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The ghost of the Stanley Cup (Screech Owls series. #11.)
By Roy MacGregor. 2000
The spirit of former Governor General Lord Stanley seems to be haunting the festivities at the Little Stanley Cup Pee…
Wee Tournament in Ottawa -- literally! As the Screech Owls hockey team tour the nation's capital, they encounter his ghost everywhere. Then they start meeting some other ones, like Tom Thomson and Joe Hall, not to mention a former prime minister! But what are these historical figures trying to tell the players? Grades 4-7. (The Screech Owls series ; 11)Run
By David Skuy. 2017
Terrified of being targeted by bullies for being overweight, Lionel tries to go through grade 8 attracting as little notice…
as possible. But Lionel discovers something about himself: he's fast. So Lionel takes up running. That leads to joining a running group, and being recruited for the school track team. But being on the track team and getting more attention brings him closer to the bullies he's been avoiding - and makes him a target. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.Rooting for Rafael Rosales
By Kurtis Scaletta. 2017
In the Dominican Republic, a boy who dreams of playing professional baseball in the United States crosses paths with a…
young environmentalist from Minneapolis who is passionate about saving bees. Grades 4-7. 2017.Rink rivals (Sports stories series ; #49)
By Jacqueline Guest. 2010
Evan and Brynley are twins, but they are very different. So when Brynley decides to take up hockey, which is…
Evan's sport, the boys find themselves facing off. Descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2010.Le facteur émotif (Romanichels)
By Denis Thériault. 2005
Un facteur modèle s'adonne à des activités illicites. S'étant immiscé dans une correspondance amoureuse, le voilà forcé d'écrire des haïkus…
(lui qui n'en a jamais produit un seul !) et entraîné dans une aventure amoureuse qui se terminera d'une incroyable façon. 2005.La fabuleuse entraîneuse (Charlotte ; #6)
By Dominique Demers. 2007
L'équipe de soccer de l'Anse-aux-Canards, dont fait partie Jérémie Jolivet, doit affronter celle de la Baie-des-Bleuets dans un match crucial.…
La pression est énorme et l'enjeu semble important - jusqu'à ce que débarque la nouvelle entraîneuse, l'ineffable mademoiselle Charlotte. Ses méthodes d'entraînement et son approche du jeu sont à l'opposé de tout ce que les jeunes joueurs ont vu jusqu'à ce jour: pas de cris, pas d'ordres, et surtout pas d'injures! Les jeunes doivent apprendre à perdre, à jouer pour le plaisir, à donner le meilleur d'eux-mêmes pour la joie pure que cela procure. Avec son originalité coutumière, un peu de "spling" et de "smalalamiam", Mademoiselle Charlotte inculque aux joueurs les vertus de la solidarité, de l'entraide, et leur fait comprendre que chacun d'eux est unique! Années 3-6. 2007.Flying feet (Orca sports)
By J. Alfred McCann. 2010
After losing yet another tae kwon do tournament, Jinho gives in to his anger and breaks his opponent's fingers. While…
this gets him barred from competing at his dojang, it also gets him scouted by Austin, a trainer for an underground mixed martial arts club. At first the prospect of fighting without boundaries appeals to Jinho, but the more involved he gets, the more disturbing he finds it and the harder it is to find a way out. Senior High. 2010.Game face (Sports stories)
By Sylvia Gunnery. 2013
Jay Hirtle's back in Rockets territory and he's determined to help his former teammates win the basketball championship. But some…
of his teammates aren't very welcoming, including Colin, Jay's former best friend and last season's MVP. When Jay wins out in a close vote for team captain, Colin's behaviour becomes even more hostile. Jay has to think of a way to fix their strained relationship -- and the effect it has on the team's showing -- even if it means giving up the captaincy. For junior and senior high readers. 2013.The Search
By Nora Roberts. 2010
It's been a few years since Fiona Bristow has moved to Orcas Island. Within the small, tight-knit island community she's…
built up her business, a canine rescue centre that trains dogs to track missing persons. Other than her work, Fiona doesn't ask for much: the peace of the landscape, the companionship of her dogs, the safe haven of friends and family. Romantic entanglements are very far down on her list - and certainly not with Simon Doyle, an artist newly arrived from the mainland. 2010.Hockey sur le lac
By David Ward, Isabelle Allard. 2008
"Owen et Holly passent une journée fantastique à jouer au hockey sur le lac jusqu'à ce que leur rondelle tombe…
dans un trou, creusé dans la glace par un pêcheur. Ils croient bien que la partie est terminée, mais leur père décide de leur montrer comment les jeunes se débrouillaient dans le bon vieux temps. Il coupe une rondelle dans un tronc d'arbre et avec l'aide du pêcheur, il la trempe dans l'eau glacée. Après quelques minutes, la rondelle, recouverte d'une mince couche de glace, glisse à merveille sur la patinoire et la partie peut continuer!" -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The hockey tree.Ça, c'est du hockey!
By David Bouchard, Michèle Marineau. 2003
"Dominique passe la fin de semaine chez son cousin Étienne, qui, avec ses amis, l'initie au hockey bottine. Le hockey…
bottine, c'est beaucoup plus drôle que le hockey sur glace. La seule et unique règle est de s'amuser, en marquant le plus de buts possible. Alors Dominique apprend petit à petit le rituel de ces garçons... Juste pour les garçons? Un album qui fleure bon la glace fraîche et les copains." -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: That's hockey.Gâteaux et chapeaux
By Bernard Friot. 2008
"Dame Lola est seule en son château. Dame Lola prépare des gâteaux, cuit des tartes, des pavés ou des génoises…
fourrées. Dame Lola fabrique des chapeaux, hauts-de-forme, melons, capelines et panamas. Elle guette l'horizon, elle espère, elle attend. Hélas ! les voyageurs ne font que courte escale, et Dame Lola retourne à ses travaux, à ses rêves gâteaux, à ses langueurs chapeaux. Enfin, un soir d'hiver et de vent, trois coups résonnent à la porte..." -- 4e de couv.A friend in need (Janet Dailey's love scenes)
By Sonja Massie. 1997
Clay Davis has more money than he can use in his lonely life. Proud, independent Kelly Brandon needs money for…
her son's operation. When they meet, things go wrong from the start, but will love blossom as they reconcile their warring spirits? GRADE I BRAILLE.The healing touch (Janet Dailey's Love Scenes Ser.)
By Janet Dailey. 1994
Nicolas, fou de soccer (Nicolas Ser.)
By Gilles Tibo. 2012
Aujourd'hui, Nicolas participe à son premier tournoi de soccer. Il ne tient pas en place! Mais à force d'envoyer son…
ballon dans tous les sens et de provoquer des accidents, il risque de s'attirer des ennuis. Années 1-3.Thumb on a diamond
By Ken Roberts. 2006
The children of New Aukland, a tiny fishing village on the coast of British Columbia, want to experience big-city novelties…
such as elevators and streetlights for the first time. Taking advantage of a school funding loophole, they form a baseball team and enter a tournament that takes them to Vancouver. The fact that the children have never played the game before doesn't stop them! Grades 3-6. 2006.The Screech Owls' home loss (Screech Owls series. #8.)
By Roy MacGregor. 1998
When a phone call from Nish gets Travis out of bed one winter morning, it looks as if it's going…
to be the best weekend ever. But before it's over, Travis wishes it had never begun. One of the Screech Owls is in the hospital, the victim of a drunk driver who fled the scene. Now Travis and the Screech Owls must find a way to bring the culprit to justice. Grades 4-7. (The Screech Owls series ; 8) 1998.The year of my Indian prince
By Ella Thorp Ellis. 2001
It is the summer of 1945, and April is delighted that the war is finally over and her beloved father…
is home again. But then, she is diagnosed with tuberculosis and is sent to a TB hospital where she meets new friends, is courted by a handsome Indian prince, and faces the reality of her potentially deadly illness. This story is based on the author's own experiences in a TB hospital. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2001.The mommy quest (Harlequin superromance ; #1334)
By Lori Handeland. 2006
Life has never been easy for Tim. Abandoned and left to fend for himself, he's finally found a home with…
Dean Luchetti. But something's missing - Tim thinks he needs a mother and Dean needs a wife, and he's got the perfect candidate in Stella O'Connell, his school's principal. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2006. (Harlequin superromance ; 1334)A secret affair
By Barbara Taylor Bradford. 1997
At thirty-three, Bill Fitzgerald, acclaimed American television foreign correspondent, is war-weary and exhausted after a long stint in Bosnia. In…
need of rest, he travels to Venice to meet Francis Xavier Peterson, an old friend and a war correspondent for Time magazine. While at the bar of the Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal with Frankie, Bill is struck by the dark beauty of a young woman seated alone at the other side of the bar. 1997.