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The heart specialist: a novel
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.The Adventures of Nanabush: Ojibway Indian stories
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.Tales the elders told: Ojibway legends
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.Le passage des loups (Castor poche Flammarion ; #15)
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.Involuntary bliss
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.Why just me?
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.The Melville boys
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.Pipo
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 ?Bérénice ou La fois où j'ai presque fait la grève de tout!
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 !Antiracist baby
By Ibram X Kendi. 2020
From the National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist comes a fresh…
new audiobook that empowers parents and children to uproot racism in our society and in ourselves, now with added discussion prompts to help listeners recognize and reflect on bias in their daily lives. Featured on Good Morning America, NPR's Morning Edition, CBS This Morning, and more! Take your first steps with Antiracist Baby! Or rather, follow Antiracist Baby 's nine easy steps for building a more equitable world. With thoughtful yet playful text, Antiracist Baby introduces the youngest listeners and the grown-ups in their lives to the concept and power of antiracism. Providing the language necessary to begin critical conversations at the earliest age, Antiracist Baby is the perfect gift for listeners of all ages dedicated to forming a just societyAnne, a divorced single mom, barely able to cope with life and struggles to make sense of the death of…
her young son. Mark, a former architect, now works as a handyman and wonders how his life got off track. Father Paul, the abbot of the Abbey of Saints Philip and James, questions how to best live a life that secludes him from the world. At a Pennsylvania abbey, this unlikely trio discovers the answers--a miracle of hope and understanding that bears witness to the surprising power of God to bring healing and wholeness to our lives. UnratedBlue grass boy: the story of Bill Monroe, father of bluegrass music
By Barb Rosenstock, Edwin Fotheringham. 2018
Presents the story of musician Bill Monroe, the youngest of eight children, who loved playing and singing harmonies with his…
family on the front porch and continued to work on his craft as he grew up. His deep Kentucky roots helped him to create the unique American music called bluegrass. For grades K-3. 2018Gutter Child
By Jael Richardson. 2021
A fierce and heartbreaking debut from FOLD founder Jael Richardson about a young woman with the courage to determine her…
own future Imagine a world in which the hopeless and vulnerable are forced to buy their freedom by working off their debt to society. Imagine a world divided into the privileged Mainland and the policed Gutter. In that world lives Elimina Dubois, one of only 100 children selected as a social experiment by the Mainland government to be taken from their mothers in the Gutter and raised in the land of opportunity. But when her Mainland mother dies when Elimina is just a teenager, Elimina finds herself all alone, forced into an unfamiliar life of servitude, unsure of who she is and where she belongs. When she makes friends with Gutter children, each making their own way through the crushing cycle of the Gutter System in whatever ways they know how, Elimina will discover that the thing she needs more than anything may not be the freedom she imagined after all. Gutter Child takes us on the journey of a young woman in a fractured world of heartbreaking disadvantages and horrific injustices. Richardson’s Elimina is a modern heroine in an altered but all too recognizable reality, who, must find the strength within herself to determine her own future and defy a system that tries to shape her destiny. Jael Richardson is the Artistic Director of The FOLD literary festival, the books columnist on CBC Radio’s ‘q’ and an outspoken advocate on issues of diversity. She is the author of The Stone Thrower: A Daughter’s Lesson, a Father’s Life, a memoir based on her relationship with her father, CFL quarterback Chuck Ealey. The book received a CBC Bookie Award and earned Richardson an Acclaim Award and a My People Award as an Emerging Artist. A children’s book called The Stone Thrower was published by Groundwood Books in 2016. Her essay “Conception” is part of Room’s first Women of Colour edition, and excerpts from her first play, my upside down black.Searching for Robert Johnson: The Life and Legend of the "King of the Delta Blues Singers"
By Peter Guralnick. 1998
Author of music biographies including Last Train to Memphis (DB 40087) examines the short life and long legacy of bluesman…
Johnson, who died at age twenty-seven in 1938. From scarce information, the author stitches together what is known of his life, and looks at the many blues musicians he influenced. 1989The opposite of loneliness: essays and stories
By Marina Keegan. 2014
Collection of essays and short stories by Keegan (1989-2012), who was killed in a car accident five days after her…
college graduation. In the title essay--which appeared in the graduation issue of the Yale Daily News--she reflects on the bright future awaiting the graduates. Bestseller. 2014Go, cat, go!: the life and times of Carl Perkins, the king of rockabilly
By Carl Perkins, David McGee. 1996
Autobiography of Carl Perkins following his life and career from 1932 through the 1990's. Carl Perkins, one of the original…
pioneers of rock, is famous for writing "Blue Suede Shoes" and performing with Elvis and Johnny Cash as they toured on behalf of Sun Records during the heyday of rockabilly. 1996Ordinary magic: everyday life as spiritual path
By John Welwood. 1992
When Paul met Artie: the story of Simon & Garfunkel
By G. Neri, David Litchfield, Greg Neri. 2018
When Paul Met Artie is a picture book aimed at young readers from grades 4 to 7. From childhood friendship…
to brief teenage stardom, from early failures to musical greatness -- the incredible story of how Simon & Garfunkel became a cherished voice of their generation. For grades 4-7Piano starts here: the young Art Tatum
By Robert Andrew Parker, Robert A. Parker. 2008
Drum dream girl: how one girl's courage changed music
By Margarita Engle, Rafael López. 2015
In Cuba in the 1930s, music filled the air. Millo had a dream playing drums of all kinds, but the…
country and her father only permitted boys to play drums. Millo finds a way to drum and practices in secret. Eventually her father relents and hires a music teacher for her. Millo's persistance means that she and her sisters become the first all-girl dance band in Cuba and play with and for famous people. (Story inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga.) For grades K-3