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The fishers of paradise
By Rachael Preston. 2016
The boathouse community along the shores of Dundas Marsh has come under siege, and young Egypt Fisher is faced with…
the prospect of losing her home. Members of Hamilton’s City Beautiful Movement have planned a new bridge through their neighbourhood and the boathouses are being destroyed, their owners relocated. Soon, however, it’s clear that politicians and gentrification aren’t the only threats to Egypt’s paradise. At first Egypt is thrilled to have her family reunited when her father, Ray, suddenly returns after a mysterious six-year absence. But Ray Fisher has demons, and his wife, Laura, has secrets. Together, they turn the Fisher house into an emotional tinderbox, and when handsome Matt Oakes drifts into town, he could be just the spark to ignite it. 2016.The cottage at Crescent Beach
By Ann Blades. 1977
Run, Madrina, run!
By Dorothy Wingrove. 1986
A middle-aged woman, suddenly in possession of considerable wealth, leaves her surly husband and safe Canadian home to search for…
her Salvadoran foster-child, Jonatan, about whom she has had premonitions of disaster. 1986.Just a little later with Eevo and Sim
By Henry Shykoff. 2001
Eevo and Sim are reunited with their mother, Shim, and their father, Dedu, who have just returned from their long…
trip to the Wetlands Clan, the former home of Shim. They discover that together, Eevo and Sim have overcome many dangers. Together they return to the Wetlands, where again the brother and sister take on many challenges, make new discoveries, and even encounter the Great One: the much-feared crocodile of the Great River. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Once upon a time, long, long ago" (RC22037.) 2001.Amphibian
By Carla Gunn. 2009
Sensitive, intelligent nine-year-old Phineas Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world and the environment. He's broken up over…
his grandfather's death, his grandmother's sadness, and his parents' separation. When his Grade 4 class gets an Australian pet frog, Phin can't bear to see Cuddles penned up in a cage so far from his natural habitat, so he and his best pal, Bird, are spurred to action. Some strong language. 2009.Flotsam
By Herbert R Percy. 1978
A tale of seamen and the sea by a writer who served in the Canadian Navy until 1971. A series…
of flashbacks explains the circumstances which have brought chaos to the personal and working life of a commander in the Royal Canadian Navy. 1978.Dare (Irwin Young Adult Fiction Ser.)
By Marilyn Halvorson. 1988
When his grandmother dies, 16-year-old Dare fears that he and his brother, 12-year-old Ty, will be put in foster homes.…
They are taken in by a teacher, Laura McConnell. Ty, quiet and studious, settles into his new life, but rebellious Dare is haunted with the belief that he was responsible for his mother's death. Junior and Senior High. 1988.Cowboys don't quit
By Marilyn Halvorson. 1994
When Shane's dad is a day late from delivering some bulls to a ranch in Montana, Shane is a little…
worried. When two days have gone by and his dad is still not back, Shane decided he can't just wait around. He's going to Montana to find him. But that's not so easy when you're fifteen and you don't have a driver's licence or much money. Sequel to "Cowboys don't cry". Junior and Senior High. 1994.A light in the dunes
By Martha Attema. 1997
Fourteen-year-old Rikst de Bruin is drawn into a journey of discovery and danger after she and a friend discover a…
body on the Dutch island where they live. Junior high. 1997.Where the sky begins
By Jill Creighton. 1992
When twelve-year-old Jenkin's brother is in an accident and has to be taken to the hospital in a helicopter, Jenkin…
and his younger brother and sister head into the bush to find their father at his fishing camp. While on their way through the wilderness the children are pursued by their well-intentioned, but frightening, Uncle Donny. Grades 4-7. 1992.ttuM (A charlotte Novel Ser.)
By Teddy Jam. 1999
Charlotte finds a stray dog who seems to do everything backwards so she names him "ttuM", Mutt if you're pronouncing…
it the forward way. Charlotte and ttuM have an adventure filled summer when Charlotte suspects a witch has moved into the cottage down the street - and then ttuM disappears. Grades 3-6. 1999.Fourteen-year-old aviatrix Emmaline Cayley is afraid of one thing - plummeting to her doom - but luckily Robert Burns, an…
indestructible village boy, is not. But before Emmaline can perfect a flying machine with his help, she is sent off to St. Grimelda's School for Young Ladies. The school is a strict, severe place that houses a terrible secret and a mysterious way of keeping its prisoners, er, students in line. Grades 5-8. 2006.Torn from Troy (Odyssey of a slave ; #1)
By Homer, Patrick Bowman. 2011
Ancient Troy. After his city is destroyed by the Greeks, 15-year-old orphan Alexi is enslaved and forced aboard a ship…
bound for faraway Ithaca, under the command of the Greek warrior Odysseus. But none could foresee the perils of the cursed voyage to come: a brutal raid on the Cicones, a visit to the bewitching Lotus Eaters, and a grisly encounter with a Cyclops. Alexi has no idea how much worse his life is about to get. Descriptions of violence. Followed by "The sea god's curse". For junior high readers. c2011. (Odyssey of a Slave ; 1)Eating between the lines
By Kevin Major. 1991
Just when Jackson is faced with arguing parents and a love gone sour, he discovers that he has the bizarre…
ability to project himself physically into the books that he reads. Junior and Senior High. 1991.Standard of honor (Templar trilogy. #2.)
By Jack Whyte. 2007
The deadly crusades rage on, with Christian forces being destroyed. Among the knights Templar are cousins Andre St. Clair and…
Alexander Smith. Sequel to "Knights of the Black and White" (DC29465). Followed by "Order in chaos" (DC36300). 2007. (Templar trilogy ; 2)The journey: the Overlanders' quest for gold
By William Samples, Bill Gallaher. 2002
Dozens of "Overlanders" left their wives and families behind as they set out toward a brighter future. As well as…
facing extreme natural dangers, the travellers were torn by religious arguments and personal rivalries, and it took the talents of the leaders to keep the fractious parties working cooperatively. 2002.Grandma and the pirates
By Phoebe Gilman. 1993
A sea-wishing day
By Kady MacDonald Denton, Robert Heidbreder. 2007
On a hot summer day, a wish transforms an urban backyard into a place of breezy high-seas adventure. As our…
bold Captain and Skipper ride the salty waves, they encounter a beastly sea monster, buried treasure, a scurvy pirate crew, lovely mermaids and more. Grades K-3. 2007.Sur une île inventée
By Maryse Rouy. 2018
" Léa et Alice, qui sont en 2e secondaire, doivent faire une recherche sur un événement de l'histoire du Québec.…
Le tirage au sort leur attribue l'Expo 67. La grand-mère de Léa, décédée récemment, avait dix-huit ans lors de l'Expo. Après sa mort, la mère de Léa a entassé dans un débarras des boîtes de souvenirs qu'elle n'avait pas le courage de trier. Léa, poussée par l'espoir d'y trouver des objets ou des documents qui pourraient servir à sa recherche, va secrètement fouiller dans les boîtes. Elle tombe d'abord sur une photo, qui l'intrigue au plus haut point, et découvre ensuite le journal intime que sa grand-mère a tenu pendant la durée de l'Expo... "Dans le cœur de Florence: roman
By Lucie Bergeron. 2019
Florence a 16 ans. Pas d'amis, pas d'amoureux. Mais elle écrit. Elle passe tout son temps à écrire dans son…
cahier, à imaginer, inventer, créer. Quand elle n'écrit pas, ses idées se bousculent comme une rivière en crue. Son écriture est fougueuse, déliée, pas encore domptée. Le rythme de l'urgence. Florence écrit comme elle pense. À la maison, rien n'est simple pour Florence, et elle riposte. Coups de gueule, insolence, provocation. Elle trouve refuge sur la grève, happée par le paysage sauvage de Charlevoix. Elle parle à sa mère, qui n'est plus là. Les épaules appuyées contre la montagne, le coeur sur le rivage. Des garçons gravitent autour d'elle. Manu, Toby, le bluesman. Florence les évite, les désire, les repousse. Seule la création lui permet de garder son équilibre, à cet âge où l'avenir ressemble à un banc de brume. Son cahier d'écriture, dont elle ne se sépare jamais, est sa bouée. Mais elle le perd. Et tout bascule. Poussée dans le vide sans parachute. Elle ira jusqu'au bout dans l'affirmation de sa création