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The sound of honor
By Jim Stovall. 2009
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Jake Dyer, a blind man, and his associates have only three rules in the lost and found business-always get paid,…
never get emotionally involved, and avoid dangerous people. But then there was the time they successfully shattered all three-sometimes you just gotta do the right thing! UnratedThe truth as told by Mason Buttle
By Leslie Connor. 2018
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Friendship stories, General fiction, Disabilities fiction, Mysteries and crime storiesLaw and crime, Self help, General non-fiction, Social issues, Disabilities
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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. 2018Empire of Wild: A Novel
By Cherie Dimaline. 2019
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Christian fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Family stories, Fantasy, Ghost and horror stories, Mysteries and crime stories, Women sleuths, General fictionParanormal, Health and medicine, Witchcraft, Business and economics, Family and relationships, Environment, Christianity, Indigenous peoples, General non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction
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A #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLEROne of the most anticipated books of the summer for Time, Harper's Bazaar, Bustle and Publishers Weekly'Deftly…
written, gripping and informative. Empire of Wild is a rip-roaring read!' Margaret Atwood'Empire of Wild is doing everything I love in a contemporary novel and more. It is tough, funny, beautiful, honest and propulsive' Tommy Orange, author of There There 'Dimaline turns an old story into something newly haunting and resonant' New York Times'Close, tight, stark, beautiful - rich where richness is warranted, but spare where want and sorrow have sharpened every word. Dimaline has crafted something both current and timeless' NPR'Revelatory... Gritty and engaging, this story of a woman and her missing husband is one of candor, wit and tradition'Ms. Magazine Broken-hearted Joan has been searching for her husband, Victor, for almost a year - ever since he went missing on the night they had their first serious argument. One hung-over morning in a Walmart parking lot in a little town near Georgian Bay, she is drawn to a revival tent where the local Métis have been flocking to hear a charismatic preacher. By the time she staggers into the tent the service is over, but as she is about to leave, she hears an unmistakable voice.She turns, and there is Victor. Only he insists he is not Victor, but the Reverend Eugene Wolff, on a mission to bring his people to Jesus.With only two allies - her Johnny-Cash-loving, 12-year-old nephew Zeus, and Ajean, a foul-mouthed euchre shark with deep knowledge of the old Métis ways - Joan sets out to remind the Reverend Wolff of who he really is. If he really is Victor, his life and the life of everyone she loves, depends upon her success.Inspired by traditional Métis legends, Cherie Dimaline has created a propulsive, stunning and sensuous novel.Mother Howl
By Craig Clevenger. 2023
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Compelling literary crime that follows the son of a serial murderer who changes his identity in a bid to escape…
his past.Sixteen-year-old Lyle Edison recognizes the face of a murder victim on the nightly news – the waitress at his local diner. A place he often frequented with his dad. The following day his father is arrested and charged with her murder. And then eight further bodies are discovered.Following the revelation that his dad is in fact a serial killer, Lyle is outcast and shunned. Forced to abandon his family, illegally obtaining a new identity, he moves away to start all over again.Some years later, Lyle thinks he has finally moved on. But after several brushes with the law, Lyle&’s past eventually catches up to him when a mysterious stranger known only as Icarus shows up and seems to know Lyle&’s secret...