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Wives and daughters (The Penguin English library)
By Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Frank Glover Smith, Laurence Lerner. 1969
This story of Mr. Gibson's new marriage and its influence on the lives of those closest to him is underpinned…
by a sense of social change, and of the more basic realities of birth and death. First published in 1866. 1969.When I was young and in my prime
By Alayna Munce. 2005
A young woman watches her grandparents begin to decline. As she sorts through the couple's belongings, she reflects on the…
untold stories and unsung bonds that make up our lives. Meanwhile, modern urban life places strains on her own marriage and on her sense of what, ultimately, we owe each other. Some strong language. 2005.Va ou ton coeur te porte
By Susanna Tamaro. 1995
Dans la solitude de sa maison, une femme agee decide d'ecrire une longue lettre a sa petite-fille sous forme de…
journal intime. Elle sait que le temps lui est compte et veut, par cette lettre d'amour, renouer une relation rendue difficile non seulement par la crise d'adolescence mais aussi par la mort tragique de sa propre fille. Cette histoire de plusieurs generations de femmes parle de sentiments sans le moindre sentimentalisme. 1995.Une enfance lingère
By Guy Goffette. 2006
Uncle Jacob's ghost story
By Donn Kushner. 1984
Un verger dans le ventre
By Simon Boulerice. 2013
Le jeune narrateur a l'habitude de manger ses pommes en entier, à l'exception de la queue. Et voilà que Rémi,…
un camarade de classe dont les parents sont pomiculteurs (et qui sait par conséquent de quoi il parle!), affirme que, s'il avale ne serait-ce qu'un seul pépin, un pommier poussera dans son ventre. Le petit blondinet a beau tenter de prouver à son interlocuteur qu'il est impossible qu'un arbre grandisse en lui puisqu'il a besoin d'eau et de soleil, Rémi rétorque qu'il boit de l'eau tous les jours et que la lumière du soleil pénètre en lui dès qu'il ouvre la bouche! À bout d'arguments, le narrateur doit admettre qu'il est fort probable qu'un verger se développe dans son ventre et s'attend à tout moment à voir sa peau se transformer en écorce! Années 1-3. 2013.Tom Fobble's day
By Alan Garner. 1977
To school through the fields: an Irish country childhood
By Alice Taylor. 1988
The changing seasons shape this beautiful, gentle account of growing up on a farm in the 1940s. It is a…
story not without sadness but dominated by light and colour and by affection for a childhood spent close to nature. 1988.Through Grandpa's eyes
By Patricia MacLachlan. 1979
John learns to see things in a new way after spending a day with Grandpa. A very gentle portrayal of…
blindness and the love of a boy for his grandparents. Grades K-3. 1979.They say blue (Class Set.)
By Jillian Tamaki. 2018
In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, Tamaki follows a young girl through a year or a day as…
she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg yolks are sunny orange as expected, yet water cupped in her hands isn't blue like they say. But maybe a blue whale is blue. She doesn't know, she hasn't seen one. Winner of the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Young People's Literature – Illustrated Books. Grades K-3. 2018.Theophilus North: A Novel (A Cass Canfield book)
By Thornton Wilder. 1973
An old-fashioned tale set in 1926 in the plush summer resort of Newport, Rhode Island. Theophilus, a 29-year-old French tutor,…
gets involved in some dangerous, tender, and hilarious adventures. Bestseller, 1973.The word collector
By Peter H Reynolds. 2018
The work of her hands
By Anne Knowles. 1983
A small, determined young woman veterinarian, Rachel Bellamy, arrives in a farming town in England, surprising everyone but herself with…
resolve to work with horses and other large animals. Gradually Rachel is accepted by the traditional British community and attracts the attention of fellow vet Tom Adams. 1983.The winter room
By Gary Paulsen. 1989
Young Eldon describes his Minnesota farm as it passes through the four seasons, plunging the reader into the sights, sounds,…
smells, tastes and textures of his rural experiences. Includes folk tales and memories of the elderly men who work with Eldon. For junior and senior high readers. 1990 Newbery Honor book. 1989.The way to a man's heart (Miller Family series ; #3)
By Mary Ellis. 2010
Leah Miller is living her dream, running a diner that caters to locals rather than tourists. Can Jonah Byler convince…
this shy, quiet young woman that she should leave her adoring fans and cook only for him? Meanwhile, Leah's sister, Emma, is trying to adapt to married life as New Order Amish along with her husband, James, who gave up his Englischer ways to marry her. Will his commitment to Emma and God stand firm when temptations from his past come to call? c2010. (Miller Family series ; 3)The very hungry caterpillar
By Eric Carle. 1979
The story of Bentley Beaver (I can read book)
By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. 1984
The solitary summer (Virago Modern Classics #430)
By Elizabeth Von Arnim. 1899
Elizabeth discusses the summer she spent in near solitude enjoying her garden. She did occasionally have to contend with her…
husband, the "Man of Wrath," and her children. Sequel to "Elizabeth and her German garden" (DC15350). 1899.The stone book
By Alan Garner, Michael Foreman. 1976
The Spuddy
By Lillian Beckwith. 1974
The story of Andy, a lonely, mute boy living in Glasgow after his mother abandoned him, and a homeless, intelligent…
mongrel, "the Spuddy," who teaches Andy the meaning of love. 2002, c1974.