties, Marianne's passionate nature finds solace and expression in…
music, a love she finds she shares with Keir, a man she encounters on her doorstep one winter's night. Can Marianne trust her feelings for this reclusive stranger who wants to take a blind woman to his island home on Skye, to 'show' her the stars? 2008.Silverwing
By Kenneth Oppel. 1997
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in…
ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Prequel to "Sunwing" (DC19512). Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1998 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1997.Run
By Eric Walters. 2003
Winston is suspended from school and keeps running away from home, so his mother sends him to stay with his…
father, a well-known newspaper reporter who's covering the story of Terry Fox and his friend Doug Alward. Winston spends time with Terry and Doug, and their determination to achieve what seems like an impossible goal makes a big impression on him. But can Winston learn enough to deal with an article of his father's that characterizes Terry and Doug in an unflattering way, and with his own problems? Winner of the 2004 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Grades 5-8. 2003.Rescue pup (Orca young readers)
By Jean Little. 2004
Shakespeare, a Seeing Eye puppy, is sent to the home of a troubled foster child, Tessa, whom he expects to…
love him on sight. Shakespeare soon realizes why his new owner is called 'Stoneface', and begins to teach Tessa to love. Before he knows it, Shakespeare finds himself in a variety of dangerous situations, from being attacked by Zorro, a very tough rooster, to nearly drowning in a creek. Grades 3-6. 2004.Derrière la façade de mes yeux: récit
By Marie-Claude Bernier. 2010
Laurence Saint-Germain a vingt-quatre ans. Elle travaille, habite un appartement en ville et a un amoureaux. Sa vie ressemble en…
tout point à celle des jeunes femmes de son âge. Enfin, presque, puisque Laurence est aveugle. Elle n'était encore qu'un petit être dans le ventre de sa mère, que déjà, elle était différente. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. 2010.Poppy Shakespeare
By Clare Allan. 2006
Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a day hospital in North London. N has been a patient here for thirteen years;…
day after day N sits smoking in the common room, swapping medication and comparing MAD money rates. Like all the patients at the Dorothy Fish, N's chief ambition is never to be discharged, until Poppy Shakespeare turns up and things begin to change. Strong language. 2006.Pit pony (Jeanpac)
By Joyce C Barkhouse. 1990
Eleven-year-old Willie works in the coal mines of Cape Breton, rarely seeing the light of day. But he dreams of…
riding over the sand dunes of Sable Island on the back of a wild horse. Grades 3-6.Piglets don't watch television (Abby and Tess pet-sitters. #4.)
By Trina Wiebe. 2000
Abby and Tess are excited about heading to Ms. Fitzpatrick's house to babysit her pig for three days. Then strange…
things start to happen around the house and when they can't find any logical explanations for them they both start to wonder. Grades 3-6. 2000.Où on va, papa ?
By Jean-Louis Fournier. 2008
La maison habitée: [roman] ((Voix narratives).)
By Geneviève Lévesque. 2014
" Une jeune femme aveugle hérite de la maison de son oncle et replonge malgré elle dans une enfance peuplée…
de personnages inquiétants, qu'on ne sait réels ou imaginaires, et où les souvenirs-choc se matérialisent. Avec La maison habitée, un premier roman vivant et original dans lequel le cauchemar, le rêve et la réalité s'entrecroisent, Geneviève Lévesque nous entraîne dans un monde troublant, presque surréaliste. " -- 4e de couv.Jomusch et le troll des cuisines (Roman vert. livre 2)
By Christiane Duchesne. 2001
Lizards don't wear lip gloss (Abby and Tess pet-sitters. #Vol. 2)
By Trina Wiebe. 2000
Abby and Tess are excited to be looking after a lizard named Angus. When they manage to lose him in…
the house, Abby is quick to blame Tess. Things go from bad to worse and Abby is forced to admit maybe she needs Tess's help after all. Grades 3-6. 2000.