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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 cradle will fall
By Mary Higgins Clark. 1980
While in Westlake Hospital, Katie DeMaio sees a woman's body being carried to a car in the middle of the…
night. The next day the woman is found dead and declared a suicide. 1980.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.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.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.Les Plouffe
By Roger Lemelin. 1973
En 1938, à Québec, vit la famille Plouffe, colorée, drôle, contrastée : Théophile, le père, typographe et ancien champion cycliste,…
la soixantaine; Joséphine, bonne mère, mais autoritaire et qui ne badine pas avec la religion; Napoléon, plombier et timide avec les femmes; Ovide, ouvrier dans la chaussure mais qui ne rêve que d'opéra; Guillaume; Cécile... c1973.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.Jomusch et le troll des cuisines (Roman vert. livre 2)
By Christiane Duchesne. 2001
Orpheus lost
By Janette Turner Hospital. 2007
Bewitched by the haunting violin she hears in the subway, MIT mathematician Leela-May Moore falls in love at first listen…
with mysterious musician Mishka Bartok. A series of terrorist bombings which overlap disappearances by Mishka cause Leela to tail her lover, only to be snatched off the street and interrogated by members of a shadowy private security force. Their leader is Cobb Slaughter, who has loved/loathed her since their blighted childhoods in South Carolina. Is Cobb simply tormenting Leela, or could Mishka really be a terrorist? Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2007.My cousin Rachel (Virago Modern Classics #Vol. 491)
By Daphne Du Maurier. 1952
While in Italy, Philip's uncle Ambrose marries charming Rachel. When Ambrose dies unexpectedly, Rachel comes to England to live with…
Philip. Soon, Philip begins to suspect that Rachel murdered Ambrose. 1952.Moon over water
By Debbie Macomber. 1998
Lorraine's adventure begins with a trip to Mexico's Yucatan coast to search for her father. She finds him and finds…
herself in trouble. Enter Jack Keller-a renegade who helps Lorraine escape, but there are troubles ahead, including an attraction that's as risky as it is intense. 1998.Minds of winter
By Ed O'Loughlin. 2016
In a journey shrouded in mystery and intrigue, Sir John Franklin's 1845 campaign in search of the Northwest Passage ended…
in tragedy. All 129 men were lost to the ice, and nothing from the expedition was retrieved, including two rare and valuable Greenwich chronometers. When one of the chronometers appears a century and a half later in London, in pristine condition and crudely disguised as a Victorian carriage clock, new questions arise about what really happened on that expedition--and the fates of the men involved. When Nelson Nilsson, an aimless drifter from Alberta, finds himself in Canada's Northern Territories in search of his brother, he meets Fay Morgan by chance. Fay has just arrived from London, hoping to find answers to her burning questions about her past. When they discover that their questions about their pasts and present are inextricably linked, the two will become unlikely partners as they unravel a mystery that traverses continents and centuries. Bestseller. 2016.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 menteur
By Nora Roberts, Joëlle Touati. 2016
"Shelby Foxworth a d'abord perdu son mari, porté disparu en mer, puis ses illusions. Car celui qui l'a séduite alors…
qu'elle était chanteuse dans les bars du Tennessee pour lui offrir une vie dorée dans la banlieue de Philadelphie était un menteur. Infidèle et faux comme le diamant qu'il lui a passé au doigt, il la laisse criblée de dettes. Et quand elle ouvre son coffre-fort, c'est pour y trouver des papiers d'identité multiples, de l'argent liquide et une arme. L'homme qu'elle aimait n'est pas seulement mort : il n'a jamais existé. Se réfugiant avec sa fille de trois ans dans sa ville natale, Shelby se reconstruit peu à peu et redécouvre timidement l'amour. Mais peut-on vraiment échapper à son passé ? " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The liar.Les lueurs du Sud: [roman]
By Danielle Steel, Eveline Charles. 2011
"Pour protéger sa fille, une femme doit se réconcilier avec son passé. Il y a onze ans, Alexa Hamilton quittait…
le sud des Etats-Unis, laissant derrière elle un époux infidèle et une belle-famille impitoyable. Désormais adjointe du procureur de la ville de New York, elle partage son temps entre son travail et sa fille Savannah, une ravissante adolescente de dix-sept ans. Tandis qu'elle engage des poursuites contre un tueur en série, sa fille reçoit d'inquiétantes lettres anonymes. Persuadée que le criminel en est l'instigateur, Alexa se retrouve face à un dilemme : doit-elle abandonner le dossier ou éloigner Savannah pour assurer sa sécurité ? A contrecoeur, elle choisit de l'envoyer chez son père, à Charleston, la ville où elle s'était juré de ne plus jamais retourner après leur douloureuse rupture..." -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Southern LightsLe 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.