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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.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.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.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 créationFanny Cloutier ou L'été des grandes vérités: 3
By Stéphanie Lapointe. 2019
À 14 ans, Fanny Cloutier a entrepris l'écriture d'un journal intime parce qu'elle aime dessiner et parce qu'elle a dû…
aller vivre chez sa tante à Ste-Lorette. Tandis que son père essayait de développer une invention à l'étranger, Fanny devait s'intégrer dans une nouvelle famille et dans une nouvelle école. Puis, elle a déménagé au Japon en étant forcée de laisser Henri derrière elle. Dans ce troisième tome, Fanny revient du Japon et elle compte passer un été de rêves. Henri revient dans sa vie, mais pas pour sortir avec elle. En se sentant plus proche de son père, l'adolescente aimerait arriver à se confier à luiValentina has two houses
By Paula Carbonell. 2020
English versión of audiobook Valentina tiene dos casas. Valentina has two houses, and a lot of things in each of…
them, but there are days when whoever she wants is not there when she wants. What happens to Valentina happened, happens and can happen to many more children and many more times. Valentina tiene dos casas y un montón de cosas en cada una de ellas, pero hay días que no está quien quiere en el momento que quiere. Lo que le ocurre a Valentina sucedió, sucede y puede suceder a muchos más niños y muchas más vecesLove love: a novel
By Sung J. Woo. 2015
Former pro-tennis player Kevin learns of his adoption when he's tested to be a kidney donor for his father. Devastated,…
he searches for his birth family. Both he and his sister Judy are dealing with the fallout of broken and burgeoning romances. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015Language arts
By Stephanie Kallos. 2015
Language arts teacher Charles Marlow's autistic son, Cody, loses the ability to communicate. Charles struggles to relate to Cody, who…
will soon age out of state-assisted care. He also remembers the autistic child who joined his class when he was in elementary school. Some strong language. 2015You had me at hello
By Mhairi McFarlane. 2014
Ten years after they last spoke, Rachel runs into her former best friend, Ben, once again. She has recently broken…
up with her fiancé, but notices that Ben is married. However, the more time they spend together, the more they realize the flame between them has not died. Strong language. 2012Bedhead
By Margie Palatini, Jack E. Davis. 2003
It was BIG. It was BAD. It was ... BEDHEAD! No doubt about it, Oliver's having a very bad hair…
day. His parents and sister try to help. They push, they pull, they spritz and they spray; they goop, they glop, and they mousse. But Oliver's hair is still way out of control. And today's class picture day! What's a boy to do? For grades K-3Blush
By Jamie Brenner. 2021
From acclaimed author Jamie Brenner comes a stunning new novel about three generations of women who discover that the scandalous…
books of their past may just be the key to saving their family's future. For decades, the Hollander Estates winery has been the premier destination for lavish parties and romantic day trips on the North Fork of Long Island. But behind the lush vineyards and majestic estate house, the Hollander family fortunes have suffered and the threat of a sale brings old wounds to the surface. For matriarch Vivian, she fears that this summer season could be their last—and that selling their winery to strangers could expose a dark secret she's harbored for decades. Meanwhile, her daughter, Leah, who was turned away from the business years ago, finds her marriage at a crossroads and returns home for a sorely needed escape. And granddaughter Sadie, grappling with a crisis of her own, runs to the vineyard looking for inspiration. But when Sadie uncovers journals from Vivian's old book club dedicated to scandalous novels of decades past, she realizes that this might be the distraction they all need. Reviving the "trashy" book club, the Hollander women find that the stories hold the key to their fight not only for the vineyeard, but for the life and love they've wanted all along. Blush is a bighearted story of love, family, and second chances, and an ode to the blockbuster novels that have shaped generations of women. Car trouble: a novel
By Robert Rorke. 2018
Nicky Flynn is a boy coming of age in 1970s Brooklyn, His alcoholic father, Pat, who Nicky calls "himself" picks…
up used cars at the police auction. Like them, he cleans up nice on the outside, but on the inside, he can only hold himself together for so long. Nicky always wonders when his father's addiction will raise its head and damage the family again. UnratedI see the sun in Afghanistan (I See the Sun in ... #3)
By Dedie King, Judith Inglese, Mohd Vahidi. 2011
From the first light of dawn until bedtime, one day in the life of a young Afghan girl and her…
family in the city of Bamiyan is recounted. For grades K-3North woods girl
By Aimee Bissonette, Aimée M Bissonette, Claudia McGehee. 2015
An admiring granddaughter hikes in all seasons with Grandma, the quintessential north woods girl. Together they see squirrels gathering nuts,…
hear wood frogs peep, inhale piney scents, and choose the finest skipping stone. For preschool-grade 2The bridge to take when things get serious: a memoir
By Lori Jakiela. 2013
The Bridge to Take When Things Get Serious is the story of mothers and daughters, the debts we pay, and…
the new lives we build for ourselves when we least expect them. UnratedDog gone wild
By Leigh Anne Florence. 2010
Woody, Chloe, Mom, and Dad decide to stop watching TV and get away for an old-fashioned camping trip. Woody is…
excited to show he is a real outdoors dog. He is used to traveling to schools and libraries teaching kids to be their best, but can a little dachshund really survive in the wilderness? For grades 2-4. 2010In Leah's wake: a novel
By Terri Giuliano Long. 2012
In this heartbreaking and tenderly told novel, the Tyler family splinters as Leah, the sixteen-year-old oldest child, drifts into drugs…
and dissolution. Justine, her younger sister, desperately longs for approval, and their parents cannot agree on how to mend their wounded clan. Contains some strong language. 2011Five roads taken: a true story told by the kids to Tom Gleason
By Tom Gleason. 2001
Each of John Howard Wilson's five adult children remembers his death and the experience of losing their father. As each…
shares very personal moments, the reader steps inside a family's life and explores the profound bonds between father and childSafe from the sea
By Peter Geye. 2010
Noah returns home to reconnect with his dying father, thirty-five years after the wreck of a Great Lakes ore boat…
that his father only partially survived. When his father finally tells the story of the disaster, the two men reconsider each other. Unrated