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Skipping Christmas
By John Grisham. 2001
Tax accountant Luther Krank calculates that a Caribbean cruise will cost less than what he and his wife, Nora, spent…
celebrating the holidays last year. Since daughter Blair is in the Peace Corps, they plan to skip Christmas. Luther, however, doesn't anticipate the town's reaction. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2001.Six Micmac stories (Peeper)
By Anne Cameron, Ruth Holmes Whitehead. 1989
These stories provide a glimpse of the physical and spiritual world of the Micmac people. Grades 5-8 and older readers.…
Taped with: How Raven freed the moon by Anne Cameron. This Northwest Coast myth tells how Raven, the trickster, freed the moon from the old fisherwoman's cedar chest. Grades 3-6. Taped with: Orca's song by Anne Cameron. This Indian myth tells how Orca, the killer whale, got its black-and-white colouring and its beautiful song. Grades 3-6. c1989.Sins of the fathers
By James Scott Bell. 2005
A thirteen year old boy has fired a rifle into a baseball game, killing several of the kids on the…
field. As defense attorney Lindy Field delves into the haunted world of her client's torment, she finds a spiritual darkness that dredges up her own troubled past. 2005.Shadow of power: a Paul Madriani novel (Paul Madriani novel #No. 9)
By Steve Martini. 2008
Terry Scarborough, author of a bestselling book about race, is brutally murdered just when he is poised to reveal a…
divisive Thomas Jefferson letter. Defense attorney Paul Madriani must find the letter and a missing Supreme Court judge to prove his young racist client's innocence. Some violence. 2008. (Paul Madriani novel)Sanaaq: an Inuit novel (Contemporary studies on the north ; #4)
By Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, Bernard Saladin D'Anglure, Peter Frost. 2014
An Inuit family negotiates the changes brought into their community by the coming of the qallunaat, the white people, in…
the mid-nineteenth century. 48 episodes recount the daily life of Sanaaq, a strong and outspoken young widow, her daughter Qumaq, and their small semi-nomadic community in northern Quebec. Here they live their lives hunting seal, repairing their kayak, and gathering mussels under blue sea ice before the tide comes in. Marriages are made and unmade, children are born and named, violence appears in the form of a fearful husband or a hungry polar bear. The spirit world is alive and relations with non-humans are never taken lightly. And under it all, the growing intrusion of the qallunaat and the battle for souls between the Catholic and Anglican missionaries threatens to forever change the way of life of Sanaaq and her young family. 2014. Uniform title: Sanaaq.Santa Fe rules (Ed Eagle Novel #Bk. 1)
By Stuart Woods. 1992
While flying his private plane to Los Angeles on the day before Thanksgiving, a breakdown forces Hollywood producer Wolf Willett…
to spend the holiday in a small town. In the newspaper, he reads that his wife, his business partner and a third man -- presumed to be Wolf -- have been found dead. Some strong language. 1992.Rumpole: drôles d'affaires (Justice selon Rumpole ; #2)
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.Rose's run
By Dawn Dumont. 2014
Rose Okanese, a single mother with two kids, has been pushed into a corner by Rez citizens to claim some…
self-respect, and decides that the fastest way to do that would be for her to run the reserve's annual marathon. Though Rose hasn't run in twenty years, smokes and initially has little motivation, she announces her intention to run the race. But one strange and unforeseen outcome of her decision is that she will have to do battle with an old inadvertently conjured demon that feeds off the strength of women. She is a truly mean old spirit who can invade other women and have them do her bidding and in no time has the Rez in an uproar. As Rose discovers, the old demon has been unintentionally called forth by Rose's teen daughter, Sarah, which complicates Rose's life just a little more. Winner of the 2015 Saskatchewan Book Award for Fiction. 2014.Rookie season (Sports stories ; #42)
By Jacqueline Guest. 2000
Leigh Aberdeen is determined to win the hockey championship with her new all-girl team, the Chinooks. Then her dad, who's…
also the coach, adds a know-it-all boy to the team which makes Leigh furious, and her best friend Tina, the goalie, starts mysteriously dropping practices just as the Chinooks show they can win. Leigh realizes that the team will need to overcome their problems on and off the ice before they can get it together and win. Grades 4-7. 2000.Rumpole and the Primrose Path (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 2003
Solving the mystery of the Primrose Path Home proves to be the first of a collection of great new cases,…
as Rumpole defies hospital and returns triumphantly to defend the innocent and the not-so-innocent. 2007. (Rumpole mysteries)Rumpole rests his case (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 2002
Horace Rumpole, one of the finest barristers ever to defend a client, weaves his way elegantly among the intricacies of…
the courtroom and the human heart, only to find that the advancing years catch up with even the most indomitable spirit. 2002. (Rumpole mysteries)Rumpole and the golden thread (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 1991
Horace Rumpole, whom the nation has taken to its collective bosom, who continues to untie the knots in the English…
law and the contradictions of the human heart in his death-defying performances on behalf of justice, is back on form in another collection of short stories. 1991. (Rumpole mysteries)Rumpole (Rumpole mysteries ;)
By John Mortimer. 1980
Rumpole is the oldest Junior in Chambers, a barrister who never prosecutes, is apt to quote poetry, and has a…
wife known as "She Who Must Be Obeyed". The stories in this collection were previously published as "Rumpole of the Bailey" and "The Trials of Rumpole". 1980. (Rumpole mysteries)Rumpole and the angel of death (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 1996
Six mysteries featuring Horace Rumpole. In one case, Rumpole defends an animal-rights activist who clashes with fox hunters. In another…
a doctor is accused of hastening the end of an Alzheimer's patient. And "She Who Must Be Obeyed," i.e., Hilda Rumpole, recounts his defence of a young boy charged with using a golf club to beat his father to death. 1996. (Rumpole mysteries)Rumpole a la carte (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 1990
Rumpole and the reign of terror (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 2007
British barrister Horace Rumpole takes on the government when he accepts the case of a Pakistani doctor accused of aiding…
Al Qaeda. He also alienates his colleagues, his wife Hilda, and other clients, while he battles his own doubts. Meanwhile Hilda writes her memoirs. c2006, 2007. (Rumpole mysteries)Rumpole of the Bailey (Rumpole mysteries)
By John Mortimer. 1978
Rudy Wiebe: collected stories, 1955-2010 (Currents Ser.)
By Rudy Wiebe. 2010
Divided into four sections, these 51 entries showcase Wiebe’s diverse concerns. The first section includes tales of warriors, Chiefs, and…
the First Nations’ experiences prior to the imposition of restrictions on their land and freedom by the Crown. The other sections include stories on Mennonite history, Western Canada, and more personal character sketches. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2010.Rough justice (Rosato And Associates Ser. #Bk. 3)
By Lisa Scottoline. 1997
Attorney Marta Richter has argued persuasively on behalf of her client, Elliot Steere, who is charged with murdering a homeless…
man. But as they wait for the verdict, arrogant millionaire Steere lets it slip that it wasn't self-defence after all. Knowing she is risking her life, Richter attempts to gather last-minute proof that Steere is guilty. Strong language and violence. c1997.Rosa's dilemma (Romance Ser.)
By Michael Underwood. 1990
Solicitor Rosa Epton has vowed never to work with Malcolm Palfrey again, yet here she was, helping him defend a…
young couple charged with malicious damage. He was elusive as she prepared the case, culminating in his non appearance on the day of the trial. Then Palfrey was discovered on a park bench with a bullet in his brain and a revolver beside him. Was it suicide or murder? 1990.