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The ghost of Captain Briggs (Sam, dog detective.)
By Mary Labatt. 1999
Sam thinks the old stone mansion where he, Beth, and Jennie are spending their vacation, is haunted. She comes to…
his conclusion by witnessing the not-so-friendly housekeeper, weird notes, and funny noises coming from the attic. Could it be true? Grades 3-6. c1999. (Sam, dog detective)The cat at the wall
By Deborah Ellis. 2014
A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers.…
The house seems empty, until the cat realizes that a little boy is hiding beneath the floorboards. Should she help him? After all, she's just a cat. Or is she? She was once a regular North American girl, but that was before she died and came back to life as a cat. When the little boy is discovered, the soldiers don't know what to do with him. It is not long before his teacher and classmates come looking for him, and the house is suddenly surrounded by Palestinian villagers throwing rocks, and the sound of Israeli tanks approaching. As the soldiers begin to panic and disaster seems certain, the cat knows that it is up to her to diffuse the situation. Grades 5-8. 2014.The carved box
By Gillian Chan. 2001
Fifteen-year-old Callum has just arrived from Scotland when he hands over his savings to a stranger in exchange for a…
filthy, half-starved dog and a carved box that he has been warned never to open. Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labour of working on a farm; his only source of comfort is Dog, who seems to know all his secret wishes and fears. Then the mysterious carved box accidentally breaks open, and Callum is faced with some astonishing revelations and difficult decisions. Grades 5-8. 2001.The blue roan child
By Jamieson Findlay. 2002
Syeira lives in Haysele, a land of horses and horse-sensitives. When the wild mare Arwin's tow colts are taken from…
her, Syeira decides to help Arwin rescue them, even if she must risk her life to do so. But their mission proves harder than they imagined. For junior high readers. 2002.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.Tarka the otter (Puffin Modern Classics Ser.)
By Henry Williamson. 1995
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of life in the wild as seen…
through the otter's own eyes. Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1927. 1995.Tales from Gold Mountain: stories of the Chinese in the New World
By Paul Yee. 1989
Silverwing
By Kenneth Oppel. 1997
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in…
ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Prequel to "Sunwing" (DC19512). Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1998 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1997.Rescue pup (Orca young readers)
By Jean Little. 2004
Shakespeare, a Seeing Eye puppy, is sent to the home of a troubled foster child, Tessa, whom he expects to…
love him on sight. Shakespeare soon realizes why his new owner is called 'Stoneface', and begins to teach Tessa to love. Before he knows it, Shakespeare finds himself in a variety of dangerous situations, from being attacked by Zorro, a very tough rooster, to nearly drowning in a creek. Grades 3-6. 2004.Pit pony (Jeanpac)
By Joyce C Barkhouse. 1990
Eleven-year-old Willie works in the coal mines of Cape Breton, rarely seeing the light of day. But he dreams of…
riding over the sand dunes of Sable Island on the back of a wild horse. Grades 3-6.Piglets don't watch television (Abby and Tess pet-sitters. #4.)
By Trina Wiebe. 2000
Abby and Tess are excited about heading to Ms. Fitzpatrick's house to babysit her pig for three days. Then strange…
things start to happen around the house and when they can't find any logical explanations for them they both start to wonder. Grades 3-6. 2000.Nombre d'écrivains ont été tour à tour fascinés, inspirés ou tourmentés par l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, ce pays à la fois western catholique…
et Klondike québécois , selon la formule de François Ruph reprise par l'historien Benoît-Beaudry Gourd. On dit qu'il y sévit des froids à couper les loups en deux. On dit que gisent au fond du lac Témiscamingue assez de chevaux pour peupler les écuries d'un village entier. La région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue semble superbement méconnue. Pourtant, ce pays aux confins de l'histoire a tant à raconter, tant à montrer. Fin connaisseur de l'histoire littéraire de cette immense contrée où l'orignal broute les nymphéas , Denis Cloutier nous offre une Abitibi-Témiscamingue depuis longtemps débarrassée de son manteau glaciaire, l'essouchée (les premières occupations de la terre) comme celle den-dssour (les mines, la ruée vers les métaux). 2012.Jomusch et le troll des cuisines (Roman vert. livre 2)
By Christiane Duchesne. 2001
Lizards don't wear lip gloss (Abby and Tess pet-sitters. #Vol. 2)
By Trina Wiebe. 2000
Abby and Tess are excited to be looking after a lizard named Angus. When they manage to lose him in…
the house, Abby is quick to blame Tess. Things go from bad to worse and Abby is forced to admit maybe she needs Tess's help after all. Grades 3-6. 2000.Le retour de Jules: roman
By Didier Van Cauwelaert. 2017
Jules, ancien chien guide d'aveugle, est redevenu un simple animal de compagnie depuis qu'Alice a recouvré la vue. Alors qu'il…
commençait à déprimer, il est sélectionné pour être formateur dans une école canine spécialisée dans la détection des crises d'épilepsie. Il y fait la connaissance de Victoire, une superbe braque détectrice de kamikazes qui cherche à se reconvertir. 2017.Journal d'un chat assassin (Mouche)
By Anne Fine, Véronique Haïtse. 1997
Un chat qui ne mâche pas ses mots, ça n'existe pas ! Pourtant, le héros de ce livre est bel…
et bien un chat. Il s'appelle Tuffy. Dans son journal de bord, il raconte la difficulté qu'il a d'être confronté à la plus totale incompréhension de ses maîtres. Surtout lorsqu'il ramène à la maison des animaux morts. Tuffy essaie bien de s'en empêcher. Mais aller contre nature relève d'un exploit qui n'est pas à la portée de n'importe quel chat, même de bonne volonté. Un beau jour, Tuffy est accusé du meurtre de Thumper, le lapin des voisins. Suivi de "Le chat assasin, le retour". Prix Sorcières 1998, catégorie premières lectures. Années 1-3. 1997. Titre uniforme: Diary of a killer cat.Goldfish don't take bubble baths (Abby and Tess pet-sitters. #1.)
By Trina Wiebe. 2000
Abby loves animals but her apartment building doesn't allow pets. A chance to babysit Mrs. Wilson's two goldfish gives Abby…
the idea of starting her own pet-sitting business. But first she has to convince her parents that she's responsible enough to run her own business. Grades 3-6. 2000.Baboon
By David Jones. 2007
Flying back to the African savanna with his parents, 14-year-old Gerry would rather be back home - sure, his parents'…
baboon research lets him explore the African wilderness, but thinking of spending weeks there with a bunch of monkeys makes him miss everything about the city. Suddenly, the plane flies into a lightning storm, the engine dies, and they come down hard. Gerry wakes up on the ground, thinking that a baboon has broken his fall, but something quite different has happened - something that will change Gerry's life forever. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2007.Girls to the rescue [book #1]: tales of clever, courageous girls from around the world
By Bruce Lansky. 1995
Ten stories where the clever, brave heroes of fairy tales are girls. In a typical fairy tale, a helpless girl…
waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the heroines in these stories are much too busy saving the day to wait around for Prince Charming. Grades 3-6. 1995.Evangeline Mudd and the golden-haired apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle
By David Elliott. 2004
Evangeline Mudd's primatologist parents travel without her to the Ikkinasti Jungle to study the golden-haired apes. But when they fail…
to return, Evangeline and the world-famous Dr. Aphrodite Pikkaflee are called upon to rescue the Mudds and save the jungle from the evil schemes of Aphrodite's money-mad brother. Grades 2-4. 2004.