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Runaway: stories (Sound library)
By Alice Munro. 2004
Short stories that take place throughout Canada - northern Ontario, the Prairies, the West Coast, Stratford - and feature women…
and men drifting in and out of each other's orbits, pulled by forces they don't understand. In "Runaway," a woman considers leaving her husband with the help of a neighbour, but the husband has other plans. In "Trespasses," a small town's women dream of escaping their lives only to find themselves in lives they never imagined. Some strong language. Booklist's Best of 2004. Winner of the 2004 Giller Prize. 2004.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.Rubicon one: a novel
By Dennis Jones. 1983
Rubicon, the C.I.A.'s giant computer, has been forecasting world affairs with chilling accuracy. Now, with the printouts reading Armageddon, the…
C.I.A. chiefs see no alternative but to launch the most secret of operations. Nominated for the 1985 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 1983.Rose
By Martin Cruz Smith. 1996
Set in mid-nineteenth-century Victorian England in the mining town of Wigan, this story involves Jonathan Blair, an American explorer. Blair…
agrees to help coal baron Bishop Hannay find his daughter's fiance, who disappeared on the same day that an explosion in one of Hannay's coal mines killed seventy-six people. Winner of the 1998 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 1996.Roll of thunder, hear my cry
By Mildred D Taylor. 1997
Set in 1933 in Spokane, Mississippi. The Logans, the only black family who own their land, wage a courageous struggle…
to remain independent, displeasing a white plantation-owner bent on taking their land. 1977 Newbery Medal winner. Followed by "Let the circle be unbroken" . For junior and senior high readers. 1997, 1976.Roller skates (Puffin Newbery library)
By Ruth Sawyer. 1964
Lucinda is a lively 10-year-old who spends her spare time exploring New York City on roller skates. Her adventures reveal…
a picture of the city in 1890. 1937 Newbery Award winner. Grades 4-7. 1964, c1936.Rock reject
By Jim Williams. 2012
After the death of his wife, Peter abandons his life in Toronto for one of exile in Rock Reject, a…
mountain-top asbestos mine in northern British Columbia. He soon witnesses the devastating effects of mining on the health of his fellow miners, the environment, and the nearby Aboriginal community. Drawn into the local miners’ union and safety committee, Peter’s confrontations with company officials give him the strength to come to terms with the tragic consequences of his self-centred behaviour, which led to his wife’s death. Winner of the inaugural Beacon Award for Social Justice Literature. Includes sex, violence and strong language. 2012.Rockbound
By Frank Parker Day. 1989
When David Jung arrives on Rockbound to claim his small part of the island, he must find a way to…
survive in the harsh climate. Among the conflicts he faces are his struggles with the sea, his own rude behaviour, and his secret love for the island teacher. Some strong language. Some descriptions of sex and violence. Canada Reads 2005. 1928.Rites of passage (Sea trilogy ; #1)
By William Golding. 1980
In the cabin of an ancient, stinking warship bound for Australia, a man writes a journal to entertain his godfather…
back in England. With wit and disdain he records mounting tensions on board, as an obsequious clergyman attracts the animosity of the tyrannical captain and surly crew. Followed by "Close quarters" (DC31504). Junior and senior high. 1980 Man Booker Prize. 1980. (Sea trilogy ; 1)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.Rires d'homme entre deux pluies: roman (Le livre de poche)
By Claude Duneton. 1989
Dans le Paris des années 1970, trajectoire de deux jeunes intellectuels bohèmes, loufoques et nonchalants. Oeuvre pleine de sensibilité, empreinte…
de rires, de larmes et d'une douce mélancolie de la vie et de l'amour. Roman couronné par le prix des Libraires. 1989.Retour à Killybegs: roman (Roman)
By Sorj Chalandon. 2011
L'auteur se glisse ici dans la peau de Tyrone Meehan, un traître. Sur trois générations, il raconte la vie de…
cet homme originaire d'Irlande du Nord, qui a grandi entre un père violent et une mère qui ploie sous le fardeau des naissances et de la misère. La haine des Anglais, très tôt enseignée par le père, pousse le jeune Tyrone dans l'IRA. Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française 2011.Rhubarb
By Craig Silvey. 2004
A poignant and tender sort-of-love story about two damaged people tenuously connecting. Eleanor is blind and lives with her reclusive…
mother. Ewan is a cello player with agoraphobia. She is drawn to him through his music but cannot understand the difficulty he faces in forming a friendship. He does not understand her past nor the impact his music has on her. Amidst the heat of a Fremantle summer they stumble towards each other. 2004.Réparer les vivants: roman
By Maylis De Kerangal. 2014
De retour d'une session de surf dans le pays de Caux, trois lycéens sont victimes d'un accident sur la route…
qui les ramène au Havre. Simon, 19 ans, blessé à la tête, est déclaré en état de mort cérébrale. Ses parents ayant autorisé le don d'organes, le récit suit alors le parcours de son coeur et les étapes d'une transplantation qui bouleverse de nombreuses existences. Gagnant de Prix Orange, le Grand Prix RTL-Lire 2014, et le prix Roman des Étudiants de France Culture. c2014.Reservoir 13
By Jon McGregor. 2017
A peaceful English village is thrust into chaos when a teenage girl goes missing. As the search unfolds over a…
span of thirteen years, the village changes in ways no one could have predicted. Costa Novel Award Winner 2017. 2017.Restart
By Gordon Korman. 2017
Chase does not remember falling off the roof; in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he…
gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids. Trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life? Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2018 Silver Birch Fiction Honour Book Award. 2017.Republic of dirt: a return to Woefield Farm
By Susan Juby. 2015
Prudence Burns is an overly idealistic Brooklyn girl who has inherited a derelict plot of land named Woefield Farm. Her…
motley crew of farm hands consists of Earl, an elderly, reclusive bluegrass legend; Seth, an agoraphobic heavy-metal blogger in early recovery from alcoholism; and Sara, an 11-year-old girl with a flock of elite show poultry. When Prudence is felled by a thyroid condition, things on the farm begin to fall apart, resulting in valiant and sometimes ill-advised attempts to restore domestic bliss. Efforts are complicated by a renegade mule, attempts to turn a hideously ugly child's playhouse into a high-yield roadside farm stand, and an electrical station's worth of crossed wires. Will Prudence get well? Will Seth finally get rid of his pesky virginity? Will Earl rescue Sara? And will anyone, ever, admit they might be wrong? Sequel to "The Woefield Poultry Collective". Winner of the 2016 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. 2015.Redemption (Department Q. #3.)
By Jussi Adler-Olsen. 2013
Two boys, brothers, wake tied and bound in a boathouse by the sea. Their kidnapper has gone, but soon he…
will return. Their bonds are inescapable. But there is a bottle and tar to seal it. Paper and a splinter for writing; blood for ink. A message for help. 2013. Uniform title: Flaskepost fra P.Reclamation
By Sarah Zettel. 1996
Eric Born fled years ago from the Realm of the Nameless Powers and now works for the Vitae. When the…
Vitae kidnap Arla Stone from the Realm, Eric realizes they are planning to take over the planet. Eric knows he must rescue Arla so they can save their homeland. 1996.Ravir: poèmes (Clepsydre ; #58)
By Hélène Dorion. 2005
Une poésie harmonieuse, d'un classicisme parfois convenu, parfois factice malgré quelques images vibrantes et un indéniable savoir-faire. Une poésie souvent…
décorative dans laquelle l'être joue les trouble-fêtes. Prix du Gouverneur général 2006, catégorie poésie. 2006.