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The collected works of Billy the Kid (Vintage International)
By Michael Ondaatje. 2009
William Bonney, a.k.a. "Billy the Kid," killed his first man when he was twelve, and by the time he was…
twenty-one he had slain nineteen more. Drawing on contemporary accounts, period photographs, dime novels and his own imagination, Ondaatje imagines Billy's passage across the blasted landscape of 1880s New Mexico and the collective unconscious of his country. A synthesis of storytelling, history, and myth. Winner of the 1970 Governor General's Award for Poetry. 2009.Seul on est: [poésie] (Poesie Ser.)
By Serge Patrice Thibodeau. 2006
Trêve de solitude; dans ces poèmes, seul veut dire seulement, seul signifie unique. Écrite à partir d'un vers de Paul…
Valéry, cette poésie est un mélange audacieux de motifs tels que l'anecdote et le tableau de genre, le paysage et l'escamot (pop-up), où l'usage de la forme fixe délimite la façon d'être de ce poète qui signe là son douzième recueil. Gagnant du Prix du Gouverneur général catégorie poésie, 2007. 2006.The bite of the mango
By Mariatu Kamara, Susan McClelland. 2008
Sierra Leone. At the age of 12, Mariatu Kamara was raped by a family friend, then captured by rebels who…
cut off her hands. Despite her wounds, Kamara walked out of the bush and sought help, ending up in an amputee camp, where she gave birth to a son who died of malnutrition. When foreign journalists interviewed Kamara in the camp, her story garnered international interest and assistance, which eventually brought her to Toronto. Her autobiography testifies to Kamara's horrific trauma, but with the aim of fostering hope and reconciliation. Winner of the 2011 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. For junior high and older readers. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2008.Stumbling in the bloom
By John Pass. 2005
A celebration of the enticements and entanglements of wilderness, along with poems about a wry excursion to the chiropractor, a…
fanciful flight from a student driver's parallel parking practice, and a moving Canadian journey towards and away from the "ground zero" of the 9/11 tragedy. 2006 Governor General's Award winner for Poetry. 2005.Ravir: poèmes (Clepsydre ; #58)
By Hélène Dorion. 2005
Une poésie harmonieuse, d'un classicisme parfois convenu, parfois factice malgré quelques images vibrantes et un indéniable savoir-faire. Une poésie souvent…
décorative dans laquelle l'être joue les trouble-fêtes. Prix du Gouverneur général 2006, catégorie poésie. 2006.Un ouvrage qui s'adresse aux historiens, universitaires, chercheurs et professeurs. Un autre ouvrage sur Groulx me direz-vous? Je répondrais :…
enfin une analyse complète sur Groulx. Figure incontournable de l'histoire du nationalisme au Québec, quiconque s'intéresse à l'histoire des idées ne peut ignorer Groulx et doit absolument lire cet essai de Michel Bock. Prix du Gouverneur Général 2005. 2004.Les jours à vif: poésie (Opale)
By André Brochu. 2004
Comme un roulement de tonnerre, les poèmes d'André Brochu créent un univers festif qui ne nie pas les ombres. Au…
bruit du monde répond le fracas du poème. Dans la voix tendre et ironique d'André Brochu, passe le monde dans toutes ses tonalités. Prix du Gouverneur général (poésie), 2004.L'échappée des discours de l'oeil
By Madeleine Ouellette-Michalska. 1990
Empruntant à l'anthropologie, à la mythologie, à la psychologie, à la sémiologie, à la littérature, à l'histoire, l'auteur évoque des…
problèmes fondamentaux: rôle de la femme, organisation de l'univers, fonction des sexes, création littéraire, etc. 1990.The annals of Chile
By Paul Muldoon. 1994
The collected poems of F.R. Scott
By F. R Scott. 1981
Scott was a historian and lawyer, but foremost a poet. This collection, which was compiled by Scott himself, showed both…
a reflective man and a public figure committed to human progress. Winner of the 1981 Governor General's Award for Poetry. 1981. Uniform title: PoemsTintin et le Québec: Hergé au coeur de la Révolution tranquille
By Tristan Demers. 2010
L'histoire d'amour entre Tintin et les jeunes lecteurs québécois a commencé bien avant qu'Hergé ne foule pour la première fois…
le sol américain, en 1965. Lors de son séjours au Québec, des milliers d'admirateurs se pressent autour de lui et, réciproquement, Hergé ressent d'emblée pour ce pays une sympathie profonde. Cet ouvrage à l'allure de journal retrace le voyage d'Hergé à Montréal, Québec et Manicouagan. Salon du Livre : Lauréat volet Vie pratique 2011. 2010.The man in the white sharkskin suit: my family's exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
By Lucette Lagnado. 2007
Lagnado's father, Leon, used to conduct business in his signature white sharkskin suit in Cairo in the years between World…
War II and Nasser's rise to power. But with the fall of King Farouk, Leon and his family, like other Egyptian Jews, lost everything and had to flee. With all of their belongings packed into 26 suitcases, the family departed for any land that would take them. 2007.The collected poems
By Wallace Stevens. 1954
The Collected Poems was prepared by Stevens himself, shortly before his death, and contains all of his published books of…
poetry, covering more than four decades. From the rococo lyrics of Harmonium, through the large-scale orchestrations of his middle years, to the austere lyrics of 'The Rock', Stevens' poetry meditated unremittingly upon the relation between the world and the imagination. Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. 1954.The rooster crows: a book of American rhymes and jingles (Their This is America books)
By Miska Petersham, Maud Fuller Petersham. 1945
The Island means Minago
By Milton Acorn. 1975
Prince Edward Island, its people and its history, is the theme of this book of prose and poetry by the…
noted Canadian author. Winner of the 1975 Governor General's Award for Poetry. 1975.The ghost horse of the Mounties
By Sean O Huigin. 1983
A mysterious storm sends the Mounties' horses in all directions. All but one horse is found. This is the story…
of that one horse. Winner of the 1983 Canada Council Children's Literature Award. Grades 3-6 and older readers. c1983.Even Superheroes Make Mistakes
By Shelly Becker. 2018
What do young superheroes do when they’ve blundered and bungled? They don’t get mad; they get SMART! This fun follow-up…
to Even Superheroes Have Bad Days teaches kids another humorous lesson in overcoming adversity. Even superheroes sometimes slip up and err. And when that happens, do they say, “It’s not FAIR?” or give up in despair? NO! “Ashamed Superheroes who goofed up somehow . . . First STOP . . . then CONSIDER what’s best to do now.” Whether they’ve nabbed the wrong guy by mistake or bashed into a planet while zooming through space, all superheroes ‘fess up their mess-up, get on with their day, and keep on saving the world in the most super way!The black flamingo
By Dean Atta. 2020
Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be…
Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican, but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs, and the Black Flamingo is bornLike bug juice on a burger (Eleanor)
By Matthew Cordell, Julie Sternberg. 2013
When Eleanor's grandma Sadie surprises her with a sleep-away camp trip over the summer, Eleanor is excited. But her enthusiasm…
wanes when faced with strange food and an embarrassingly low-level swim class. Sequel to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie (DB 75193). For grades 2-4. 2013Alone
By Megan E. Freeman. 2021
Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize–nominated…
poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town. When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone—left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. After a rough start, Maddie learns to trust her own ingenuity and invents clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day. Can Maddie's stubborn will to survive carry her through the most frightening experience of her life?