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The bluebird and the sparrow (Women of the West ; #10)
By Janette Oke. 1995
Berta Berdette grows increasingly resentful and jealous of her vivacious, outgoing, younger sister Glenna. Berta struggles for her sense of…
self-identity and worth in the eyes of God and her family. Sequel to "Too long a stranger", followed by "A gown of Spanish lace". 1995. (Women of the West ; 10)The chimney sweeper's boy
By Barbara Vine. 1998
The obituaries for Gerald Candless, who died of a heart attack, were respectful. He had been an admired and popular…
writer. His sudden death was a loss to literature as well as to his family and friends. But embarking on his memoirs, his daughter Sarah uncovers some alarming truths which she is anxious to keep from her mother and sister. At some point in his life her father had changed his identity. 1998.The cellist of Sarajevo
By Steven Galloway. 2008
Sarajevo, 1992. A cellist plays Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor as a memorial on each of twenty-two days following a…
mortar attack that kills twenty-two citizens who are standing in a bread line. The music deeply affects a sniper, a father, and an older man. Inspired by historic events. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. Winner of the 2009 Evergreen Award. 2008.The canyon of bones (Skye's West Ser. #15)
By Richard S Wheeler. 2008
1850s. Barnaby Skye and his Crow Indian wife Victoria agree that Skye should take a second Indian wife to produce…
a son. Skye marries Blue Dawn, a beautiful young Shoshone woman, and the trio is hired to guide English explorer and journalist Graves Mercer to see a mysterious canyon full of dinosaur bones. On the trek, they endure prairie fires, superstitious natives, and Mercer's arrogance, which endangers the whole party. Sequel to "Fire arrow", followed by "Virgin River". Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2008. (Skye's West ; 15)The brutal heart (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries ; #11)
By Gail Bowen. 2008
Joanne Kilbourn is following the political campaign of Ginny Monaghan, a woman whose success depends not so much on the…
election-day poll, but on the outcome of a custody battle she's fighting. Joanne thinks this is perfect material for a TV program she's putting together on women and politics, but then a local call girl is murdered - a woman whose regular clientele included several of Regina's most prominent lawyers, including (until he met Joanne) her own husband Zach. With her new marriage under strain, Joanne investigates why the dead woman had started to threaten her clients with blackmail. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence, and some descriptions of sex. c2008. (Joanne Kilbourn mysteries ; 11)The cabal (Kirk McGarvey adventures. #14.)
By David Hagberg. 2010
CIA operative Todd Van Buren meets with Joshua Givens, an investigative reporter who has uncovered a dangerous secret. Givens suspects…
that a lobbyist has formed a shadowy group called the Friday Club. The journalist is convinced that the "club" is powerful enough to topple the United States. That afternoon Van Buren, son-in-law of legendary spy Kirk McGarvey, is gunned down. The same evening, Givens and his family are killed. McGarvey is about to be drawn into the most far-reaching and perilous investigation of his career. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. c2010.The cadence of grass
By Thomas McGuane. 2002
This is the story of the Whitelaws, a family whose values are as far-flung as the territory they helped settle,…
and whose most recent generations have pioneered the landscape of dysfunction. A novel charged with the relentless and often contradictory claims of blood, money, history and love. 2002.The Buddha of suburbia
By Hanif Kureishi. 1990
The winner of the Whitbread Best First Novel 1990, this is the story of Karim Amir, "an Englishman born and…
bred - almost", who lives with his English mother and Indian father in the south London suburbs. 1990.The broken shore
By Peter Temple. 2007
Detective Joe Cashin has returned to his hometown to run its one-man police station while his wounds heal and the…
nightmares fade from his last case. His quiet life is interrupted by a brutal attack on Charles Bourgoyne, a prominent community member. Suspicion falls on three young men from the local Aboriginal community but Cashin's not so sure, as the case unfolds amid simmering corruption and prejudice. Strong language and descriptions of sex and violence. 2007.The blue helmet
By William Bell. 2006
Lee wants to be a Tarantula - a member of the biggest, most powerful gang in his neighbourhood. But when…
his initiation goes wrong and the police catch him robbing an auto supply store, Lee's father sends him to live with his aunt. He initially resists Aunt Reena and the customers of her café, but slowly learns to open himself up to his new surroundings. When Lee strikes up an unlikely friendship he is suddenly confronted by the ravages of violence, and is forced to face the consequences of his own aggression. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.The blue light project
By Timothy L Taylor. 2011
A man armed with an explosive device storms a studio where KiddieFame, a controversial children’s talent show, is being filmed,…
and demands an interview with disgraced journalist Thom Pegg. Outside, Eve, a former Olympian, and Rabbit, a street artist, meet and join forces to look for Eve’s missing brother. Pegg listens to the hostage taker’s story and begins to realize the terrible, violent truth about what he has planned, as chaos reigns in the street, and Rabbit’s secret art installation is finally activated. Explicit descriptions of violence and explicit strong language. 2011.The body of Christopher Creed
By Carol Plum-Ucci. 2000
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of…
the class outcast. As he searches for answers, he analyzes his own behaviour and discovers secrets in the victim's family. Some strong language. For Senior High readers. Michael L. Printz Honor. c2000.The Boleyn inheritance
By Philippa Gregory. 2006
The year is 1539 and the court of Henry VIII is increasingly fearful at the moods of the ageing sick…
king. With only a baby in the cradle for an heir, Henry has to take another wife. The stories of three young women, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Jane Boleyn are told against the backdrop of the most volatile court in Europe. 2006.Six degrés de liberté
By Nicolas Dickner. 2015
"Six degrés de liberté" où l'on raconte l'histoire d'une jeune fille qui désire repousser les limites de l'expérience humaine, d'un…
hacker qui veut optimiser la circulation mondiale des bananes et des coussins, d'une employée de la GRC qui rêve d'en finir une bonne fois pour toutes avec la géographie, d'un septuagénaire qui perd un boulon, d'une acheteuse compulsive bipolaire, de six perruches et d'un chat intermittent, tous unis dans un jeu de société à l'échelle planétaire dont personne ne connaît les règles. 2015.Sur la glace du fleuve: roman (Une deuxième vie. #2.)
By Mylène Gilbert-Dumas. 2015
Elisabeth Létourneau a vécu un grand bouleversement : d'assistante dentaire, urbaine jusqu'au bout des doigts, malheureuse en amour et croulant…
sous les dettes, elle est devenue musheuse et férocement indépendante. Désormais prête à mettre sur pied son propre chenil et rêvant, pour ses 40 ans qui approchent, de relever le défi ultime celui de la Yukon Quest, la course de traîneaux à chiens la plus difficile au monde , elle réalisera que la vie lui réserve encore bien des surprises ! Suite de "Sous le soleil de minuit". 2015.Sous le soleil de minuit: roman (Une deuxième vie. #1.)
By Mylène Gilbert-Dumas. 2015
Lassés d'une vie dominée par l'endettement, Élisabeth et son conjoint liquident tout et partent pour le Yukon, où ils espèrent…
renflouer leurs coffres avant de revenir à Montréal. Mais ce plan prend bientôt un tour chaotique : en quelques mois, Élisabeth se retrouve célibataire, sans emploi et sans logement, seule à l'autre bout du pays. Contre toute attente, plutôt que de l'effrayer, la perspective de cette nouvelle vie la grise. La rencontre de deux hommes aux antipodes de ceux qu'elle a connus jusqu'ici et l'adoption d'une petite chienne en danger de mort lui révèlent une nouvelle passion pour la course de chiens de traîneaux. Ainsi se dessine pour elle les contours d'une existence palpitante sous les lueurs du soleil de minuit. Suivi de "Sur la glace du fleuve". 2015.The black notebook (The notebook Ser.)
By Michel Tremblay, Sheila Fischman. 2006
Le Sélect, serving hamburger platters to student misfits, transvestites, hookers and queens from Montreal's Boulevard Saint-Laurent. Hanging out with a…
theatre company in her off hours, Céline, a midget, experiences a world where it is not only possible but even desirable to pretend. Her diary describes her trials and tribulations, expectations and disappointments, as she reveals her own dramatic story, if only to herself. Some strong language. 2006. Uniform title: Cahier noir.The Black Canary
By Jane Louise Curry. 2005
James Parrett resents his musician parents' focused lifestyle and constant performing. While visiting London, he discovers a time portal that…
takes him to the year 1600, where he joins a group that sings and performs for Queen Elizabeth. James, now nicknamed the "Black Canary," discovers his love for music, but is also forced to decide whether he will remain in his new life or return to his home and family. Grades 5-8. 2005.The blackest bird: a novel of murder in nineteenth-century New York
By Joel Rose. 2007
New York, 1841. When Mary Rogers, a pretty clerk at a tobacco shop, is found brutally murdered in the Hudson…
River, High Constable Hays is charged with the search for her killer. A respected lawman known for creating a new interrogation technique called the third degree, Hays is starting to feel the full weight of his position, caught between public outrage and political red tape. High on his list of suspects is the eccentric poet Edgar Allan Poe, who freely admits that he was in love with the "cigar girl." Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2007.The betrayer
By Michael Hennessey. 2003
In 1941, two Prince Edward Island men were hanged for the murder of a Charlottetown shopkeeper. They vowed, right to…
their deaths, that a third man had committed the murder. Recounted here is the fictional life of the third man, Hugh Michael Casey, the betrayer, all of his life tainted by his crime. Some strong language, and descriptions of violence. 2003.