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Search of the moon king's daughter: a novel
By Linda Holeman. 2002
Emmaline's idyllic village life in 1830's Industrial England comes to an abrupt end when her father dies of cholera and…
the family is forced to move to a mill town. Her opiate-addicted mother sells her deaf bother Tommy into virtual slavery as a chimney sweep. Despite having no money, work, or prospects, Emmaline goes to London to save him. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.Shadow season: a novel
By Tom Piccirilli. 2009
Ex-cop Finn was left blind by violence, but he can still see the body of his wife, Dani, and a…
crime scene that won't fade from his mind's eye. Now a professor, Finn learns that an isolated girls' prep school can be every bit as dangerous as city streets when he stumbles upon a local girl lying in a graveyard during a raging blizzard. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2009.Shadows on a sword: the second book of the Crusades (The Crusades ; #2)
By Karleen Bradford. 1996
Theo, a passionate young knight, can't wait to embark on the Holy Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. Along with his friend…
Amalric, a fellow knight, and Emma, a servant girl, he is ready to fight. But for all their conviction, none of these young people is prepared for the realities of war - for its brutality, the ways it will divide them, and the life and death choices it offers. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "There will be wolves" (DC14007), followed by "Lionheart's scribe" (DC19721). 1996. (The Crusades ; 2)Seeing
By José Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa. 2006
Set in the same city described in "Blindness" (DC19644), a legal revolution occurs when 70% of voters cast blank ballots…
in a national election. The president declares a state of siege, but even though soldiers cordon off the city, nothing affects the citizens' maddening cheerfulness. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. c2006. Uniform title: Ensaio sobre a lucidez.Secret daughter
By Shilpi Somaya Gowda. 2010
In a remote Indian village, Kavita gives birth to Asha, but in a culture that favours sons, the only way…
to save Asha is to give her away. Halfway around the globe, Somer decides to adopt a child after discovering that she will never have one of her own. A story that moves between two worlds and two families, one struggling to survive the slums of Mumbai, the other grappling to become a cohesive unit despite diverging cultural identities. Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. c2010.Sam
By François Blais. 2014
" François Blais nous a déjà régalés dun roman épistolaire (Iphigénie en Haute-Ville), dune biographie (Vie dAnne-Sophie Bonenfant), dun road-novel…
(Document 1) ; voilà quil nous offre sa version du journal intime et de lenquête. En suivant le narrateur sur les traces de Sam, dont les extraits de journal sont reproduits, on ne peut sempêcher de se prendre au jeu et de se demander si, pour une fois, la fin sera heureuse Mais nous sommes toujours chez François Blais, et si les pistes mènent quelque part, cest bien là où il souhaite nous emmener ! " -- 4e de couv.Sang impur: roman (D'aujourd'hui)
By Joseph O'Connor, Hugo Hamilton, Katia Holmes. 2003
Roman autobiographique, à la fois grave et drôle, qui raconte, du point de vue d'un enfant, la curieuse attitude des…
parents par ailleurs étranges, la mère étant une Allemande nostalgique de son pays et le père un Irlandais qui agit comme si l'Angleterre n'existait pas. 2004, c2003. Titre uniforme: The speckled people.Salvage the bones: a novel
By Jesmyn Ward. 2011
Mississippi, August 2005. Young black teenager Esch Batiste - pregnant, hungry, and rejected - helps her widowed father and three…
brothers prepare for the approaching hurricane. When the storm arrives, the family seeks refuge in the attic. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. National Book Award. 2011.Rousseau's garden: A Novel
By Ann Charney. 2001
Claire has come to France to find out what happened to her mother, Dolly, during her last stay in Paris.…
Dolly was a promising sculptor and ardent admirer of the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, but she suffered a mysterious decline following her return home. Now, as severe panic attacks are forcing Claire to abandon her own work as a photographer, she decides to retrace her mother's footsteps in Paris and in the nearby countryside to look for an answer. 2001.Roid rage
By Lesley Choyce. 1999
When Craig makes first string on his high school football team, he is surprised to learn that his best friend…
Ray has also made the team and has become the best player on the field. Craig soon discovers Ray's secret, and begins taking steroids too. However, he begins to experience side effects, including periods of rage. Now he must come clean with his coach and family and convince Ray his health is in danger. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.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.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)Rogues' wedding
By Terry Griggs. 2002
On his wedding night in 1898, Griffith Smolders, unnerved by the conjugal duties that await him, jumps out the window…
and flees into the night, leaving behind his bride. When the immodest and beautiful Avice realizes she has been abandoned, she swears she will exact a suitably nasty revenge. 2002.Rosie of the river: a novel
By Catherine Cookson. 2000
A series of disasters threaten to ruin Sally and Fred Carpenter's holiday on the Norfolk Broads, until they meet up…
with a boating fraternity and a young girl named Rosie. The husband and wife decide to help Rosie to a better life. 2000.Rose of no man's land
By Michelle Tea. 2005
With a hypochondriac mother, an older sister who dreams of being on reality TV, and Mom's live-in, unemployed slacker boyfriend…
passing for a family, it's no wonder Trisha is a loner. Tiring of never leaving her bedroom, the 14-year-old makes a plan for the summer: meet someone and make a friend. That friend turns out to be chain-smoking Rose, the classic dangerous friend, who introduces Trisha to life on the edge. Descriptions of sex, some descriptions of violence, and explicit strong language. 2005.Robe de marié
By Pierre Lemaitre. 2008
Sophie pense devenir folle : elle perd tout, intervertit tout, fait des vols dont elle n'a aucun souvenir. Elle rêve…
qu'elle tue sa belle-mère, qui est retrouvée morte le lendemain. Son mari, en fauteuil roulant, se tue. Elle est impliquée dans des meurtres. Pour changer d'identité, elle décide de se marier et épouse un militaire de garnison. Mais est-ce la bonne solution ? Que sait-elle de lui ?Robbiestime
By Donald Percy Dickinson. 2000
It is 1958 in the tourist outpost of Wasagam, Saskatchewan. Robbie Hendershot, the eleven-year-old son of a World War II…
rear gunner and his British war bride, is embarking on a summer that will change his outlook on life forever. When his British granddad takes his mother and younger brother back to England, he is left behind to uncover the mysteries of family, religion, friendship and the price of war. Strong language, some descriptions of violence and sex. c2000.River of the brokenhearted
By David Adams Richards. 2003
Janie McCleary and her husband George King run one of the first movie theatres in the Maritimes. Their marriage is…
deemed scandalous because she is Irish Catholic while he is Anglican. After George dies in the 1920's, Janie is ostracized by the other people in her town and must survive in a man's world. 2003.River thieves
By Michael Crummey. 2001
At the turn of the nineteenth century, British naval officer David Buchan arrives in Newfoundland to establish contact with the…
Beothuk Indians, who are facing extinction. Approaching the area's most influential white settlers, the Peytons, for advice, Buchan learns of their allegiances, deep grudges and family tensions. As his peace missions go awry, and a murder occurs, the delicate web of allegiance, obligation and debt that holds together the Peyton household and the community slowly begins to unravel. Strong language, descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. Winner of the 2002 CNIB Torgi Award. 2001.Riley
By Catherine Cookson. 1998
Young Riley is a drama student without much promise, according to his teacher. But before long he is in Paris…
and has formed a close friendship with an older leading lady. Considered controversial, this book explores May-December relationships, within the world of the theatre. 1998.