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By Claire Rothman. 2009
Agnes is stripped of a regular childhood when her father is accused of a horrific crime and abandons the family.…
Never considered ladylike, she is drawn to the "wrong" things, such as microscopes, anatomy, and dissection, that lead to her finding her calling as a doctor. Yet despite a rapid rise to stardom in the medical community, she soon finds herself up against the same glass ceiling faced by women in her field. Inspired by the life of Doctor Maude Abbott. Some descriptions of sex. 2009.By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.By Basil Johnston. 1981
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.By James Houston, Anne-Marie Chapouton. 1980
La famille de Punik, l'Esquimau, meurt lentement de faim. Les caribous ne sont pas revenus à temps, il ne reste…
plus rien à manger. Punik, qui a treize ans, décide de partir à leur recherche. Années 2-4. 1980. Titre uniforme: Wolf run.By Devon Code. 2016
Situated in modern-day Montréal during a weekend in late August, two young men come together in an attempt to restore…
their friendship. From the streets of Montréal's Plateau to the mountainous hillsides of Machu Picchu and beyond, investigates themes of mortality, idealism, and transgressive art from the perspective of young adults, in a novel comprised of incidents by turns comic, erotic, tender, and harrowing. 2016.By Martyn Godfrey. 1989
As Shannon MacKenzie turns 13, she faces many problems: junior high, puberty, a home without a mother, and a father…
who does not seem interested in his family. Grades 5-8. 1989.By Norm Foster. 1984
Owen and Lee's well-laid plans for a weekend of beer-drinking and fishing are thrown out of whack when the arrival…
of two sisters, Loretta and Mary, reveals undercurrents of tension between the two brothers. Strong language. 1984.By Amélie Dumoulin. 2019
Pour résumer Pipo, il faudrait que je vous parle d'une indomptable fille rousse, de son rat obèse qui s'appelle Sportif,…
d'un énigmatique père-espion, d'une soeur-demi avec un zoo dans son deux et demi, d'une artiste étrange qui possède une piscine à fric et une robe-maison. Il faudrait que ce soit très drôle, mais qu'il y ait aussi de la musique triste. Du piano. Qui fait penser à la pluie. Je ne sais toujours pas comment on met de la musique dans les livres, j'essaie tout le temps, mais ça marche moyen... Ouais, bon, vaudrait peut-être mieux vous raconter toute l'histoire ?By Catherine Trudeau. 2019
Non, mais quelle idée d'appeler sa fille BÉRÉNICE ! En veux-tu, des moqueries ? Bérénice la réglisse, Bérénice la saucisse...…
Je suis tannée, tannée, TANNÉE ! C'est décidé : mes parents devront changer mon prénom. Sinon, je fais la grève de TOUT ! Mais mizairnouère ! Ma mère ne se laisse pas faire : Bérénice, le moment est venu pour toi de mener l'enquête pour découvrir ce que ton prénom a d'extraordinaire... Pff ! Comment un prénom pourrait-il être extraordinaire ? Mystère et boule de nerfs !By Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2015
Mary Mallon, who became known as "Typhoid Mary," was hired as a cook for a wealthy family in 1906. A…
few weeks later an outbreak of typhoid fever swept through the household. Eventually it was determined that Mallon was a healthy carrier, spreading the disease but not suffering it herself. She was arrested and quarantined against her will. This biography explores the many violations of Mallon's human and civil rights, the culture of the period, how the public and health officials responded, and the sensationalism of "yellow journalism." For grades 5-8By Lesléa Newman, Leslea Newman. 2012
Relates, from various points of view, events from the night of October 6, 1998, when twenty-one-year-old Matthew Shepard, a gay…
college student, was lured out of a Wyoming bar, savagely beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die. Violence and strong language. Award winnerIn the wake of the tragic suicide of a young, gay, university student, Tyler Clementi, the movement "It Gets Better"…
began, as thousands of user-created videos posted online echoed this message for LGBT youth of all races, backgrounds, and colors. Stemming from this movement, this collection of stories addresses the longstanding issues of sexual abuse, suicide, HIV/AIDS, racism, and homophobia in the African American and Latino communitites, and more specifically among young gay men of color. Contains some explicit descriptions of sex, some strong language, and some violenceBy Ursula A Falk, Falk, Ursula A. Falk. 1989
Americans cherish their independence, and so it is difficult when age raises the spectre of dependence. Falk suggests ways in…
which older people can continue to live successfully on their own. She outlines meal programs, alternative living arrangements, family support systems, leisure activities, and employment opportunities. 1989By Richard Polenberg. 1987
A history professor examines the case of five anarchists charged with distributing leaflets opposing U.S. intervention in Russia after World…
War I. He details the superheated atmosphere of patriotism in the country at that time, and the unfair trial the five received after being beaten and coerced to confess. Polenberg also analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court and its decision in the caseBy Cynthia Ruchti. 2017
By Julien Leclerc. 2022
Une sorte de renaissance est un véritable ovni littéraire : inclassable, l'œuvre oscille entre le roman de détection, la fable…
politico-philosophique et le récit postapocalyptique d'anticipation. En l'an 2153, le meurtre d'un mouton surprend le village paisible de Monojoly, au Québec. Or, à cette époque, l'Histoire n'existe plus : tout ce qui devait se dérouler a déjà eu lieu et plus rien de notoire ne peut venir bouleverser la destinée de celles et ceux qui ont survécu à la Grande Explosive. Une histoire de feux, d'enlèvements, de fin du monde, de reliques et de rivièresBy Étienne Poirier. 2022
"À Saint-Pamphile-de-Thurston, rien n'est plus pareil depuis que Xavier Morneau est mort. La raison en est fort simple: Xavier bouge…
toujours ! Envers et contre tous, il est retourné à la maison, a repris ses cours et même le contact avec sa petite amie. Mais mourir entraîne tout de même quelques désagréments..."By Mylène Goupil. 2023
Sur la ferme de brocolis de son père, la vie d'Hugo était bien monotone. Mais ça, c'était avant qu'il ne…
trouve un trésor, s'envole en montgolfière à la recherche de sa mère et rencontre Jasmine, que rien n'arrête, Jane, qui sait tout réparer, Mildred, trop occupée à devenir Jack pour se soucier des autresQue signifie prendre racine, habiter un espace, le faire nôtre, le transformer à notre image et, en retour, devenir autre…
sous son influence?? En somme, que signifie devenir «?habitant?»?? Le terme a longtemps été péjoratif chez nous. À tort. Il n’y a pas de plus beau destin que celui d’habiter pleinement un lieu. Ce petit livre en témoigne.By Leslie Connor. 2018
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies,…
create an underground haven for themselves. But when Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble. For grades 5-8. 2018